Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-11-30
Verdict Returned After Eighty
Minutes Of DELHI
cratic il
FOREMAN MAKES STATEMENT
Declares Prisoner Hanged Himself
Convicted Man Says He Did Not
Get Fair Deal.

wife, the mother of his children, was
the verdict of IA jury that for a weel,
had listened to the testimony for and
against the accused. The result of the
jury's deliberations was announced III
court about 3:4O O'clock, one hour and
20 minutes after the venirelnen had re-
ceived their instructions and retired
with the fate Of y human being en-
trusted to their judgment.
1t was the general opinion III the
court room that the jury would not liz,
out long. Friends of the prisoner be-
llevcd that verdict OF acqtiittal would
be Forthcoming, or that the least Sc
rIons OF the charges outlined by Judge
Armstrong, eight in number, would be
sustained. On the other hand the
states attorneys and others expected
that IT would not require very long for
the jury to arrive at conclusion that
Vance was guilty of murder in the first
degree, as charged. Nearly every one
who was present when the Jury retired
remained until they made theil, re-
appearance.
THE VERDICT.
From the moment that the jury en-
tered the box there was rapt silence
In the room. Have you arrived at
~ usNis'i'''' a'htu 1uose Armstrong
~ i'a1a et.e f1atictiett repiied
We i,.Ne '.liu PASSED y snip OF paper
to Judge Armstrong The latter scan
ned 1t hastily and handed it to Clerk
howard king. who read as follows.
I'VE the Jurors in the above entitled
action find the accused guilty of muir
der in the first degree
me announcement perhaps affected
no one IN me court room less than
vance nltnseif, at least so far as out
ware appearances We're concerned. lie
vas mucn less moved by the words that
sealed MS doom than he was earlier
N the day when his weak physical con-
altlon was described resulting from
years confinement in a cell, as por-
.ment to the Jury. 2 - : = - : . :
A PECULIAR CASE
Pefhaps never before in the history
OF criminal Jurisprudence in this state
mas public opinion been at such yari-
htnce as that occasioned by the verdict
IN TINS case. The general sentiment
Is and has been that Vance is a man
of vicious and brutal temperament,
hiid there has existed little doubt that
ms wife was the object of innuman
treatment at his hands. Yet there
were doubts in the minds OF many as
10 whether he poisoned his Wife. That
he was dcserving'of severe punishment
was conceded by the majority OF people
who have followed the case. Judge
Maginn1s, in an impassioned plea for
hts clients life, said he had no sym
patty for It wife beater at any time.
lie said also that Vance is man Of
1iciouS temperament and OF but little 4
hSstliseilce.
saeiuonl also mas a jury felt called
sem ~ ,ntur,sd ' - W. nei ~ ailnos. ns
instance. scarcely had they left the
t -! ana WINE they We're sun IN
~" p''iiaihg. 'heE were criticized by
trends of vance for the verdict rem
dered
WOMAN orrE-strtc,Ns Ir-pnps
-
Mrs. ~. B. Vance, Of Ogden, a sister
in-law TO Thomas Vance. asked the
juryncn how it was possible that they
rould have returned such q verdict. She
declared that they were going to ex
ecute an innocent man and that the
time would come when they would see
their error.
me iury felt compelled e make 8
and colleagues Mr., Ilanehett told Mrs
Vance in effect that Vance had HANGED
Personally. explained Ml.
Hauchett he was in DIM hi ~ hnthn,. -J,,[
nccused wa; euiIt;- of ,,,,,,,i u. H., ~
,lrst dcaree mil Tanr, tnsit' ~, .,+.I,,l
il, hie ,I,-n hnl.Ir ~ Ia -. -,
that thc mn was n,Iilt,, IN r,ir,,t,,,
~, No fbneran ~ +estif,, nut .s,,t 4
yje,. ss,id NJ II,n,,,.t ~
tha otha i,,,.orl a,,h IN "a ',s.NI
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ii''''ii's.e .''s cSt '' s'ss'
mot A FAIR DEAI..,
vance mad but little to say concern
ihS the verdict, further than that he
was disappointed and that he was in
i,oceht OF numbering ms WIFE lie
declared that ne had nor had a fair
zeal from judge and jury but said
mat MS attorneys mad perhaps done as
iluch Tor nun as they POSSIBLY could
Judge Armstrong announced tht sen
aehce would be pronounced upon vince
lhursdy Dec. ). at ] 0 o'clock Judge
All apnel nnd some definite action in
ms direction IS likely TO be taken
Wheh GNahce appears Tor sentence
HISTORY OF CRIME.
Just one year from the DAY that
Mfs. Mary Vance was taken to ST.
Marks hositM III q critical condition