Show city ua alty OF AM man accused of murder of mrs belle gunness and children gets a compromise verdict has been sentenced to state prison for indeterminate term of from five to twenty years and fined laporte ind ray lamphere Lamp herc 1 charged with the murder of mrs hello bello gunness and her three children ly setting alre to the gunness home wine april 28 was on thursday evening found guilty of arson by the jury which had the case since 5 30 wednesday evening within five min utes titter after the verdict was reported judge achter had bad sentenced the defendant to the state prison at michigan city for an indeterminate term of train two to tb twenty ono one years fined 1 allm im 5 adf franchised disfranchised dis him for five years attorney worden for tho the defense bald aid thursday night that a motion for a i new trial would be made and d it be refused refused an appeal to tho the indiana supreme court would follow i should the case bo be carried to the supreme court and sent back for re trial talal lamphere could not be tried on any charge lu ili this particular caso case excepting arson tho crime cilmo of which he was convicted however in an event cf f that kind hind the state would elect to try iry him on one of the indictments probably case members ot of the jury aro are reticent in discussing what occurred in the jury room but enough has been learned to know isnow that but tor for two members X Lahl phere would pave ave bean bee n found guilty of murder or manslaughter the I 1 verdict being a compromise several members of the jury it Is understood der stood held out long for murder in ithe first degree with witha d lifo sentence so far as could b be 6 learned none was lor for hanging |