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Show Convicted Torch Slayer I Appeals to High Court Mendon Drsper, 26. convicted torch slayer of Andrew N. BJerregaard, sged SanpeU county banker, filed an appeal in the sUte supreme court Saturday. Sat-urday. Draper was convicted ot first degree de-gree murder by a Jury in Seventh district court last July and was sentenced sen-tenced to life imprieonment by Judge Dllworth Woolley. The defendant waa charged with beating the aged banker into unconsciousness uncon-sciousness on April 12 and then attempting at-tempting to conceal his crime by pouring oil over Mr. BJerregaard and setting fire to his clothing. Mrs. Ivadell B. Jensen, 36, Jointly charged with the murder, was acquitted ac-quitted by a Jury on July 28. |