Deseret Evening News | 1900-10-08 | Page 4 | Conviction of Howard

It tu 11 D Cleveland Plain Dealer TIle The convIction or of Howard RS as one or of orthe the principals In the Goebel murder was Wat not surprising to 10 those who have followed the details of the trial The Th defense rated alm almost l wholly on the is of art an alibi but that w was broken down by produced by bythe y the tat It I is to be expected the claim will b be made mad that the Jur jury was wal for tb the purpose lit of conviction lOll but seems hardly probable politically It is composed of nine Democrats Democrat two anti Goebel emo Democrats and one So 10 far a as politics political bl bias J Is concerned It may be regarded as on Its face nine to against Int the accused but there a pear to have bave been no division a aj to lils bis guilt the oDI only difference ot of n bIt 1 lug 1111 whether he should be sentenced bY bYthe the jury to imprisonment for tor lire life or to 10 the final decision be lug 1111 or capital punishment I That Thal the evidence was wa considered very strong trong by bf the Juror juron is 18 indicated b by the unanimoUs verdict of gUilty on the first t ballot and nd by It a verdict in favor of fixing Use the punishment at dt death th The most mOlt dam Ilam testimony ep ap pea peels to have been given by witnesses who saw him running out ot of the grounds of the State Stat ca Immediate Immediately ly Iy after the shooting of Goebel And by another witness who wore swore that tb the de defendant defendant the crime R a f few days day later