Show VANCE VANIC CONVICTED 1 OF IFE MURDER I I REEKED III WITH ITH GUll GUILt T SAYS HANCHETT In Stolid Silence Prisoner Prison r Re Receives Receives Receives Verdict Which W iC Con Condemns ConI I t Him to Death Dramatic sc Scene n ted When hEh 4 i Foreman ol Jury l ms woman of Murderer 00 0 0 00 0 S 00 0 S v Goaded Into a defense or o r ex S 3 of the verdict of the 0 5 3 Vance jury by b the attacks of Irs Mrs IrsA IrsA A B Vance and Attorney J Ab Abbott 4 I S bott Foreman Lafay Latay Lafayette 0 b ette Hanchett on behalf of the Ju jurors jurors 4 and acting as their spokes spokesman spokesman S man laid bare the effect of oC t the S b testimony of the case upon the S b Jury and the process by b which the e eb b twelve men who were to pass upon 0 his guilt determined their verdict v b s upon the prisoner The conversa 4 tion occurring as 3 it did In the 41 S b county clerks office before the ma majority mab majority b of oC the jurors and a crowd of b Interested spectators Is probably b without parallel in the court an annals v nals of the state Mr Hanchett tt r 5 made the following statements state n 4 which explain absolutely the atti attitude attitude S Stude tude of or the jury in the case ca e eo 4 o 4 We Ye did not Thomas 4 S Vance He banged hanged himself j b 4 You expected that he would be i given life liCe imprisonment and not t death because ordinarily juries do donot donot 4 not do their duty 3 b bUp Up to the tIte time Vance the stand in ill his Ills own behalf 1 I am 4 9 speaking for myself m s lf nov now my mind 4 was made up liP to reburn re urna a verdict of or i 4 S J b murder in the second degree as I Is 4 4 s understand murder in the second ond S I 4 degree I thought that the th verdict J b 4 might be stretched to murder in inthe 41 01 4 the thEl first degree with a I Imen 3 4 men dation for mercy merc and Iid even ven v 4 considered a verdict of assault assaultS 4 3 S with intent to commit murder muro r but t 4 Vance had noL testified for more 4 4 0 than ten or fifteen n minutes before I Iy 4 y myself could see and andI I believe I 18 s 4 streak speak for all the jurors I say 4 j b they the could see was s reek 4 i In with gUilt J 4 s i never neerie He lie en cn 4 I b 4 sometimes do j 4 s sI I am one ant of the th busiest men nen In Inthe 4 1 the west but if I had made nde up my 4 S Ss I 4 s mind that t Vance Yance was innocent the 9 8 i Jury jUt would never have hae brought In 3 4 b the verdict which thy they th did 9 Murder by b poison is the most 8 J hideous crime I know of 9 i 00 4 0 b 0 0 1 0 After a discussion lasting an all hour and n twenty minutes a largo larg portion of or f which was consumed by ther ot at atthe the instructions of the court c urt the tile de demand denand demand mand nand for further instructions from the court and the writing of the decree the i Jury in the Vance murder case ren rendered rendered I dered a verdict of ot guilty guilt of or murder 1111 in inthe inthe the first degree without a Il tion for mercy mer From the time the jury ju left l t the room r m until they the rendered tho the verdict vcr h will either subject him hini to the hang mans noose or the aim of the rifles pointed through the slotted door leading I into the yard ard of the states penitentiary Thomas Vance did not change the ex expression z o of ot his face tace He received re eh the verdict with absolute equanimity and ana gave no sign sl of realizing o that he le had b d been condemned to a shameful death During the wait he stated tat d I believe that they will return a verdict erd of or not guilty but the Jury jui ju 1 brings in InI I will meet my fate te e like JIk a aI 1 J p I I l I i ij if I j S I Ii W i I f t 1 h m b k 6 N 1 n THOMAS VANCE VAN E Convicted of first degree murder in poisoning his wife nan man n m After the verdict he said They The have an Innocent man but butI I will wil meet my nn tate fate like Uke a man malt He was nis i remanded to the county count Jail and antI will wih m appear for sentence sent nc before Judge Arm Armstrong Armstrong strong Thursday Dec 3 The Thu court room was hushed into deathlike silence as the Jury filed into the and announced through Fore Forn Foreman man Lafayette Lafay tte Hanchett that they t ey had hail arrived at a verdict The prisoner closely scanned the face of f Judge J d feAnn Arm Ann Armstrong strong as the tIl latter read Tead the verdict and pa sled 3 ea jt it to the cleric cieri of the court co rf to be bere 1 read re d but hut his expression sJon did ld riot not change chane In the slightest when the th verdict guilty of murder in th the first degree deret VS sis Is read r But once did the prisoner any an intimation of human hum m ferlins f lin during the trial During the tile address aa ress of f fJ Judge J dge a to the jury tears gath gathered gathered gathered ered in his eyes Ees but they the quickly qui dried and he received the verdict which con cond cond d him to meet death at ut U the e hand liand of of the th state with unmoved composure Mrs Irs A B Vance Arraigns Jury After the verdict hat had been given and the prisoner had left Ift th court room Mrs Irs A 4 B lB Vance of or th tit condemned d man entered the county I d office where the th jurors were 1 awaiting their vouchers and antI with tin th I tears streaming down her face attacked