Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-04-05 | Page 20 | Life behind Walls Jury's Verdict in Trial of J. A. Hill

BEHIND WAllS S VERDICT IN PL RIAl OF U. U 1 1 A. A Hill II F Fd Fm d s m G Guilty of f Mu Murder in in Fj F rs t D g re J Re Recommends lm p r m ant Y UIL UI TY of to in the first rJ st lie lie- G g re e l to for tor life life s the verdict yester yesterday e aar day dAr oft the s sHill e Jury against J j. j A A. A Hill RUI charS charged l g with I the e murder of or Night Marshal Frank Colclough at t Midvale Aunt August 1 i last ut will b bo be sentenced next Saturday toy br b Judge F F- C C. row row pops The ed the VerI verdict ver Ver- I diet dict of t the e Jury lury without An any show sho of s I surprise When the foreman read the time recommendation cl ch uie e an expression I II I of Intense relief spread over his face tace Th The jut jury remained Qed Du from shortly before 5 o'clock until until until un un- til 1125 25 yesterday ni rn before a l verdict was a agreed reed upon jit It Is understood under under- understood stood that the jury was was was' riot d on the matter of ot ra t. t b but t ito isto o the recommendation recommendation recommendation rec rec- for tor life me Imprisonment On the first ballot It Is Mid Bald there wore twelve twel for fot conviction with eleven en for tor life imprisonment and one for forthe the death penalty j Shortly after fter court resumed yesterday ester yester day Y morning the Jury JUT returned in Into to court and A naked asked keel Instructions n ai as aI to whether hether the court could chance change the verdict ser ser- ver ver- dict of the Jury The court Informed td the Jury juri that he had lead no such authority After more than an hour the Jury returned re red re- turned with Its verdict V i When Hill comes cornea up for sentence his b attorneys will move for a new trial arid If overruled o an appeal will be taken