The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-06
Slayer of Joseph W. Axtsll
fenced to Be Hanged at 4
Prison Oct. Q.
STANDS BEFORE JUDGE
PALE AND TRRNn|
Still Maintains That Shot NJ
Killed His Victim va,
Purely Accidental.

Altar denying tho motion of \.
Car! A. Badger for d new ,r,o,
F. g. I+oofbourow Tuesday m,r,,s
!. ], Morris. the SLAYER :, E
Wallace AXtell. To be hanged wb,-
exterior walls OF the state prise, <.
day, October 8. Morris elected (.
as the method Of execution.
Pale and apparently dee,Iy
Morris was brought into the c,c-
heavily landcu!fcd and closely 49,
The Indifferent and almost dea,,,
Gude vhl"n characterized him du,.
trial had disappeared entirely ~
smile which crept over his herdss:+
In the hearing was not evident r /
morning. Instead his featnr.4
drawn. and after the death scpts,>
been pronounced the slight cnIns
face when ne came into ths ~
gone and his countenance wore =
white expression.
Slayer Deeply Affected.
There was = gulp in the conyIcss<
derer's throat when Judge Ioa6-
asked him II he had anything 10 :
fore sentence was passed, and II -
marked effort that he concludeI
statement. In which he maintairs;
the death OF Axtell was wholly a.
and that he had not intended Ia hi
man life. His Vicious. dencans,'
ever. was again demonstrated VIZ
tence was pronounced, when !
marked TO the court in firm fon<|
II there Is anything about staryaIjI
had better be put into the scnte,.
The latter statement came with a.
ed force and determination to "a.
ment he made when asked BY m
If he had anything 10 say bc(on
ment was passed 81
Upon overruling the motion eor
trial, Judge Loofbourow ordered ;
to stand up. and In an awkward
the desperate prisoner arose 10 +
Addressing him, Judge Loofbouror
MIR, Morris. you are accused +
Information OF the district AZ
which was filed in this court, M
crime of murder In the first degrt1
mitted In Salt Lake county on {
1911 You were duly arralgned h
court Oh May %, 1911, and enlsr<
plea OF not guilty TO the charge d
der in the rrst degree Attervz||
were put OH trial in this court q
10, 1911. the trial continuing uni1
2S. at which time the jury enpz11
the case returned n verdict OF nu|
the first degree. 81
Appears Nervous W7eck
''Thc court asks you at this a
you have any reason why the senl1
death should not be pronounced
yoU?"
With considerable hesitancy
who then appeared almost 4
wreck. answered;
Your honor. | don't know that
anything 10 say" A few second
followed and then he said:
IL don't want TO represent M
an angel. neither do l like 10 m
Sented as a cruel or cold -blood51
derer. While 7 stand under COM
| want 10 say that there is no tlu
ing the events that led up 10 the
that 7 once had In mind the tu
human life. and ] say now that
resulting in the killing OF Mr. AZ"
purely accidental. While, your
don't think there is anything
AT this point Morris gulped sq
paused a second 10 get his yoles.
he concluded: 81 guess that Is aI
TO say
Addressing the prisoner judi:
bourow then said: ''UnSer Inc
Utah there are two methods pfo'
the CARRYING out OF tho DEAN
Tho law gives this de!endan.
to make election OF either OF thez
DDS, shooting or hanging. The ~
calls upon you to elect the metz
Chooses Hanging.
"Wcrl. your honor. chods:
hung" answered the slayer 10
low and broken that they cou'
be heard:
Then" said Judge LooioouN
Judgment OF this court is thai
Morris. be taken hence by snc
Salt Lake county and that you
in some place OF safe conhnem
Monday. October q. 1911. and tps.
IN the exterior walls Of the 81
tentiary you bc hanged by tne
YOU are dead by the sheFln OF
county v.
1t was at this poin. that ~
claimed eff there is anytm
starvation, YOU had better pul
sentence now" Judge Looioou1
ordered The prisoner removed
room. and he waS taken oui III
guard after the handcuns had
placed. "a. -.
Attorney Badger made MS m
new trial on the gTounos W.
evidence introduced at the rn
judicial To Morris and lnet
erred in instructiug the Jut!'
Badger contended that tne
relative to the firing OF shots W
alley previous 10 the killlns
have been admitted ana Msy
relative to events after AxTn
killed. TIc contendcd thai 'h'e Irr
prejudiced the minds OF inc ~