the jurors in a tempest temp t of words for the he I verdict which they had rendered against Thomas Vance Jance whom she char characterized as an innocent man Although the jurors had determined among them themselves themselves themselves selves to say ay Ia nothing o or what went on in fn the th jury roin Lafayette tte H Hanchett foreman of the tho th Jury speaking not only for himself but forthe for the Jury as na a a whole answered Mrs Irs Vances arraignment in a way na which showed a n wonderful the evi evl evidence dence introduced In thc case a e and a fair mindedness and lack of prejudice which marked the h b verdict aa ta ason one in lit LW which i h every point had been dand d i l judgment rendered with thorough hon honesty esty of PuI purpose ose The most striking of lo r Hanchett replies r plies both to Vance and to J J JAbboUr Abbott Maginnis associate council for tor forthe forthe the defense def n who also arraigned the jury jut for tor its verdict covered cover d all the evidence of the case and tended to show that Vance had by his own evidence upon the stand furnished evidence of ot his own guilt According to the Impression given the jury juri as expressed express d by Mr rr Hanchett he ho was reeking with guilt and the replies made in behalf of the th jury are absolutely convincing as to the conscientiousness o of oC the Jury jUt and the thi with which they the viewed the evidence Notice of an appeal was given Sien after the verdict Sentence will be passed Dec 3 I After the verdict had been rendered and the jury ju discharged the jury sought rought the thc county count clerks office to receive their warrants entitling them to draw their pay as Jurors While they the were wait walt waiting waitIng ling ing Mrs Irs A B Vance of Ogden wife of ofa a a brother of ot the prisoner who had been weeping in the corridor entered the clerks office and said sai to the jurymen I dont see how you ou ever eyer found him guilty guilt How you jOU ever eyer returned a ver yer did like liI e that Why if It you OU found him guilty did you not give sive him the opportunity of a life liCe sentence Mislead Isted of I Ideath Ideath death We expected that you ou might I sentence him for life but never neer that he might be condemned to death Hanchett Answers for Jurors rr Hanchett speaking for the jury said Yes es you expected that because juries ordinarily do not do their duty Mrs Vance again said that they the had convicted an innocent man Than and said Mark my words you will all live long I enough to see ce your jour mistake Continued on Page P 11 lea im i I VANCE t CONVICTED t f I OF WIFE MURDER Continued ed from Page 1 Mr Hanchett said I hope If It there has bas been a mistake that it will be dis before it Is too late lat but the jury undoubtedly ly did td their duty as they saw It One person is back of ot all this trouble trou trouble trouble ble said Mrs Irs Vance undoubtedly al alluding alluding alluding luding to Mrs MIS Irs Amanda Ward sister r of ot Mrs airs Irs Mary Vance She has hns colored aH aU this hi up against him From this time on that tuat woman will go downward Mrs Vance ne gesticulated wildly and her voice i was as so 80 choked with passion as to be al J indistinguishable I do not see how jo you vou ou could have arrived at the the tho thorn ther rn 11 r that Tom Vance poisoned his wife Mr Ir Hanchett obviously embarrassed 1 ty by the t e unforeseen attack of or Mrs Vance but not daunted said Eliminate the charge that Thomas Vance poisoned his riff rife f if it you wish Even Een thin then th n there are two witnesses who saw the prisoner strike beat and kick this woman Mrs Irs Vance was wa greatly angered by this reply and said Yes but It is a grace disgrace 1 to the state of ot Utah that a lit Ut littie tf tie t girl of ot the age of 0 Lena L na Vance should bp b allowed to go upon the stand and I swear away the thc life lite of or her father after atter she Kd been tutored by b such a woman inferring to Mrs Amanda Ward Vard Mr HanchU Hanchett with admirable pa pat t em replied Strike out the testimony testimony mony of ot Lena Vance if I you will Who tutored the Syrian woman woman the peddler hn saw Vance strike and kick his r Mr Mrs lr Vance was at a loss lOlls for an an answer answer answer but reiterated her statement that thal It was a shame hame that the tho little girl had ho heen tn n allowed to testify against her fa father father ther Mrs Irs Vance was then led away awa by her husband who realized that she was making herself herselt conspicuous by her ber at nt attacks tacks on the tho jury jUr She left lett after vain vainly vainly ly y hunting for her umbrella which had been carefully abstracted while she was in the midst of ot her tirade Discussion With Attorney While neat nearly ly all the jurors were pres present present ent J Abbott son of ot Judge Maginnis and associate counsel for Cor the defense evidently smarting under the verdict against him came into the thc coun counts county county ty ts clerks and said to the jury My Iy God how could you ou arrive at such sucha a verdict Mr Hanchett again acted as spokes spokesman man for tor the whole jury and entered into a discussion of or the evidence of the ease tase with in which he pre the impression made on op the jury by the evidence with clarity and con