Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 12, 1925, Page 10

PAGE TEN CASE AGAINST ESTATE {0 TO BE WITHDRAWN Sheridan County Will Not Seek to Collect Taxe greed by jon t » supreme se Would the su- fund essment per fund wa roll of ago to te he state 1 men upreme court: established in in the VALUES FOR SHERIDAN 15 PLANNED BY BORRD the equall: for taken Ww 12.—The ation of r fon of it five citizens to compile a of classifications for Shert- dan buildings and to work out a plan for th equalization of lot values. ‘The new classification is expected to wipe out any existing Inequalities in property assessments The special committee, it 1s be- Meved, will be composed of one building contr one lumber man, one real estate d loan man ‘and two ¢ ess men. ‘The com- mittee onjunction with Carl county clerk, and John X. Morris, county treasurer. It 1s hoped to have the new sche¢ ules worked out in time for the 1 assessment period, which begins ea afte cause proper are mac tions , the deputy ssors will not be compelled to each building and lot separately h no edul ow i ee HEIRLOOM IN FAMILY OF LAQY PORTSMOUTH LOST, REWARD POSTED Fresh Crabs 188 South Center ‘Two Shall Be Born Phone 677 GEBO COAL ORDER NOW! Prompt Delivery CASPER COAL & COKE CO, 356 N. Durbin N That monarchist feeling is s | (arrow), country’s |the Archdukes Franz Joseph and till strong in Hungary is demonat with -which populace observeds1030th birthday of ‘first Magyar king, St. Stephan. dictator, is seen heading procession ‘through Badapest streets in which was borne the supposed right arm of the king, preserved in a gold and bejewcled case. Behind him are Albrecht. Che Casper Daily Eribune ILAZER GAINS FREEDOM ON CHARGES DISMISoe0 Monarchist Feeling Strong as Hungary Honors First King rated, observers say, by spirit Von Horthy AGREEMENT ON ITALIAN DEBT Two Billions; Rates of Payment Fixed. | WASHIN TON fundir 7) agreement settlement | the It. debt have 2,042 | The tot ats “th 1 Italy and| | the interest t 4 per cent. | Announcement of the settlement followed a confe nee by memb of the American debt commis! and President ¢ and a later meeting between the and the Americans, Arrangements were made actual signing of the compact next aturday. A few details of the text are yet to be worked out. Itatian mission for the ROME, Nov. — (P) —Premier Mussolini received the first news of the Italo-American debt agreement from the Associated Press this afternoon, When told over the tele- phone that an accord had been reached the premier said “I hope it is true, because it will great for both coun- asked to be excused from fur- ther comment until the terms of the t were elved. EIGHT TAKING EXAMS | HERE FOR CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACSOENTANT ution of lidates for the degree of certific lo CONCLUDED Italy to Pay Total of | \Dry Agents Held by Mob - Are Rescued PITTSBURGH, (P)— A score of reserve rolmen and motoreycle police early today res- cued federal prohibition agents from 9 northside house where they were held prisoner by a large crowd for several hours. The agents entered the residence and seized six gallons of moon- shine. While they we in the house, a crowd gathered on the street Bricks were thrown th rough windows, and the agents’ utomolibe was driven away and its tires cu e forced back the crowd and the agents departed with their evidence and one prisoner, B. H Egan, owner of the house ORR nabs WORLAND HELO ~TOTIESCOR THERMOPOLIS, Wyo., Nov. 12. Thermopolis high school. sprang to the front as a contender for the Big Horn basin conference title yester- day when its grid eleven he'd the kie Warriors of. Worland to s tle. It was the first re. land has met in its march rd a second state title. KIWANIANS OF LANDER FAVOR PARK PROGRAM LANDER, Wyo., Nov. 12.—A reso: ng the proposed exten: tone Park to include ge and other adjacent as been adopted by the Lan- 1s club, The club took ac. after Ustening to speakers who thi M. R morn elmerth | Accour from all r Wyo: will assemhi nturday at the end hotel for the annual con oft Ww ming Soctety of 1 Accountants. ‘The | w egin at 1:30 Saturday | und are open to the pub’ DESERTION GHARGED IN: ~— PETITION FOR DIVORCE! sented arguments for dnd t extension F eing BE. Warren OUR DNS oS ae LEFT T0 BET TICKETS ON GlR agement. of the Arkeon lemy wishes it known to it Califor > "FARMERS NEAR POWELL “SHIPPING TURKEYS FOR THANKSGIVING TRADE POWELL, Wyo., Nov. 12.