Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-06-18 | Page 1 | Grath, the Wife-Slayer, is Set Free by a Nephi Jury's Verdict

THE IS SET i i FREE FRE BY A NErD NEPHI JURYS JURY'S VERDICT Judge Powers Irs Counsel That His Ac- Ac Meets With Geni Gen Gen- GenIa lal Ia Approval i j. j t 4 I ACTS tl FROM THE EVIDENCE ONI ON j I 1 WHICH WAS ACQUITTED ACQUIT ED J 4 KI T Care are a few extracts from the testimony in the McGrath case H Ha fin said that McGrath came carrie to him on the day of ot the shoot- shoot f asked him if he had a caliber 38 gun that he would trade for tOla a af f T I. as the 41 was too large for his purpose purpose t L Plummer declared that he stood on th the opposite side aide of the thet f t tithe the time of the shooting When he le he heard the first first shot he f Sound oud In the direction ot it and saw the the sec second nd shot f e I had the shots were fired fi a at ata a a person st standing up he Then McGrath stepped to one side as though he were f firing he then turned and lowered s. and fir fired Q three three shots f succession at an object lying In the the doorway Aft After r the last f the first two Mrs McGrath cried Who will will t take ke care of my Iv nd as she was saying that an another ther shot w was shot s fired dred and pim t t f y after it i f s swore that McGrath fired three tines times at his wife as f flay i lay Jay in the doorway ath on the witness stand could little f the day of the murder excepting the fact that he was repressed pressed in mind and felt pains in h his S head reaching leaching from the f brain to th the front part of his head and that balls of ot fire f b be flitting before his eyes all the time until he really leally feared Zeared he heg heig f ig g o out t of ot his mind S t k rath the the- wife slayer d d b by a jury at Nephi this he he case was given ven to the theay theay af- af ay afternoon and Thi tI g until 9 o'clock 9 this mry iry returned a e verdict of Iff iI O. O irus ras defended by Judge of ot this city who was ap- ap l he e court to look after the interests of the defendant Th The defense set up the claim of insanity This Thi morning McGrath telephoned Judge Powers Powers who returned to Salt Lake last nJ night ht the news new's of ot his ac ac- McGraith McGrath added that the v verdict met with general approval and seemed to please the public as much as it delighted delighted delighted de de- de- de lighted him He was enthusiastic in his hia expressions expressions aloes of gratitude to Judge Powers