Osborn & Noakes v. People

The plaintiffs in error, Arthur Osborn and Jasper Raymond Noakes, were found guilty of murder in the first degree and sentenced to death.

Fred N. Selak resided in a cabin near Grand Lake, in Grand county. On July 25, 1926, Nair, his employee, sought him at his cabin, but did not find him. The condition of the cabin aroused the suspicions of Nair, who reported to the sheriff that Selak was missing. A search was begun. Osborn and Noakes were taken into custody by the sheriff. Osborn was 22' years old at the time; Noakes, 20. They are cousins, and lived with Osborn’s father in the neighborhood of…