The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-17
JURY FINDS S|RMAY
GUILTY Of MURDER
Brings in Verdict of Conviction
Without Recommendation for
Judicial Clemency.
Continued From Page One.

several times, but staggered into the
yard before falling dead
| a saw. and Strmay's attempt to com
NIT suicide by taking choroform, led TO
and S. Clair Gleason. Murray youths, dis
covered Sirmay following his attempt To
destroy himself and reported the matter
to Marshal Michael Mauss OF Murray.
| who in turn notified Sheriff Sharp. In
the meantime the police had learned that
a saw found in the karrick home fol-
lowing the murder belonged TO Fred
Eropf of Murray. with whom Slrmay was
lodging. and that Slrmay had borrowed
the tool the day OF the murder. This in
formation was given To the sheriifs Of
fce and Sirmays arrest quickly fol-
lowed
To the officers Sirmay admitted that
he went to the Karrick home with a
companion whom he designated as Joe, "
90 with the murder and that he knew
| nothing about It.
Argued by Counsel.
II took all day the dAy Monday 10
argue the case. The argument for the
state was opened at 10 o'clock
trict Attorney e. o. Leatherwood. He
was followed by l.. McCsee for the de-
fensc. who dealt with the testimony In
troduced by the state. Leon Bone for
troduced by the defense and was fol-
lowed by Russell G.. Schulder. District
Attorney Loolbouro~ closed the argu-
ment for the state,
Strong points In favor OF both sides
were made In the arguments. and The
counsel for the defense was especially de-
sirous 10 Impress upon the jury that. ac-
cordIng 10 the law if there is n reason
able doubt In the mind of the jury as TO
whether or not the accused is guilty Of
the crime with WHICH he is charged, he
then should be acquitted. The defense in
It's argument also tried TO place The
murder upon the shoulders of the man
joe referred to so often by Sirmay-
Attorney Learherwood referred to ''.Ioc"
as n myth conceived In the mind OF Sir
may. Mr.. Leatherwood took up the
description OF the Karrick home and
argued that no one not thoroughly IA
miliar with the place could give the
description OF the house which Sirmay
did in his testimony. He declared he
was confident that Sirmay is the man
who killed Karrick. Mr.. Leatlerwood
said that the accused had lied several
times TO the officers.
For the Defense.
l.. \. McGee declared that the foot
prints found outside OF the house We're
not those of Sirmay and the same stand
counsel for the defense. Mr. McGee also
laid much stress on the hat. which Sir
may wore on the fatal day lie declared
that the evidence proved that the man
who ran away from the house wore a soft
hat OF light shade and not dark
brown derby hat. as he declared Sirmay
wore on that occasion.
McGee reviewed the testimony of the
street car men. also did Attorney
SchuIder. declaring that they could easily
have been mistaken to their identity
OF Sirmay
Attorney Schuder in his argument, de-
c!ared that the story OF Sirmay had re-
maincd unbrokcn despite the vigorous ef-
f9rts of the state to rend il To pieces,
He declared that the testimony OF a
guilty man could not stand mistaken as
did that of julius Sirmay.
Says Confessions Were Forced.
Mr.. Schulder also declared that the al
legged confessions which Sirmay is said
TO nave made with reference to his be-
ing at the karrick home were not made
voluntarily. but were forced from him.
He furthermore declared that the tes~
timony of the street car men was the
only testimony which the state had to
went to the Karrick home. but he said
that the street car mems stories did not
agree and that N they made false state
ments In ono thing they might also in
concerning Sirmay could not be regarded
as being infallible.
In closing the argument for the state
District Attorney Loofbourow eliminated
but those witnesses whose stories dealt
directly with the crime. He showed that
the footprints could have been those OF
Sirmay despite the contentious of the de-
Tense 10 the contrary. He urged the jury
not 10 convict Sirmay II 1t had any
reasonable doubt to his guilt, but after
summing up the case he desired that il
did not seem as though there could pos
sibly be any doubt.
The jury finding Sirmay guilty follows
James T Dunbar. circulating manager
for the Deseret News, foreman; George
Butcher. contractor; John T. Edward.
merchant. Thomas Medil. farmer: Levi
c. AStell. carpenter. Willard Draper, la
oorer; Samuel L. Atwood, farmer: Ar
MOI
carpenter: lSoren Dahl. daryman: Joseph
Hillstead barber; George Hand. farmer