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Show DECLARES HDKEf BUT PLEADS GUILT! " Robert Burns Would Admit Murder He Says He Did Not Commit PERSUASION IS HEEDED Officers Induce Prisoner tp J Reconsider His Plea and; Stand TriaL. 'f Although protest ng h s inno en tt, J Eobert Bums extradited from Co oralp I ton a charge of having murderel W4 m ham Sandercock at Garfield four eats 1 ago went before the d st t ou " terdaj afternoon prepared to en a plea of guilt to a charge of o ary manslaughter Before God I dd not ki sanier-l cock and I was not in the d. e wheny the murder was committed he e claimed n the court. But m re ordfl is against me I am an ex on t an31H I have 1 ved at variance w th he lawifl most of my life I am nnocen butfl I don t want to stake mv neck on gamble I m ght be con cted be ansel of mv past Hfli P T Farnsworth assistan d stncfl attorne persuaded Burns no o enterB a plea of guiltv r The state wants no plea of gmlryH from an nno ent man he Boi If you did not k 11 Sande o yon were not a principal n that crtmeB you had better not enter a plea ofH Burns sat n counsel with h mse f foH fulls five m nutes Aga n he de lareJB that he was absolutelv nnocent or t'jB crime but that he fea ed the onte-H quences of go ng to tna harged itjB murder n the first degree w th tnlH poss bil tv of the dea h penaltv toyt front ng him Meditates Position. H You hid better go lacii to voifH cell and consult w th sor e attornev advised the assistant d stn t attomeiH Deputy he ff C artensen whom Burn appeared to erose mncfeflH confidence bonded he gge- ofl an2 Burns left he court room w h hnjfl problem un o ved Jfl oluntarv manslaugh e as for max mum sen nee ot ten e Bursaf would ha e a fair cha e f rega rurg h s 1 bertv w thin u e o x earH W th his long prison re o d aga nst himlV he has reason to fear h faW at thjfm hands of a jur To h m t a de.rrW and simple a e of w e he h lares friH staKe n s lie and stand o win eithrry M death or f e m or wh ve Teu'l best to comp nu e the q estioa !f freedom as e ntv a?a he pos&t-H bilitv of go ng on some fine monuir" . to face a finnc quad ;V The state off red Buj he comprfl mise becan e t cae a tr vouiW cost mu h to he estab b The wif nesses whi h the ta e w 11 sve tol relv on for onvi tion t erejfl widelv an 1 ome of th murht cotfl be founl a sTI W Partner m Prison Wi 1 an M v aletel nartner oil Burns n the Ssnle coo k m. eaJ-fl ed guilt to se ond d gree m er i$B IQl" and s now er n a lfc entente fl in the state p son Burn he on of a w h olvfl - rado ran her harl fiht a. ma.Qfl n ( olorado ses nth -a on tH I Utah M No soon ba B rn s r e Ml s Lake than h r a le kn -n h w njjH ' .e! ,0 P'""3 t0 ,"5! hargel . The matte arrange an B- tin! i f1,,'",." Mc T ' o 'he Peaerl L R Msrt nea re tr -n n J . for arra gnment He wa la prel nrfl t narv hearing rl a kel to have t&flj matter r f m e s e "flj , oorl m, the c tt n e wa, nf-.fl t Bed in i B n n oh e e erwlji . h s plei a 1 n e e en en e VfoflMB J dse M I Rlhc 1 n- the aftwflj noon 9 In the o t room it he last mfl ment the a tant 1 a rndt : pers a lei B n from h Mention |