Salt Lake Telegram | 1948-12-22 | Page 1 | Utahn Given Death in South Slaying

Wahn Utahn Given Death k In South S uth Slaying NEW V ORLEANS Dec 22 UP i RJ- RJ Dale Simpson convicted of the Labor day slaying of Detective Nicholas Nichalas Jacob received the death I penalty Tuesday After hearing Criminal Judge William J. J OHara O'Hara sentence him to die Simpson was returned to his prison cell to await outcome of an appeal to the state supreme court Simpson on of ot Salt Lake Cit City was convicted of shooting Jacob as they were returning from Gulfport Gulfport Gulf- Gulf port Miss iss Detective Joseph escapee escaped Eddie Miller who was vas with Simpson pleaded guilty without capital punishment to a similar charge and now is serving a life sentence at Louisiana state stale peni peni-