Show JUDGE HENDERS hendersons COURT judgment in the pearson casa sua sas tiu till february judge henderson returned from ogden wednesday Wed wednesday ednes nesda dAy and opened court at 2 0 the TI to weirton Ie I 1 earson irton came cae was called and attorneys attorney stor lor deafen defendant lant so the following document signed by ten 0 of the jur jurisin itin before tthum who the cass case was ft as tried trie the ilia two hose names no co were waro not atta attached c bad being it iri absent front from homo home provo november 16 1886 to the As honorable if P henderson judy 1 of the DI district strict court of the first judicial indict district of the territory of ipuh I 1 tab we the undersigned undersigner under signed jurors in this the case of tho the people etc vs va 11 II 11 II pearson jr recently recently ly tried lit in your court and in abich case a verdict 0 of voluntary rn manslaughter mth it a strong becom emendation men dation to mercy was nas rendered by its iia oil saturday november 1880 1886 re blei fUlly state to your honor that that verdict wild him bawd based maloly boli ly on the proposition that the defendant dennid it became voluntarily intoxicated arid and tile the act of lium icide alleged in tile ine indictment in m a moment of frenzy produced by such voluntary intoxication wo we are convinced coin mud that tile the killing was MAS unlawful ful on account an of criminal irl minal degli kinie b it ti nt it win without w wilful elul ne acs deliberation premeditation or ru alice and tile moment when nhen it was aa fully realized eil by him it has been baen bitterly repin iid of by bt tile defendant Weare we are also aho satisfied tilled i when sober bober its i h lie usually run been the defendant is a peaceable industrious ais and an I 1 useful citi zen and ahat the leabon le ain lie he has haa received is 11 sufficient to in i hirn him to abstain and that in future a 11 will ab abstain from the use rise ol of intoxICAting drink believing thin tanna s realizing ull till that irenc lim liae e been i lit arvd by tho the ild do fenu dant himsl and by ills his parents and other tela iLlative tives a kid having confidence that ills future lifo life mill attest the miri centa carity of lila ills regret tor for the act lie ho has boint bitted we fiel feel justified jusli Hed in netting to your honor that while the ol 01 society arid and the vindication of tire let in required the verdict we na haye have ran derod acri I 1 tile tl e I 1 defendant lefenda nt has hai already been actually luilly nt and severely punished nj n 1 dint tile public good Y y giving hint li ni it a fair opportunity to re rc d dem tern lit in in which WE I 1 11 I 1 I 1 he lives and in ili tile the locality v hero here tile the in arid tile homicide occurred trusting frosting that we ne are not oyer over stepping piny the line ol of duty and with no desire directly or indirectly to tres spasa spass upon your oar ilo honors norla prerogatives we tale take the fi berty therefore strongly to becom om men n lid I 1 such a suspension of 0 tho sentence in title case as fadl enable aniblo the defendant by lim hid own conduct to earn find and to re ceiva cativo lug ills nil full restoration to till nil the rights and privileges of citizenship wo wit remain with great respect your our obedient servants judge jn igo Ifil ilon then presented to the C court flirt another sinned signed by the mayor arid and full for vother other tn am citizens of c 1 lovo following lol lowins is n tile of 0 the tl paper TO re the 11 II 1 henderson audys if the int first t t if f IN v f UNA wo we the undersigned undersigner under signed citizen 9 of tail bald judneal judic ial diarist fully belk believe ve that the recommendation of tile the jurors in in the case 0 of I 1 tile the 1 eollo VB henry 11 II learson Pearson jr Jr for or a suspension ot of sentence sin tence would if followed by you fully meet the ends of justice and tile thu approval of tile great 1 at majority of thu the citizens of this jit judicial el in district the court took tile papers under ad slating balini lua ills inte intention to coin mun acate m tit tile eliou aj 8 district actor ile ney y on oil tire sir after sa saying ying thit that lie he believed tile statement lie ile bad ha 1 submitted to represent the tha anic int BicUs of thu people made a formal motion for it a new trial arid and asked that the time for hearing the arguments bo be met et for or tile first lay of the thai february term riia rho motion was granted by the coart |