Show f R PLEA PlA I Ir IS r NEO Oy BY NEW Defendant Given Privilege of Answering Second t Degree Charge LOS ANGELES Cat CaL Dec Dee 25 That That Batty S. S New Jr alleged son of ot Unit Unit- tates Senator New of ot Indiana on l for the slaying of ot Freda Lesser refused a legitimate offer otter for him to toole ole lead lead d guilty to murder in the second egr egre e and accept life Imprisonment td d of ot being tried on a charge charse cari carTing car- car Ting i ithe the death penalty became known oday od Y yew New w spurned the opportunity to esa es- es a A possible death penalty by deI deIning de- de I thing Ining the offer in favor of going to tois is on the grand Jury indictment urging first degree desree murder IF ER BEFORE TRIAL j The e offer otter was made by the district office several weeks before ew's w's ws trial started New and his mother Mrs Lillie Berer Ber- Ber er and Davis his attorney held a conference at bleb the proposition was thoroughly and the th decision made to fuse it District Attorney Lee Woolwine at d today that there had been ne- ne between the prosecution and ande defense e prior to the trial R REFUSED W Woolwine declared however that bile hUe the offer otter for tor New to plead guilty nty second degree murder was as refused e defense indicated that a a. nf by which New would plead guilty manslaughter carrying a a. penalty of rs' rs imprisonment would be ac- ac He lie said he had flatly re- re sed to consider a change to a man- man charge NIES STATEMENT This statement by Woolwine brought from Defense Attorney Davis enever at any tune Lime offered to plead w guilty to manslaughter he said Bald he offer was made for us ua to plead to second de degree ee murder and ac- ac Imprisonment and we refused lWe W did not offer ofer to plead guilty to Allowing these negotiations ct Attorney Woolwine began the alof New with a demand for lor the ith penalty and has directed his ht m In court with that end in view jurors who stated that yi y were to capital punish punish- nt were not acceptable to the prose- prose lon Jon B IK |