Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-10-26
LONG TIE R M
not SOUGHT
FOR KITzLER,
jury is OUT

No verdict was rcaclied in the trial
oi W. %. kltzler. charged with the
murder Of less Iiornsby nj Claude in
September Of 1921. aud THE jury went
,o bed AT Ii:SO wedm sday night
Arguments were cocluded al ESQ aud
the case was In the hands Of the jury
/ Court adjourned for supper and th.
Jury began its deliberations short
while thereafter.
Lloyd Fletcher. district attorney, cen.
tered his argument On the upholding Of
the state laws in regard to a mans be
ing his own jury and doing the cvccut
ing la any case. lie practically ignored
the plea made by the defense of Horns.
hy's alleged wronging of Lena kitzler.
daughter u the defendant, and a'trmp.
Cd no rebutial on this point, hut he did
deny tile claims of the defense on l,it
llcr's statement thai he scted in sell
dcicnsu Tho district attorney ASKED
mis- Tor verdict Of mnnslaughtcr
Attorneys NJ J. Jackson ANA Il r.
I Underwood argued for the defense
ml nly from the sGudpoiut of sclr
/ defense They dwcli or thr defendant s
i testimony ON the stand that ilornsbv
was thouphi 90 have h,cn reaching "a
weapon when knzl,r shot hm Tn,
defense counsel also arrued thc alleged
scducticn of the Attendants daughter
as reason Tor olarinp Ktzler Com
plotc acuuUui ui Nitsl.r Was asked
Keller ON stand
ktzlcr took the stand Ia Ills own hD.
half Wcincsdav IA rning Ills testimony
was that h. ~, ii'sfsby in sclt.de.
i'i. slain man. and his sister. Miss MAY
ilornsbN werr used u rrbuttal tcst
monV
IN. defendant told C his daughter
rnmug Co. Amarillo on nrctcNt of taking
% study course in q hospital and Of
his wifcs visit with tho daughter and
thc discovery o, the fact bat shc wus
about tu h,oomc mother Tho witness
/ ip g,uofl corrohorated the testimony
~ his daughter. who told the story o,
hrr alleged betrayal by Horushy when
she was on the stand Tuesday.
kitzler declared that accord ng Is the
daughter stony to hia Horushy latrt
ia The romance refus 4 90 marry hr~
and declared hr was going to leave the
country aud would like to SEQ ,hc man
that crlld force Am 90 marry Der. and
,hlt if hrr faihcf to'k the affair up
ha would kiu kitglrr.
bought Gun Here
The witness declared that he hought
pistol and cerir dgcs IN Amarillo go,.
lowing h.s daughters toll ne sm tina;
she had so'n rln IN IIorusby's car
Kitzlor sWorc h. acc.denGv parked
his car close % Horrshy's In Claude
fhc day e the Killing and that when h.
asked Herushy what be was going %
do abouf DTS dluFhter Lena. Hornshy
sa.d. "lu Just show you" and raised
hi. q rhf arm.
% hcrrr to shoot said the witness.
,vpa ming that be- believed Horrshy
h.d started to fi-c - hm.
Lena E'zlsr the girl slh TO have
.eou tlc victim m Horn shy'g loyem4k
ur and ll'errd SUBSEQUENT BETRAYAL
omlr .,i Nr. Hunta hts mother ana
'rusu.I fHe hand z Miss NAV U1rsrby
.b.s sst.r when those two visited her On
ia l.D.l Hrsp'1I Miss HorusIy ir,. f.,d
Mrs HIcfusby Tcstifics
N.s Uurr.u, testified that Lena
.UfI.I f f...I tnur hoy IT, sho' hm
'io.u .r, d., and didn gi,, hm %
.hrrr. W.Ne 200 made l great u.s
rk, So MAY Hernshv Further tes
f.I .ht WHOM hor mother vas '.'I
That h.I s.r jess was Responsible f0r
" -- kft',r c.nditlen. she said "Dt
.n. h.. l- vIft iIc ON his lIs" and
fa1f fue gn IHi,l % duGt hus
ntr o.. drnlcd .f'
Miss I.J,n Duncan who was n tr.
hospital at tns time said that whom tr,
mother aul asf.r - Honshy were SIS.
sing N.ss HfF'.r. shc hslrd ,he huer
scream .Oh dI rr d.e and added "a.
.u.s.. Do vas I.n5 krUl,I VINO asked f.
H.H.Ht HDi with %. ,r DTS tfs
s. aIt was born to NIe- E.v'r O"
I..' H.,.riHe fn Testimony Dc N..
whom questioned about i1t pH,.0.i ..f.
oI Irr f.b.lr.s chId IHlt .. -a.H.f
aloud .ni .Hrii fBri'v muita h.r r..E
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