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Show \ Y Ritc1eyytobe Ritcb Ritchey Ritc1eyy y , to\\b to b to\\be be tobeSentenced to , \ \ Sent Sentenced nceci nceciOn SentencedOn On October October : 9 \ 4 \ Is- Is IsEdward 6 - 4 t * tEdward 4Edward Edward Le I Lctloy + e Y ? .O O . ? \ \ tUtchey nitcbey fitChey Wasfound was wasfound wasfound found euuty IUUty tutlty ; Tuedai Tuesday $ of ot murder In ip Intbe ipthe Inthe tbe the first frat ! d degree fof ( for or orth ' th the rutal brutal rutalhammer brutalhammer brutalhammer hammer slaying alaying 0 of Mr Mrs MnI . Agnes Agnee AgnestblpU AgneeAbigail AgueaAbigail t\blpU t blpU Abigail \ Williams WWlama on Octp 0ctq OctWer ; er r 12 12 12,1942 121942 , , , 1942 1943 near Fort Port Dl Jqche.sne Jqchesne : ) Duchejsne Chesne . . . The verdict was a.t at . pronounced PfOnounce4 by byFourth byFourth byFourth Fourth District D18tt1ct . JwTgO .Jurse Jurse Jucge Atoq Abq W WTurner WTurner WTurner Turner , who returned . a & " recommen cOIbmen- cOIbmen recommen- r recommendation recommendation cOIbmendatJon - dation datJon tor for lemenoytind lentenoy-and lentenoy and lemenoy lenienoy - -tind tind - n 6e tefe tat ) Oct Qt Obt | 9 at 10 a m as a8 t tq tJ1 le & A d fe for tor or sen- sen sentence sentence Ben-fence Ben fence - tence t tKnox ' , tenceKnox Knox Patter8 PatterMont PatterMontattorney Patterseon on , , attorney forRitchey forRitchey for Ritchey moved t Izi n qdlately , dl.a dla . 1y tor for a ft anew ftnew new trial for the defendant detmdiU1t defehdant . , who whoheard whoheard whoheard heard the verdict verd1 t pronounced nounced pnounced pt Inthe In Inthe Inthe the . ! same lame court In 'which which 'Wb1ch Wb1ch ' ' h his ac- ac acUBed acused ac-"used ac "used used - UBed -used used " - accomplice accompUce , . JameS .J1Unes J1Unes . ' Joseph JosephRoedl JosephRoedl JosephRoedl Roedl was convicted convtcted of a aIm11ar similar aIm11archarge similarcharge similarcharge charge and Bnd sentenced to deathUnless deathUnless death deathUnless ; Unless th tha the appeal for A neW neWtrial neWtrial newtrial trial Is granted Ritohl tutohle lUtohie probably probablywtll probablywill probablywill wtll will be sentenced to W life Imprison imprison- imprisonment ImprisonInent Imprisonment - ment Inent for his has part In the claying llaying slaying llayingIn slayingIn clayingIn In recommending recornmencUnS leniency lenfehcy lenle cy JW'IJe JWIJe Jorge JW'IJei JW'IJeTurner JorgeTurner JurgeTurner ' i courtolthat Turner told the crowded c1'OM1ed c1OM1ed ' courtol court courtthat courtthat that he was 'of of ' of the openloo openon openiokl ! that thatboth thatboth thatboth both Roedl and Ritchey aUchey tUtchey panned planned plannedto pannedto ) to rob Mrs . . Williams WtUtl\tnS WtUtl tnS \ " . He lie pannedI sald said saidRitchey saldRitchey ealdRitchey I Ritchey made no attempt 'to to 'towhitewash * ' to towhitewash towhitewash whitewash himself hlJD8elf from all gunt guilt guiltwhich guiltwhich , which I considered as aa a factor fMtor 18 is 18recommendlng isrecommending Isrecommending recommendlng recommending : leniency leftlency le en.cy ency . " I IIn In addition the Judge stated statedI , . Ritchey ttltchey riitchey had earned special con- con con1deratlon consideration con consideration - \ sideration \1deratlon 1deratlon from the Court ourt when he"eported he'eported he eported "eported 'eported " ' ' to Sheriff Shertff Her Herbert Herert en | } eny- eny any- any eny1er anyier Qny--ler Qny ler - 1er ier - that Roedl had concealed Inhis In Inhis I Ihis his cell a blackjack which which he in inended tn- tn tnended in-ended in ended - ended to use In a jail-break jail break JaU-break JaU , - at- at atempt atempt at-empt at empt - empt which whict whirl } } if successful 8\1ccel$8ful 8 1ccel$8ful 1ccel8ful \ $ , 'might might 'mightave ' ' 'ave ave ' ave led to atiott\et atiott et axiot another \ et major mtor , , Crime Crimeby Crimeby Crimeby by Roedl dl ' i * RoedlAttorney Attorney Patterson has haa until the thedate thedate thedate date for sentencing sentench\S sentench S \ to present presentarguments presentarguments , arguments as to why Ritchey Ritcheyshould Ritcheyshould Ritcheyshould should be given a new trial |