Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-04-30 | Page 6 | Jury Acquits Price Slayer

JURY ACQUITS PRICE SLAYER SlA VERi PRICE April Apri 30 A 30 A jury jur in district court Friday afternoon absolved George of all aU blame in connection with the fatal fati shooting ol of O. O C. C Dean on February February 29 The TIle jury jur was wa out less les than an hour and returned returned re re- re- re turned a not guilty verdict verdict W was the only witness to 1 take the thc stand Friday and final pleas plea to the jury were completed at Walter C. C Cease county attorney fought for first degree conviction On the stand maintained main main- tamed that he was wa forced to t shoot his hi best friend when the latter threatened the life of his own wife wie and stepchildren dren became involved in the family affair aCair when Dean repeatedly re re- hit hil Mrs Dean with his fists it was alleged and broke a milk mik bolle bot bol- bottie bottle bot- bot tie tle le over o her head When Dean turned upon him ran to lo the kitchen where there he kept a pistol pitol and shot it was testified testified that he shot but aut four times time The prosecution based its il case upon evidence that Dean was shot five times and that thai three bullets bulet were cere found in the kichen kitchen making a total of oC eight shots It I was pointed out that thai must mast have reloaded his revolver and that this was done with ith wih intent to commit com corn mit murder Dean was wac shot three times limes in the back once in the abdomen abdo abdo- men and once in the elbow also pointed out that thal the gun used wed by Dean in his alleged threats was unloaded unused and jammed When found Dean was lying on the rifle rie Thorit Hatch counsel for defense reconstructed events of the day leading lead leading ing up to lo the shooting Mrs rs Dean and her husband had gone to lo the Carbon Carbon Car Car- bon county courthouse on the afternoon afternoon after after- noon of the ShOOt lg to t make e arrangements ar ar- ar for a divorce Her husband hus hus- band left lef her there When she arrived home a boarder at the Dean home told laid her that Dean had come back taken a 3 gun and gone out out Dean came in a n few minutes minute later and accused her of riding rid ing home with wilh wih another man This his resulted in a quarrel quarrel After Afler attempting attempt attempt- attempting ing to lo make peace between the husband husband hus hus- band and wife started to lo I walk in the kitchen whereupon Dean who had a rifle rife in his hi hands hand it il was said followed and struck him Dean attempted to choke defense de de' defense Cense pointed out Mrs Dean pleaded with wilh wih her husband to lo stop slop but he set the he rifle rie against the wall and knocked her down then ran for his hi pistol pitol and fired According to lo Mrs Dean Deam Den her husband hus bus band fell fel at her feet and r rising ing in a sitting silling posture asked that he be taken out in the fresh air My husband asked both George Gcorge Gorge and me to lo forgive him and said he was in the wrong Mrs Dean de de dared