Ogden Sun | 1905-08-01 | Page 5 | Hancock to Have New Trial

execution of alleged murderer of doctor engleke stayed reno neada july 28 john han cock under sentence of death for the cruel murder of dr engleke and peter edmiston on the desert of lincoln county this state several years ago does not intend to go to the gallows until efforts have been made to secure another trial hancock was convict ed several weeks ago and until today has been in a condemned cell at the state prison awaiting execution this morning in the supreme court an attorney made a motion asking tor ten days additional time in which to make a motion for a new trial han cock was thought to be without funds to fight hla case and tor rea son had given up the battle it Is now understood rich eastern relatives have come to his aia hancock was convicted upon a con made by his wife they wore traveling across the desert when II ancock murdered hla two company ions himself and alfo making their way to los angeles where they quarreled and separated mrs hancock then told of the murders and while the officers wira searching for hancock he was arrested and convicted of a tel ony in california he a sentence of six years for als crime and upon his release two months ago was at once arrested and taken to lincoln county his trial tor the double murder followed and after a few moments deliberation the jury returned a verdict of guilty of murder la tha first degree the motion made by hancock today practically acts as a stay of execution