Salt Lake Tribune | 1905-02-19 | Page 3 | Dramatic Court Scene

1 L DRAMATIC COURT SCENE. 1 1 Prominent Citizen of Reno Begs 9 Judge Not to Sentence Murderer. 1 RENO. New. Feb. IS. With a court- l room tilled with people. George Smith, a 1 prominent citizen of this city, arose be- fore Judge Curler this morning and pro- a tested against tho sentence of death be- Ing Imposed upon Al Lincicrman, alias 1 Williams, convicted or muraeiing Jack M Welch. 1 "Judgo do not scntenco that innocent V man to death." shouted Smith. Ho was quickly caught by two deputy sheriffs. M and ns ho was btlng led from tho court- room freed his hands and, making tho m sign of tho cross, exclaimed: "Depart rM from me ye evil spirits, ln the namo of B the Father, the Son und the Holy Ghost." m The dramatic Incident brought tho sol- cmn proceedings to a stop for a few mo- M ments. It also affected tho prisoner, who. M when the words condemning him to death 9 were pronounced, collapsed. M Smith was placed ln Jail, but later was m released. Ho was a member of a Jury K that tried the prisoner a few weeks ngo J Tho jury stood eleven for conviction in f tho second degree to o'ne for acquittal. ( I Smith voted for sixty hours, claiming r ! 1 that ho received an Inspiration to tho ; I effect that LInderman was Innocent lie 1 could not bo changed ln hlo determination ; I and today Is but a repetition of that i j I thought. ll I LInderman Is ono of the four men con- 1 1 I vlcted of murdering Jack Welch near I ! I Wlnnomucca about two years ago. His j I threo companions are now under scntenco li p of death- J i