Show SALT LAKE AND STATE NE NEWS VS NEW TRIAL ThIAL IS DENIED THOMAS VANCE Convicted Wife Murderer Is Denied His Als Motion by Judge Armstrong snit Salt Lake March 20 Thomas Vance Vanco convicted wife murderer who vat as sentenced to 10 be executed a week ago Friday received the tho denial of his motion for tor a now new trial this morning by Judge George G Armstrong after altor listening to the lie arguments of or Judge of Ogden for the tile defense arid and an of District Attorney Fred C Leo bon row for tho the state A motion for an appeal to the supreme court was ve Ye to in tn a last l st effort to secure an another another another other of oC the case caso Attorney J F P Tobin read live livo am alit davits In behalf of the condemned man which attacked lie tho character or Mrs Amanda Vance Ward a n law aw of Vance and declares that thal sue SilO was as not to be he believed under oath Mrs Clara L Li Richards said m itt nor ncr affidavit that Mrs Mra Ward admitted to tolor her lor after the Ute trial that the tho wrong man was Mas in jail for Wiling killIng Mrs Mary Vanco Vance John lohn Abbott a ii 1 neighbor of or Mrs Mra Ward Tard declared In his Ills that hat he ho had heard her asic her bOr daugh t tet er Ethel to testify at tho the trial and that hat she abe would receive enough money moner III n witness fees fc s to purchase a new dress Ho made mado further statements that hat Mrs Ward had coached Lena Lonn Vance a daughter of tho convicted roan who Wile took tho the stand and testified against DIstrict Attorney Loofbourow read rend tho tim of Mrs Amanda Vanco Vance Ward who denied the truth or of Uio tlc statement made mado by tile the against her bet She Sho declared that hud had been brought to bear hear upon them In or ot dur der lo to a now no trial Tho The affidavits were argued upon I IS Ir S r r their merits by h tho the respective attar attorneys attorneys n s District Attorney Loofbourow declared that the affidavits tied dod not contain any now evidence Ho showed I from the tho records whore the defense attempted to lo secure the lie admission or ortho Q orthe tho the statements In tho the Davits ami that the tho court count had passed upon It at atthe the tho trial holding hold In that It should be bo stricken from the tho records Judge was unable to con convince vince inco the tho court that It if was material evidence and anti that tho the affidavits went wont to lo show that UtO testimony of or Mrs Amanda Vance Tance Ward Wad was what con convicted Vance and that It Il was mallet malici malicious ous OUR anti and vindictive Without any an comment commont Judge Jud o Arm Mm Armstrong Armstrong strong overruled o the motion of or a a now trial and an appeal was taken ta ol Thom Thomas as Vanco Vance sat behind his attorneys attorn and listened attentively attentive to lie tho argue arguments arguments ments Ho He showed no signs of emo emotion emotion tion thou but a scornful smile played upon hIs liis features at the mention of or Mrs Wards Yards name and when his ills motion was denied He was handcuffed and taken en back to the state prison |