Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1909-11-21 | Page 1 | Dr. Cleminson Gets Sentenced for Life

DR ClEMINSON GETS SENTENCED FOR liFE Takes the Jury Three Hours to Find Him Hint Guilty of Murdering His Wife Chicago Nov 20 Dr Haldane Clemin Cleminson son who has been on trial for the murder of his wife Norah Jane Cleminson was found guilty pf pt murder and sentenced to life lite imprisonment here tonight It took the jury little more than three hours to reach a verdict Judge ly Iy finished his hla Instructions to the jury at 5 7 p m and a verdict v was returned shortly after atter 9 clock 0 Cleminson was charged with the murder of his wife on May 30 Mrs Cleminson was found dead in bed with a strong odor of chloroform pervading the room oom Clem ClemInson insert Inson said he had been unconscious for several hours and that when he recovered he had found his wife dead by his side He told a story about burglars entering the house and said that 50 30 worth of Jew Jewelry jewel elry olry el had bad been taken Cleminson later admitted that his story of the burglary was false faIse and he is re reported reported re reported ported to have said that he ho had Invented it to save the honor of his children Inti Intimating intimating mating that his wife had committed sui suicide suicIde cide I IThe The physician was shown to have been on ite terms with at least one other woman During the Interval between the death of Mrs frs and the tho trial John Morgan her father died apparently from grief is 27 years old and has been married six years He has two children who are now with his mother and father