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Show NICK QBLIZALO BETSREPRIEVE Stay of Execution Granted Pending Appeal For New Trial on Murder Charge SALT LAKES, July 12 Nick Obll y.alo, convicted with Steve Mnslirk for ihe murder of Marco Lauss. August 3. 1919. ha? been granted a stay of exfcu tion, pending an appeal for n new trial bv his attorney Thomas Ramage Lauds' body was found by guards of the Utah Btate prison and had been siranglpd nml slabbed, several woundu being o Idenl in hie back. Lauss had been robbed of a large sum of gold Aftor several days, the men now facing execution "pre found, one at Dutte: Mont , and the other In Nevada During their trial, both maintained their innocence but later accused each other directly a being the murderer The; were lo have been executed on the anniversary of the crime, Au gust 3. |