Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-15
VERDICT OF SECOND DEGREE
MURDER RETURNED AGAINST
CHINAMAN At NEVADA,
JURY DELIBERATEs
DURING ENTIRE NIGHT
About Evenly Divided in Early Bal
Iotino Between First and Second De-
gree verdiet-Oniy One Vote at Any
Time For Aequittal-Sentence to Be
Passed Sept. q.

Nevada Sept. 1--we the jury find
the defendant guilty of murder in the
second degree" was the evrdict agreed
upon by the jury in the trial of Guam
all-night's session.
The penalty in verdict Of second
degree murder is hXcd by the judge
and may not be less than ten years in
the penitentiary and up to lie i'm
prisonment. The term Of years lies in
the discretion OF Judge Mccall.
There were very few people in the
court room when the verdict was read.
The defendant sat in his chair and be-
hind his counsel and near by sat Rev.
Z. c. McDade, who has miniStered TO
him spiritually number Of times dur
ing the long five months he has been in
jail.
Judge Mccall fixed Friday, Sept. 81
at 100 o'clock as the time for hear
ing and ruling upon motions for a new
trial and objections and also fixing SEN
tence.
Shows No Emotion.
During the entire procedure the de-
PENDANT sat as stOlid as a piece Of
statuary. Shortly after the session was
over and he had talked with his at
torneys and others about tn" court he
was led back to the county jail. During
all Of his Imprisonment in Jail and
during the trial of the case he has
shown no emotion of any kind but has
had a keen interest in the case. He sat
impressive and with the same express
sion on his face as IS characteristic OF
his race. The first interest of special
import that he took in the proceed IngS
was when the jury marched out " the
court room yesterday afternoon, when
he turned in his seat and watched mem
closely as they marched out Of the
court room around the railing to the
rear of his seat.
He was taken at once to his cell
after the jury went out and there ne
was in PRAYER for some time before he
would see his attorneys or others who
called to see him. Finishing his pray
ers ne received his attorneys and
others and had lengthy conference
with them regarding the procedure and
explanations as to what the functions
9.
dict meant to him.
The only nervousness he has shown
since ne had been in j-l was the night
before when N insane patient had been
placed in the cell room and began talk
ing fight with him. Guam then called
the officers and asked TO have the man
removed from his presence.
The first ballots were about half and
l.
der. There was but one man who voted
for acquitaI at any time and then his
vote was only cast until their was
clearing up Of one link in the circum-
stantial evidence that had not been
made clear 10 him. There was no vote
for capital punishment at any time.
Case Long One.
The case has been d LONG one, open
ing Tuesday afternoon, Sept. I.
The crime for which Guam Sue is
convicted IS the murder of Sing Lee, a
Chinese laundryman Of Story City ear
ly in the morning Of Feb. 20, He claims
to be cousin Of the murdered man
and had visited him for some time be-
fore the dead body was found in his
bedroom adjacent to the laundry.
message was sent 10 Guam Sue at Chi
cago and a day or SO later he showed
UP at Story City ana remained around
there until he saw mat people were
beginning 10 connect him with the
crime when ne left and was caught
later at Butte. Mont.
The chain OF evidence brought out
by the state showed that ne has been
around here for several days, at AmeS
Des Moines and other places, both be-
fore and after the crime, that he went
to Randall, small station just north
Of Story City, on a Northw estern train
the night Of the murder, and was in
Nevada the next day. The state also
introduced evidence showing ne had
receIyeu a IeLter at aIues the cay aILer
the murder, pres uuaoIy the telegram
forwarded him from CHICAGO. Other
evidence connected him with the gun
which was found by the side Of the
dead Chinaman's bed.
The state attorneys office had TAX
en- special interest in Inc prosecution
Of the case, has had special agent
on the case, as well as furnishing
Special Prosecutor kendig, of Sioux
City to assist County Attorney Lang
land. The defendant was ably repre-