Salt Lake Telegram | 1909-11-20 | Page 1 | Denver Jury Finds Mrs. Read Guilty

DENVER JURY fiNDS MRS I Ir I I I READ CUll TV Charged With Attempting to Extort Mo Money Hobey ey by Threats DI DENVER Nov 0 20 h 20 Mis Mica Allen 1 P. Head was this morning found guilty of ot attempted extortion by hy a jury in Jud Judge o She fors for's court A year ago this month Mrs Irs Head attempted fu to force Mrs Irs ie e Chandler Phipps to give o i her threatened to blow bloc her up with dyna- dyna milo mito unless she complied The glue jury was s out alo about JI t ci eighteen hours houis Attorneys for Mrs Head set up th the plea pica of insanity insanity There was RI no demonstration when the verdict was announced Even en Mrs Head who throughout bout tho trial has been under the constant taro caio of a physiCian physician cian clan took tho the verdict coolly although etc bhe watched the jurors intent intently I as th thc v tiled d into the thc courtroom courtrooms and listened closely to tho of tho the foreman Stay Is Ir A Asked ked Counsel for Mrs Read immediately moved mO for a ta stay of ten tn days in which to prepare a p petition for a 1 now new trial which the court granted this thi motion however er Mrs lead Head was wa re rev refuted ru c. c bail hail and a few minutes later she hc was as taken hack back to jail ja i I. I 11 Mis 8 Road W was i indicted cil on h two o counts assault Itt with i intent to commit larceny and Jull Jh-Jull to commit Lurlar burglary She as was found guilty of the tho second count th tin tho penalty for which is ilS imprisonment fur foi front from ouo ono to f fourteen years rt Phipps was WIS warmly congratulated congratulated bv by her friends who swarmed when n the verdict was nu- nu 1