Show KNAPP IS GUILTY Jury Finds WifeKiller Guilty of I 3kurdcr in First Degree Which Means Electrocution Electrocuton Hamilton 0 July 16 Alfred A Knapp was convicted in the first degree de-gree for the murder of his wife Hannah Goddard Knapp by a jury In Judge Beldens court today The verdict was reached at 730 oclock the Jury having been out since C oclock last night To the surprise of everybody there was no recommendation of mercy and Knapp must go to the electrocution chair The jury stood ten for conviction without mercy and two for conviction with mercy being unanimous for guilt When Knapp was brought into court there were but a few spectators present and there was no excitement Knapp I took his sent quietly and when the verdict ver-dict was returned he did not show any sign of emotion or make any comment Knapp was taken back to Jail at once and Sherif Blsdorf will allow no outsiders out-siders to see him Knapps mother and sister were very much affected when they heard the verdict ver-dict dictThe The case will be carried higher on the usual appeals but it Is generally believed be-lieved that Knapp will be electrocuted A motion for a new trial was fed this afternoon by Knapps counsel Knnpps relatives visited him at the jail today The meeting was pathetic as he tried to comfort his mother |