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Show Seven Jurors Request Judge loje Lenient Would Prevent Anderson Kyle From Receiving the Maximum Sentence Ogden, Juno 7 Sovcn of tho t.velve Jurors who found Anderson Kyle guilty of Involuntary manslaughter presented a petition to Judgo J. A. Howell today asking tho court to tiso leniency In passing sentence. John Willis, counsel for Kyle, said the petition was voluntary pn tho part of tho seven. Ho Bald Jio had learned that sovon of tho Jurors during dur-ing the deliberation of tho jury had stood out for a time in favor of acquittal. ac-quittal. Tho signers of the' petition ho said, ho bolloved wero tUo seven who favored tho dischargo of tho prisoner. Objection to tho court's being lenient len-ient wns wado by John C. Itavls, district dis-trict attorney. Inasmuch ns tho jury had reduced the crime, charged from murder in tho first degree to Involuntary Involun-tary manslaughter, ho Intimated that tho maximum sontenco of ono year in tho county jail would not bo too sever se-ver o. Judgo IIowoll said ho was Inclined to heed tho request of tho Jurors und nnnounccd ho would postpone sentencing sen-tencing Kylo untll Wednesday. , In tho meantlmo ho plans to meet with tho Jurors who signed tho petition io obtain their vlows In tho matter. Kylo wan charged with having murdered Charles Vaughn, a coloroJ youth, In tho Majestic Social club, a colored organization, April IS. Tho Jurors asking for leniency Pro .J. V. Harris Jr., P. J. Bremer, B. ' P. Woodmansee, A. C. Slmmonc, A. G. Chard, Androw Chrlstenscn nnd Arthur B. Poulger. |