Show S 1 I 1 01 F FIRST mm GREE I 1 august mim i is 8 codye convicted d HORSE HOESE STEALING CASE daniel brannan of sanpete is charged with the grime crime TUESDAY mr edwards concluded a careful re view for the defense i of the testimony in the aug august u st Neil soen murder case mr warner made the closing a appeal V peal to the jury for the defense he made a 6 point of the fact that the case had not bee a tried with that seriousness and earnestness which had characterized the previous murder trial mirth and levity bad appeared at every step the prosecuting attorney had not exhibited the ss same me anxiety for conviction that he had exhibited in other cases but had referred to the defendant and his hia liar skill in a joking and laughing manner he further spoke upon the fact that the defendant was not only entitled to the benefit of any doubt but as the testimony was circumstantial he was entitled to the benefit of 0 f any reasonable hypothesis othis innocence court adjourned until wednesday morning FORENOON rOSE mr zane made the concluding ment in the august murder case and the case was submitted to the jury jary exceptions being taken by bv the defense A jury was e em paneled ameled in the case of the people Ys vs aniel daniel brannan grand larceny warner and christensen appeared for the defense brau bran nan is charged with stealing a brown horse K on the left shoulder on september ath 1892 1392 the property of william Willi aaa jenkins and james lee of millburn sanpete county mr jenkins testified that be had lost loft the horse belonging to himself and partner she fhe horse had bad been returned tv bv defendants wife ten or fifteen days day later on cross examination he testified that mrs mra brannan had bad told him that if be would pay hei bet a board bard bill she would turn over the hore borge he bad agreed to pay her if there w waa any y thine due her he had subsequently pi id v what bat was due her other witnesses were introduced in regard eard to the transaction the defense was wae that the horse boree was taken to be held beld till a beard bill was wag paid court took a recess till 2 WEDNESDAY at after being out three hours the jury in the august augast il murder case came into court und rendered a verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree and recommended that the the defendant be imprisoned for life instead of the deatti penalty being inflected the defendant requested that ho he ha be sentenced at once as he be desired 0 o get away from the court room boom and the town hie honor concluded nut to sentence defendant until thursday worn morn ing I 1 the daniel Brann brannan stu grand larce larceny cape case on motion of mr zane was dia mi bed |