Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-02-13 | Page 2 | Odd Law Point Involved in Warde Suicide Case

Odd Law Point Involved In Ill Warde Suicide Case I o 4 t f 4 44 4 44 4 t t V H Hf f I R Feb b 12 A A trial will wilI be commenced Before E Judge dge Smith f r f. today which involves a n. n new nev w point o of law in Illinois For several For several everal days days f 1 tt Assistant State Attorneys Newcomer and Care Carey have been delving into into- f 9 i t j tile tid tas ease case with the ther result that no similar issues were wel discovered in the he ye- ye et e- e t f ports of t the e Illinois courts t- t 4 The The defendant is Dr Di- Orville S. S Burnett and the issue is whether f 1 j f BU Burnett n when h he attempted to co commit sul suicide ide 4 Iri In a ide hotl J with f ff W. W N committed murder assisting t the o to end her herf f 9 ff f Mrs L. L Nichol in woman an nd f lif life life i I f il r it 9 f J A note ote was left by the woman bidding farewell to her husband and andi f i 1 i-f i children and indicating that she she and Burnett had resolved to end r their f I lives B Burnett rnett did not take enough of the poison polson to cause death hi L 4 s- s