Bisbee daily review., 1915-03-23
NEGROES MUST. HANG Is VERDICT. GIVEN BY JURY
Dingle and MerriWeather Found Guilty of Murder in the First Degree, With Hanging at the Penalty.

TOMBSTONE. Mar. 22.-Beu Merri- wether and Charles Diugle the Ninth cavalry troopers who killed Armando Hernandez Mexican automobile chauffeur seven miles from Douglas month ago were found guilty of mur der in the first degree by jury in the superior court at Tombstone. The case went to the pury at 9.35 o'clock Saturday night and the jury agreed on a verdict before going to bed. The announcement however was not made until S;3O yesterday morning when Judge Lockwood convened court for the purpose.
 Under Che Arizona law. the jury fixes the penalty for such crimes and this was fixed at death for both men. Judge Lockwood win formally pro- nounce the death sentence upon the prisoners in court at 9 o'clock tomor- row morning Although the evidence against both men was strong that against Dingle was not as damaging as that against his companion, and it , is possible that the board of pardons may commute his sentence to life im- pris6nment
 ! The feature of the tnal was the de- fense of the prisoners made by Attor- ney Casey of BisbCe lf the evidence had not been so conclusive. the prose- cutting attorneys office would have had hard fight to obtain a conyic- ton. on account Of the splendid de- fense made by the young attorney He had hardly a vestige of evidence on which To base a defense
 Defendants stoica.
 The two defendants were led into court when the jury announced its verdict Merriwether smiled cynical ly and with that air of bravado that has characterized him from the first 1 Dingle's face turned ashen for a mo ment but neither prisoner said any thing
 Saturday afternoon both defendants | were On the stand. first one and then the other being called. From time to | time each added anything he thought would help convict the other but per sisted in maintaining his owh iuno ceuce of the actual sh0ouug
 Bruce Stephenson assistant county attorney opened the argument for the state. outlining the ease He was fol lowed by John c. Casey. who spok, nearly an hour for the defense. Couu .ty Attorney Ross closed tho case ioi the state Casey admitted there wal no doubt but that one Of the negroe. killed Hernandez, but said there wal a doubt as to which one it was an, that neither should be hanged uude the circumstances.
 Think Rsrriwether Did It.
 Nearly everybody who has had any . thing to do with the case believes tha Msriwethcr did the actual killing, bu there was no direct evidence to prov : it except Dinalos who. by the way told the better story of the two Bos asked for verdict of murder in th ( first degree and Judge Lockwood in f structed the jury to bring in yerdiC n of that kind if they believed both me- e guilty
 @ An hangines in Arizona must occu e in the state peuitentiary and the su Pc periutendent must be present Afte
 a man receives sentence the law pr,
 vides 1t shall be carried into effect be
 tween 90 and 90 days afterward
 1T Attorney W B Cleay is able { be present in court tomorrow morniu | sentence will probably be passed b . the court on McCool the man whoI
 Ia jury convicted of manslaughter