The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-25
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FREE SOUTHWORTH
Jurors Were Nearly All Faith
erS Of Large Families; One
Ballot Taken.
Special 10 The Tribune.

Special 10 The Tribune.
OGDEN. Dec. 24.-There was no tim,
when tho jury which passed upon the
evidence in tho case OF Heury South
worth. cnareed with the murder or r. l..
Hanks az Glonwood park in this city
on August II. was not unanimous tor
acqulttal. the only question involved iu
tho deliberations being the qualification.
iustihable homicide or insanity. II was
finally decided 10 give the man clean
release and the verdict OF not guilty
returned at 2.55 o'cloc. this morning
after three hours OF secret consideration.
is the answer
This IS the claim Of ono OF The jury
men, who said that only one ballot was
necessary 10 decide the fate OF the Farm
sngton man. IL was claimed AZ The time
toe jury returned ~ verdict that one
other ballot was taken and resulted as
follows. Seven for aCpuittal. three 10Y
acquittal by reason Of insanity and two
blanks. This report Wss denied hv the
iuryman who asserted that single bal
lot was taken.
In view Of the evidence and circum-
stances OF the case, tho verdict was not
unexpected and proved a popular one.
The fact that every h,rynan who passed
upon tho fate OF the accused Southworth
was man OF family is conceded b the
attorneys on botn sides TO- have had a
material influence. II viii be remem-
hercd that the children OF the twelve
iurymen Iotaled eighty-ciGh;.
A recess was taken when the Jury
o'clock last night but Judge y. j. Harris
announced that court would remain In
session 10 receive the verdict
Almost one hundred persons remained
in the courtroom and among these were
many members OF the Jurors families.
At 2i5 the jurymen returned 10 the
the clerk after it had been received by
the Judge
Henry southworth seated at the at
torneys' table, leaned forward in his
al-a IA h.,fE 1.-lr cr-,t4 n,n
the clerk road the preliminary lines
or the verdict. A the words not
guilty were heard tho man was almost
dTaEsed from his chair by a nall dozen
filends who were seated inside the rail-
ing. simultaneously the spectators out
eide the railing jumped to their feet
voice OF the clerk inaudblc. The scene
was ono Of confusion and no crcnter
demonstration has ever marked ver-
dict rendered In courtroom or this
II only wish that had words to cx-
press my thanks 10 All tho friends in
Ogden and clscwnerc VINO have assisted
me in this trouble. said Sorthworth 10
q newspaper man shortly after the ver
dict had been read "Thov ceTtaincly
have been kind TO nc and am mighty
along that IL would como out like this,
but Of course. 7 feel lot better now
that | have heard the verdict ! scarcely
expected verdict tonight and had gone
to bed downstairs This VIII he a
mighty nappy Christmas for me.
Mrs. Myra Southworth wife OF tho &C
cuscd man. and her mother. Mrs. Iund.
were In the courtroom during the en-
tire evening session. occupying seats In
the middle section of benches reserved
for The spoCtators. They lcft the build-
ing shortly after the case went 20 tho
jury at l1:io and did not return
II was almost an hour after the ad
iournn1ent OF court that SouthWorta and
his friends left the county building They
a local hotel O'Clock
this morning. taking an electric car TO
Pennington. whore the freed SLAYER OF
the band manager VIII spend Christmas
with his family aud friends.