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Show "mm WILL NOT snrDSGiinnEB Frank Roifieo Must Pay Extreme Ex-treme Penalty for Murder of "Ab" Jenkins. Governor William Spry will not. inter-fore inter-fore with tho execution or the death penalty upon Frank Romeo, who Is sentenced sen-tenced to be shot at tho state prison next Thursday morning for the murder of "Ab" Jenkins. Tho governor said .so yesterday. "I am through with tho case." he saidi "There Is no further application before mo nnd I shall not take any official of-ficial action In regard to the execution. The matter has beon settled so far us concerns me or my official authority." Governor Spry delivered his ultimatum following a oonference with Arthur Pratt, warden of the state prison, who called at the executive offices during the iilsr-noon. iilsr-noon. Romeo has been convicted of the murder mur-der of Jenkins In Carbon county noarly three years ago. His final plea for clemency clem-ency was denied by tho board of pardons last Saturday. In view of the governor's stand there is no possible hope for the condemned. At times morose and then, when the realization of his predicament soems to slip from his thoughts, indifferent to his surroundings, Romeo awaits execution. He Is to be shot to death early Thursday morning, Three times before the pardon board met Saturday and denlod him a commutation of sentence he dreamed that It would be so. For him there was no hope. Tho board changed the penalty for Robert Zaffy, Romeo's partner In crime, to life Imprisonment because it was urged that Zaffy was intoxicated when ho participated par-ticipated In the murder and was a young man of previous good character. Not as much was known of Romeo. He was born In Italy and has been In Utah only since 1910. Yesterday ho said he wished ho had never come here. Romeo was notified Saturday night of the action of tho pardon board. He received re-ceived the news without a shuddec He did not appear interested. He had told Warden Arthur Pratt that ho expected no pardon, for in his sleep he had boon told that he would be shot February 20. To him t,hat was concluslvo. The death watch was then put upon him. Sunday morning he was singing snatches of folk songs, in his native tongue, learned In childhood. |