| Show HANS NELSON CONVICTED OF BATTERY the case of the state of utah vs hans nelson was heard in the district court in this city today before judge melvin C harris the information la in the case charged nelson with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to do bodily harm district attorney leroy B young appeared for prosecution and attorneys B C call and wm win E davis tor for the defense being appointed by the county to defend nelson the case was tried by a jury which broughton brought lin ln a verdict katurd saturday ay evening at 5 finding defendant guilty ot of battery sentence 6 was passed monday by judge harris defendant being sentenced to serve six months in the county jall jail city marshal john alburt H burt was waa called to the nelson home opt on saturday 1 1 may to quell a family row in which a report was given out that nelson was abusing his aged mother and sister As marshal burt burl approached pro ached the nelson home hans hana noton nelon aon appeared in the door with a shotgun and commanded the officer to stop marshal burt kept on coming toward the house bouse when nelson fired upon him shots from the gun entered burts burls lett left side and right los leg burt follow ed nelson into the house and in thoi nean time sent for sheriff john cahn alu H zundel ndel nelson was overpowered and andl placed laced under arrest arrest |
