Jury Delivers Guilty Verdict in Laramie Murder Case
After less than 15 minutes of deliberation, the jury finds J. Warren Jenkins guilty of first degree murder in the death of his wife Jessie, in a case watched closely by a packed courthouse crowd and reporters. Judge Parmalee presided as Jenkins listened, faces tense, during the verdict.
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J. Warren Jenkins
D. C. Barksdale
Clark McClurg
Jessie
District Court
T. Joe Fisher
Laramie County
C. H. Parmallee
Sheridan
Jenkins
Roach
Parmaliee
Rigdon
Ross
Jenking
Mr. Ross
Court House
Parmallee
Leader's Enterprise Flashes Verdict. Cheyenne Press Sells 1000 Copies
The Leader announces the Jenkins murder verdict moments after it is read, stating the paper's rapid coverage. About 1,000 copies circulate on Cheyenne streets between 10 and 11 pm as extra presses fire again to meet demand.
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Jenkins
Cheyenne
Charles Stiess
Attorney Ross Pleads Innocence in Five Hour Defense
The defense for J Warren Jenkins unfolds as Attorney William B Ross delivers a five hour plea to jurors, arguing innocence and reasonable doubt. He questions circumstantial evidence, notes potential entry via unlocked doors, and urges the jury to protect the innocent over convicting the guilty.
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Ross
J. Warren Jenkins
Jenkins
Thias
Fte
Dr. Beard
Acreen
Network of Evidence Ties Jenkins to Murder, Court Declares
In a lengthy trial spanning eleven days, Charles L. Rigdon led the prosecution in the Jenkins murder case. The case hinged on a tightly woven web of circumstantial evidence, including an Indian club skull fracture, conflicting alibis, and damning testimony, culminating in a conviction of J Warren Jenkins.
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J. Warren Jenkins
Charles L. Rigdon
Laramie County
Frank Roach
Edward Schoels
Jessie Jenking
Rigno
Jenkins
Willian B. Ross
Hogs
Jeskine
Ros S
Rigdon
Joseph Griffin
Damagin
Weather forecast for Wyoming and nearby regions
The DAily weather outlook notes fair conditions in Wyoming with a warm trend. Sunday is expected to be fair with higher temperatures. Monday should continue warmer with light southwestern breezes.
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Washington, D. C
Wyoming
Fame Daily Fair
The
Southwest
Citizens praise leader for swift Jenkins trial extra
The Cheyenne Leader drew strong endorsements from business leaders for its prompt Jenkins Murder Trial extra. Citizens lauded the staff for rapid street distribution and metropolitan methods, praising the paper's up to date plant and quick reporting.
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Jenkins
L. P. Desmond
the Teader
Cheyenne
Leader
Sugar Tariff Revision Passes Senate
The Republican Sugar tariff bill, a compromise between Lodge and Bristow plans, was adopted by the Senate. It lowers the sugar duty from 1.90 to 1.60 per unit, with progressives and regulars in an ironclad agreement supporting the measure despite shifting alliances.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Senate
Taft
Wyoming progressives form new party aimed at defeating Taft in 1912
A Wyoming progressive convention called by Governor Joseph M. Carey marks the state’s move toward a new political alignment. Carey denounces Taft’s Chicago nomination as fraud and vows to oppose the Wyoming delegation in Congress, signaling a bid to nominate Theodore Roosevelt and defeat the Taft-Warren-Mondell machine.
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Wyoming
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Congress
Joseph M. Carey
Carey
Taft
Chicago
Warren
Clarke
Mondell
Washington
Clark
Woodrow Wilson
Theodore Hoosevelt
Careg Sald
Overnor
Tynan
Sheridan County
Downey
Albany County
Brandon
Lincoln County
A. A. Underwood
Laramie County
Waites Gotleib
R. Schench
Pess
Mendell
Tyton
Underwood
Godelb
Toelsted
Unem
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WM. B. Ross
Kopard
Howeard
Kelley
Yeme
C, B
Dende
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