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actually ili«l kill Bnrlon*On the fir*t ha Hot the rote was three for eonvlfthm and nine for acquittal on the first degree charge, The jury then considenxi second degree murder and manslaughter. The manslaughter vote was four to convict and eight to acquit. The Tory took five ballots, the fifth bnng for acquittal.Big \ irtory For Counsel Kxoueration of Doaa was a distinct victory for his counsel, N. B. Gilliland, veteran lawyer and former probate judge, and Lowell C. Thompson, young attorney. Both attorneys were congratulated by the ^}M*«tators when the verdict ^as returned. Several members of the jury commended Mr. Thompson for his argument in the case. Some •»f the jury shook hands with the defendant.Two unidentified women told Dos* they prayed for his acquittal. He said he did not know the women.Judge Gilliland said he entered the rase with a firm belief that This* wae only a victim of circumstances atjd was not guilty of the murder.Stale Claimed 3 In Hot The state charged that Doss, Mary and Joe Burton conspired to kill William Burton. In confessions, Mary and Joe Burton, said the trio entered into the conspiracy. Joe Burton told the jury that he lt;aw Doss with a gun near the Burton home a few minutes Ix'for^ the murder.« Mary and Joe Burton were both convicted of the murder and their motions for new trials are pending.Doss told the jury that Mary and Joe Burton on various occasions t«»ld him they planned to kill William Burton He denied that he entered into the plot. He admitted helping Joe Burton establish an alibi concerning disposal of the gun. + *
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Portsmouth Times
Portsmouth, Ohio, US
Sat, Apr 27, 1935
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