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Show DEPOTS CM TO BE HEARD SATURDAY Consideration May Be Given Giv-en to Claim That He Had No Part in Killing-. The application for commutation of his sentence from death to life imprisonment imprison-ment made by Frank DePretto, companion com-panion of Harry Brewer in the killing of Eugene Allen at the Miners' Mercantile Mercan-tile store in Bingham Canyon on April 13, 1914, will be considered by the state board of pardons at its regular meeting Saturday. DePrctto's story is to the effect that he did not have an actual hand in the killing of Allen; that he was in a back upstairs room at the time of the killing, standing guard over an employee of the store whom the burglars found there writing a letter. According to the petitioner, he henrd the shots fired below; that a moment afterward his companion in the robbery rushed upstairs and said that he had killed a man. and that he protested at the time that killing should not have been necessary in committing the (jon-tem (jon-tem plated robbery. Whether or not the board of pardons will commute the sentence of the condemned con-demned man Is a rather nice question. He has already been refused a new trial by the supreme court. It Is understood, however, that In addition to the claim of DePretto that he did not have a hand in the actual killing, the representation will be made to the board of pardons that certain facts in connection with the trial of DePretto not brought before the supreme su-preme court in a manner to be considered will be urged as proof that his defense might not have been handled throughout In the most satisfactory manner. Under the law, DePretto Is equally guilty as an accomplice with the man who fired the three shots that killed Allen, j Whether or not the board of pardons will i see in the case sufficient reason for such j clemency as Is embraced in commuta- I tion of his sentence will not be known : until action on the case is taken, though there is some disposition on the part of those who have followed the matter to , believe that the sentence will be com- i muted by the board tomorrow. DePretto was to have been shot on June 9, but a reprieve was granted by Governor William Spry until June 17, the next regular meeting of the board of pardons. At that time the board continued con-tinued the reprieve until the next regular meeting, which is to be held Saturday. |