Show MRS HAMILTON FREE JURY SAYS SHE DID NOT KILL HER HUSBAND tho the good news mewl completely Xo nerved n 31 and ad she fainted away one on of the tb most molt sen sensational national CAB carci la in the th states stafi history I 1 salt lake city oct 25 mrs mr lou hamilton amilton ri stands stand acquitted ot of the charge of murdering her husband john H hamilton and Is again a free woman such is the decision ola jury after having been out for fifteen hours the announcement of the jurys decision proved too much for the shattered nerves nerve of mrs hamilton and she tainted fainted away it was several minutes before she recovered find and an order was made releasing her at the announcement jentof of the verdict a shout about went up from the spectators and two persons were fined 10 each who were caught clapping their hands bands and stamping their feet upon reaching the jury room an in formal ballot was taken as to mrs hamiltons guilt or innocence 9 said no bud and 3 said yes A vote was taken upon the question did mrs hamilton shoot her husband aud and returned yens 5 nays 7 next came a ballot on on murder in the first degree and there was I 1 for and 11 against A dise discussion 1 on followed and it was decided that the element of premeditation was missing murder in the first and second degree was abandoned and a vote was taken on manslaughter there were 5 affirmative and 7 negative votes A ballot was then taken on the proposition of whether or not mrs hamilton was gu guilty city of any crime whatever five members of the jury voted that she was while seven declared by their votes that she should go free for some hours there was no change and finally filially upon the eighth ballot after having been out fifteen hours the jury agreed on a verdict of acquittal and the court was notified sheriff lewis was notified by telephone to bring the prisoner into court and soon arrived with her her face yes was hidden as usual with a heavy via and her almost tottering form was supported by her sister and father she was led to the big easy chair that she occupied during the trial and after taking her seat rocked nervously as it if filled with dread judge norrell ordered the jurors brought in the jurors filed into the box and took their seats asked if they had agreed ed upon a verdict the foreman answered that they had the verdict was pawed passed to deputy clerk little who arose and read we the jurors Im paneled in the above case find the defendant lou hamilton riot not guilty As the words not guilty fell from II 11 mr littles lips judge judg e powers extended his hand to congratulate his client but the supreme joy of the moment moilen t had proved too much for her and she had fainted had gad it not been for her sister arter florence and her attorneys she would have doubtless pitched forward from her chair but her swaying form anns as caught kr by loving lands and the usual restoratives restora tives were applied but it was more than fifteen minutes before she recovered sufficiently to understand that an order discharging her had been entered the trial yes was sensational throughout and lasted two aleks the strongest es t and roost most direct evidence against mrs airs hamilton was given by her sister and husband mr and mrs seddon the killing was at the sedden home where mrs hamilton had bad been sta staying Y ing for a week or two prior to the eventful night the prosecution prose cutson produced evidence that mrs Il hamilton amilton had purchased cartridges for a revolver on the afternoon preceding the murder after seddon had refused to get them for her he had also threatened kamil tons s life ite and had told as the latter testified that ho ha would better talk to hamilton first for lie he would not have ft a chance after she ahe mrs hamilton had seen him also that hamilton would not livo live to lo talk about abou t lier ter jae way it is alleged h he had done fc eddon also testified that after the shooting he lid had seen mrs lira hamilton bel bending iding oter ofer the prostrate body of her husband butt anil in reply to a question she had 1 I havo have fixed him the testimony of mrs hamilton s sister lire lira seddon was equally damaging A the coroners inquest the told u very different story they 16 fielded mrs hamilton in every possible way seddon was held as an ly by the jury and was liberated from ro jail only utter after having baying told the story which lie repeated at the trial the defense used this fact with dam dain eging effect that the Sed doos dous were trying to convict mrs hamilton to protect themselves their testimony at the inquest was com compared with that at the trial with the result that it practically killed their evidence the defense alleged the shooting was done and in belade cense that hamilton had struck his wafe in the face and fired the first shot at her that she grappled with him for possession of the revolver and that in the scuffle that followed the shot ws fired they also introduced at an eye witness to corroborate this they also r alleged animosity toward the defend ant was held by the and supported it by innumerable incidents A brief history of the C case axe which to is one of the most sensational ever occur ing in utah Is as follows the information charged that on april 18 last mrs lou hamilton deliberately libera liberates libe ratel tely y and with malice aforethought killed and murdered murdene d her husband john 11 hamilton na milton by shooting him with a revolver olver mr and aad mrs hamilton na milton had bad domestic troubles and the husband claimed tabt lie had such information as satisfied his mind that his wife had had criminal intercourse with one W a pavey on various occasions at pavels place of business on south west temple street in this city acting on that information hamilton insisted on his wife going home to her parents and he took steps for the institution of a suit for divorce mrs hamilton amilton Il strongly opposed being made defendant in a divorce suit and at her instance several meetings were had between the parties with a view of patching up their d differences but these attempts at reconciliation proved abortive and the husband persisted in his determination not to live with his wife again discussions were had between them as to the division of certain articles of personal property and mr hamilton was anxious that his wife return to him a ring a revolver and other small articles and by appointment he called at the residence of mr seddon brother in law of the defendant where she was staying on west first south street about 0 9 in the evening of the day of the tragedy the husband and wife had an interview and when the former was leaving the house the whole neighborhood was startled by the reports of five or six pistol shots fired in very rapid sue cession and a few minutes afterwards the body of hamilton was found in the front yard of the house with a bullet hole through his heart it was then about and the night was very dark so it was several minutes before lights were obtained and the body found but when it was discovered life was extinct mrs hamilton in substance claimed that her husband called at the seddon house on the night of the tragedy to get getche N the ring pistol and some other articles artiel es belonging to him the exposure and disgrace with which she was threatened had so wrought upon her I 1 mind that she had determined to kill herself and had that afternoon purchased cartridges for the pistol in order to carry out her plan the weapon was loaded when she handed banded it to him with other articles and at that juncture she claimed he be became greatly enraged struck her in the mouth drew the revolver and fired at her when she grappled with him and the weapon was discharged several times in the struggle one of the shots inflicting the mortal wound |