The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-30
SH0CKLEY GETS
LIFE SENTENCE
Man Who Killed Gleason and Rrigh.
ton Returns to Prison.
WILL BE TRIED AGAIN
WHAT JUDGE ARMSTRONG SAYS
IN PRoNoUNClNe SENTENCE.

James Mcpherson ShOCkley was yes
terday sentenced to life Imprisonment
mt hard labor for killing Amssa l..
Gleason, the street car mOtorman, in
Salt Lake City on Jan. g. 1904 AS had
been expected, Judge George @. Arm
strong adopted the recommendation Of
the jury In the case and in prOnouncing
sentence gave his reasons for so doing.
The petition of street car employees
urging that the recommendation of the
Jury be ignored. never reached the court
room.
District Attorney Fred e. LoOfbou-
row yesterday afternoon reaflirmed his
determination to prosecute Shockley
Tor the killing Of Thomas Brighton, the
conductor who was shot by ShocKley
ri the time Of the hold-up. Mr. Loot
houroW says he viii at once look Up
the evidence in the Brighton case and
arrange for Shockiey's preliminary
hearing in that case at an early date.
Shockley was brought into court at
10 O'Clock Yesterday morning by Dep
uty Sheriffs Joseph Sharp, Andrew
Smith and AXel Steele. Shockley re-
manned calm throughout the proceed
ines and appeared to be well satisfied
with the verdict
II. a. Smith and ]. L Frick ad-
dressed the court in behalf of Shock
@Nsf "a e3AAAS AiAeA TIC ANIDAilAtiEAl4dAip VI
the jury be followed. Mr.. LoofbouroW
argued for the death penalty. The re-
D. marks OF the attorney consumed more
than half an hour.
Judge Armstrong Speaks.
In pronOuncing sentence Judge Arm
strong said.
The court Is well aware of the pro-
vision of the statute which has been
uarE1 81. go
ney and the attorneys for the defend
ant. And in view Of that very provi-
sion OF the statute this court instructed
the jury. Under the law of this state
the penalty for murder In the first de-
gree is death. or upon the recommen-
dalton Of the jury may be imprisOn'
ment at hard labor in the state prison
for life. within the discretion of TIT
court; and if you should find the de-
PENDANT guilty of murder i'm the frs
degree. you should then consider tn,
question OF making such recommends
tion. and il will be your duty 10 con
slider such question in the same man
ner as any other question submitted
10 you, giving TO it your careful anC
conscientious consideration. and shOult
you decide To make such recommends
tion. you viii include it in your Yer
dict
THE court also instructed the jur!
that in this case il requires the unani
NOUS concurrence OF all the jurors t,
lind Il verdict
Importance of the Jury.
The institutions of this country, o
this state. include among others tn
courts. AS much a part of the court i
the jury as is the court itself. Tn
legislature, ia its wisdom, has seen Il
TO allow Ii Recommendation OF the jury
such az has been made in this case, an,
a recommendation made here is-strictl.
statutory. 1t evidently was the inten
ton that the jury should have the RICH
90 pass OH that subject. II was intende,
that the jury should have the right t.
consider a case in every form. Tn
court followed in instructing the jury
not only the courts of this state, bu
also of other states where capital pun
ishment is in vogue. l believe it is tn
duty of this court 10 follow the recon
mendation of the jury, and the cour
will follow it, stand up, Mr.. ShocNley
The judgment and sentence of thi
court is that you be confined and i'm
prisoued in the state prison OF the stat
of Utah, at hard labor, for the remain
der of your life"
Immediately after sentence was pro
uouuced Shockley was taken to III
sherin's Office and from there was take
directly TO the state prison by Sheriff
g. Frank Emery and Deputy JOSEPH
Sharp.
The court room was filled with spec
tators during the proceedings, many Gu
rious persons following the prisOne
from the court room.