Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-11-02
TALESMEN In 'HORSEFLY'
TRIAL, DEADLOCKED.
ARE GIVEN NIGHTS REST
Twelve Men Who Will Pronounce Fate OF Al
legged Killer Give Hint When They Ask for
More instruction on Voluntary, InvOlun-
tary Manslaughter; Locked up at 1l:45
"Horsefly' Williams probably VIII
he found guilty of n1anSlaughter.

"Horsefly" Williams probably Will
be found guilty of manslaughter.
That is the opinion which pre-
vailed last evening after 9::l5 when
the Jury in the murder trial asked
Judge Dunn for additional inStruc-
tions regarding voluntary and i'll
voluntary manSlaughter.
The Jury was still deadlocked at
Has last night when the judge
sent the sheriff to inquire, and SO
the members were told to get
nights sleep and go at it again III
the morning.
That instructions concerning
manslaughter were requested was
taken as almost necessarily an indl-
cation that it was between voluntary
and involuntary manslaughter that
the taleSmen were split in opinion.
It was believed that it was between
these two possible yerdicts that the
Jury was deadlocked at 11:45 when
it was put up for the night.
To The Jury At 4:45
The case went to the jury at 4;45
D. m. yesterday, the members hav-
ing spent seven hours in discussion
before they were told to rest for
the night.
T. C. williams. frequently referred
to by the defense attorneys as this
boy" is accused of firing the shot
which killed Jesse O. Whitman las
August, in a braWl at the opening
of a new liquor joint near Blue
Heaven dance hall.
He, williams, sat for two and a
half hours yesterday afternoon list
aning to closing arguments by Dep
uty District Attorney Thos. j. Sal
ter. Defense Attorneys Louis Cohen
and T. A. Wells and District Attor-
ney Harley A. Harmon, who spoke
in the order named.
Hot accusations and ImpaSSloned
pleas featured the addresses OF the
four attorneys, the word corrupt
being applied and denied, proSecu-
ton painting a vivid picture OF the
misery Whitmans death had caused,
and defense painting picture OF
little Horsefly," in terror of his life,
fleeing the night of the alteration,
and going to Denver, still in fear o.
the big bootlegger from Oklahoma.
That happenings prior to and on
the night of the shooting showed
premeditation was the contention Ct
Tom Salter. who cited revolver prac-
tice indulged in by "Horsefly'' at
Tule Springs, 10 miles from Vegas.
where ne had been sleeping in
tree
Horsefly' PistOlc TOter
"Pistol-tOterS all eventually get
into trouble just as this defendant
did" Salter said.
He pointed out that after the ar
gument over the dog at the joint
Williams had ample opportunity 10
leave. but chose to remain, to go
out TO the Car and get his gun, ana
to return TO the joint with tne
weapon in his shirt, ready to be
pulled when the occasion arose.
"Horseflys" threats were also cited
bv the deputy district attorney.
Salter concluded his address
with a plea for law enforcement.
pointing out that the eyes o.
America are on Las Vegas, ana
stating that if there were no penal
ties for such occurrences as Wnls-
mans killing citizens would soon pc
in constant fear from gun-toteId
and badmen.
Attorney Cohen for the defense
agreed that it was deplorable thai
Whitman had been killed, but stated
that that was no reason for I'M
prisoning or taking the life OF this
bow" who, he stated, was such
good citizen he refused to commit
the felony of writing check when
he had no money III the bank 70
cover it,
Cohen set forth the contention OF
the defense that 'HorSefly' was
threatened by the burly Shamroc@'
who, according to defense witnesses,
was armed with claWhammer, ana
had to defend himself He harked
back to "Horsefly's" testimony, given
Yesterday morning. that someone
had wrested the gun from him JUST
before the shot was fired.
Perjury Implied
An implication OF perjury was
hurried by the defense when Cohen,
speaking Of a prosecution witnesses
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