Show HAWORTH MUST DIE supreme court affirms judgment of the trial court the supreme court bf the state has said that nathan F haworth roust die for the murder of thomas sandall the opinion of the supreme court affirming the judgment of the trial court was handed down yesterday it is written by judge baskin with the concurrence of chief justice miner and justice bartuli Bart cli even the prisoner now admits there is little between himself and death by execution when word of the action of the spurt wa conveyed to him in his cell at the penitentiary yesterday afternoon IIa worth appeared jor a minute to have lost the use of his faculties fixing his eyes upon the bars of his cell and nervously fingering the seams of his trousers grousers gro users when he emerged finally from this state lie said in a barely audible voice ahat he had expected better news 1 I dont see that I 1 stand much chance now he added the court done wrong in not giving me the one chance of a new trial had I 1 been granted a new trial I 1 could have shown innocence as I 1 have como witnesses whose evidence is important just what the testimony of these witnesses consists of I 1 am not prepared to state but I 1 guess im doomed continued the condemned man resignedly heaving a sigh calculated to show that ho i prepared for whatever is to come ive got nerve enough to meet the or deal jike a man if it comes have you any choice between shooting and hanging was asked well when I 1 was first sentenced haworth replied 1 I decided I 1 would a little rather be shot I 1 been thinking much about it of late but I 1 guess shooting is about as good as anything in the killing line I 1 may change my mind though after I 1 think the matter over do you maintain your innocence I 1 was asked of the prisoner oh yea by all means he answered shifting uneasily in his chair and looking out of the window if they hang ine they will hang an innocent man tho murder of which haworth waa convicted was one of the most brutal and cold blooded in the criminal annals of the state on the night of march 28 1809 the farmers union store at layton waa broken into and the aged watchman thomaa sandall shot in the ahead the weapon aed evidently being a shotgun as Sandall shead was blown almost entirely from his body at first as if the murderer had left no clues behind him but through intelligent tell igent and work on alie part of the onic cra the bloody trail waa finally found and it was followed persistently until it ended with tho arrest of haworth in oregon the man was brought back to utah and in june 1000 was found guilty of murder in the first degree and sentenced to bo hanged during the interval between hi arrest and trial lie mada several unsuccessful attempt a to and also confessed his guilt |