Show fRANK GOES fiDES FORTE FREE 4 Jury Does Not Blame Him for Slaying Drink Mad Father DETAILS OF KILLING TOLD w Tn Joseph Had Drunk Alcohol and mill Was ns Fully Determined to Ills 4 Family X Special to Time The Republican Ogden Ogden O-cen March arch 1 frank l Frank Checketts who ilmo killed l ids hIs father Wednesday nr morning while the latter In a drunken rage rag was attempting the life liCe of ol his Ills wife wire walked from the court room loom today after the Inquest over his Cathels Cathel's fa- fa atImer's a- a tImers tImer's remains a free man The following following- v verdict e exonerating f his from blame in the matter matler was brought In Vl We the jur Jury find that Joseph Checketts came to 0 hs h death as the result of a a. gunshot gunshot gun bun shot wound In the left hc temple said salt gun un being keith In the han band of ot his sari on Frank Checketts n defense of or hl his mother In our opinion It vas justifiable anti and we recommend rec r r e his release from cu custody and anil complete exoneration from all nil charge S J j j. H. H THOMAS JAMES n s HARROP S 0 B. B IL II BROWN DROW- DROW The court r room om was crowded e with witnesses and others interested In the the- e. e trial long before the the time true set for the the- t. t When hen Checketts was brought in in in- front from his cell his brother Jo Joseph and anti sisters Nellie and Eva E-a. choking with sobs solis went ent up to him and shook his hand Many Ian neighbors neigh and ond friends took look the opportunity U greet gret him The Jury County Attorney E. E T. T anti and Atto Attorney n r Murk sin Los I 1 ger gel representing ChecKetts viewed the lie remains at undertaking ing parlors at 1030 1010 S SOn to the court On their return room Dr J J. S S. S Gor Got Gordon on te testified that the bullet had entered Checketts' Checketts left heft temple and had haul taken an upward course coure Of Officer E E. E M. M Morrissey and amI Ser Ser- Sergeant geant Chambers said sald th they were welO called to the thc Checketts hume homo pall early the time previous previous pre pre- re- re t morning and auth there found the dead lead man maim lying on 01 a n bed Young Youn Checketts was waR willing to come to tho the t. t police station the they saW said Widow Tells reUs Story f faIrs Mrs aIrs tho the Vl widow o had to tobe tobe tobe be assisted l to the s Hl h by her son Between POOR abe nho W d' d she ld-she she ht was thO l when mh en h Ull o li l e could not identify nth In hV 11 hl was as choked lI 1 e the the shoE soot shot was at fred s he u said 1 anti ami dl did not know what was transpiring until time the soun sound of 01 the shot ahot brought her to husband had been her liar senses CS Her I threatening her hel life constantly constant situ sho said that tin day ha rind and had attacked her 1111 with a u. u butcher knife at at C G o'clock In lii Inthe the evening e S. S The wound inflicted then was ns shown to the tho Jurors It extended alon along the time side of ot the head above tho the left ear cal for fOI several setri inches The Tho butcher knife stained with blood bloo rind and with hair haft adherIng to it Jr was also Shown Mrs oras Checketts testified further that her hot h husband always alwa s 's threatened her hem life wh when n drunk Front r Tuesday until uaIl time tilt time of f his death he ha hud had drunk a U quart of or alcohol she said fald and lJ Tues Toes 1 day her hel son Frank had been asked as ed to tl come home from rein his work worIc as they were we're afraid to ta stay alone In the house with her husband Online morning of his l death ath she haul had g gone uie to bed at ati 2 i o'clock a. a a m ni At that time her husband hits hus band band- ha had ell dragged g ed her from flom rain a n couch antl fi Irad I en dri n hor liar Into their 1 bedroom bed 1 11 I room oin she ho said Sh She undressed Alit and got ol into time the bed bcd when ho tl d her by hy tIll the throat anti and told lold her that her time was short Could Stand It Xo No rOIl Longer C- C S ch l' l n agod 22 22 oh told her story tor o of if time the affair About bout boutS S 30 o'clock sh she h said tIU 11 lieu her 1 father drove all of or them theta oft off to I bed They ell rhey were afraid to go So to io bed bd arid and remained in iho thu hum hallway until about 2 o o'clock when sounds Bounds of or ofa a struggle were ivere heard Going Chins to her fathers father's bedroom she he saW said Fn Frank I. I an and silo opened the lIme door and looked in 11 Thorn they saw aw th their heIr II father choking Mrs Mr Pm Frank air cried God I cant can't stand it il n any Jon longer cl He lie rushed tho parlor pu and got his revolver from Crom rota a a bookcase Running up to within four our feet reet of ot hi his tho ho at him lather father he lie pointed re revolver and said Pa let hot go of ma offs Miss Mi s Checketts said salti hl she believed cd het hel brothers brother's Idea was ivas to scare her her- father but when JH her father grabbed the thc gun Ufe lr was Wl l i discharged f e A t S at to tu Kill I All AU Eva E Ch Checketts cl aged CO 20 O. O said she was tt-as at tit home at tt tho the tim time her lieu father tI was vas killed During time the flight Hight ho lie maii mUl threats against his w wife r and nUll other othet members of the lh family amIlY After ho lie had hall sent rent all aH of ur the tho children to he bed into sho heard him him 18 ask h her l' l mother IIi Have they tiu F nil all gout gone to lo bed 7 au and when an nn affirmative affirm reply was received he salt said Well 1 I want to bo be sure suite Ill I'll kill you foti and them hem before Ii myself rather Rb r S Charles s' s SO years rs e of M r age father Cather of or iho tho dead tl lU testified as a 1 to his sons son's disposition arid treatment of tiC his family S How dl did he lie treat hi his family when Intoxicated 7 was ask asked lie was cruel to lo his wife an and ram fam II ily I T talked to him a n number of or orUm's times Limes about it He lie broke three e of ur rim m my ribs rih it fit one iiO time knocked llo lIe me nw out Dut of or a buggy when I l e was as Intoxicated ateL nineteen o ois oi's years CUI 5 igo aso c |