Show BOTHA DUTRA MUST 1ST WAil MIT LONGER His Application to Board of Pardons I Is Passed to De December December I cember 15 A special meeting of the board of par pardons pardons dons was held yesterday for the pur Dur purpose purpose pose of considering the tho application a for fora a pardon Dardon of ot Charles Botha Botha BoUla was convicted of murder in the first degree for having havin murdered his wife and a man in the fall of 1902 The sentence was Avas commuted to imprison imprisonment Imprisonment imprisonment ment for life lire November 17 1902 Botha claims that he was justified In killing the man but says s s the killing of or his wife was accidental Subpoenas for witnesses In the case have been ordered and the matter will willbe willbe willbe be taken up at the next meeting of the board December 15 |