Show Of KARRICK REWARD IS DISCUSSED BY CITY COr MISSION Attorneys Contend City Has No Right to Pay Reward for Murderer I Responsibility for tho nl of a n. reward ro- ro ward of ot f 2500 OO red offered b by John S. S Bransford Brani- Brani ford no ne mayor or on b behalf half of the tho city for tho ho arn arrest null conviction of or the of or Thomas who ho shot to lo tod d death ath at his lila home on Thirteenth East str street t l on ou the tho afternoon 1 of October 12 1910 was sr lt h by the city commission commis commis- zion Ion this morning This Tills Tills' question with many ninny angles n was presented to the corn com b by at attorneys Clair I Gleason and Sam Wright who ho claim the Uw I reward It IB JA claimed h by Ii the attorneys that under under un un- un der some sorno court opinions the tho city had bad the right to offer orter a reward for Cor tho the discovery of ot the person or persons who had do- do property but no right to offer ortel a n nr r reward repaid ald for fOI the apprehension of u u. mur- mur derer The They contend however that such rewards had been by the tho elt city in the past out of oC the tho m mayors mayor's ors contingent fund After Her some ome discussion the commissioners took the tho question under advisement nd Several members of or tho commission slon announced announced announced an an- they believed that tho the claim should b be pAid but whether or not It cn can be bo paid from tho the city funds or whether It will have to be from a private source none was willing to Ba say say- Thomas rick Karrick a school boy returned to the family home homo on Thirteenth East shortly after arter noon on October 12 for Cor or lunch He heard a noise In the tho house and started to Investigate A few seconds sec eec ec- ec ends later he staggered out of or the front door and dropped on tho the lawn Jawn mortally wounded The following dO day Julius was arrested on Information said to have havo been furnished by hy Clair Gleason and Sam Wright was vas tried and convicted After a long long- dela delay he ho wa was executed May MM 22 Z 1912 At the tho timo of the murder Mayor Bransford offered a reward of ot on behalf of ot the city and Governor Spry offered d a similar reward on behalf of ot the eta tn Tho The latter reward was as paid several eral months ago |