Deseret Evening News | 1905-02-23 | Page 8 | Weber Found Guilty

FOUND Murdered to Murder Father and Sister Auburn Keb 22 Adolph We Weber ber hor wm today toda convicted of o murder In III Inthe the degree for tIll the killing of nl his hil mother The jury wan Wil out 15 J Adolph Weber who Is only olly SO 20 yearn old was UI tried for rn the tl murder of or Ms his mother moter but lie he li 1 accused of ot kill ki Ing hie father slater sister and brother and of or burning buring tho family fim I residence The Tho tragedy occurred Nov No 10 1901 1904 at lt Au Auburn Aubur burn bur thu tho county neat ent of county On that day dUY soon eoll after Adolph left hil It wua 1 destroyed by b lire lre ami the other four ot the tho family perished An examination ot of the tho taken from the of the Iho house proved Iho mother father and daughter had fInd been shot while the tho dead boy oy had been struck on tho head hend with wih eure blunt lunt Instrument Adolph arrived nt It tho Iho Urn Ire before It was extinguished and 11 threw Into Inlo the names lamel a 1 bundle found to contain his bloodstained trousers which a few Cew before ho he had exchanged for a anew 1 new leI pair und other circum evidence led lo to his bis arrest Ho He IH II thu vole lole heir hell tn In the estate e which Is 1 quite IUle valuable v counsel wele engaged In II his hlf defense the tho at attorney lt torney general of oC the stile conducted tho prosecution The he trial occupied 28 2 da Ilu 8 during which tho Iho prisoner pl maintained able degree his hi composure to a I remark remarkable