The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-09
RAN NKEN s
SLA YERS
TO DIE
Six Night Riders Will
Hang and Two Will Go
to Jail For 20 Years.

Union City, Jan, 9.-Judge Jones to-
day imposed the death penalty on Car
ret Johnson, It'd Burton, Bob Ransom
Fred Plncon. Arthur Cloar and Sam
Applevhite, the night riders who were
found guilty Of the murder OF Captain
Quentin Ranken, and sentenced Bud
Morris and Bob HUFFMAN, the two 9th
er defendants, TO twenty years i'm
prisonment. The attorneys for the de-
fense Immediately gave notice of an
appeal TO the state supreme court. If
this tribunal does not interfere, the
first named, six men, will be hanged
on February 10.
In applying TO Judge Jones today for
a new trial. the defense attacked the
competency of Jurors Mckinney and
Ahnke. asserting that they had ex-
pressed opinions as to the guilt of t1e
three defendants After having heard
the testimony of three witnesses in
troduced by the defense in their effort
10 prove that Juror Mckinney had OK
pressed an opinion as 10 the guilt OF
tie convicted men. the state proved
by the members Of the jury that ne
insisted on mitigating circumstances
being included in the verdict.
The contentious in regard TO Jurors
Rosson and Ahnke were later with
drawn and the motion for a new trial
was quickly overruled.
Judge Jones listened attentively to
the testimony. and at the conclusion,
said the court was firmly OF the opin
ion that all evidence introduced at the
trial was competent. Judge Jones
continued:
Il said some time ago TO the grand
jury that II was a sad, sad day, when
these men left their quiet homes; that
their wives had not taken them around
the neck and pleaded with them for
God Almighty's sake to stop and not
band themselves together for such un,
holy acts. that the case is brIstling
with perjury. and the jury has return
ell into this court verdict against
Bud Morris and Bob Huffman OF muir
der In the second degree which must
stand.
The jury has also returned a yer
diet In the first degree against six OF
the defendants. and In view of the
manner in which the life OF Quentin
Rankcn was taken. can gee no miti
eating circumstances in their crime.
II was not done in the neat OF passion
and has none OF the clements OF miti-
eating circumstances and that part
OF the verdict will be disregsrded"
After a moments breathless silence
the court said:
Bud Morris. you will stand up.
III is the opinion that you be incaT-
cerated in the penitentlary for twenty
years and be deprived of your rights
OF franchise"
Bob Huffman next received the Same
sentence.
Judge Jones. after pause. con-
tinucd:
Garrett Johnson. you have been
tried on a charge OF murder In the
nrst degree. A motion for a new trial
is oyerruled by the court II is con-
sidered, and the Judgment OF the court
Is mat you will be remanded 10 lnil
until Friday. the nineteenth OF FeoTu-
ary' 1908. when you VIII. By the sher-
ln ot this county. be hanged by the
neck until YOU are dead. and may God
nave mercy on your soul"
ne same judgment was pronounced
on tne remaining FIVE defendants, con-
Nicteo oi FIRST degree murder.
f@riect silence prevailed In the
courtroom during tho proDouncing OF
me sentences. Tic defendants. each
IN turn. arose pale and worn. and re-
ceiYed tho words OF IN igmcnt
The court directed the she-iG 70 81
'nat TIC defendants be carefully ioo