Show i FACES LIFE TERM Jury Finds Greek Slayer of John Contos Guilty of Second Degree Murder I DELIBERATIONS CONTINUE UNTIL 2 THIS MORNING Defendant Shows Little Concern Wren Decision of Twelve Is Returned o 0 G 0 0 t 0 6 0 00 0 0 0 0 0 Q 0 0 OO 00 0 0 o 0 0 o oO 0 O Wo W T the jury jur empanelled to 0 O OO I 0 O hear henr the case caso of o the State of ot otI O 0 OO 0 O Utah against Nick find 0 O OG I 0 G the defendant deen ant guilty of murder 0 O OO I O 0 In the tho second degree degre W F G C GO Co O 0 James foreman 0 G GG 0 G The foregoing verdict was 0 O OG I G o reached at 2 this morn 0 O OO O C ing JU after afLer the tue Jury had been out 0 O OO I O CI for Cor three thre and a half hours A 0 O OO O 0 few fow minutes before the verdict 0 O OG G Q was read rend the court ballEts tel telO O 0 OO O 0 to Judge Howell and 0 O OO O 0 the tho attorneys engaged In the tho 0 O OO O 0 trial who arrived at the court 0 O C room at 2 0 O OO O Cl Deputy County Count Clerk Harry Harr 0 G GO O 0 Hales read the tho verdict which 0 O OG G C was received by the prisoner 0 O OO O C without tho the slightest show of or 0 O OO O 0 emotion The Import of the 0 O OO O 0 jurys findings was quickly e ox ex O 0 OO 1 O 0 to the prisoner by his 0 O OG G Co counsel Samuel King Icing who 0 O OO O 0 then thea asked that tho jury jur be he 0 O OO O 0 polled In reply to the ques 0 O OO O 0 lions of oC the clerk each of or the 0 G GO O 0 jurors answered that this was 0 O OO O C their verdict 0 O OO O 0 At the Ul suggestion of or 0 G GG G o ney ncy King tho the court sot set 0 O OO O 0 ary 26 as the day upon which G C GO Co O 0 sentence will he ho passed The 0 O OO O 0 prisoners counsel gave save notice 0 G GG G o that he would within the live Jive 0 O OO O 0 days clays allowed by the statute 0 O OO O 0 file a notice of a n a motion for fOT a G C GO O 0 new trial 0 O OO O 0 Murder in the second degree 0 O OO O 0 Is punishable by ly h a sentence of 0 O OO O 0 from rom ten year yean to lo life lICe imprison 0 G GO O 0 meat ment In the tho state penitentiary G GO C O cj in the discretion of oC the 0 O OCr Cr C The Jury j ry was dismissed by b 0 O OO O 0 the court and anti excused from rom 0 O OG G o further attendance upon court 0 O OO O 0 at this term tein 0 O OO O 0 0 O GOO OO 00 OO 00 The fate of Nick NI k charged with murder in the first degree now non lies Hes in the hands of oC twelve men It these men who wito compose the jury which has listened lis toned to the th vast amount of oC evidence Introduced by the and the defense for the past ten days da s sHay say Hay by b their verdict that when fired the tho shot which caused the death of oC John Contos last April Arll ho he was jus justified justified tied In so doing will be dis discharged discharged charged by the court and will begin life anew Should the jury however deter determine determine determine mine that Tacos deliberately sought out and murdered his countryman without cause he be will wm be compelled under un er the laws of o this state to pay paO the penalty for Cor his crime by boing legally legal executed either by hang hanging hanging hanging ing or by being shot to death denti by of officers officers of the law lan la If from Crom the tho evi evidence evidence evidence dence which has been boen Introduced by bythe b bythe the jury comes conies to the conclusion that there then I aro are some extenuating circum circumstances stances in the case the prisoners life should not l ho he o taken to meet the demands of oC justice a recommendation of or mercy merc can be bo made or the tho prison prisoner er el can be found guilty of a lesser dc de gee gico of homicide to that of murder in inthe Inthe inthe the first degree In either event the Greek Gre k will have to servo out his life lif in the state penitentiary at hard la In labor labor bor or spend a number of years ears in tho the state slate prison to satisfy the demands of Justice No New Witnesses Both the he state and the defense defens an announced announced yesterday morning morn lag that there were no additional to be called culled Former t Attorney Halverson opened the argo arguments arguments ments meats for the state slat His Ills argument was a strong plea for tho the enforcement of the criminal laws o 0 tie Ie state Mr took tool Jp up the testimony of the witnesses for or the one by byone b bs i iono one ono anti and succeeded in showing many man flaws in tho the fabric of the prisoners I defense He was followed by Sam King attorney for the defense who I spoke for Cor several hours Mr Kings argument was a powerful one and dealt In iii an exhaust Ice manner with tho Elic evidence introduced by tue state stale I He pointed out the inconsistency In Inthe inthe the testimony of some of ot the wit witnesses witnesses I nesses who were called by b tho the state and their testimony at the pie pr Ire j hearing District Attorney Nathan athan J T Harris I summed up tip the states ease case last I night going over oyer the ground covered by Attorney on and bringing out a number of additional points up tip upon tipon on on which tho the state Is 16 asking for a con can conviction I on the charge of oC murder in the degree Prisoner Ic Is Nervous I At the tho conclusion of oC tho the arguments Judge J A Howell charged the jury jur as to tho the law which must bo ho follow followed 1 ed ti in Itt arriving l at its verdict Several degrees of homicide with what must bo ho proved by the tho state slate to tu substantiate each achl were wore carefully explained to the th jury Jur by the court The case went W to tho the jury jur at 11 1115 IS last ra t ant all an at an au earls earl I hour this morning no verdict had I been teon readied A verdict Is expected 1 sOme lUe time today Judge Howell loft left word with the ilie bailiffs in charge chargo of o the tho I jury to call him should the tho Jury jUr ar arrive rive iIvo at nt n fi verdict by h 2 this I |