Show Man Convicted of Murder Attempt LOS ANGELES May 11 Con W-Con- tP Con Convicted on a charge of attempted murder murder murder mur mur- der at the end of trial during which the prosecution quoted many passages from the novel The Amer American can Tragedy Trag Trag- Tragedy ed edy Frank Newland Jr young Pomona Pomona Pomona Po Po- mona married man was held in the county jail today awaiting sentence Frida Friday Newland was convicted of throwing Lois Wade year old high schoolgirl school schoolgirl girl into an abandoned well after she had pleaded with him to divorce his wife and marry her so that her unborn unborn un un- b born m child might have a name It has happened a million times before and mid will probably happen a million times limes again Deputy District Attorney Grant Cooper quoted from the novel in opposing the defense contention that Newland was not normal normal normal nor nor- mal when he made love to Miss Wade Newland also was convicted of an offense against a minor and will be sentenced on that charge charce on Frida Friday also The ch charge resulted from his relations with Miss Wade |