conciseness 1 Alter Ater a discussion of ot the I main points of or the case Mr Ir Hanchett Hanch tt alluded to the evidence shown by the state proving that Vance was amply able to reach the glass of water at the bedside of his wife and the extent of or his hi reach which was measured by F C Loofbourow he said If It there were not present hr In testimony upon the stand all aU the elements of ot gunk guilt I dont know what you 00 would call can them prem It was proved absolutely absolute that Mrs Irs Vance came to her death through poison polson and the evidence tends tennis to show shoal that Vance had both the opportunity and the desire to administer the poison polson to her Vance Hangs Himself In answer to a direct question by b Ma ora Maginnis ginnis as to how Mr Hanchett thought the defense had been conducted Mr Hanchett paid a hIgh compliment to the attorneys tor foe the defense etense and stated You left lett up 10 stone unturned Mr Han Hanchett Hanchett Hanchett chett continued con tp to the time Vance Yan e himself took the stand tandI J I am speaking for fot myself now no my d was as mode made up tiP to return i t ni nia a verdict of or murder in the second degree de degree gree that is as I understand murder in inthe inthe inthe the second s cond degree legree I thought that the verdict might be possibly stretched ed to murder in the first degree with a rec recommendation recommendation recommendation for tor mercy When hen Vance took the stand In his own behalf behall he had not testified for tor more than ten or fifteen minutes before beCore I myself could see set and I believe bellee I speak for Cor all aU the Jurors when I say sa they could see that Vance Yance was reeking with guilt We did not condemn Vance to hang He con eon condemned condemned himself Mr Ir Maginnis then spoke of oC the testimony testimony testimony mony df dt Amanda Vance and of ot her evi dent animus against the prisoner and Mr Ir Hanchett said The testimony of ot Amanda Ward ard went for little with the Jury and for tOr absolutely nothing so far tar faras taras faras as I myself am concerned If It it had ha been eliminated entirely It would not have affected the th result of or the verdict She was naturally prejudiced against Vance and full tull of ot spleen against agni t the theman theman theman man she Ehe thought had murdered her sis ter Maginnis then referred to the f prejudice which had been Incited by the stories in the newspapers both during the trial and at the time of ot the death of ot Mrs Vance This was also alluded to by Mrs Irs A B Vance Not Prejudiced by b Newspapers Mr Ir Hanchett replied Thomas Vance ance had as fair fall and an impartial a hearing as aseer was waI ever eer given fn a man Roth Both sides wore were carefully and thoroughly presented and very every man on the th jury an oath be before before fore ore he was accepted that he had not DOt been een Influenced in any way In his Idea ot if the case We and I I think I speak for Cor or the whole hole Jury had not read an ac account account count of ot the case ca and knew nothing about bout the murder prior to the trial Be BeIdes Besides Besides sides Ides newspaper stories are not proof While we served on the th jury we were not lot allowed to see the accounts printed ot or C the trial In answer to the question put by Ma Maginnis Maginnis Maginnis ginnis as ast It It had been put by Mrs A AB AB AB B Vance How could you hang this man Mr Hanchett again said sald He hanged himself There may ma be some ex extenuating extenuating circumstances s for a person who murders another with a 0 gun but there here can be none when It is taken into consideration n that the poisoning was WiS deliberate and premeditated premeditate and that he himself stated on the stand that he did not impart the information that his wife was wa suffering from the effects of ofa a drug until months after atter he had been beep told old so by her het What he be should have dope was yaa to impart the n u nto to th the doctors that his wife had h d been b en 1 poi poisoned 01 Immediately v Doctors actors D KnoW L ha Lawyers Mr Maginnis then asked if Ir the doc doctors doctors tors ors had proved the poison theory their to the he Jurys satisfaction and Mr Ir Han Hanchett Hanchett Hanchett chett replied that in his opinion the lawyers in the case knew more about poisoning than the doctors called as ns ex expert expert expert pert witnesses Mr Hanchett also stat stated stated stated ed that the case had all an tho the elements clements of oC murder and detailed the actions of Vance when he looked in upon his wife and the opportunity which he had of administering the polson Maginnis then hen alluded to the fact that Vance had bad hadnot hadnot not placed full confidence in his attorney at attorneys tor ney and Mr Ir Hanchett said It may ma mabe be possible that a prisoner might not confide entirely in l his lawyers but It is Improbable that any one on a sick bed whose Ite was at stake would not place her confidence in the doctor doctorIn In reply to a statement that the ver verdict verdict verdict dict had been b en rendered solely on n um evidence Mr Ir Hanchett said Circumstances never neer lie Be Men olen some sometimes sometimes times s do After Atter the jury left the box there was not a man who was not con of |