The Raymer enterprise., 1916-06-01
DICKENS FOUND GUILTY
BANKERS SON FACES PEN TERM
AS FATHERS SLAYER.
Attorneys Given As Days to Make
Application for New Trial-case
May Go to Supreme Court.

Western Newspaper Union News Service,
Boulder, Colo, May 24.-Rlenzi c.
Dickens was found guilty Of the sec.
ond degree murder of his father, Will
liam H. Dickens, wealthy Longmont
banker and pioneer builder. The ver-
dict carries with 1t sentence Of from
ten years to life Imprisonment in the
penitentiary. The jury retired late
Monday night and began balloting ON
Rienzi's fate. Attorneys for Rienzi
Dickens we're granted As days in
which to file a motion for a new trial,
and II this is denied are expected to
appeal to the Supreme Court In the
bitter fight to free Rienzi.
When the verdict was read, the de.
fandants wife. who had been at his
side constantly during the trial,
shrieked and went into Mysteries.
Within fifteen minutes after the ver-
dict, Mrs. Dickens collapsed com
pletely and was carried to her hotel.
Foremost In the efforts to stop the
cries Of the little woman was Rienzi
Dickens himself. He received the
verdict with utter calm-almost az
parent Indifference. Then, without
flinching. he arose and began to com
fort his wife. Mrs. William H. Dick
ems, wife Of the murdered man and
active In her sons defense. was not
In the room when the verdict was
read. Mrs Walter C. Coulehan, sister
Of the defendant, and Mrs. Jack Dick
ems. sister-in-law, broke down as did
his wife.
The defendant will retain his lib.
erty on a new $4,000 bond until the
motion for q new trial Is decided.
The Story Of the Murder.
The murder of William H. Dickens
occurred the night Of Nov. 80. last
He sat resting, alternately doing and
reading. In the library Of his luxuri
GUS home in Longmont. 1t was about
o'clock. His wife, who came wesl
with him thirty years ago and fought
the fight with him from poverty tt
wealth. had Just entered the room anu
taken seat across from him at the
reading table when a bullet came
crashing through the window. II
plowed Its way through the aged
bankers body. and buried itself in the
wall. A fragment strayed from the
copper jacket and cut open the cheek
IT Mrs. Dickens. Mr.. Dickens fell to
the floor unconscious and died in his
wife's arms four minutes later.
There were many theories advanced
and many clews followed In the sue
ceeding days. Officers racing to
Longmont in an automobile from
Colorado Springs with bloodhounds
eight hours after the murder passed
q man driving an exhausted horse
toward Denver and he was traced by
the officers until they became con.
vinced that he could not have been
the assassin.
Gang Theory Advanced.
A number of the men who, through
business association with the banker,
had become his enemies, were inves.
tigated. A theory was offered that
one of gang known as the Bill Du.
Bois gang in the early days of Long
mont, practically wiped out by vigil
ance committee commanded by viii
liam II. Dickens. had killed the
banker in keeping with an oath OF
vengeance made at that time.
All northern Colorado was aroused.
Rewards were offered by the Dickens
family. William II. Dickens. scorn.
full of formalities, rough In speech and
dress, was one OF the most prominent
citizens OF the section, and the bust.
ness and social ramifications of the
Dickens family extended to every part
o: Boulder county.
Learn Of Rlcnzi's Purchase.
The day Of Dec. 2, two days after
tho murder. patrolman McKinnon in