Show l lJ JAT a A K 1 J TERM i 1 t fOR NW I I j 1 Failure to Seek Death I v Penalty for Alleged i f Murder Is Surprise to I f Many l Attending Tri Trial ll I J L' L i OZ ANGELES N EL S Cal Cat Jan Jan p. p l i Life imprisonment was the j asked asked toda today by br the st state t f or r I Harr arl r S S S. Ne New v alleged slayer o of- of r Fried Frieda Lesser when a arg- arg arguments g 1 ments were opened In his trial here here I This This ca caused sed considerable surprise surprise as as s j all l p previous Indications were t the e 1 prosecution would demand the death death I I It If M New Is sane san and and nci guilty nty the thesta I sta states state's es e's attorneys contended cont contended ded he should I b be b. sentenced to spend the rest of his If lifer lite In San Quentin penitentiary If It I ho he Us lIs Insane as ao contended by the ther r l' l defense he should be confined In an n asylum they stated I PEN PEN OR PADDED CELL e i The Issue f la is whether this man manI mani I i should hould be confined In an asylum Or r a. a a I 1 j penitentiary declared Deputy D District District Dis Dis- strict s- s Attorney Asa As Keyes In fn opening 1 the arguments for tor the If state te This man should no not go so to the gallows I I. I but bat to San Quentin prison on for the ij remainder of his n natural tural Ute life K Keyes es explained the various degrees decrees j of murder and manslaughter to the SUn jury and indicated he be would ask for 41 t i a. a verdict of first degree murder with witha j I a recommendation for tor life imprison imprIson- j went ment I fI Ha He Indicated there Is a a. I sight slight ht pos- pos I q II i of classifying the crime as asI 11 I manslaughter or or killing f done one in fn a a. sudden quarrel orthe or or the heat I i of passion panton FLAYS INSANITY PLEA j I Seres Keyes then tl launched into an asPi asti as- as ti Pi ault on the Insanity defense saying It is t. aa as old as law itself as a a. last I resort of persons charged with crime The name of ot United States Stales Senator N New of ot Indiana was brought into the argument by Keyes when he started discussing the thirty depositions i which the defense had secured from 1 Indianapolis He referred to Senator New Newall as I evidently a a. a man of some standing I and of ot some influence I S SENATOR NAT R IS NAMED When they sought evidence in News New's behalf they went to the prop proper r place Keyes declared They went If I to Indianapolis where this this' mans man's J rather father ather evidently is a man n of some i standing and of ot some influence being I p I s a United States senator from Indiana I If evidence favorable to New could have ha been secured anywhere it would have been there 1 i Keyes then went on to claim that I Ml out of ot the thirty Indianapolis depositions 3 II only t three made the unqualified statement that New is insane I j 1 |