Ogden Daily Standard | 1919-07-09 | Page 10 | Harry New Held on First Degree Murder Charge

oo Harry New Held On First Decree Murder Charge LOS ANGELE, July S Following an autopsy and inquest over the body of Frieda Lesser, his fiancee, who III- iKUUIIf II!' Slew Ll il M)It- h)lH 111 ' Topango canyon near here last Friday mcht, Harry S New, who claims to he ihe son of Unitd States Senator! Harry S New of Indiana, was arraigned ar-raigned before Justice of tho Peac? Howard Hlnshaw late today on a , charge of first degree murder. He will plead next fonday morning. Although County Autopsy Surpeon 1 a 1' W agner failed to include in his report whether the young woman was i I expectant to motherhood. Dr. A- O. 'Sawyer, a physician retained by New's attorney, John Richardson, after examining ex-amining the body in I r Wagner's! presence, declared that such was thej cane. Dr. Wagner refused to confirm I or deny the truth of Dr. Sawyer's find-i ing. New said Miss Leaser told him she I was about to become the mother of I ild. and that instead of marrying jhins as he said she had promised Bbo !as golnc to have a surgical operation! performed When she told him this, Ihe says, it angered .him so that he I shot her.