Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-06-03 | Page 13 | Elder Freed in Slaying Case

I ELDER FREED IN SLAYING CASE Jury Finds Contractor Not Guilty of Killing Man Manin in Triangle Clarence J. J Elder 36 electrical contractor of Salt Lake Ogden and Provo was free Cree Frid Friday y on a first I degree murder charge in connection with the killing March 23 of James I. I L. L Beveridge laundry mechanic who defiled the Elder home I A Third district court jury found Elder not guilty late Thursday after two hours' hours deliberation The ver ver- diet dict followed a weeks week's trial in Judge Roger L court Upon reading the verdict a little group of spectators who had re reo remained in the courtroom cheered and applauded until Judge McDonough restored restored- order Elder his mother and sister broke into tears Mrs Elder who had testified tes tes- tes in behalf of her husband revealing revealing re re- rc- rc many love trysts with the murder victim was waiting in an at adjoining room She wept an and finally became hysterical upon hearing hearing hear hear- ing the jury had freed her estranged husband Closing arguments of counsel to the jury developed a sensation when Elders Elder's attorney declared his client clien would rather face a firing tiring squad than go to prison The Thc district attorney attorney at at- torney in rebuttal expressed doubt doub concerning the statement Yes I 1 would I shouted Elder Eider I 1 would too The defendant was quieted by his attorneys Members of the jury were Sam uel E. E Beckstead Jesse R. R Curtis William G. G Frank T. T Ade Thomas H. H Ash Samuel Barber Fred H. H Zahler John A. A Youngson Young Young- son son H H. C C. McShane Kenneth McShane McShane Mc- Mc Shane John S S. S Perkins and Donald Hogan