Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-04-16 | Page 7 | Clemency for Two Convicted Killers Fought

CLEMENCY FOR TWO CONVICTED CON KILLERS FOUGHT Board of Pardons Meets to Consider Pleas of 83 Prisoners Protests a against the release of ot two convicted slayers were made Saturday Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day before the state board of pardons which met at the state prison to consider consider consider con con- sider pleas for clemency from eighty eighty- three prisoners Fred J. J Heath brother of Roy Heath who was killed in 1914 by R R. H. H McCoy 39 39 following Vin the robbery of the Bountiful State bank prot protested protest ted t- t ed against McCoys McCoy's McCoys McCoy's release McCoy who has served seven years ears of a life lie sentence appealed to the board for commutation and parole The application for clemency was continued continued con con- from the March meeting of the board No one appeared in his beha be be- ha half If While Mrs Mary Clark presented the board with a n petition bearing the names of ot residents of Sanpete county asking for tor the release of her herson herson son Sheldon R R. Clark serving a term for voluntary manslaughter another lengthy petition was filed with the board bearing an equal number of names protesting clemency for Clark Clark was convicted of oC voluntary manslaughter for the s1 slaying of Don Hollywood butler on January Jan uary 6 6 1928 He asked for termination termination termination tion of his sentence in his bis application filed with the board Andros Andres Koulezas another convicted convict convIct- ed murderer serving senin a life term in inthe inthe inthe the prison also appealed for clemency in his application which sought pa pa- role No one appeared in his behalf behal or to protest the petition After conducting a public hearing on the applications the board went Into executive session late Saturday