OCR Text |
Show LEAPED TO DEATH TO AVOID PRISON California Murderer Dives Prom Court-Room Window, and Diesr From. Injuries. FRESNO, Cal., April 9. Richard Manoogian todaj', while waiting the return of a Jury which had tried him on the charge of murdering mur-dering Oscor Michael here on July 2, 1902. threw himself from the window of Judge Austin's courtroom on the third floor of the courthouse building to the pavement, receiving Injuries from which he died. On appeal of desiring fresh air Manoogian Ma-noogian went to tho window, accompanied accom-panied by Deputy Sheriff Walter Pickett, Pick-ett, who hud him In charge. Without a wprd Manoogian dived to the sidewalk, side-walk, fracturing his skull. The Jury had already pronounced him guilty and would havo fixed tho penalty pen-alty at life imprisonment. As soon as Manoogian was pronounced dead Judge Austin dismissed the Jury. At the time of tho commission of the crime Manoogian made an unsuccessful unsuc-cessful effort to blow out hjs brains. This was his second trial. |