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Show DEWEY DECEIVES FOURTEEN YEARS Sail Lake, Oct 28. -By agreement between counsel. Elmer L Dewey. slayer oi Sergeant John Henry Johns ton, changed his plea of not guilty tp a charge of murder in th first degree to a plea of guilty to second degree murder, and was sentenced by Judge F . C. Loofbourow to fourteen years la the 6tate prison yesterday morning. Dewpy's second trial was to have been begun yesterday morning, but when the case was called the district attorney. E O Leatherwood. explain ed that one of the state's witnesses was dead and two others wera miss-i'i miss-i'i lie said that inasmuch as the defense had suggested a compromise, h- bellevpd the pnds of Justice could be met by a change of plea. Judge O N" Hilton of Denver, coun sej for Dewey, then addressed the court, saying that he did not belies an acquittal at the hands of a Jury would meet the ends of Justice en "rely, but he believed that the defendant de-fendant had done much, in his gen ?ral attitude, toward expiation of his crime. He reviewed Dewey's past llf, his family connections and the circumstances that led to the crime He said he did not believe tho defendant defend-ant to be a criminal. "Under these conditions " Bahl Judge Hilton, "wo feel that tho Interests In-terests of the public and of the de fendant are best served by making an open, frank avowal to the court. We feel that the spirit or reparation and expiation on the part of this I young man shonld recommend itself to the courL We bolievo that when this young man shall have made the reparation for this crime complete and he is restored to citizenship In the community he will reflect credil op the representations counael has airvdc." Dowey then rose and changed hi. pica. In passing sentence Judge LoofbouTow said that be ivas taking into consideration the age of the de fend &nt and his pveTimis good record , jIto his record while confined in the .ro-anly jalL Dewey appeared satisfied with the ranice LmpoBecL Mrs. Dewey, who i-foy&i an important part at the firs'. trial of her husband, brone down and sobbed when the sentence was pro nounced. After sentence had been passed Mrs Dewey said that she would leave at once for the past, where she has accepted a theatrical engagement. |