The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-28
MRS. PLUMLEY
CONVICTED IN
80 MINUTES
Not to Blame
for Whole Thing, T"
She Tells Judge,
Then Stops


IL Hlkl OtNN&AfNAN.'t ~ft' - N&'ss'
.,siux the composure exhibited
4 nr,,o,,, her trial for the murder OF
~ husband Hugh Crandan Plum.
lev Mr-. Ruth Plumiey. eomcly
xr.,nx Charleston matron- awaited
s>r, today the coming OF guards who
a., 10 take her 20 the state peniten.
ss.ry Al walla waila. there 10 spend
~. remainder OF her natural life.
thirty minutes after retiring for
A@llberation Thursday afternoon. the
sarv returned to It's box. and Fore
mar Henry Hatfield handed tho YER.
AT Of guilty Of murder In the firss
degree 10 Superior Judge Walter NJ.
rrsrea-
Following the Recommendation Of
Prosecuting Attorney Ray Green.
WOOD. the Jury. In special finding.
aid not ASK the death penalty.
watch hsr-she's going 20 break. :"
whispered q court attsche. mo mat.
trr Il they are expecting Il. the sen
ssace Is hard blow"
Al III. request OF the court. Mira
r4umisy ercse to her feet
Els there any reason why fudw.
men, and sentence OF the court
should not Be pronounced at this
pner' asked judge French
Mrs. Piumley stood silent eycs
6pwneast- Her dark hair seemed
piasierrd against q face Of ala
Y hasfsr. But shc did not break.
= Lifting her head d~fiansiy and
gsxinx straight nj the Judge shs
y spcks clearly and with spirisi
TIN not to blame for the whole
thing" she said
Again her glance feIl
~It 10 the ludsnsus ard ses-
fence Of the court that you b.
ronfined IN the penifeutiary 1t
Waila walls for the rc~t OF your
natural ilfe.- Judge French said.
Mrs. Piumiey sat down and bowed
her head. but 40 tears came.
Just what Mrs. Piumiey meant By
saying tha, she --wss not 20 blame
Tor the whole thing furnished ma
tcrsai for speculation among those
n affsndSncs at tho trial II was
commonly believed to refer 20 Lyle
Wool. q neixhhor with whom Mrs.
Tlrnlsy was said to have been
tfafunfed.
A chargs % murder IN the sfrss
oesres srili stands against Wood.
Who was arrested April Z. at the
sane time as Mrs Piuniey. but
hter was released on hts personai
rsccgniranca II Is understood that
TIE charge against Wood viii Be
trrpped.
Gossip has maintained that Mrs
Plurnley poisoned her husband %
she wouf b free 20 Zee with Wood.
. neiyhbor. vho n married But
the state held 20 ths theory. thru
out the trial. tina, the murder mo
live was thu 1000 life insurance.
shas Mra Piunley szpscssd 10 COZ
iecf.
The utter hack Of any defense Of.
fsre6 By Mrs. Piuniev's attorney.
Charles II Miller. was . disap-
pointmsnt 20 the throng m the
court room. who had expected a.
least an argument before the iury
sven after the plea Of guilty had
been entered. But Miller put on no
Witnesses ana rested the case with
out argument Nor did he make an
cperins statement
States witnesses. % whom there
vere nearly 30. established By their
svi.sncs every point IN the story
outlined By Prosecutor Greenwood
snt Special Assistant Prosecutor
Louis schwsilsnhaeh a. the opening
Of the trial yesterday.
I, was shown that on ne evening
Of March 40. Hugh Piurnley died
from the effects Of strychnine
placed IN his salad By Mrs Plum.
ley. She had purchased the poison
two days before. and kept {, hidden
IN a pocket Of an old coat belonging
70 her husband
why ala you keep shs strych-
nins IN the coat pocket7~ asked
Prosecutor Greenwood. according 20
. confession Of Mira Piumlsy's
which was introduced in evidences.
Because did not want any AMI.
mails TO eat Il and DIE" she replied.
She was saving II for her hus-
band