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ifflUTH ifl KILLED :: FATHER MUST FIT• I(S|H‘('dy Verdict RenderedI II ' •In the Sensational NewI• Orleans Case j•vTv *rI Ii jNew (Means, La.. January 22 — j After being out oniy thirty-five minutes, the jury trying Herman ; Pailet, aged 24. for the murder of j his father in the latter's dairy, June; 29, last, returned a verdict ol guil- j ty as charged” which means that Pailet will be hanged.When E. C. Palmer, foreman, notified Judge Chretein at 5:05 o'clock i Friday afternoon that a verdict had I been reached, Pailet was led into the court-room. Clerk Patrick read the verdict and Pailet showed no ; outward signs of feeling. He stooderect while the jury was polled a*the request of Attorney Marr. Thenhe turned and walked in a regular-step out of the court-room. As hepassed out. lie said loud enough for a deputy sheriff to hear: Well she 1 got what she wanted.His remaak was believed to have: referred to his mother who testified j against him. Pailet. although he*referred to her as my dear mother” while ! e was on the stand Friday, lie seemed particularly bitter while she was testifying the preceding day. !When Pailet had reached his ceil in the parish prison fifteen minutes j after the verdict, lie had already removed his coat and shirt and was'preparing to drink coffee.Have you anything to say re-»yarding the verdict?” he was asked I am sorry I cannot thank the j jury for fulfilling my mother’s wish: but God bless my mother anyhow,” Pailet replied. More than this he refused to say.
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Bogalusa Enterprise
Bogalusa, Louisiana, US
Thu, Jan 27, 1916
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