The Glenwood post., 1905-02-11
CAPITAL PUNISHME NT
SUSTAINED BY SUPREME COURT
Murderers May Be Hanged in Colorado
-Four Men Now Under Death
Sentence

Sentence.
Denver, Feb. THE long-expected
decision in the Youngblood murder
case was handed down by the Supreme
Court yesterday.
1t upheld the constitutionality of the
capital punishment law in Colorado on
applications for new trials by Fred Ar.
mold, Newton A. Andrews and Charles
o. Peters, the three lads convicted of
the murder OF Mrs. Amanda Young
blood, which occurred New Years
Eve, 1908.
The law was upheld and the execu-
ton of the death sentence imposed by
the lower court was sustained. The
date for the execution was set for the
week beginning May 2lst next.
Azel ID. Galbraith, convicted of the
murder of his wife and child in Russell
Gulch last March, will also hang, it is
expected. as a result of this decision.
He was sentenced to hang the week
beginning October 10th last, but has
been reprieved at various times to al
low time for the constitutionality OF
the law under which he was sentenced
to be settled.
His last reprieve was granted by
Governor Adams January 1ith and was
loI lOTlN 1--WE udyS. his Will expire
during the first week in March.
Galbraith's crime was one of the
most consummate atrocity. Infatuated
with Lottie Russell, a Denver woman,
he rid himself of his wife and boy by
,hooting them to death in their cabin
IL Russell gulch last march. The shoot
ing occurred in the early morning
While Mrs. Galbraith was asleep.
When he had shot his wife Gal
oraith called in his young son who was
playing outside, and told him to lie
down on the bed. This the child did
and the tiendish father then shot him.
Galbraith covered the two bodies in
the bed and came to Denver. The
crime was not discovered for several
weeks. Galbraith made a full confess
sion.
The Supreme Court made several
other orders affecting Colorado muir
derers yesterday. Joseph Burns, who
killed his wife, Nonan Burns, in Den
yer Iast fall, was denied u writ of SUI
persedeas and an order previously en-
tered for stay of sentence was va
Gated.
He was taken to Canon Cny last
night to serve sentence of eight to
] ten years.
Jd'oD LIpllClldu vi Lid Ildld county,
convicted of the murder of Matt Lux
singer in November, 1903, is to have
new trial.
John Lynch of Gunnison county,
convicted of voluntary manslaughter,
is also to have a new trial.
The opinion UNFOLDING the constitu-
tionality of the hanging law was writ
ten by Chief Justice Gabbert and con
Cured in by the entire bench.
The murder for which the three boys
were tried was one of the most afro.
| cious ever committed in Denver. About
midnight on New Years Eve, 1908,
] they went to the home of the Young
| bloods in Valverde, fully armed They
| aroused the family by asking to be al
lowed to enter the house and use the
telephone.
| When the door was opened by Mr..
! Youngbood he was assaulted by the
three rufiians. His aged wife ran to
| his rescue and was shot down in cold
| blood. A son who attempted to assist
his parents was shot and dangerously
wounded, and lay for weeks between
life and death in the county hospital.
| The Youngbloods had but recently
come to Denver from the South. and
kept small grocery in Valverde, liv-
/ ms III lI' l'dl VI lllt Slolt. / ne DON
were arrested the next day and con
| fessed to the whole affair.
The trial resulted in their conviction
Andrews and Peters were tried in one
case and Arnold had a separate trial.
! The cases We're appealed to the SUI
| preme Court on the following assign
ments of error:
"First-The insufficiency of the in
formation under the testimony to JUS
tify verdict of murder in the first de-
gree.
"Second-The validity of the capital
punishment act.
Third Alleged errors in giving and
refusing Instructions.
Notwithstanding of testi-
mony.
Notwithstanding motion of Defend
ant Peters for change of venue"