Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Weekly Star, April 11, 1913, p. 10. JURY GAVE HOVIOUS LOWEST PENALTY Slayer of Former Fire Chief Will Spend 2 to 21 Years in State Prison. DECISION TOOK 15 HOURS The trial of Clinton Hovious for killing Frank Todd last September was concluded in the circuit court the past week on Wednesday evening. The jury, after being out all night, returned a verdict the next morning at 9 o'clock, finding the defendant guilty of manslaughter, with a penalty of from 2 to 21 years in the state prison. He is 37 years of age. The evidence showed that Hovious went to the house where Todd was staying and attacked him. The trouble grew out of a woman who was divorced from Hovious and married Todd, then went back to Hovious, but had taken up with Todd again when the shooting occured [sic]. There was no eye witness to the shooting as the woman ran from the house, but Todd's dying statement was what the prosecution relied on mostly for the conviction. Hovious stated that the pistol was discharged by accident while he was struggling with Todd. The jury hung all night as to the punishment. All agreed as to guilt, but some wanted to fix the punishment at imprisonment for life. The prosecution was conducted by Prosecutor W. M. Louden, assisted by attorney Charles B. Waldron. R. H. East, J. E. Henley and R. W. Miers were attorneys for the defense. The indictment was for murder in the first degree, but able consul no doubt saved a more severe penalty. Constance T. Shotts, Ed.D., CG(SM) CG and Certified Genealogist are Service Marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, used under license by board certificants after periodic evaluations by the Board and the board name is a trademark registered in the US Patent and Trademark Office.