Arizona republican. [volume], November 24, 1920, Page PAGE TWELVE, Image 12

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THE "ARIZONA REPUBLICAN, WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 24, 1920
Ml PATTERSfl
GUILTY OF
FOUND
Jury Adds Recommendation
Court Give Defendant a
Suspended Sentence 24
. Hours to Reach Verdict
Alva Patterson yesterday was found
guilty of manslaughter by a Jury in
the superior court after it had teen
cut 24 hours. The Jury recommended
to the court that a suspended sentence
I'C given to Patterson. The case went
io the Jury at 4:30 o'clock on Monday
afternoon and the verdict was re
turned yesterday afternoon at 4:30
clock. During their deliberations the
jury returned to the box three times
for instructions. Judge Stanford will
pass sentence next Friday morning at
8:30 o'clock.
Pa.tle.rson. an 18-year-old youth,
was charged with the murder of his
Invalid father, Frank J. Patterson, in
o.-tober. la 19. Tho trial began last
Thursday morning' and on Friday af
ternoon was continued until Monday
morning. ,ln accordance -with the in
lorrnation charging Patterson, the
Jury was given Fix. forms of verdict,
ranging from assault with a deadly
weapon to murder In the first degree.
" Just before 9 o'clock on Monday
night the Jury returned to tho box and
asked Julgi Stanford what the sen
tence would bo in a charge of man
slaughter and assault with a deadly
weapon. They also asked him if they
tecommended a suspended sentence
would the court carry out their rec
ommendation. Judge Stanford did
Iiot answer their question. Yesterday
afternoon tho Jury returned to the box
nd asked that tho instructions be re
read to them. A few minutes later
they returned again and the foreman
atated that they could not reach a
Verdict
I Jury Tries Again 1
f Judge Stanford told them that he
would not release them, but felt that
they should return and try to arrive
at ft verdict The Judge then told them
that he bad discussed their questions
f the night before with Attorney Guy
in Nevltt, counsel for Patterson, and
Mr. Nevitt had told him that it was
agreeable with the defense that hf
answer their question.
t Judge Stanford then told them he
felt that the court waa not too big to
tfce In consideration any recommen
iatlon they might make. The foreman
then announced they could reach a
verdict and a few minutes later, they
returned with a verdict. It was under-
tod.t the Jury stood 11 to 1 from the
first ballot for conviction. It la be
lved Judge Stanford in passing sen
tence on Friday will bear in mind the
recommendation of the Jury tor a aus
Vended sentence.
The chargo against Patterson arose
frorn the death of his father a week
after lie had been wounded witti a
bullet fired at him by tho son follow
ing a quarrel. The elder Patterson
before his death stated that he and
his son had quarreled over the pur
chase of a motorcycle, lie said the
son shot him as he was in the act of
writing a check.
Self-Defense Was Plea
At the trial Alva Patterson put up
a plea of self-defense and stated that
his father had attacked him with a
paper weight and he fired because he
feared for his life. Members of lus
family recited, many instances in
which the father had threatened the
life of his son.
Patterson was not held in custody
following the verdict of the jury yes
terday, but was released to return on
Friday morning. The $o00 bond un
der Which ho has been at liberty for
nearly a year was continued by Judge
Stanford until the time of passing of
sentence.
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The inventor of the drop haraeaa for
fire department horses is Edward
O'Sullivan, a San Francisco fireman,
who still lives in the coast city. It was
all because engine o. Jl of the San
Francisco fire department had a horse
that wouldn't lie down in his harness
and sleep at nights, as any well regu
lated fire horse was required to do, that
the invention was Inspired. It was a
good horse, and there was no one but
O'Sullivan who had a theory as to what
might be done.
O'SuIlivan's theory was one concern
ing a set of harness that could be sus
pended from the ceiling all ready to
drop in place upon tho horse's back at
the first. peal or the alarm, it took mm
four years to work the scheme out to
perfection, and when it was all finished,
with patent granted, the horse still re
fused to li down! It was a horse that
preferred to sleep standing up.
O Sullivan then started on a tour or
the United States, seeking to Install the
harness in the fire departments of the
big cities. It waa during a period of
financial unrest, and because of insufficient-
backing, the veteran fireman
was finally forced to dispose of his
patent for a pittance to an Eastern
manufacturing: firm. From the Detroit
News.
First Phoenix Soldier in the World War to Be Brought
Home, Who Died in France, Is Given Military Burial
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Frank Luke, Jr., Post No. 1, American Legion, pays homage to the memory of their former comrade, Private Clyde L. Miller, U. S. Marine Corps,
In an Impressive service at Greenwood cemetery last Friday afternoon. Private Miller died in a hospital in France and was temporarily buried in that
country. He was the son of Mrs. I. L. Irwin.
