Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-26
70 Be SHOT ON DECEMBER Il.
Attorney Weber Objected to Sentence
Being Imposed on the Ground that
Client Was Insane.
CONDEMNED MAN WAS SILENT.
When Asked for Reasons Why Sentence
Should Not be Passed He Sim.
ply Said Had None.

Nick Haworth WINS this morning sem
fenced by Judge Rolapp at Farming
TON TO be shot. The court fixed the
date for Friday, Dec. II, between the
hours OF 10 a. m. and p. M and the
Mace of execution within the walls OF
the state prison.
When asked II he had any reason
10 give why sentence should not
be passed Attorney Webber arose and
stated that he raised objections on the
ground that the defendant was insane.
In support OF this contention he refer
red 10 the afiidavlts that were filed on
the occasion OF the petition for a new
trial. These afiidavits in support Of q
new trial were sworn to by A. j. Web
Der and ]. NJ. Hamilton, attorneys for
the condemned man; u. IL. Haworth,
hls brother. Guards Martin and Phin-
cas- Young, William Brady and others.
Haworth took his sentence as a mat
ter OF course and returned to Salt Lake
and his cell in the state prison quietly
and without giving any trouble.
When he appeared closely guarded In
the courtroom this morning he greet
ed those OF the officers and officials
whom he knew In a cheerful manner
and spent the time In chatting with
those who would talk 10 him. He
seemed to be bright and did not exhib-
II any effects of the exposure and
~o,,,h Alma no ax narianoaa folInvtap hiu
temporary successful break out of
prison couple OF weeks ago. He
glanced around the courtroom fire.
quently with a keen gaze which took In
all details
At 9ii5 Judge Rolapp took his seat
on the bench and Immediately follow
Ing the calling OF the case asked Ha-
worth II he were represented by conu-
sell Haworth stated that he expected
Attorney Weber to appear on his be-
half and could not assign any reason
for his absence. Five minutes later Mr..
Webber made his appearance and apol-
ognized. The court asked then If there
were any reasons why sentence should
not be passed. Counsel for defendant
promptly asserted that his client was
insane and based his objections on the
ailidayits that had been filed in sup
port Of a new trial
Turning to Haworth the court asked
him II he had anything to say before
sentence was passed.
Haworth stood up and simply said,
mo sir"
The sentence OF death was then pass
ed upon the convicted murderer and he
was led away by the officers. The con-
demned man did not finch while the
uraed words were being uttered. He
SIMPLY looked straight at the Judge and
then sat down.
STORY OF THE CRIME.
The crime for which Nathan II, Ha-
worth better known as "Nick" Ha-
worth, was today re-sentenced was the
murder of Robert Sandal, the night
Waterman In the Farmers Union store
~ Layton on the night OF March 2s,
less' The body OF the unfortunate man
was discovered when the store was
opened In the morning the head having
peen apparently blown to pieces With a
tn0'gun' Suspicion rested on gang
pl morse traders OF which Haworth was
ons' ana after n chase covering months
una extending over several states.
eherlu Abbott succeeded In running his
mah down In the Puget Sound country.
Ihen followed a long trial which was
nsupoornly fought by attorneys for de.
.enuant The trial was not without its
sensa.lonal features, not least was the
ss.teInpt OF Haworth to escape from the
heeond district court OF Weber county
~ Ieaping from the window. He was
Uncovered, however. and the death
n,os on eventually imposed June 20,
Ivy. me prisoner confessed to the
lime after his arrest and in his ap-
peai 10 the supreme court for new
,s aI MS attorney attempted to prove
'"a' lie was insane at the time OF the