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tom.allto►ri’ndtine' - 7 '■ 'r - n‘ 3-9 # *b J|*‘\\lt;V the jury find *lefen^lrtnt| tKui\ ty of 'manslaughter/ nmf 4:. *jUmt he I* eighteen . years of? *f; tm*- • : UIhonInLISVRc-utT-orleleii-iyAfter being out two hours; ^lt;1!. ■jury iu the case of the stace ofana. \*8. Harry Healy, Indicml ianUS)trijjd for the murder of Roberta, Winter, February 2(1, 1912,.returnfedl . a dfealed rerdict at ! o’clock ip.- rp.,|, Thursday night. The foreman • tok| ]'“ charge of-It and it was read m open' ^ court this morning at 9 a’eio|lcl: ; in $he presence of the defendaii't^ajdlj reiittives, the attorneys for dio statcj v ftnd the .defense, and a court rooijAj v fulji Of curious people., ’While, dtej jj verdict, was being read -profound si-1 .: fence prevailed. The verdict c'ar.rijj.s;t ■ with it a term of from two td fwe«l|-:| one years in the reformatory at ferSOBville. : £ i#s!I immediately after the reading pf|° the;, verdict - Attorney A. J. i Padgoitjf'' niov*ed Tor a new trial. The conw:oi-,dw— w.-v4 v* uiiii. lUtf UUtipL-Ksala. it would take the matter up30 ]). in, . The defendant aiid: h|a|f father and'a bailiff -Went oft in seardh;r of lion cl, -*1ie- spectator/ fllerf.’ hndj:the court went into probale. \ '• B.p1^ Tj^iere were many guesses as/toi M whrit.the verdict would le,. : Soofe * were cock sure it would be. rnurildr; in' the first degree.others thought ft would not go so far* and still ctlie^ werp sure the young nian wonk^M* acquitted. It \was? :noted that tli woqien, always Sympathetic, favored acquittal. • The men' as a rute iw-era of. The opinion that there are bhtir^ ly,t;OD many murders nowadays: anftthat), it is time to stop it. / j?«. pit the first ballot were, two' volef* for-first 'degree ' murder—no - more after, that. About ten ballots |wer£ taktjn, the jury finally settling do.w§ on- iuanslaughter, ' ' ■/£•Ojne young4 woman said, “Oh, deari.IT11 never make another guess bn' jt verdict. I jvas sure ho would bo ac£ quitted on”the evidence/* j .?!At; !:3ft ‘.this .afternoon . ; Harrjj; Healy was sentenced by-Judge Og/ don to serve a- term of froro. :xwo td.: twenty-one years in the reformlijtorj; at Jeffersonville. While pronouncing sentence the judge evinced • liubh-emotlon. and gave' the' hoy ■ som.4 •fatliprly advice, telling him1 that;tliifjj was; the only stain on' his ohlardeterf'' and That he should so live' as to ihlot it oiiit* .' •*'- \ ’ i.Jdhn Healy, father of Harry,-testjifi inc under indict ment far 1i .a
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Daviess County Democrat
Washington, Indiana, US
Sat, May 04, 1912
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