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Show FINAL EFFORT IDE TO 81 MURDERER i Pardon Board Takes Petition of Julius Sirmay Under Advisement. TO BE DECIDED MONDAY Unless Sentence Is Commuted Sirmay Will Be Shot-Wednesday. At the conclusion of ono of the longest long-est sessions of tho kind on record in this state more than nine hours, more than one-half of which was devoted to the application for commutation of sentence sen-tence of .ruling Sirmay, convicted murderer mur-derer of Thomas Karrick, who is under sentence tobe shot next Wednesday Wednes-day the state board of pardons yesterday yes-terday announced thnt it had taken the case under adviBoment, and that decision de-cision "would be rendered at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning. The board went into session yesterday yester-day morning at 10 o'clock, but the Sirmay case, which was postponed until lasl, was not taken nip until shortly after 2 o 'clock. I Attornoy Leon Bone of Bone it ALc-Gce, ALc-Gce, who represented Sirmay during his trial, argued for tho life of his client, and read a petition containing 275 signers, among which were the lit. Rev. Bishop Scanlan, tho Row I21mer I. Closhon, also prominent members of tho local Theosophical society and twenty-two twenty-two attorneys, all of -whom asked that fnvorablo consideration be given .Sir-may's .Sir-may's application for commutation. Ouo of the uttorncj's "who signed tho petition was John .leusen, who was the assistant county attorney at tho time oT the Karrick murder and who prosecuted prose-cuted Sirmay at the preliminary hearing. hear-ing. Premises Inspected. The members, of the board of pardons, par-dons, before going to the state prison Saturday morniug. were taken by Attorneys At-torneys Bone and jdeGee to the Karrick home, whore tboy thoroughly inspectod the premises, giving particular attention atten-tion to the collar steps and the possibility possi-bility of Sirmay's story, as given at his trial, being true in iho respect that ho and liis partner, a man whose name Sirmay gavo na "Joe," who nover has been found, were in tho cellar wben young Karrick came homo to his luncheon lunch-eon on the day of tho crime. Sirmay said at tho time that ho went up a few stopu, when tho pair heard a noiso, and that he Eaw karrick enter the houBe, and that ho at once made his escape from tho prcmisoa. At the trial of tho caso, evidenco was introduced by tho state to tho effect that it would havo been a physical impossibility i'or anyone to have soon tho boy enter tho houso had they beon standing ai'whero on tho stops, in accordance ac-cordance with Sirmay "a story, and hence in tho argument to the jury, tho prosecution declared that if such was the ease, Sirmay's story was not to bo believed in any particular. Tho jury asked that it bo allowod to visit tho premises, but the court ob' iectcd. The members of the board of pardons par-dons in their investigation yesterday, it is said, found that it was possible to see a person enter the house, as Karrick is alleged to have done, and hence that there was ground to believe be-lieve Sirmay's storv in that particular. particu-lar. Two Pardons Granted. The board considered nineteen other eases in its session, thro of thorn be-inc be-inc for commutation of sontence. Two Dardons and ono parolo wore granted. The two pardons grauted wero to Ohf Jettson and Dan Ilauson, both of Sevier Se-vier county. Jettson was convicted in tho justice court at Saliua on February 17, 1011, on tho charge of battery and sentenced to serve a term of 125 days and to pay a fine of ife25 and in default of the line to serve an additional twentj'-five days. Tho nardon was granted on account of imnaired health and on the recommendation recommen-dation of tho officers aud citizens of tho county in which the crime was committed. com-mitted. , Hanson was convicted in tho Sixth district court. Sevier county, '.Tunc 17, 1010. on a charge of grand larccn3r and sentenced to serve seven years. The nardon was granted on tlie recommendation recommen-dation of the county attorney of Sevier Se-vier county and on a petition 'of prominent prom-inent citizens and ollicers of the county. A pardon was denied but a parole granted to John Tf. Covers, convictod of forgery in tho Third district court. Salt Lake, county, August 22, 19.1 J, and sentoncca to servo eighteen months. Other Cases Considered. Othor applications for pn-rdon considered con-sidered and their disposition were as follows: Frank Birch, convicted of grand larceny. lar-ceny. Fourth district court, Utah conn-tv. conn-tv. and sentenced to eighteen months on September lb", 1911. Denied. .Tohu W. Ownes, convicted of rob-berv. rob-berv. Third district court, Salt Lake county, and sentenced to twenty 3'ears, December 27. 1910. Denied. Walter Dale, convicted of grand larceny. lar-ceny. Third district court, Frico county, coun-ty, and sentenced to one 3ear on August Au-gust .17, 1911. "Denied. Kichie ilnrkucss. convicted of polygamy. polyg-amy. Third district court, Tooele county, and sentenced to six months I and to nay a line of $300 on February ! 14. 1912. Continued until June hear-1 hear-1 inc. Joseph Cross, convicted of grand Inr-ceio', Inr-ceio', Third district court, and sentenced sen-tenced to two years on "May 2G, 1911. Denied without "prejudice. Bernard C. Jackson, convicted of adultery, Third district court, Tooele countv, and sentenced to one year on October 10. 1911. Denied. Jnmes Donaldson, convictod of grand larceny. Third district court, Salt Lake county, and sentenced to servo ton years November -I, 190S. Denied without with-out prejudice. James Clayton, convicted of robberv. Third district court, Weber county, and sentenced to ten years Fobruary 12, 1908. Denied without prejudice. Thomas J. "Mncrow, convicted of selling sell-ing liquor without a license, justice court of Snlt Lake countv. and sentenced sen-tenced to pay a fine of $7o or serve seventy-five davs in the county iail, April 1, 1912. Denied. Vnt King, convicted of grand larceny, lar-ceny, Third district court, Salt Lake county, and sentenced ffm year, November G, 1911. IJW' 7M V. V Vandeventor, coiivWfdIff,M bezzlemeiit, First district "rt der county, ami sentenc d t o gj year, September IS, '"'. ' 0f;m Charles ir. Clark. ?M bezzlemcnt. Third district coiirt, mU county, and sentenced to son ono October 0, 39J 1. Domed. H For Commutation. s The following nPP1'"' mutation of sentonco also wero c crcd: nt robll J. B. Burke, convicted J ro Third district court, u"f tfoVe"aH and sentenced to ten JJ st 13, .10001 Continued loAuBU8V George 13. Smith, coi.viftod of larmiv Second cli.tr o t court, vm county, and sentenced to tip" .rmu March 2:t. 100S. Don od- f JM James sh. conucj 0d g t M with intent to kill, all"d(" jenced M Salt Lake county, and $Bt$ontf, seven vcars, May 1Q, I-""- W to .Tuue mooting. ,?S |