—Farm are bringing the turkeys Intc Powe)l this week for the Thanks ving market, an¢ t fifty pec n'e are engaged in the pleking and king of them for shipment to the astérn markets, It 1s expected that > carloads of these birds will be ad here for tho ‘Thanksgiving trade. leaving the remainder of the local crop for the Christmas » and later buying lancing ac ull dis, patrons that there are only ir dancing days ‘eft until the nd prize, the Ajax sedan, will be rded to, some lucky person. owards ‘the end of the contest is he time to start collecting all the possible. “At the dance to n will be three coupon everybody entering the | 1 is should make it/all the count Ajax ix 4 nelosed with ‘all the mr is one « e finest mobile eve uwarded at, the Arkeon, so the man gemenr thinks, and Tuesday night mber 17th ts the ble night | Dancing will t tonight prompt ly at 9 and will be free until 9:30 il lackburn and bis band which has recently been replaced by three new musicians will furnish the mu Operation Saves Use of Hand After Tendons Are Cut peration at the Casper Private | tal last ni restored to Jess ‘foFadden the use of hia right hand ter, the tendons had been eut by windshield during an’ automobile h at Salt Creek, MeIadden's car ud another were damaged by a col Mision In the off field. ARMISTICE DAY [o GELEBRATED BY LIONS CLUB Many Phases of Day Are Covered in Addresses. Armistice Day found fitting ob- ervance yes y at the program nged for the weekly meeting of Lions club by Burke H. Sinclatr, colonel of the 148th field artillery in r and new a brigadier a the reserve corps. Max W. Winter, R. F, Albert and Mr, Sinclair covered various pk of Armistice Day and its ANCE Mr. Winter, was tioned in Washington fficer of the engineers corps, prful description of the armistice aews in the the greatest cele bration occurring on the occasion of the first repcrt, which preceded the actual signing of the Armistice by several days, A scene familiar to all doughboys in service on the front was pictured by Mr. Albert, one of the millions engaged in following up the retreat- n gave a cc reaction to national capital, ing Germans at the time hostilities came to an énd, The intense firing that pr Jed the eleventh hour, the casualties en in that last hour and the oppressive silence and relief | that £ollowed came in for mention. General Sinclair, also on the front when firing ceased, centered his re- arks upon the burial of America's Unknown Hero” in tribute to the nation's dead. As a representative of the State of Wyoming at that m- pressive ceremony, he drove pome its significance and obligations With forceful effect. veral special song numbers by Lion McClellan in harmony with the occasion were enjoyed as part of the luncheon program. “Moe” Ver Brugge, formerly a member of the Lions club of Fort Collins, Colorado, and now iu charge the Hill-Weaver brokerage firm , Was accepted into membership. yer of the Wyoming En- company, also was elected ‘LATE SPORTS | PIMLICO RACE TRACK, BALTI- MORE, Nov. 12.—Mars won the Walden ha » mile for two-year- rt olds, $10,000 added today. Display was second and Espino third. The time was 142. A pari-mutuel ticket on the winner paid $7.50 straight, $4.10 to place and $2.90 to show ———___— Home Saddened By Death of Infant South ant daughter of O, B, Hill, McKin street, died The funeral will be « tomorrow from the me. morniy at 11 o' | Lorton fune al h _ aa ee ‘SPANISH PLOT ~ MEETS DENIAL LONDON, —A)—Reports received today through Parts that a widespread plot had been discovered In Spain against General Primo de Rivera, head of the military direct- were denied by ‘the embassy There was no question of wide. spread trouble, the embassy stated. It was admitted there had been dit. ficulty in one regiment at Coya- donga, ove but this troubl was purely (Covadonga Is between Oviedo and | Santander), The British foreign office has heard nothing of an untoward event In Spain, . /DEAOLOCK; (Continued From ~-Page One) reached a verdict with further de- ilberation. “Only one man held out for con- viction and the rest of us believe that he could have been dissuaded from this opipion with longer dis- cussion and déliberation. “It is a mistake,” he reiterated, “to discharge the jury unless the authorities do not plan to press fur- ther action in the case.” Defense Attorney H. W. Spangler stated that he understood the lone juror who held out against acquittal was William Olson, a farmer of Fort Logan, Colo. “I don't know why the judge dis- charged us,” declared Ray Moghell, another juror. “It would have been all over in another half hour and Blazer would have stood acquitted.” MURDER E ONE OF STRANGEST ON RECORD. One of the strangest muréder trials in the history of American crimin: jurisprudence—involving. the qt tion of an imbecile’s right to live— was enacted in Littleton’s plainly appionted little court room, Tho lifeless body of Hazel Ingrit Blazer, 34-year-old daughter of Dr. Harold Elmer Blazer, retired coun- try physician, was discovered in the Biazer home on the evening of February 24,°1925, when Blazer's myaried “ daughter,’ Mrs. Frances Bishop and her husband returned from a short business trip! in derly physician was found