Show IN THE FIRST DEGREE The Verdict of the Jury In the McFarlane CaseOther Matters Pnovo March S1The witness Holda way refreshed his memory of the interview inter-view with McFarlane from a clipping from a newspaper published shortly afterward The defense objected to this evidence but were overruled and an exception noted He stated that the defendant in said interview inter-view related the story of the homicide and the circumstances leading to it as well as the facts of his flight after the killing He said he took the gun down to give it to Coolidge on his account but that Coolidge wouldnt take it During a part of the time when the reporter re-porter was talking to him he said he didnt care for himself but he wanted his father and mother to be respected I dont remember remem-ber who opened the door I dont know that I saw anyone open the door My business was there to hear the report I was an officer I got that report out of a newspaper The report of the interview as published was handed the attorney From this the witness was severely cross examined MRS MFARLANE the wife of the defendant was called and sworn on her you dire She said she was the wife of the defendant was married to him abput even years ago I am at the present his wife The defense objected to her testifying against the defendant without with-out his consent and she wasex luded This closed the evidence but at 415 the case went over till Monday morning The whole day from the opening of court at 930 this morning till this hour 4 p m has been occupied in hearing arguments in the McFarlano murder case The eloquence of Reid Johnson White cotton ana Evans was fully aired to the edificationof thejury and the entertainment entertain-ment of the interested spectators Before the mail bearing this correspondence reaches you the jury will have been charged and will be weighing the evidence and the law and Parley McFarlanes life will be hanging in their hands John Killian who last week was convicted con-victed of adultery got a divorce from one wife and married another all in one day was the victim of another calamity this morning He was sentenced to six months and costs His promise to obey the law in the future was of no more avail to him than was a similar promise to the applicant for citizenship a day or two ago A VERDICT BEACHED PROVO March 31 Special to THE HERALD The jury in the McFarlano murder mur-der case has rendered a verdict of murder In the first degree but with the recommendation recom-mendation that he be imprisoned for life |