Deseret Evening News | 1905-12-02 | Page 1 | Dr. Percy D, M'Leod Found Not Guilty

OR rt Gr O fOUND NOT Was Charged With Being Accessory sory After Fact to Illegal Op Operation on Susan Geary TWO SENTENCED TO PRISON They Pleaded Ill ot I Lees rI num Six Sh Years lur In rl ll Boston Dee 2 A verdict of or not guilty gl was IS reported In the superior court today toda by b the Jury which last night deliberated the caso C o of ot Dr nr Percy D charged with wih being accessory sory the fact to the Illegal opera operation tion lon which resulted re In the death of or HU fu Banna clr the victim of the suit suitcase case tragedy Ind with concealing I thu crime The prisoner was discharged TIle The clue case was given to the jury jur at ot p m I yesterday und Enl a 1 conclusion concu lon was 18 reached nt 1015 10 IG In 11 accordance with wih Instructions of Judge Stevens Steena the vcr r rI I a and reported rell r o w when en Hunt W Crawford Crwford who pleaded guilty days ugo to the of ot being Accessories after the tact to the Ile illegal operation then Ihen were brought Into court Each was Wil sen sentenced sentence tence by br JUdo Judge Stevens Steens to not lein leinthan le r than uli years r ars or more ore than seven years cars In state prison When the tie verdict was aK announced In Dr Dt McLeods case there thero was a pro pronounced stir throughout the court courtroom courtroom room accompanied by b applause e which the Judge Immediately suppressed The he clerk lerk of at the court then thell told Mo Me that he was free Judge Stevens at once ordered Wil Wi liam lam E Hunt Junt und ull Louis W Crawford who pleaded guilty several days das ago to the charge challe of at being accessories the fact to the Illegal operation brought Into Inlo court for tor sentence Their coun counsel cOln sel asked they ther be given as lB light n a sentence ns os possible In view of ot of ot the cose and tho aid they hall had given ICI to the authorities in III solving the mystery connected the tragedy Judge Stevens then Ihen Iro a for tor each ench of ot not nol less leH than thal six eoll nor more than seven years in II state te prison