lying on a bed in the same room withthe body of his daughter—a “child woman,” hope'ess imbecile and cripple ‘from childhood—in an apparent stupor, Later that night he attempted to end hig life by slashing his throat with a razor. His self-inflicted wound, although serious, did NOT prove fatal and he was from the hospital within several weeks. The death of the girl did NOT come to light until two days later when Coroner J, J. Mackin, of Arapahoe county, was notified by Dr. H. H. Aldredge of Englewood, who first was called in to attend Blazer after his attempted suicide. A coroner's jury held Dr. Blazer responsible for his daughter's deatp and he was taken to the Arapahoe county jail and incarcerated for nearly two months before he y ed on $5,000 bail, furnished by friends from his old home in Monte Vista, Colo. ‘These friends raised a defense fund with which to employ counsel to defend their for- mer family practitioner, When the c: finally came to trial on November 4, the little court room at Littleton became the center of a natlonavide interest, aroused by the unusualness of the crime and the announcement of dei coun- sel that they would piead NOT only insanity for their client, but would hold that taking the life of a hope- less invalid and imbecile was justt- fled. ‘They referred to the girl as the “Human husk’ find the “thing that had no soul”, ( ‘Three days were consumed in the s@ection of a*jury from nearly 60 talesmen thot were examined. The state rested its case less than two days later after calling but six witnesses, including Roy Bishop, son-in-law of the defendant. It sought to prove through these that Blazer was NOT insane and that he only feigned insanity as he did two “abortive suicide attempts in an effort to cover up his deed."" In his’ opening statement to the jury, Prosecuting Attorney Joel EB. Stone same announced that the state would NOT ask the death penalty, The defense summoned several lay witnesses—former friends of the accused man—who testified as to his good character ands the “queer actions" they noted in his conduct during the last few years. Mrs. Frances Bishop, came to her father’s defense, testifying he al- ways treated her helpless sister with the “utmost kindness”. Her recital of Hazel’s physical and mental con- dition and of her father’s deyotion to his first-born brought tears to the eyes of the jury and the courtroom spectators. The defendant occupied the stand for nearly one whole court day, He declare¢ he be e subje to “spells that made him uncertain of his conclusions, arrived at after study, and caused his retirement as a practicing doctor for fear “he would prescribe incorrectly” for some of his patients. Confronted with several statements made at the time of the coroner's inquest and apparently in conflict with those made on the witness stand, Blazer declared he “did not remember” and that he coutd NOT “differentiate between what he knew and what had been told me." Contrary to announced defense plans he testified to his belief in imortality and as- serted that he “never thought of slaying” his daughter and that, if he made tho statement that he was “satisfied with her fate,” he did not know what he was saying at the time. ‘The defense closed its testimony with the presentation of three alienists, who declared they firmly believed Dr> Blazer was “tinable to dun distinguish betwen right and wrong at the time of the homicide”. Dr. Blazer is 61 years old. He was born near Steubenville, Ohfo, and practiced medicine in Ohio for many years. before coming west ‘in .999. He is a graduate of Wooster 2ollege. Dr, Biazer settled in 1910 at Monte Vista, Colo., and later moved with his family to Englewood, near Little- ton, where Hazel’s death occurred. LITTLETON, Colo., Nov. 32.—) —The legal status of murder ‘'com- mitted for lov still remains un- determined in Colorado criminal jurisprudence. Hopetessly deadlocked, the jury selected to try Dr, Harold Elmer Blazer on a charge of murdering his daughter, Hazel, the 34-year-old “child woman," was discharged by Judge Samuel Johnson at 12 o'clock noon today. “I am satisfied," Prosecuting At- torney Joel E. Stone declared. “It is unlikely that I shall bring action against Blazer again. “We are satisfied,” was the decla- ration of Lewis Mowry, chief of de- fense counsel, “At least a division of opinion indicates there were some minds on the jury who considered that the cold facts of Jaw should be tempered with justifiable mercy.” The jurors refused to intimate how they stood in their balloting when they filed out of the court room following their discharge. Dr. Blazer was taken into custody by Sheriff Roy Haynes to be held until he furnished bail while Dis- trict Attorney Stone reached a de- cision on whet further action may be taken. The district attorney indicated, however, that