Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1922-07-18 | Page 2 | Two Sentenced for Murder of Wilson

TWO SENTENCED FOR MURDER OF WiLSON LONDON, July IS. (By the Associated Asso-ciated press,) Reginald. Dujan and, I .Joseph O'Sulllvan were sentenced tq death today foi the namki pf Flelq Mjirial Sir Henry Hughe.- Wilson, who uas shot In front ol bis homo on Baton place last month. Tin- fpl n wore con-! vlcted after trial in the Old Bailey. Thus, 26 days rrom the date on1 which the not-d Si Idlter was murdt r -the men who fired the fatal shots were, convicted and the death penalty imposed im-posed on them This constitutes n record In England when- muidi i trlii.s usually aro completed more QUtek'y than in most countrltx I The attorney generavs case for thq prosecution required barely half ud j hour to present. Before opening 'he flof pse, Artcmnil .lonen, of counuel foi the prisoners I usked that Dunn be allowed to mak I a 8taiement. The htatemcnt was hand-l ed to tho judge, who declared it to o. j a political manifesto. Justlfy;ng the. right to kill, and that he therefor, j could not allow it to be read. Tim court said thai Dunn could give uvi- dencc If he wished The deferiflants' counsel therejpon' asked the court for i short adjoprn-meni adjoprn-meni for sonsultatlon, Which was granted When the attorneys rotu-n-i ed Mr. Jones announced that the c o-1 fendants took ihc lew tliat owirg to1 the Judge's rcfusai tQ permit Dunn's I l u statement to be read they no iorigQrl wished to have Kgal reprejier.liUon. Thrreloro "Mr J jiies stated tha he t had no alternative but to With J raw I H t rum tho case. I II