Show SLAYER LAYER EXAMINED v BY LUNACY BOARD 1 SA t CONVICTED N MAN AN i M tS APPEAL a I f BEFORE MABEY governor Mabey Grants I Appeal of Condemned n Mans Man's Sisters to Have Mental Status Reported EXECUTIVE DENIES I I CLEMENCY REQUEST REQUESTS ST S Deep Affection and Sorrow Sor Sor- m irow row Ma Marks ks Visit of Mrs Gerrans Gerrans' to Murderers' Murderers I Row at State Prison I I At 3 o'clock this afternoon Gardner Gard Gard- ner went into private conference ln In In the wardens warden's office with Governor Gover Gover- 1 I nor Mabey Immediately afterward afterward after after- afterward ward he went before the sanity board appointed this morning by bythe bythe the governor At request of phy phy- everyone Was excluded excepting ex cx- the prisoner and members pf of of the tha board Governor Mabey stated he wished to be certain that Gardner was not insane before the courts court's order of execution was car car- ned fried out I r of the two sisters of George Gardner Garder made to the governor governor gov gov- praying him to appoint a a. a II lu- lu 1 I nacy commission on to test Gardner Gardn r for his sanity this mornO morn morn- ting O nu and a special meet meeting ng of or th the state state board of pardons was called the governor Tho The plea of 01 the ther r- r a s iste-s s Mrs Je Jesse Jesale ile Nelson Nelon and Mra Minnie Landon was presented to the board beard i p All A phases of the matter were goro gorn gonn over by the board Attorney General Harvey H. H Cluff and state health commissioner Dr T T. B. B B Blatty Beatty atty having been called in first I rAfter After a session lasting more than i fl hour hourI Governor Charles R. R Mabey 1 Directed the appointment of a a luscy lu lu- I ICY scy commission with Dr Beatty jn n charge to meet at th tha governors governor's i n office at o'clock with the conI con con- I man present he being beng 1 brought in from the prison on onI Vor for an interview with th the governor I which the former had requested and and the t the thc latter granted 11 1 t tt Dr T. T B. B Beatty after the meeting meet meet- t ing Ling of f the pardons board oard had concluded con con- appointed Dr George F. F I Snoddy professor of psychology at atthe atthe the University of Utah Drs F. F J. J t 1 Curtis and Dr B B. B W. W Black They with Dr Beatty comprise tho the com corn jm mission I r After the adjournment of the I board the two sisters of Gardner were admitted to the governors governor's of of- I 1 flee and made a last appeal for forI I clemency This Th's was denied and the life of Gardner now rests in in the hands handl of the commission on lunacy 1 I By James G G. G Woolley I I 1 hope and pray that not even imy lroy bitterest enemy shall ever eer be beI placed in the tho position I am in to I suffer what I 1 am suffering and face what I must face faco From the death cell at the state prison George Gardner sent that today oday as his last message to the world worM Immediately after alter the tho Interview he spent a half hour with Mrs l Martha Martha Martha Mar Mar- tha Gerrans who was living with him as his wife at tho the time of or the Welby Velby tragedy and who is undergoing undergoing undergoing under under- going prosecution for her part in Lbs he second killing of that da day Athe At Atthe the he board of pardons meeting in the state capital yesterday esterday Mrs Gerrans Ger- Ger tan rans admitted that she and Garder GarcIer Gardner Gard Gard- ner er had not not been married But their today was one of deepest affection and and their discussion dis discussion dis- dis Cession settled about the disposition tiO tion of Gardners Gardner's effects effect a with snatches of detail as to their life lICe together Be a good woman weman Gardner im implored im- im lored her at parting Live so that lye e e may meet again in the hereafter hereafter here here- after arter Deputy Warder Varden Stout led Her lIer w down the stairs from murderers row S MRS MRS' GERRANS Just before leaving Mrs 1 Gerrans apparently anxious that Gardner mIght wight reproach her asked Did DidI I lover ever er do anything to occasion you ou any trouble or sorrow No o the condemned man an- an tiered Sered as he hel her hel close closel Not Oi Vou rou ou were always alwa's a a. good woman You vou ou are blameless in this Early today Gardner made two wO requests of Deputy Warden Varden Stout asking laking that his body be turned o oer over er P with all his effects to Mrs Gerrans and that Governor Mabey grant crant him hima himan a an audience some time today At 10 1030 30 o'clock Warden Devine Devino Paid a call on the condemned man r at t which with Gardners Gardner's acquiescence acquiescence cence a representative of The Telegram Telo- Telo gram was permitted After ACter a brief exchange change of greetings Warden Varden D DIne Deine Dene De- De Ine ne Informed Gardner that he had hadJ J the right to name nane five friends who In InI I be present at the tho execution s so 0 many of my friends arc are In I Continued on n page 5 6 5 I CONVICTED MAN Continued from page 1 I Cache county count too far away to get here Gardner answered themI then them I would like Uke Rob Sweeten to be here If it he will come You might ask Attorney Allen If tr he will come And Attorney S. S P. P Armstrong I If ir ho he will come Warden DevIne