The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-29
FVj1D CASE
TO JURY
|[)R DECISION
4 Of Copeland Must Be
|md Guilty Of IIurder
!, Second Degree or
Acquitted.
|ueE OF COURT
/ ,s VERY EXPLICIT
k.ution Arraigned the
as Destroyer of
|,iuger's Home; De-
Tense Says Not.

Pllu6~A
/ Tense Says Not.
yyER. Colo, June 2s.-Dis-
n, Judge Greeley W. Whit
nd. after the opening argument
! ,uunsel for the prosecution
.,,tiOn of the defense S argu-
"a been completed, announced
ropd hold a night session for
.,leiou of the case of Frank
,,soj. charged with the murder
b Copeland, Copeland was
ssot when Henwood quarreled
sFsstsr i. Won Phul, the st.
,rstsur ballonist, who also was
l,se bullets, from the effects
4 ks died later.
a.t Attorney Chiles this morn
"a Heuwood a "home destroy
4 aid that he had defiled the
| 1 bis friend. John w. Springer,
.Ihhy Denver banker.
rs1 John T. Bottom for the de-
lnisd that this accusation was
|ri aid that Henwood was q true
4 ihc Springers.
est!ou, throughout his argu-
vsA Was broken by an evening
-srt, dwclt upon the claim Of
na that Henwood was justified
<as at Won Phul, because Won
r,ssyed 70 be drawing gun
| y Aip pocket, after having
down Henwood in the Brown
i'iel barEoom on the night of
clothes of Won Phul were
II BY Mr.. Bottom for the ben
lk JURY.
|aselock tonight the case was
~ tie jury. The twelve men
Is Of the courtroom and a few
bliin were locked up for the
IAge Whl;ford announced that
rlI Ieconvene at 10 o o'clock to-
corning. 4
satue Of the night session was
zlg argument OF District At.
niOtt, who ridiculed the idea
2Elase, claiming that Henwood
klis necessity to be rid of Won
hf Be might ingratiate himself
ed graces of Mrs. Springer
Y BIS social ambitions and es-
trselt with Mr.. Springer TO
31tial support for his business
Attorney Bottom s expla
low blood came TO be in Won
y pocket came IN for criticism.
Elliott claimed that 'auy-
cair with western ways knows
rr would not. reach for a gun
Attorney Bottom claims Won
lie also characterized
na "deserter Of his wife
aud denounced his assump-
u role Of protector of
ed Court. =
Is no manslaughter in this
A'RSlyely said Judge Whit
Fadlng the Instructions to the
'kease Of Henwood this morn
aVit charged the jury that
~ but three possible verdicts
as trst degree murder, sec
murder and acqulttal.
g was also directed that
verdict be first degree mur-
aliy should be fixed either of
l'nnent or death. Should the
econd degree murder the
= y imposes the penalty, which,
4 !, rs,olorndo statute, is from ten
ne Imprisonment.
lluatlon Of manslaughter
's9 caused Attorney John
,o' the defense, to take ex
ae stated to the court that
va this should have been in
nllttord spent fifty minutes
N Instructions, emphasiz,
ai5sraphs defining justiGable
~ seir defense and murder.
Defined.
Si II n.N. ral charged that a shot
,S9a malice and premeditation,
pssd 3, although the shot was
"a "a. against the person killed,
,,l chime of first degree muir
Iaef y words. the accidental
= I. Copeland, for which
n, ceeIng tried. by a bullet
4 rsa,,sy M sy'Sester L. Won Phul. JUS
S,.I @0, Of frat degree murder,
~; i' Henwood intended ma
~ X. .premedllarcdly to take
d is,sss charged the jury that evi-
sM BY and gunplays on the
uu,,, aal against Henwood, OF
'rr,,s's o,n. between them, was
PiuIp,,:s 70 show the condition
tis.' mind at the time they
dss." "nen Won Phul knocked
Pslssaa IN the barroom of the
h Ee,n MOTEL, which was fol
kt mvnn%ood manod firing the fatal
: iscd I'uue no further attacks,
{ he tnen fired. there was NO
1Ay and If Hcnwood fred
s,,s usa maliciously'' the
dcgree murder,
Ssan Ruled Out.
hs " T. court permitted Attor
p tbs' h. recall Hcnwood to the
al9 purpose of identifying
ssn M Misole' letter supposed
ss,s siStten by Won Phul from
b Sas Motel in Kansas City
s,sasS,l ruled out yesterday ant
. hi n,aed niaaled this action.
as olssIlst Ousnaa Attorney Johr
d s st with a denunciation o
y laIO Ss @ y destroyer of tn
saker. v" Springer. a wealth,
tI,sa tIs, the "maudiu publi
pfss would turn murderer
Reavou upSon the public,'' an,
w US self constitut