Arizona republican., 1917-10-29
MANSLAUGHT JURY AGREES IN MRS. BUTTS CASE
After Deliberating Twenty nine Hours, Verdict Is Compromise; Defenda Il t
 May Not Be Imprisoned

Ethel Butts was found guilty of manslaughter.
 The ''prettiest defendant" who on April 23 shot her sister-in- law, Mrs. Amanda Butts, will be sentenced at 9:30 o'clock Wednesday morning. She is the first woman in Maricopa coun.;' to be convicted of a homicide and the jury delioerated so many hours that the general opinion was that 1t would fail to reach a verdict It was just twenty nine hours ani rive min utes from the time the case went to the jury until the verdict was re- turned.
 Manslaughter is punishable by a term in the penitentiary not exceed ing ten years, but it is possible that a prison sentence will not be imposed and that the young wife and mother will be given a suspended sentence and placed under the supervision Of the probation officer. The jury made no recommendation to tnls effect. hu; late last evening it was learned that this was the wish tt~ihe men who sat through the case.
 The first ballot, it is understood. was nine for acquittal and three foI conviction of first degree murder. Later ballots did not change the nine men and an agreement was made to grant Mrs. Butts acquittal on the ground of insanity Thinking this would be a blemisi; on her #ll her life. lie jurors finally comprcr iAcd and returned a verdict of manslaughter Five forms of Vci dict Were consid- cred: Murder in the first degree, second degree murder. manslaughter not guilty and not guilty by rcas"n of insanity.
 Jury Finally Agrees
 few minutes after eight o'Cl."'r the court was notified that the jury had reached verdict. F. Louis Zimmerman, counsel for the defense nd her husband. Floyd Butts, were the first to reach the court room They were soon joined by Mrs. Mar garet Hanks, mother of the defendant and other Texas relatives who have stood by the young woman faithful. throughout the trial. Shortly after the arrival of the county attorney Mrs. Butts appeared with Deput. Sheriff De Winton, who carried ir. two months old baby in his arms. The long night and day passed + awaiting the verdict had told on Mrs | Ddlto, NnO iOOhtu lIIuCSCl lDdDIY NOTI and weary. She was deathly pale an, 1 great dark circles were beneath he dark brown eyes which looked aiinos too large. She sat by her husba nd side as the foreman, Henry Thomp son, announced that the jury hat reached a verdict which the bailif passed to Judge Stanford. It seemed endless moments to those assemble, in the court room before the cleri read the result of hours of delibera 1 tiOn on the part of the twelve mel
 Gives Way to Grief
 At its conclusion Mrs. Butts re mained immovable until her husband covered his face with his hand in al effort to suppress the soDs that shool ] his frame, and then his wife leanei toward him and gave way to he 1 grief. As she rose to her feet sh staggered and had to be half carrie, down the stairs to the waiting ca, She was taken at once to the Crl, tenden Home where she has becl confined since last summer
 few days ago in Judge Stan ford's court, Mrs. Sarah Ochoa, plead ed guilty to manslaughter Mls | Ochoa. too, has a baby few month old. and because of the child it i | believed the woman was shown n mercy of the court When codnse 1 asked for a suspended sentence th county attorney offered no resistanc and the court granted the defendan her liberty. Although the casss ar l not parallel in many respects hel are certain elements in ti,a Dut, and Ochoa cases that are similar an there is no doubt that an effort wi be made to secure susDended sen tence for the 'prettiest det.nt.:,ut'