Show DRAPER OWER FOUND i GUlL GUILT MIT T 0 OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER t T Mendon Mondon Draper accused of ot killIng kill kill- In InS Ing Androw Andrew was found guilty guilt of or murder in tho the first de de- glee gree The jury which debated seT seT- eral eras hours recommended life imprisonment Imprisonment imprisonment im Im- as Just punishment for tor forthe the crimo committed Before Belore tho the case was wag given gien to the Jury the attorneys for tor tho defendant defendant defendant defend defend- ant an State ate made impassioned d arguments District Attorney Fred W. W Keller referred to 10 BJerregaard's death as a coolly planned t premeditated premeditated premed premed- ed murder He contended tha that the room was set on fire before the tho bankers banker's death and called attention to the fact that burned feathers feather were found in Drapers Draper's overalls and that tho the body was found on the I floor away from tho the bed all of or which indicated that thal the major wounds had boon boen inflicted after the fire tire was wag set Had the fight been bean in de self defence ho he said there thera would Woud have been no need to Inflict more than one major wound Attorney Lewis Larson brought to play In the case the tho power of hit his personality the eloquence of his hia speech and the persuasion of his logic Using the simile of the bunda bull bull- da dag and the rabbit ho he contrasted the mild character of his client with the aggressive g disposition disposition dis dis- position p of ot the tho deceased citing ovi- ovi and testimony to grove his hi position Mr Larson's Larsons argument centered centered centered cen cen- on the plc plea pica of ot jelf defence He maintained most roat stoutly that Draper had a d right ht to l himself himself him him- self against as J vicious attack wit witt a 11 utcher I knife The death drath of ot tin thin banker had ha b h Ben jin n accidental acci eci dental dUI dining ln 11 a fight started b byLin by- by F t. t Lin 1 Tho tats fate of I D-aper D was vas placed inthe Inthe in inthe the jurys jury's hands at f r 40 and it wag not until eight hours later that thata a verdict of first dig das 53 to murder was arrived at Two ballots were taken Sentence will ho e 0 passed by Judge on July Jul at 10 a ll m. m V |