| Show cu lk nm U 1 krs IS NOT GUILTY U L TY rehearing of murder case at provo results in his hi ts acquittal a last week PROVO may 11 frank connors will not have hae to serve all of that life and ten text years more sentence after all unless he lie dies ties before october 12 1912 1 jury this morning on oil i T relli of tho the else isu in lit which he was a of the of policeman NIl liani barong in this cit cla in found connora connors not guilty the jurors hail had been out about tw twentythree twenty nty three hours connors Connor 4 left for hilt silt like lake alt it on oil the noon train in lit custody of sheriff he riff judil judd and deputy sheriff in ho ile has still to gemi the rem tinder of lila his ten ear term for robbery aal an I 1 lias lifts lost nil all chinco chance of obtaining credits for tood behavior on oil account of lila lils conduct durila the big bleik in 1903 19 US when he got outside of the prison NN walls all 4 but aas quick recaptured connors shorted shoed considerable consider ible nervousness ness when thy the jur gaii brought in lit toda etli pale face he hein u ned tied the of tho the telo mt nun n closely ind and kept fi swallowing as its it if something ere sticking in his tits it A hw hen in NN lilt 11 true arose to announce the verdict the prisoner seemed all on edge and he lie paid the closest attention while the verdict was nas r ri id As the words not guilty wire wi re pronounced the blood rushed to the prison eiN tice face i smile broke forth and he lie turned to his attorney john jensen and shook his hand warmly then as the jurors filed out 0 of f the box he shook hands with ith some of them and aid thanked them with api apparent arent sincerity jurors illda Ill dl ut lit I 1 lim it Is stated that on the first ballot the jurors stood five tor for conviction and seven tor for acquit 1 I 1 that was shortly after the tal esmen retired at 10 clock yesterday morning one by one the majority won over those in the thi ltv until at 1 clock this morning were onla two left who favored conviction said to be david john and J F crowther they too joined the ranks of the majority aad and the jurors were ready to go to sleep and await the convening ot of court thin morning connors is 1 already planning on what he will do when hen he is turned loose from the state prison october of next year his ills intention as an he Is quoted Is to settle down on a farm or chicken ranch and profit perhaps by some of 0 the knowledge of farming ro ethola he may have hao gained during his stay in the state prison illston Ill tor stor of CrIt crittia tit the crime tor for which connors wis was tried was nas committed in 1899 when he lie with a man inan named morris mere a accused c I 1 of shooting policeman wll wit alim strong in provo morris afterwards escaped but connors waa nas tried and sentenced to A ive life imprisonment that was october 13 12 1902 the murderers of strong got away at first and a few weeks liter later a bur burglar flar vis mas committed ed at scofield that of S 11 II s store throe three ears after he was taken to the pate prison in 1899 connors icen to price where he con 1 seu ill 14 1 4 guilt in the scofield rob bery for that crime ho he was sentenced to serve ten ears the t rm to run concurrently with his life im hilt win OLt tr 12 1002 1902 look valt in ill hill fall one bear ear liter later almost to a day lay prohibit ibl the most diring attempt at u ever eer mailo mado at 11 utah pris 1 on was made at the penitentiary in silt salt like lahe it those of cometta onil tta were ere kd ed mulan llull n mck nick ita IIi orth faints jinita lynch abe majora harr I 1 iddell crink diton daton and connors I 1 lik moil 1101 li 11 id ill ginned poss ot of in ill tho the ellit that accompanied the attempt dictou di ton aag as killed and waddell million mullen and I 1 T were ere wound pd pit aa as well nell un us guards NN lIkIn Kon and jacobs the men nere all c sooner or later and for hia lilt p in tho the affair connors aia is sentenced red b the laate baird of pal dons to loo lo o an chance ch ince he inlet litif hiv bud had for reduction of sentence b good conduct I 1 lor or that re ison his tits ten tell year r sent ent enic enLe for burgler burgi 10 will not liau hano ben b en completed until ho lie his a dvid the full time to a da |
