Arizona republican., 1913-01-26
Jury Early Yesterday Evening Found the De- fendant Guilty of Mur- der in First Degree in
 Killing of Carl Peterson
PRISONER HEARD
 FINDING UNMOVED
Closing Day of the Two
 Weeks Trial Distinguish
 ed by Burning and Win dictive Actresses. Mo- tion for New Trial Made

ton for New Ir1aI Made
 Guilty of murder in the first degree, with the punishment fixed at death, was the verdict returned by the jury last night in the case of William Faltin, charged with the murder of Carl Peterson. The verdict came at the end of a trial which had occupied exactly two weeks and which had been attended throughout with greater interest than had ever been attached to a criminal pro ceeding in the history of this county.
 Late at the close of day of burn ing oratory more than bordering the vindictive, Judge Phillips instructed the jury His instructions were re- garded by both sides as fair and the attorneys for the defense professed to derive much encouragement from them They were delivered at five minutes before six o'clock and the jury retired One hour and ten minutes later word came from the
 jury room that a verdict had been found and that the jury desired to
 go to supper pending the arrival of Judge Phillips who lives some dis
 tance from town. .--.s- -.-.
 The attorneys for the state and the
 defense were notified, and hangers on about the court house put in the time in speculation concerning the verdict. The short time that the jury had given to their deliberations was ominous for the defendant. There had not seemed the possibility of an acquittal and an hour and ten minutes was too short a period for l a compromise.
 News of the finding of the verdict
 did not spread widely, so that not
 many came to the court room, which presented a sorry appearance in con 1 trast with the crowds and color which had filled it at every session | for the last two weeks. The floor was deep with cast off newspa pers | in which spectators had brought their l lunches to the court room that they might hold their places.
 1 A little before eight o'clock the defendant was brought in and took his accustomed seat. He was un-
 moved in the face of his unknown | fate as he had been at any time during the trial The only sign that | might have been taken for one of nervousness was a turning or the l head whenever a noise was heard at | the entrance; the jury might be coming Now and then Faltin talked
 with his attorneys, who were plainly | far more worried than their client. That soft smile occasionally played
 over his face. Finally the jury enter
 ed and filed into the box. The judge took his seat. Faltin scanned the faces in the jury box but saw
 nothing there The verdict was not
 bulletined The jurymen only looked
 relieved.
 When the verdict was handed up, Judge Phillips looked at it, but his countenance gave no indication ot it's contents. It was handed down tu
 the clerk to be entered. Faltin watch
 ed him with deep interest but with Iput a sign of emotion. While the clerk was at the task which to an
 ordinary man in the situation of the
 prisoner would have seemed a long time, the defendant showed no sign of anxiety. Ninety nine men out of ia hundred would have at least been l would have been pale and nervous
 Faltin was without change of color . drumming lightly with his fingers
 on the arm of his chair And when
 the clerk read, We. the jury, in , the case of William Faltin, charged with the murder of Carl Peterson find the defendant guilty of murder in the first degree and fix his punish , ment at death" the old smile came , Eback There was slight touch oi chagrin in it; that was all.
 , The jury was excused, a motion ! for new trial was made by MT
 Struckmeyer and the court said that [ judgment would be pronounced neX , Saturday. Court was then adjourned a tand when MT. Fisher took the hano [ of his client. the manner of tho 2 latter would not have been more , (joyous if he was being congratulatet
 upon his acquittal
 3 When court was re-convened yes l terday morning it was agreed by thu court and attorneys that each sid' f should have three hours for argu l ment Assistant County Attorney 1 Candy opened for the state and fo ian hour ably reviewed the evidence
 placing it before the jury in orderl, array. He attacked the weak points s of the evidence for the defense anC & connected together that of the state : 1 The entire time of the defens' was occupied by MT, Fisher. H. | delivered an eloquent address in be (Continued on Page Eight)