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A*ease,pro-, theJury Returned Verdict' This Morning. ■ Charged. With f] Murder of E, C.Tteridefsbn, (J Whom Shot Last Summeril inludgtj ** * 4. * * 4, *4, * 4, * £ 4, 4, 4, 4 4,* -«• v.ri **tate-cpn-takeboutn.-ofsntal* “We the jury Shd the dcfend-* ant guilty of murdej jn the 8» . * ond de/nro a* cbarirt-d'-iTi flip in-stepiy* a jerts ppli-vyer ueut jpon law 1 by tantj inry; I: as t ofITheocd-: ofIhCTidgUL tothede-. ond degree os charged'aii .$he in: .* dictiuent and ossesa his, punijh* ‘ 4* mcnt at 5 years chp’fiiiopieat in ' 4** the state penitentiary. r 1 4*•5* “ J. J. JTcathcock, foferatftf.“.. **' .-fr • • / ** * 4. * * 4. * 4. * 4, *4,,4,4. 4, *.4, 4,* ■ • ’ •:This is the verdict.that, if.-Mu face was any indicator of liia. emotions, caused both relief and chagrin to fans' tnve Naurath, who/was uh triul all last week on a charge of murdering E; C. Henderson., . . . /.As the word “guiltyfell, from thelips of clerk Enylov Uiid inorning In . ,the 37tk district court, Naurath started I5*1' forward*and turned pale, but when the words , “second degree/’, followed . he nettled' back and the blood rushed t.o his face. He had escaped tile extreme penalty that for n moment' seemed fa hang over1 hiiii.. ..Wlion he heard' that' he was to go to Lhc penitentiary .he bit his lips and luuhed-r chagrined. It was evident that lie-had hoped fhr an acquittal. , . *According to a member of the junyWolHBhodorenot-Bcho^he I ' fiADsiderfltion that weighed -- With rind them .in finding this verdict'was thai toecs-ifionhndWJ13mscte?sfiveeeditsleserit-ilsoTitledA.10Wofmdfact that all the bullets ’entered Henderson *b back, showing that when Naii-rath fired Henderson -had his back turned to him. One member of the jurv said that if it . had been shown that Henderson- was facing Naiirath .when the shot was fired,' the verdict would probahl)- have been acquittal; 'The jury aloud 11 for murder In the. second degree .with a a year penalty and one for acquittal until this morning, when the one changed. Ilia-tinind.; The case was given to the jury Saturday evening. 1 Under the new Jaw Naoralli may bo released on bond, as soon as he flics notice of appeal. He will bave.to remain in jail until his motion for a new trial is passed upon.His attorneys, Carlos Hoe; W. }3. Anderson and Sam Bolden, declined to discuss the verdict. +»»• - nrnniknohisfriecntelecpont
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San Antonio Gazette
San Antonio, Texas, US
Mon, Apr 08, 1907
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