asked If there were were we're any others to WhIch Gardner answered Outside of those I have mentioned anyone my wife Ife may suggest w will Ii be all right t. t The next question was as to what If an any spiritual advisors the condemned condemned condemned con con- man wish wished I was born and raised a Mormon and I still adhere to that faith But Dut since I have been In here they haven't taken much Interest in me and I dont don't know If it any of them would woul want to come ome NAMES PRESIDENT GRANT Warden Varden Devine explained that no noone noone noone one one woud refuse spiritual consolation consolation consola consola- tion Uon regardless o of their attitude as asto asto asto to his crime Gardner then said President Grant Is the only one I can think 0 o. I- I It was explained that President Grant Grantis Is absent from the city Well you might ht ask Bishop Smith Apostle George Albert Smith or Bishop David A. A Smith If It you cant can't get them ask anyone you may know he told the war warden en Gardner was then men asked It he had hada a a. message he cared to put Into print He lie replied only In forgiveness forgive forgive- ness ot of- whatever whatever enemies enemies he has Later he amplified that statement with a a brief brie comment on his life and the crime tor for which he Is condemned condemned con con- to death I never had a t father ther lie He died while I was an infant Since I was three years old I have been crippled B But t I 1 fought my own wa way fairly and honestly FOUGHT UPHILL BATTLE Difficulties seemed always piled plIed against mo me I ha had haI never done any wrong until that day at Welby Velby I must have been completely out or 01 ormy ormy my head that day because I didn't know lenow that Stuart was even oven hurt until until until un un- un- un til I had surrendered and one of the deputies said eald something I I 1 asked him How Is is- Stuart and he replied dead That was the very first I know knew about ItI It ft I 1 wish no one ill m. I am recon recon- cUed I was treated unfairly by the I papers I as bad as they ip painted me And while I and pray that none of them will wUl ever be beI I brought to grief or sorrow still 1 I I know that everyone must finally pay and I sincerely regret the deaths of ot Stuart and Irvine As the wardens warden's party left lett the I tollhouse they paused at a landing to permit Mrs Gerrans In company with Deputy Stout pass on to her meeting with Gardner AS is customary customary customary cus cus- tomary after atter the death warrant has been signed Gardner is under d death deathwatch deathwatch ath watch In his cell The cell door was vas not unlocked for tor Mrs Irs PAIR SHOW AFFECTION C Standing against the steel grill I their arms arma passed through the tho aper- aper and about each other trio the pair greeted with a kiss They stood In this embrace throughout the tha thirty minutes allowed them r When Gardner expressed e his feel teel- ing log of good wui WiLl to Airs ure I IsIre sIre she replied C You shouldn't forgive them thom t George you ou should die cursing your our I I Gardner r explained to her the disposition disposition dis die diet t position ho had asked of ot hl hs body a and effects He lie handed her his watch to take with Ith h her r. r She as assured assured as- as c him of a Christian burial a aThey The They promised each other to meat meet in a world to come Tears streamed down the faces of both as 05 they o talked g gAfter After Atter Mrs Mra Garran had been led E wa I away she h I spent nt some ome time with War Varda Ja u-ta u anally ranted granted a r tru yr EVENING EVENING MA b Tier request for tor o a another other p parting Ung with Gardner which will wUl tak take place at 7 o o'clock loCk this evening She Sho left i the he prison yard ar cry crying ng quietly WOMAN NOT RECOGNIZED At the end oz of or the carlines two cars cara were waiting She boarded the thc Warm Springs car The armen did not recognize her The conductor on the Fifteenth East liner called calleJ across to the conductor on her car going to shoot Gardner In there tomorrow y comb comin out No o came ame the reply Why not persisted the other I 1 dont don't care to see anything killed I was the explanation least of or all a man Gardner tas Just a simple cuss and they picked on him until h ho he shot them up He jh the wrong wrong ones and the tr- tr l 24 4 1923 v laws law's the law b but rii I n t want wat van an any of ot It ft Sheriff Ben R Harries Ri-Harries who will wilt have charge of ot th the ct Is prepared Despite the p of ot Tart last minute le interference Sheriff Harries Barnes has laid out his plan of ot action carefully He lie contemplates reading rading the death warrant to Gardner Gardner Gard Gard- ner tier in his cell coIl tonight At 03 o'clock Friday morning Gardner will be led from tho the death cell the black cap will m be placed d I about hl his hig head he will be be conducted to the thed d death th chair In the he prison yard tm and andI I there pay the p penalty for tor his crime PARDONS BOARD DENIES PARDNER PETITION CGeorge C George Gardner murderer of Deputy Deputy Dep flap uty Sheriff Gordan Stuart and Joeeph Joseph Joseph Jos Joe eph W. W Irvine must die At sunrise sunrise sun- sun rise tomorrow he will be led blind blind- I l' l 4 r folded the from th