Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1923-12-05 | Page 7 | Court Grants Woods Delay

COURT GRANTS WOODS DELAY I Idaho Lawyer to Help Convicted Slayer of Wife LAK sen Re sAt r LAKE Dec sen Re t to tn death of Omer R It Woods I former Idaho and Tennessee rei- rei resl-ident resl dent con of wife wito murder murd reSI 1 r I was put oer o 01 er until December 15 by J District Judge han Uan- haneon son Ifan-son son eon Woods made a personal plea that ho to confer re- re rc his rights with Jam James s r rAb AI hlo hl of ot Coeur DAUne Idaho I a life lit long lone friend and a former I of ot the th Idaho supreme cour court Th Tb condemned man produced I two te rams from Judge offering to conic como corn to Salt Lake Lak In hIs or to send a InI I jive pro It was rot too late l was nas con In 1321 1921 and to pay the up emo pen pen-I pen pen- penalty pen penalty alty fo for tor having killed his hl Ill mt q she ahn ha lay In bed In their home here and nail then to I have attempted to burn her bodY In t the tle bed the th object be being to col- col colI collect col collect I lect lit lii insurance Il I-Il His plea that I she slain by robbers was Un- Un un unsuccessful successful un In Utah a condemned man has his e chul-e between banging and shooting md Woo Woods choso choBo the let lat latter letter lat latter ter Ills his Hi execution was nag delayed cr ho hoer er by an appeal to the th su- su su u- u premo court of at Utah which denied denle d 1 hi and also eiso an appeal al for fora fora fora a rehearing on oi tho ground of ot Im- Im Improper Improper Im Improper proper p and a few week ago alO he was again nin ordered to be sentenced to death La Lat t j IlY Woods appear appear- appeared appeared ed cd JUdge hanson who granted en an extension until today In this morning Woods ap an appeared pear peard d In a cheerful mood but hut he hetta tta 0 vry tery IY He Hl talked In Ina ina Ina a low and Inaudible tone ton of aith Ith a II deputy sheriff thA lh opening open In of court and ncr j about an old blac black felt hat He I Is ti confined In th the county jail g final disposition of ot his hi case nn fl