it was most unlikely that Blazer would be brought to trial again. “I shall probably ask for bail of $5,000—the same as he was held under prevolusly,” Stone said. “Homicide for love,” was the way Blazer’s act. was characterized by defense during the trial. “We grant that he slew the girl, but we deny that he did {t with malice afore- thought or that he was sane when he did it,” was the burden of the defense. The slaying was prompted by the fear that he would be taken and that Hazel would ‘‘become a burden” on some, one else, Dr. Blazer de- clared in letters which he wrote to explain his act. After the slaying the old doctor made two unsuccess- ful atempts to end his life—once with poison and the other time by s'ashing his throat with a razor. The case gained nation-wide at- tention when defense announced that it would contend the homicide was no crime because Hazel Blazer, a horribly malformed imbecile, help- less since birth was not “a human b ’ and therefore had no soul. his contention, however, was re- moved during the,closing hours of the trial when Judge Samuel John- son overruled a defense motion for a directed verdict declaring that a “being born of woman, is legal in the eyes of the law.” Reports from court officials as- serted that a lone juror held out for the conviction of Dr. Blazer. ‘The vote as reported was 11 to one. However, Prosecutor Stone said that his information was that the vote was nine to three for acquittal. The jurors would not reveal how many ballots were cast and their stand on the verdict. Judge Johnson said no report as to the jury's procedure had been given to him. Marshall, foreman of the » would not make public any statement to the newspaper men. Judge Johnson said that he would probably place Dr. Blazer in jail while negotiations for a new bond were being made pending a decision on future action in the case, _ Prosecutor Stone in a statement to newspaper men outlined his views on the case. never received notice of this murder committed in the county for three days after the deed was done. Immediately I interviewed the de- fendant and found him to be in a sane and normal mind. His answers Were evasive and he was suffering from a slight wound of the gashes in his throat, I should have sent him to jail but instead sent him to the county hospital “A few days later contrary to the custom of the law of this county nd Colorado, I let him go free on bond and let him set his own bond. “I have tried to be most fair. I did an unprecedented thing when I allowed his friends and relatives to make bond. I am going a step further, too, in this matter. I am going to request that his old bond be allowed to stand. “I want to say that this was a victory for law and order in this state. The fact that the jury failed to acquit the defendant should be warning that crime of this sort is not sanctioned in Colorado. “It is my opinion that I shall not bring trial again, although I must await developments and official sanction before I can move for a dismissal of the charges,” LITTLETO: Colo., Nov, 12.—CP) ked in a room on The Public Is Cordially Invited to Attend a Free Lecture on Christian Science By “ JOHN J. FLINN, C. S. tir ge Member of The. Board of Lectureship of the Mother Church The First Church of Christ, Scientist in Boston, Massachusetts AT THE ELKS AUDITORIUM Center and Seventh Streets Under the Auspices of The First Church of Christ, Scientist, Casper, Wyoming MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 16 AT EIGHT O'CLOCK THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1925 the top floor of the Arapahoe county court house today still had in their hands the fate of Dr. Harold Elmer Blazer, who is charged with murder- ing his 34-year-old daughter, Hazel, a cripple and imbecile almost from birth. The jury failed to reach a verdict late last night after two hours of deliberation and was ordered locked up for the night by Judge Samuel Johnson, No alternative finding was left to the Jury by Judge Johnson, who in- structed them that only two verdicts —sullty of first degree murder or acquittal—were possible. “I'm not worried,” Dr. Blazer de- clared. “The worst thing that can happen to me is a hung jury.” “Of ourse I believe father will be acquitted, but I’m worrled a little becatise the jury has taken so long to decide,” said Mrs, Frances Bishop, ‘daughter of the lefendant and one of the principal witnesses who was called tn his behalf, Final arguments were disposed of speedily yesterday in the afternoon and evening sessions and the jury was given the case at 9:45 p. m. The closing pleas were preceded by Judge Johnson's instructions to the jury—an order of procedure pe- cullar to Colorado criminal code— and by his action in overruling a de. fense motion for a directed verdict, acquitting the defendant. “Hazel Blazer