death death cell t to a chair th machine shop in the prison prison son Bon yard rd Strapped In the death chair he will face but will not see the curtain behind which his executioners exe exe- hold their rifles aimed at atthe atthe atthe the target pl pinned ned above hl hi his heart Th The episode will occupy a 11 few minutes minutes min mm- utes only but In Its ita climax society will have claimed its Us price for the brief career of carnage engaged In b by Gardner more than on one year ago Gardners Gardner's execution became almost almost al- al most certainty when hn the board of pardons pardon's late Wednesday refused to set aside the death warrant by bya a n. commutation of ot sentence Onlan Only an ex executive reprieve over oer the signature signature signature sig sig- nature of ot Governor Maby labAY which would set aside the sentence nce until the board of t pardons could conduct conducta a further hearing can stay the trigger trig trig- ger fingerit fing-erK of ot Gardner Gardners execution execution- 1 I ers 1 In view view-of i the the vote of yeater yesterday yester yesterday day and considering that one at th thi bitterest life Ute and death contests contests' ir jJ the history of ot this state has wage between factions favoring and op opposing opposing posing Gardners Gardner's execution sine the sentence of ot death was first imposed im posed several months months' ago It Is no deemed likely that such a will be granted grante BORN IN UTAH Gardner so 80 far tar as the record record- show will be t tie the e first native bon boar Utahn to face a n. firing tIring squad in thi tbt state Born and raised near Mendon Men don Cache county Gardner span epen his early life ute on the farm Later h h married but the whereabouts of ot th thi wife and her children is not known A few tew years ago togo he met Mrs Marth Gerrans and they lived together a man and wife though the fact 0 o Continued on page 6 T LAKE TELEGRAM TI- TI S CONVICTED MA MAN Continued from page B 5 5 marriage between them had been in dispute Joseph W. W Irvine married a a. sister ot of Mrs Gerrans Gerran The two families got into a a. dispute over tho the affairs of ot a a. r ranch near on which the Gardners lived and in which the tho had an As All a 0 re result result re- re sult suit of ot this family quarrel Irvine went Into the county courts and so- so cured a writ of ot replevin ln calling for tor return to him of ot certain equipment at tho the ranch DEPUTIES TRAPPED Irvine accompanied by Deputy Stuart and other members of ot tho the sheriffs sheriff's office Vent went to the Welby ranch about noon April 15 15 1922 1822 Gardner according to testimony athis at athis athis his trial Invited Stuart and another deputy deput inside the house to talk things over Gardner er stepped ahead of bf them into an Inside n o t room toom m. m As the deputies approached the tho connecting con con- doorway he confronted them with a shot gun in hand Before Delore Bo- Bo lore fore either could move to- to defend to-defend defend themselves Gardner fired tired Stuart stumbled from the house and dl died d dIn in m In tho the yard As the deputy lay fatally wounded wound wound- ed Gardner caught sight of ot Irvine running up a a. nearby gully MountIng MountIng Mounting Mount- Mount Ing a horse Gardner gave save chase and encountering his hla law in shot and fatally wounded him Gardner has been tried only for tor the murder of Stuart and it Is for tor the killing of ot the tty deputy sheriff that beIs he be heIs heIs Is con condemned to 10 die In this the Gardner case Is also unique in the history if of ot homicide in Utah Despite the tho fact act that a considerable number of ot police pollee officers officers ott- ott cers have been slain Gardner will willbe willbe willbe be the first such filler killer to pay ay the tho supreme supreme pen penalty for tor the crime at atthe atthe atthe the l laws law's ws w's hands SISTERS LEAD FACTIONS In the contention as to whether or not Gardner should be executed ed the two Sterling sisters one the widow of his victim Irvine and the oth other r his his wife have led the tho opposing factions Petitions calling on tho board of pardons to commute have have- been met by equally petitions demanding demanding de de- de- de manding that the death sentence be bo carried into effect Final ac action action action ac- ac tion by the board was scheduled for Saturday last but due to the EVENING MAY 2 24 absence of l Governor o ern r M Mabey from the city the tn hearing w was wad put over until yesterday The governor r less than two hours before returned L from an E Eastern stern trip presided at atthe tho the session and was the target for tor both factions because of ot his power to deny tho the application regardless of ot the voto of ot the tho balance balanco of ot tho board boar 1 MANY MAKE APPEAL Attorney II H. C. C Allen who do- do fended tended Gardner S. S P. P Armstrong of counsel for tor Mrs Martha Gerrans Gerrans Ger- Ger rans Gardner in her trial developed from tho killing of Irvine Mrs Gardner her sister Mrs Jessie Nelson Mrs Minnie Landon sister sister sister sis sis- ter of Gardner Al n Robert Robert Robert Rob Rob- Rob Rob- ert Sweeten Mrs L. L and Fred Uhe the Welby m merchant mer merchant mer- mer chant who loaned Gardner the gun some |