LIBERTY DENIED FRANK CONNORS Man Serving Life and Ten Years Refused Writ of Habeas Corpus SUPREME COURT ACTS IN LAW GAVE HOPE TO LIFE LITE CONVICT Libert was WM denied Frank Connors now serving a 0 life Ufo sentence and ud ton ten years more mor at the state penitentiary by the tho refusal of the supreme court yesterday esterday to grant a writ of or habeas I corpus Connors wee was sentenced to life UCe Imprisonment for tor murdering Wil Wit William liam Strong Jf a patrolman at Provo June Jun ST 7 1 and auel the application for tor fora fora a 8 writ of ot habeas corpus filed with the supreme court yesterday was on o the ground that tbt tho information against Connors made at the time Ume of or the mur murder murder murder der was w sworn to by the county at attorney torney tome whereas the Mate law la required I that such information must be signed signet I by the district attorney The decision decon of the court made mad yesterday however was on ozi solely technical grounds because the petition did not allege that the legality r of oC the imprisonment had bad not already P been adjudged prior to the application and in a similar proceeding and that thai the application had been made before I and denied deified by some court or judge as ai required In section 1069 1869 compiled laws of 1997 1901 It Is l 1 probable that the application for tor a writ will be bo amended by Dale H Parke Parka attorney for tor Connors Connor and another application will be made mado in inthe inthe the near future Lifo Life Ten Years Moro More oro Connors bears tho the distinction of be being beIng belag ing lag one of the few ew men who have over been sentenced to serve seno a 3 life liCe sen son sentence sentence tence and ten years eare more in any penal Institution for in addition to his life lire sentence he was WM sentenced to serve ten ton years yeal in 1969 1988 In December 1900 1909 tho the supreme court of or the tho state reversed tho the case of or James Jannee W Beddo Deddo who ho was found guilty in the Fourth district court on ona ona ona a statutory charge and sentenced to servo serve live five years in the penitentiary Beddo was released on the ground that the legislature of or lUt 1899 in trying to change the law Jaw following tho the creation of or the office of oC district attorney giving him power to file failed legally to change the law for tor the rea yea reason reason son that th t it only revised revl ed and amended the title of or the tho statute As soon as this decision was mace made by the supreme court tho the authorities fearing that Connors might get off oft In the same me way haled him into court and tried him on a charge of or burglary Connors Connol was convicted and thereupon sentenced to serve ten years more to forestall tho the action that was as attempt attempted ed yesterday o to procure pr his hie liberty Ubert