Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-05-07 | Page 15 | The State Vs. Joyce Arden

Joyce Arden trial for forT forthe r n ma The Th S State tate J A Arden d i the murder on of Robert Th The Jury Retires B By ly y Gla Gladys d I e vs Joyce Oyce r en T tells e her story L L. L Ripley to the I Jury ury WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE Joyce sa says s 's I ran run away with Robert AInSley We le quarreled Mr lr Travels Travers rs befriended be me Robert Hobert warned me against him I t later found on ei 1 nh Tt w. w u-g u ri t. 1 iMo iMo-ht l t r. r i again appealed to Robert to take me I r. r 1 c 5 y i t t r i i M V t fT T 4 1 4 I k t 4 b Ls 1 tr T h Jn I coti tC M Ar h wt N When I finished my story to the jury the district attorney arose He said This girl is is trying to impose upon your sympathy She Sho isa isa is isa a cold blooded criminal She knew what she was do doing ng and deserves the fullest penalty of the th-e law I F J yZ l a F t I J. J t J 1 I h J r f. 1 7 LN A Z ti i a r rr rr r r R RS 77 i S i i v j I A p Jok F kif oS The jury listened to the judges judge's charge II I looked at their fac faces s but could not gauge their feelings They looked like men of stone Oh if only I could explain to each of them them them-if if they could only understand understand under under- sta stand d the turmoil and pain In my heart back beak He struck mo me in a Jealous rage I J had a a. revolver He struggled struggled struggled to get There was as hot hat I was arrested NOW GO ON WITH TH THE E STORY L If r The judge addressed the Jury He said If you find that the de do do- Joyce Arden killed Robert Ainsley deliberately return a verdict verdict verdict ver ver- dict of guilty Consider however the weight of evidence on the de defendants defendant's defendants defendant's defendants defendant's de- de plea of self 7 J The jury went out What was my fate to be life be-life life or death The penalty for taking a life was was death death I I prayed God to pity me met Oh Lord I 1 said guide them them tell tell them them them-I I am innocent innocent innocent-I I do not want to die Continued d tomorrow