Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-07-09
HENW00D DENIED
A NE VI TRIAL BY
SUPREME C0UR!
Slayer Of Sylvester L, Vor
Phul Has No Further Re-
course n Law and Must
Suffer Death Penalty,

son,usa soussst setcist tfssto ~lsel
Denver. JUS Harold +. Hen
wood. under sentence az death FOR the
killing II George Z Copeland MAS
denied third trai today hy the
state supreme c0ufi Copeland Nas
fatally woundfd the night 20 May
-. 1871. when iicnaood shot Sykes
ter T. Won Phui. a s. Louis aeronaut
in the harrOom 70 local hotel
The courts decision held that Hem
wood had not been twice put In Jeop-
ardy for the same offensc Counsel
Z for tho defendant after securing "a
dismissal Of The Information chars
ing Henwood with thc murder ~ Aon
phuL attempted ta have the ease
charging the murder 81 Copeland also
dismissed on plea ~ former leop-
afdy. This attempt failed. and the
second trial ~ Henwood followed In
his application for e third trial. Hen
woods ATTORNEYS renewed the areu-
mont based upon a former jeopardy
plea.
The death sentence imposed hy the
lower court o. affirmed and it is or
dcred 10 be carried out the week bc-
ginning October 80. 1914.
IIi~iors Ut the Case.
llafiod +. lieuuood's application 10
the supreme court Of Colorado for "a
third trial followed his conviction on
June rs. 1913. 81 murder in the first
degree for me killing Of George
Copeland lie Was sentenced 10
death. on june -. 1871. HenWood
had been convicted of second deerc
murder and later had been sentenced
To the peuiteuiIary FOR life. The SUI
preme court reversed this verdict and
ordered new trial
Harold F. Henwood shot sylvester
i. Won Phui. ST. Louis aeronaut
and wine salesman. boz the harroom
OF fashionable Denver hotel on the
night Of MAY "a. 1911. STRAY bull
lets struck George T. Copeland Of
cripple Creek Colo. and James "
Atkinson. Of Colorado Springs. Won
phul and Copeland died Henwood
opened fire with revolver after he
had been Knocked down hy Non Phul
The ~ had Quarreled over letters
written 70 Won Phui by Mrs. Isabelle
Patterson Springer. then the wife Of
John ". Springer, Denver stockman
md banker.
Tragedy Caused Sensation.
The tragedy caused q tremendous
sensation in Denver Henwood ana .
Won Phui were both well known
men about town. and the springers
were prominent IN financial and eN- {
elusive society circles Less than
two weeks after the shooting. Spring T
er was granted a divorce.
With public interest still high on +
account Of past ana expected reNela- +
tons. Henwood was placed on trial
over defendants protest The district /
attorney eiert,,i g. tgy him n"' f"r
the killing # Von phul but TOT that
II Copclaudsa Mrs Springer herself
.ook the Il nd for the defense. Hen T
wood was convicted Of murder ln the
.econd degree aud on July if 1911.
1udue Greeley W WhHford SEN
fenced him to life imprisonment
fust before sentence was pronounced
flenwood stood before the Judge and
n an imprisoned speech. accused
sim II prejudice and unfairness
Appeal Was Taisen.
Appeal aas taken q the supreme
..,,rt which on February 3. ial2.
sranted new trial on the main
ground that Judge Whitford erred ~ I,
.efusine 10 include manslaughtcr i,
.erdiet IN his instructions 20 the jury
feature of the second trial was
he appearance ~ John " eprinsr'
Is a witness fur tie defense Mira
springer did not testify IN this trial
I.uUtod va- found guilty " murder
p tho FIRST degree and The jury hNed
h. penaiis IA death hy hanging
resh appeal WAS taken 60 the SUI
RENE court IN AN attempt TO save
he life ID The defendant and secure
now trial
After lfenwoods first conviction
h. case charging him with the muir
cr 81 Won Phul WAS dismissed by
he district court Oh the ground that
hrce terms Of court had passed
.rhoui trial The district attor-
ey secured superscdeas from the
tate supreme court staying the or q
tt ttf NltttirN. = subsequent AtNtttNN
o s,curc the dismissal Of the Cope {
and ease. on the ground that the dis 8
aissal 81 the Won Phul ease had re-
moved The question of malice. failed a
Judge Recommends Cicmency
Only an appeal to tn United states
upreme court or the Communication OF 4
be sentence 20 penal sefSitude for :
H. u.s. Governor Ammons can pre-
ent the execution Of the sentence
imposed Us the lower court and ar
rmed todaa upon Henwood q
In light of recommendation by !
udse Butler There is possibility
bat an pnsal to Governor Ammons
'nl ~ made. simultaneously with an \
pplieat.en for nee trial
After declaring that his mind as Z.
anted Go The sentence Imposed on :.
lenwood Judge Butler declared that
s did not believe that ihs death pen
ITS should be carried cut
7 therefore recommend that the 7
overnor commute this sentence to
IT, imprisonment at hare Labor he 7
aid J
'AJARIT0 GRANT TO :.