Show REFUSED TO HANG HIM A California Sheriff Guilty or Contempt of Cout for Not Carrying Cut a Sentence SAN FRANCISCO Sept lBJudge Murphy Mur-phy today found Sheriff Laumeistor guilty of contempt of court in refusing to execute exe-cute Murderer McNulty and sentenced him to twentyfour hours imprisonment McNulty was sentenced to hang Aug 19 Governor Markham however granted I repreve of fifteen days in order that an application ap-plication lor a new trial might be fed Anew A-new trial was refused but the sheriff at the expiration of the repreve refused to proceed with tho execution without an order from the court An order was issued ting the dale of execution on Oct 1 Judge Murphy holds that the first order fixing the execution is still good after the reprIve expired and accordingly found the sheriff guilty of contempt |