Show CONDEMNED MAN TRIES I J TO SAVE KINGS KING'S LIFE t James Lynch Makes lakes Affidavit That Prisoner Under Death Sentence Is Innocent of Pro Murder 4 4 44 4 f 4 The Th chief features of James Lynchs Lynch's affidavit are as follows f fI I am now under under- sentence of death for the allege murder of Godfrey God- God Godf f ff f trey frey have never made any statement relating to the case ease I If f ff f 4 went into the Sheep Ranch rooms gambling-rooms with two other men on the f ff f morning of September 11 11 1900 1000 Another man stood on t tIle e. e outside I If f ff f 4 went across the room and saw the big man they call at his table f ff f Just then got his gun and shot sl ot himy direction I immediately immediatelY f ff f 4 started toward the door when I was shot hot in the head remember noth f ff f 4 Ing after I was hit The The men I was with were not any of them the man f ff f 4 convicted with me under the name of Robert Hobert L. L King RIng never neer saw him him f ff f until after I was In Jail on this charge Have read affidavit of John Johnf f ff f Mace which purports to tell how this affair affair occurred and some of It f ff f 4 which tells of the affair which resulted in the killing of Godfrey y f 4 Is true so far as I know I do not make this affi affidavit help to-help myself f ff f in any way but to do Justice to the man convicted with me Ie is absolutely absOlutely ab- ab f ff with the thc affair at all ali f f innocent and had nothing to do James Lynch who is under death murder of Godfrey sent sentence nce for the has has made an affidavit which tends to corroborate the story of John Mace and establish the innocence of L. L E. E King who is also condemned to die Lynch was a member of the gang that held up the Sheep Ranch saloon and was shot by Godfrey He has declared dec ared from the first that was not a party to the crime While the affidavit corroborates Maces Mace's statement Lynch refuses to give the names of his associates in the robbery The affidavit is an important step to toward toward toward to- to ward securing a new trial for King County Attorney Christensen accompanied ac accompanied accompanied ac- ac companied by Sheriff Naylor left last night for Canyon City Colo Cob to make male malean an Investigation there with a view to beginning proceedings for the extradition extra extra- extradition HUon of ot Strange and Davenport |