Deseret Evening News | 1908-04-29 | Page 5 | Harris Exonorated

HARRIS RATED Who thit hn Shot Prison Prisoner un CI er Held lo it Ito lIu by Coroners Jury A jury jur composed of ot U Ii B n Quinn W WM WM M lit Wooley WoolI mid IU C A III In Justice of ot time tho th Penco Dona T Smiths Hurt Into lato Kin ex cx exonerated Police Officer George harrIs froth from blame lit In thu tho killing of MUi Aaion m ia 10 to C fn Item m UI chain sang IUlI Th jury found Aaron I rOIl camo caine to lilt lila death from rom a fl gunshot wound by Officer Harris while In itt tho thu tim this ills chars charge of his duty ditty tint and me that bo Ito wa was justified in 11 thu tho aol aoi Nothing now nour a its aM to the Uw facts of ot the tho killing was brought out Officer Har Harris ris 1111 i t that he hut ordered Aaron three times t to halt before ho bo hIred 1 hd thou then he ho shot eliot at the tue mans legs logs hoping to wing 1111 him bum and lind him return to to tho thu chain Rang gang Thomas and O 0 McCarthy two who wh Miro on 01 tho gang BT n and nut alii who d thus of ot Aaion and atul tho the shooting II 11 1 Officer hurtle Harris ILlI Knat Kast Tho Tim latter how ho hio Aaron yot lut away from his gang Ono Ohio of the tho Jurors juro asked Chief ChIco Pitt Pill If It the tho guards Worn wore Instructed tru te to kill a I prisoner who attempts to CIl O Chief Pitt re 10 replied tIlled plied that tho thu guard warn not Instruct Instructed ed Oil to kill 1111 but hut were lIero under orders lo to tho ho prisoners and prevent their escape und timId to shoot If It necessary to tn towing wing them thom but not lIot to 10 kill The rIle body bod of if Aaron taron is lit mill at itt ODon and an will remain thorn thoro ro until word worn wordIs Is received 1 front from the dead mans rein rela relatives tives thos at lit Montreal