Salt Lake Telegram | 1930-10-19 | Page 2 | Pardons Board Denies Plea in Three Minutes

PARDONS BOARD I DENIES PlEA IN THREE 27 Cases Case Disposed of in Saturday Hearing of Requests S It took the state board of bf pardons pardons pardons par par- dons but hut three thice minutes Saturday to dispose of ot the the appeal appeal of ot W. W A. A Farr one on of oC tho murderers of ot Miss Roylance Roy Roy- lance Fitzgerald r ld for tor commutation of ot sentence The appeal was promptly denied Farr and Rex AI Aylett tt We o c convicted convicted con con- n- n eight years cars ago of fatally wounding the girl during an at attempted attempted at- at tempted holdup on the state hl highway high high- h- h way nay near Sand Sandy Farr has now been in prison for tor more than seven years vears DIED IN AGONY They fired tired several shots while hUe pursuing the automobile in which their victim was riding The girl died in agony agon after lingering three months from wounds suffered durIn during dur dur- In ing the chase Death before a firing sq squad ad may maybe maybe be e averted by Nicholas Diaz Mexican Men Mex tex tex- ican lean railroad worker because he was addicted to marijuana But unless the board takes takes' action In his behalf Diaz Dias will be executed November S. S He lIe was convicted On of slaying an and robbing robbin another Mexican Mexican can can In Davis count county DECISION DEFERRED The board heard a statement from counsel counsel- for Diaz who declared that the Mexican Melcan was was was' crazed by marijuana marl mari juana mann when he lie perpetrated the homicide homicide- and robber robbery and was n not t responsible for his acts Decision in inthe the case was deferred deterred until Tuesday at it 2 p p. p m. m when Dl Diaz Diar z will be brought Co Continued linued on page pago S. S BOARD a pARDONS DENIES P PLEA IN INS THREE MINUTE MINUTES Continued from rom page pago 1 1 before the tho board in tho governors governor a conference room room at nt tho state capit cap cap- It Itol l Applications Applications' D' D for lor p pareto rolo termination tion tiomi and ond commutation oC at sentences ere vere tl denied to six twenty IX other er applicants ap ap- ap- ap Saturday Fourteen FO Inmates of or the state prison were paroled sentences of or twelve others were terminated and two applications were continued Only ono no commutation tion of at sentence was ordered CASES CASES' DISPOSED OF Disposition of the c cases fes follows Lawrence Alsop 1 AOP spurious chock passer denied reinstatement of parole pa pa- role rob Jesus assault with a ad d deadly adly weapon termination denied Floy Alstead d d. d second degree degroo burglary termination denied George Georgo Clawson Clawson Claw- Claw son Ron grand larceny term termination n Uon Juno 19 1931 C. C J. J Cavender and Herbert Cavender grand la d larceny larcen terminated January 15 15 1931 Steve Dp chak second de degree ee burglary termination denied M Melvin Melvln Forbes statutory offense termination de denied denied de- de nied bled Mil Mike e Ferris adultery terminated terminated terminated Truman Giles Cues termination denied Joseph O. O Helwig attempted attempt attempt- ed robb robbery ry termination denied GeQrge Howard robbery termination U ton tion n denied M. M J. J Jensen automobile automo- automo bile IIo theft termination denied Harry Jackson statutory offense termination termination nation July 1 1931 Frank James Jame robbery termination denied Rudolph Rudolph Rudolph Ru Ru- dolph Kooyman grand larceny termination termination termination ter ter- denied dented George Georgo R. R LaFrank La- La Frank forgery termination denied Louis Montez possession of or marl marl- juana uana terminated April 18 IS 1931 J. J Li L L Hilton Mitton second degree burglary burglary bur bur- glary terminated Frank Mita second second sec sec- on ond degree deg burglary burlar t termination denied Jefferson B B. B Newman assault assault as- as sault ault to commit murder application for or termination continued Donald second degree deree burglary paroled Lester Ronneburg forgery parole ordered for May 1 E E. J. J Ran Ryan third degree burglary burglar termInated terminated ter ter- Paul Schewe robbery robber termination termination ter ter- denied Earl Salmon Tand rand larceny terminated August AUl 25 1931 M. M Sanchez robbery robber termination tion denied Ralph Short attempted attempt attempt- ed murder termination denied Wll- Wll lam N. N Updike statutory offense termination denied M. M r. r T. T Walker Valker grand larceny termination denied Ruble Watson Vatson grand and l-and larceny termination ter- ter August 25 23 1931 Cooper Watson Vatson grand rand larceny termination AUgust 25 1931 Wesley shaw second degree burglary termination termination ter ter- denied Hyrum Lindsay forgery parole set for February 20 1931 Virgil n Eds Edson on automobile theft heft parole denied George W. W Funk robbery parole denied Harr Harry Ct first degree burglary burglar paole parole pa- pa role ole denied Tom Tont Keel forgery paolo parole pa- pa role olo set for tor April 30 1931 Ellis Morgan statutory offense paroled E E. E R. R Purcell dry law Jaw violation paroled paroled paroled pa pa pa- Floyd Flod Su Sulzer zel statutory offen of- of fen fene ente e and bur burglary lar parole set for April 1 l. l 1931 Ted Stoddard obtaining ob- ob taming goods under false pretenses paroled Howard Carter forgery paroled Vernon L. L Davis grand larcen larceny larceny lar lar- ceny cen- parole set for tor November Ko 1 John Latham attempted robber robbery termination denied Archie G. G Gregory Greg Greg- g- g 01 ory grand larceny 11 par parole le set for January 15 15 1931 Joe forgery parole set for March 15 IS 1931 Orson Mecham robbery termination termination termination ter ter- denied John S. S Williams robbery robbers parole denied Angeline first degree murder application ap- ap for termination continued William M. M Emmett dry law Jaw yb- yb ator lator lator terminated January 5 1931 Allen Reed Recd second degree burglar burglary termination denied Tho The board also als deterred deferred upon an In application for reprieve and pl par pardon pal don for Ivan N. N Larson and Richard Coomes until its Us next meeting The board oard was asked to act In their be behalf be- be halt half by county officials In Utah county Tho board reuse refused to terminate terminate ter tor- minate tho time sentence of or Donald Ewell who Is serving a term In Salt Lake I county Jail for for- beating boating his wife