Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-07-22 | Page 1 | Idaho Killer is Given Death Verdict Again

IDAHO KILLER S Is 15 GIVEN OE DEATH TH VERDICT AGAIN Doomed Man Protests Verdict Verdict Verdict Ver Ver- dict Declares Time Will Prove His Inn Innocence cence BEGS FOR NEW CHANCE State Contends Insurance Policy Murder Motive Rr n. Press EMME EMMETT IETT Idaho July 22 In 22 In the presence of his mother year 13 son and brother John C. C McClurg was sentenced again today to die on on September 11 for the murder of his wife wile Mary lary McClurg McClur in an attempt to collect her insurance McClurg complaining that his legs have become paralyzed since he was taken to the penitentiary a year a-year year ago took the pronouncement of the court sitting down but not without protestIng protest- protest Ing lug to Judge A. A O. O Sutton that he had hadnot hadnot hadnot not had a fair trial and that an eyewitness eyewitness eyewitness eye eye- witness to the tragedy of December 9 9 1029 could be found 1 If time were allowed In the courtroom sat about 70 residents residents resi rest dents of or this little city gathered inthe Inthe in inthe the small smaIl and dingy chamber in which McClurg's preliminary hearing was held on a blustery winter whiter evening 18 months ago WEEPS AFTER PROTEST After his verbal verba protest protes McClurg sat silently while the new date of or hanging was was' fixed but as he was assisted from the room he cried McClurg protested protest he would be able t to pu put up a good case e own beh behalf be behalf be- be h half l without t ana an attorney orney 1 if given a anew anew new new chance In a year o or maybe a year and a ahaU half haU he said the man who was with us will show up and tell the correct story Then it will be too Ia late tee I will be dead He repeated his claim that a third I person knew only as Chef Chet was present when the tie automobile in which they were driving began smokIng smoking amok amok- ing at atthe the top rop o of Little hill near here I When they stopped to investigate the smoke the machine got out of control and rolled over the hill he said carrying Mrs McClurg to her death and hurling him to the ground with such force he was unable to recover recover re recover re- re cover in time to be of any assistance I Continued on Page Eight f SlAYER WEEPS AS COURT SETS EXECUTION DAY OAY Continued from Pare Pue One In the meantime he related Chet had disappeared The state stat disclosed that barely a week before the accident both McClurg McClurg McClurg Mc- Mc Clurg and his bride of two months had applied for double Indemnity indemnity Insurance policies Technical experts expert testified Mrs McClurg had been struck over the head and her skull fractured before her body was burned in the automobile McClurg's plea for a new trial has already been denied by the supreme court and his only chance for his life lIe remains with the state board of pardons pardons pardons par par- dons composed of the governor secretary secretary secretary sec sec- sec sec- of state and attorney general GOES TO DEATH CELL The three members of his family present struggled throughout the half haIr hour proc proceedings edings t to suppress their emotions but his mother Mrs Mary J. J McClurg formerly of Grants Pass Ore applied a handkerchief to tv her eyes Beside him sat his young oung son by a former marriage Beauford McClurg and a brother living HYing here Tex Mc Mc- Clurg After the sentencing the year 40 old convicted slayer was returned to Ic the penitentiary ry in Boise and to the death cell he has occupied since the supreme court affirmed the district court Jurys Jury's verdict of guilty Hanging is the only means of execution execution execution exe exe- cution provided in Idaho I a