| Show FREEDOM EDOM 15 GIVEN COLO JURY FAILS OF AGREEMENT AND ORDERS DH Dr Df BLAZER BE RELEASED Prosecution Declares Cost Prohibits Another Trial Doubts If Jury To Convict Could Be Found Anywhere Littleton Dr Colo-Dr Colo Dr Harold Elmer Blazer lazer was cleared of at all charges In connection with the death of his 34 year old year old old car and crippled daugh daugh- daughter daughter daughter ter Hazel on February last The action came less than an hour after the jury trying him on the charge of murdering the child wo wo- woman wo- wo woman woman man announced It had not reached a verdict and was discharged by Judge Samuel Johnson Summoned hastily from his home Prosecutor Joel E Stone be- be before before be before fore the presiding judge and made a motion tor for dismissal of all charges and the release of Dr Blazer who was taken Into custody immediately after the jury was discharged Littleton The Colo-The Colo legal status or of murder commit committed tell for tor love still rev re- remains re remains mains undetermined In Colorado juris jurIs- jurIsprudence juris- juris jurisprudence jurisprudence prudence Hopelessly deadlocked the jury se- se selected selected se selected to try Dr Harold Elmer Bla Bla- Blazer Bla- Bla Blazer Blazer zer on a charge of ot murdering his daughter Hazel the old 34 child woman was discharged by Judge Johnson I am satisfied Prosecuting At- At Attorney Attorney At Attorney torney Joel E Stone declared It Is unlikely that I shall bring ac action ac- ac action action tion against Blazer again We are satisfied was the declara declara- declaration declaration declaration tion of Lewis Mowry 1 chief chier of defense counsel At least a division of or opinion opinion opinion ion Indicates there were some minds on the jury who considered that the cold facts of or law should be tempered with justifiable mercy The jurors refused to Intimate how they stood in their balloting when they filed out of or the courtroom following their discharge Dr Blazer was taken into custody of at Sheriff Roy Haynes Hanes to be held un- un until until un until til he furnished bail ban while District Attorney Stone reached a decision on what further action may be taken The district attorney indicated however that It was most unlikely that Blazer would be bo brought to trial again I shall probably ask tor for bail or of the same as he was held under prevIously Stone said Homicide for love was the way Blazers Blazer's act was characterized by defense e during the trial We grant that he slew the girl but we deny that he did It with malice or that he was sane when he lie did it was the bur bur- burden bur bur- burden burden den of or the defense The slaying was prompted by the fear that he would be taken and that Hazel would become a burden on someone else Dr Blazer declared in letters which he wrote to explain his act After the slaying the old doctor made two attempts to end his once life life once with ith poison polson and the theother theother theother other time by slashing his throat throat with witha a razor |
