Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-07-07
JURY HOLDS FATE
OF HARRY THORNE
Evidence All in and Case Placed
In It's Hands at Mon
Today.
TRY TO SHOW TRAP FOR BOY.
Defendants Counsel Would Have
shown Him Led lnto Crlmc By
Older Criminals.

Arguments were presented by both
sides Ia the trial OF Harry Thorne
for the murder OF George W. Tassen.
In Judge Lewis court this morning
and by noon the life OF the boy was
in the hands of the jury Some sensa-
tional evidence Was introduced yoster-
day afternoon when the defendant on
cross examination pat on tho mask
and overall5, took the revolver in hand
and using Mr.. Loofburrow in Fas-
sells place showed to the jury just
how the killing had occurred. Thorno
had hoped TO give evidence that no
was led into the crime by others.
j. NJ Denny the defendants at
torney, following Mr. Lcatherwood.
who spoke for the state yesterday
afternoon. addressed the jury this
morning.
I'VE must make the distinction be-
tween cOld-bloodcd. deliberate muir
der ands an accidental shooting" he
said. Are you going to take the life
of "a boy not yet IS years Of age?
Death. in many instances Is prefer
able 20 life imprisonment: but there
II no power In the mind Of men TO
take the life OF a boy less than rs
years OF age for the commission Of
crime he never intended.
CURLEY \ STOOL PIGEON.
WOE unto the murderer who delib-
erately kills. for he shall die''-that was
tho old law, and IL WAS the ground
work for our law. IL was never the
Intention OF this law 10 take the life
~ man unless he had deliberately
IHHNa hon
this boy deliberately Killed George w
Fassell. ! defy the state 20 point out
u motive FOR the crime. The boys life
within two weeks Of the shooting was
as far as you know, as pure as that
OF any man Born i'm Norfolk. Vlr-
ginia. taken to Baltimore at . years of
age. where az II he lost his mother
this is all sou know OF this boy, whose
life the prosecution paints with the |
blacklist color"
Continuing in this strain Mr. Denny |
sought TO show that Curley had been |
to the cash register before Thorne that
Cnrley was the instigator and that
Thorno had taken the money because /
nc saw the cash register open Mr. /
denny also insinuated that Curley |
was either detective. or the aid Of |
Detective Sheets I'm n plan to capture |
the men who were at the Angelus
rOoming house.
Ndn lhe state take the life OF n |
boy led thus into the commission OF
y crime. What shall be the price OF /
his life II II Is found that others in
Guiding the officers Of the law pur-
puseiy led him into the crime OF which
he Is charged" continued Mr. Denny.
THE STATES SHOWING.
Dist Atty. Loofbourow then followed
With short address for the state.
pointing out that where parties are on
gaged In the commission Of a robbery
md commit murder. 10 is not necessary |
% prove deiibcration or intent-the in
ent is presumed. He said that Thorne
vas Of sound mind and should be
Judged not by his age but by his ex-
lcrienCe
1t was not tho "a bling Of tho gun
nto the side of FAssoll that caused tho
'hooting.' continued Mr.. Loorbourow, |
IL was the fact as 'rhorne admitted In |
lls confession that Fassell did not put
iis hands up fast enough
Mr. Loofbourow then poin ted out that
'hornc sought his criminal companions |
.fter the commission OF the murder
ma did not show any rcmorsc: but |
m tho contrary was caught counting |
he money he had obtained.
Boys do not commence crime with |
obbery; they start with petit larceny"
e added.