Show Y I HEATH t TH SlAYER ASKS K CLEMENCY After fter Deliberation tion of 20 Hours Decision Is Arrived Arrived Ar Ar- rived At Condemning I Bandit to State Prison I Prisoner Clasps Hand of Wife Who Was With Him Through Trial but Shows Little Emotion FA FARMINGTON Rl Feb 7 Robert flobert Robert r. r McCoy charged with murder in inthe inthe the he fir first t degree for the slaying of A. A Roy Heath in Val Verda December December December De De- De- De cember 5 1924 was found guilty iere ere re this morning The Jury re returned returned re- re turned the verdict with a recommendation for a sentence of life imprisonment at 1115 o'clock liter after exactly twenty hours of de- de liberation The case was given I de-I to the Jie jury at 3 15 o'clock yesterday Sentence will be passed I on CD February 14 at 10 a a. a. a m. m I IThe The verdict came as a climax to toi toa II a i weeks week's trial here in which 1 the Examination of witnesses taking of I testimony c arguments of the de defene defense de- de fenEe fene and prosecution were expedited expedited and justice reached quickly I The he state rested its case Thursday morning Friday morning Defense Counsel J. J H. H McKnight had com com- I d his case and rested Following Following Fol Fol- lowing owing the argument Friday after after- noo the case went to the jury CONSOLED BY WIFE McCoy wa was sitting b bV b the side of h 11 wife when the verdict verdict- was rought in He maintained an attitude and clasped ped the he hand of his wife During the ours murs that the jury was out he kept ept constant vigil but grew buoyant buoy- buoy ant nt as the time passed C The jury after deliberating all aU returned to the courtroom at 20 o'clock this morning for addI- addI Jonal lonal instructions The long de- de gave the impression of j 3 n IX deciding whether a verdict should be c given with a recommendation m for or mercy The jury was com com- 9 91 used of or George C. C Manning Jammer Umer arner North Farmington Joho Joh G. G Ross floss farmer Clinton Fred Stevens and loir oil on Jesse B. B Flint farmer armer Kays Kays- tili george A. A ti Bourne rne rancher Mark O. O Roberts farmer farmer- aner Albert Albert B B. B Bar Bar- ton 01 f farmeY rm Kaysville Phineas Bodily Adil farmer Kaysville Richard ce farmer South Weber Robrt Rob- Rob rt Low Love section hand Kaysville lector J. J Flint farmer Kaysville STORY OF CRIME McCoy was convicted of having haYing fatally shot A. A Roy Heath at Val Va Yerda Verda between 2 30 and 3 o'clock ec c c. c 5 1924 ks as he was escaping rom robbing the Bountiful State bank bank He lie with his pa pal Archie Wil- Wil cox after robbing the bank pro- pro seeded toward Salt Lake At Val erda they turned their car cal east Above the archway that leads into the he section their car became stalled wilcox went for help McCoy re remained remained re- re in the car Presently Mr 11 Heath accompanied accompanied accompanied nied by William J. J Halloran V. V A. A Dr Lewis E. E Arnold and anda 7 a Wesley E E. King drove droe up the road Within yards of ot the car that jj 12 Was stalled witnesses testified that thata 1 a a. man said to be McCoy stepped out of the car leveled a rifle rUle and ando j o fired several times One of the shots struck Heath in the head He ii died a few hours later at St. St Marks Mark's hospital Wilcox and McCoy were led for second degree robbery an and l I convicted Wilcox was sent to prison to serve from rom five years to life He was acquitted from any Implication In the murder |