Salt Lake Tribune | 1919-10-30 | Page 18 | Tooele Murder Suspect Freed

Joe Tamljanovich, Charged With Slaying Cripple, Cleared by Jury. .Special to Tin: Trllmn. j ' TOOELE , Oct. 29. After deliberating about two hours, the jury in the ' Joe Tomljanovich murder case returned a verdict of not jtruilty at '4 o'clock this afternoon. Tomljanovich was charged with murdering Fraz Frakovich, a cripple, near Tooele early on July 9, last. The c:iPe had been on trial more than two weeks and seventy -five talesmen were examined before a jury was obtained. ob-tained. The evidence was entirely cir-cumstantijil. cir-cumstantijil. When court convened this morning, J. L. Koyle, for the defense, concluded his argument and Listrict Attorney Richards was heard for the prosecution. The court instructfd the jury and it retired about1 2 o'clock. - j Tomljanovich made no comment when i the verdict was announced, but smiled I broadly, hastem-d to his buggy, which was a.waiLjng him, and went hurriedly to Ids home to see for the first, time t lie latest addition to his family. This child, which is the sixth in the Tomljanovich family, was born the latter part of last wcel;.