Show to deture Il pardon artion for dia dl ld jacia davis john sparks governor elect of nevada was as in doise boise a few days ago in the interest of jack davs davis n A bo alb forma orm rl in tits ills employ ai a i whose case cae occupied a place io in the public mind for live ge and d i half years davis iva sentenced to lo death for the hie gordej of jolin john C wilson and leable in cassia county in ISIO IG lua ills conviction leeo been secured in april 19 since then there has been a determined fight to save liim him after everything had failed tw two 0 men came forward claiming they did the killing billing in self defense one of them was put on trial and was acquitted mr sparks himself told the ilia governor in support of tile the plea for clemency that J 1 E howers bowers one of his big superintendents who it is claimed was connected with the lulling hilling told hlin the story a few days after tile the tragedy but that it was deemed best to keep it secret the former administration ministration acl refused to interfere but the present one e commuted om tile the sen sentence tencA to life imprisonment now a further commutation or a direct pardon is sought |