Show RAYNER TO GET REPRIEVE Popular Sentiment in England Has Effect on Authorities London ondon I March 30 It was announced today that as a result of the popular agitation in favor faor of ot a reprieve for Hor Her Horace Horace Herace ace G Rayner Raner who killed William the merchant on Jan 24 4 the home secretary Mr 1 11 Glad Gladstone Gladstone Gladstone stone has advised the king to commute the di death ath sentence to life Ufe Imprisonment at penal servitude The Tle king almost Invariably acts upon the noire II advice and there therefore therefore therefore fore Ra ners reprieve may be regarded as an accomplished fact The exercise of If the royal roal Influence for or mercy merc is probably probably ably abl due lue to the public feeling against nursing a dying d man back to life only to tm t reserve him for the noose together with sympathy for the pris nl |