was not a reason- able human being, as comprehended by the statutes cf Colorado,” Lewis Mowry, of defense counsel, said, in making his motion. “A being born of woman {s human in the eyes of the law, which takes no account of metaphisyical doc- trines,"” the judge ruled in his de- nial. Both sides laid heavy emphasis on the testimony as to the sanity of the defendant in closing arguments but both also stressed arguments for and against the “humanitarian” as- pects of the homocide. "Dr. Blazer not only violated the laws of the Siate of Colorado, but the laws of God,” prosecutor Jcel EB. Stone. declared. “I resent the statement, on behalf of Hazel Blazer, that she had no mind. She was normal. Are you jurors going to admit that we have with us once more those Caesars who slay merely because they have the right to do so. I believe in the bible, in the commandment ‘thou shalt not Kill.’ It 1s the law of God and of man." “Dr, Blazer {s no* on trial alone. Humanity itself is in the balance, and I know you gentlemen of the jury are going to be merciful," Lew- is Mowry, chief of defense counsel, said. J. E. Murray, the thirteenth and alternative juryman selected in the case and who was excused last night when the case went into the hands of the jury, said he would acquit Dr. Blazer. “This 1s the conclusion I reached after listening to the evidence intro- duced in dn effort to convict the de- fendant,” Murray said, WORLD FILLED WITH “BLAZERS” REVEALED, LITTLETON, Colo., Nov. 12.—() —A world filled with ‘Dr. Blazers” each of whom must bear his or her “eross" in the form of an invalid or imbecile relative, is revealed in let. ters from all parts of the United States which have been received by the aged country doctor here, since he has been on*trial charged with murder of his 34-year-old “child wo- man” daughter, No sooner had the trial got under way, than letters began to pour in. Most of them were addressed to Dr. H. E. Blazer, the defendant, himself. Others have been addressed to the counsel in the case, and to Judge Johnson. “You did what was right,” sev- eral of the letters to the physician say. Most of them express sympathy for Dr, Blazer. The majority of say that the writer is going through the same sorrows and hardships to which Dr, Blazer testified he went through in caring for his invalid daughter, Hazel, whom ho testified he loved, “apparently more’ than his other daughter, One writer has a crippled son, an- other a hopelessly invalid father-in- law. Others have relatives, close and distant, to whom they feel bound by the iron chain of duty, or the strong- er chain of love—afflicted with dis- eases or mental or physical disabil- ities of varying degrees of serious- ness, A collection of letters is being made by Professor George A. Moleen of the Universtiy of Colorado Medi cal school for the purpose of re search, Professor Moleen was a prosecu tion allenist at the trial. He indicated that in his research into mental diseases the letters con- tained valuable comment on the reac- tions in the strange murder of the 34- year old “child woman” Hazel Bla- zer by her father. Most of the letters he said, were from wom, STEAMSHIP LINE SOLD, WASHINGTON, Nov. — Af) Sale of the Pan-America Steamship line to the Munson Steamship Ine of New York, was voted today by the shipping board, 4 KIWANISCLUB HEARS SPEECH BY EVANGELIST A K. Harper of Taber- nacle Fame Guest at Noon Luncheon. The words of McKinley, “He serves his country best who serves God best” avere called to the atten- tion of the members of the Casper Kiwanis club at the luncheon at th Hotel Henning today by A. K. Har. “\ per of Fairfield, Iowa, who is in Casper giving evangelical sermons at the Union tabernacle. nre all agreed that what the needs today is a return to ion, but we are all too willing to let someone else do the returning,” he sald. Mr. Harper declared that the greatest happiness was to be derived. from helping others, Horace M. Welch, song leader for the revival, instilled additional pep into the meeting with some selec- tions. Mr. Welch not only enter- tained the Kiwanlans by singing for them but also, made them sing for h'm. H. B. Durham spoke in behalf of the Casper Community fund drive which will be held next week. He urged that good support be given it and that those who are in the cam. paign be given courteous considera- tion and co-operation so that they will not be put to the necessity of having to struggle for contributions L. §. Hall, a Kiwanian of Denver, chairman of the On-to-Montreal committee outlined plans for going to the international convention, Alleged Violator - Seized by Raiders Ida McAlester was arrested last night at the rear of 306 West Yel- lowstono avenue, for alleged viola- tion of the tquer ordinance. D. C. 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