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 22 A trade
mission composed of several San Fran
cisco -merchants and their wives, simi
lar to those that have gone from other
parts of the country, will leave Jan
uary 8 on a visit to Mexico. The pro
posed party, which will number about
100, is sponsored by the foreign" trades
committee of the chamber of commerce.
The so-called visits are aimed at es
tablishing friendly trade and social re
lations between Mexico and the United
States. The trip will take about three
weeks. "'
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SPECIAL COUNSEL
FEES ARE CUT BY
LID DEPART
m
Objection to the payment of $1,00 .
fees each to George Purdy Bullard as
counsel for TV. A. Moeur, state land
commissioner, and F. C. Struckmeyer. "
engaged as secial counsel for the land
board at the public investigation into
the affairs of the department held last
summer, were made when the claims
were presented at the hearing of the
board yesterday morning..
After three ballots it was? arrtJLthat
the state should meet the feitffm Vi the
amount of $750 which was held as fair
compensation to the attorneys for their
work in connection with the investiga
tion. ' .
Governor Campbell voted against the
Bullardclaim on the ground that Mr.
Bullard was engaged by Mr. Moeur .as
his private counsel and as such should
receive his fee from the commissioner.
Jesse Boyce, state auditor, shared the
governor's view and voted "no" to the
Bullard playment which was reduced to
$750 froh $1,000 on the motion of Attor
ney General Jones.
H. S. Ross, state treasurer, voted
against the payment of Struckmeyer on
the ground that although he was em
ployed by --the state land department as
its counsel he had failed to represent
him as a member of the department.
Mr. Boyce vited against reducing, the
Struckmeyer claim, insisting that . he
should' have been paid in the original
amount of $1,000. Governor Campbell,
Secretary of State Simms and Attorney
General Jones were in favor of the
Struckmeyer claim, according . to "the
vote, while the Bullard claim will be
met by the majority vote of Ross, Jones
and Simms. - :
The board devoted its session to he
hearing of a number of. contest euita
over state lands. " - '
VA:z
jOhn hyder
Readjustment
Conditions Force
Hyder to Sell at
Big Discount
It was after a great deal of care
ful consideration and thought that
I placed my advetrisement in this
morning s paper.
I must confess I guessed wrong
on the readjustment perioa. x
Utdled conditions carefully, talked
with men who were familiar with
conditions and after lifting all the
ideas gathered It was my conclusion
that the readjustment period would
not force prices crashing for some
months. In fact it looked like only
Might discounts would be made dur-
ing the winter. Now I find that
there has been a sudden turn of
events and merchants are forced
to dispose of their stocks.
This does not effect the clothing
business alone it hits every line-
to dispose of our stocks at figures
which knock the profit out of the
business.
Kven though I felt in my heart
that the low price period was not
roming for some time I said to my-
elf "when It conies, I'll cut my
prices down to bedrock." It's here
and my rrices are cut. I am laying
my cards Ftralght up on the table,
my merchandise Is alt marked in
plain figures you can see the ex
traordinary reductions for yourself.
I am kepir.K nothing from you.
I firmly believe that tho market has
broken In all lines.: I am selling
my merchandi.se at f ie new market
price a price which 13 as low as
any you will foe for some time.
My goods are being sold at prices
which will astound you some at
cost and a lot at loss than eot.
Some people have been waitlug,
waiting and then waiting a little
longer, hoping that prices would
come down within their reach be
fore they invented in new clothing.
Now it doesn't always pay to wait
too long. Clothing is clown at
Hyder' s, winter in here and good
clothing in necessary. My stock
is made up of higli da quality
merchandl."o and my pric-i-s fire
within everyone's reach.
All I ask is that you come In and
pay us a vl.-it it costs y:u nothing
to look things over and remember
jou am always assured of the
Hyder tser ice and courtesy.
JOHN IIYDICR-
I ke I en Year Lar
The long expected Packard lightweight
car is here a tribute to the Packard name.
It is Packard in quality and in appear
ancewithout compromise a radically
new standard in the medium price field.
A letter from the Packard Company
says: "Our determination to serve a larger
class without sacrificing Packard principles
has, after five years of intensive work, re
sulted in the Single Six a car worthy of
Packard traditions."
We say candidly that, aside from the
Twin Six, the Single Six is the most highly
perfected mechanical unit the automotive
industry has ever seen. Its records of effi
ciency would be almost unbelievable if
they were not signed' by Packard.
The figures below, furnished to us by the
Packard factory, are, to our certain know
ledge, an understatement of the case.
You are cordially invited to view the
Single Six in our showr room. r
"Extensive road tests amounting to more than three years normal driving 25,000 miles')
show the Single Six capable of 17 miles per gallon of gasoline; 2,000 miles per gallon of
oil; 25,000 miles on front tires; 17,000 miles on rear tires.l
The Smith Vincent Co,
Fifth Avenue and Adams Street
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