Ogden Daily Standard | 1919-12-20 | Page 18 | New's Confession of Murder is Read before Jury

News Confession of Murder is Read Before Jury 1 :.i)S ANGELBS, Dec. 19. An alleged confession of Harry New, charged with the murder of his sweetheart, Freda Lessor, was admitted in evidence evi-dence and read to the jury tring htm here late today In admitting the con fesslon, Superior Judge Gavin Craig det Ided v ha i both sub s conceded was the most important legal point Involved Involv-ed in the ease. Miss. E. L. Senner, a trained nurse, testified New had toM her he "did not intend to man-.- for a long time" and hi d accused Miss Lesser of '.'running jpround" with other men. The defense had announced if e: pected to present long arguments against admission of alleged confession by New, but I.oeompte Davis, lending counsel for New, ina lr only a brief. I though vigorous objection. The alleged confession was laid before be-fore the jury through the testimony oi L J Davidson, a police detective, who swore it hid been made in his presence and that of another police officer; and two newapaper men. July 5 last, at central police station here. Davidson testified he was on duty as desk sergeant when New entered his ; office and laying down a revolver on ( the witness' desk, told him he had killed a gir! According tq Davidson New said he had killed her in Tupnn ro canyon, n few miles from here, and I had taken the body to the police sta 1 1 ion in the automobile in which they bad been riding and in which he said the girl had met death. I The witness said he and the three other men he had meutioned aecom ; panled New to a car, which was standing stand-ing outside- the- station, and there found the body of Miss Lesser. New i hen re-entered the station and made R lormal confession, Iaidson said, which was reduced to writing In this alleged confession New said , he killed the girl because she refused 'to marry him. and though admitting She yas in a state ol expectanl motherhood, mother-hood, would not bear a child by him and planned to have an illegal opera Lion performed. The prosecution announced anothei and more lengthy confession, alleged 1 to bave been made by New, would be offered in evidence Monday when the trial is resumed.