Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-05-03 | Page 17 | Sentiment for Pardon of 4 Grows

SENTIMENT FOR PARDON By DAN CAMPBELL United Press Staff Correspondent HONOLULU May 3 Growing 3 sentiment sen- sen ment in irs favor of pardons for the American society woman and three navy men convicted of slaying a Hawaiian Ha- Ha half caste placed the case be- be fore Governor Judd today as he bent effort to restore Honolulu to tots ts its once peaceful calm Fear of new outbreaks whets when the four our were found guilty of ter er by a racially mixed jury of whites antI nd browns appeared to have been dissipated Even the defendants waiting awaiting sentence next Friday were reported optimistic over the ultimate success of their fight for liberty Developments today in the case and its ts ensuing political and social included 1 The territorial legislature adopt adopt- ed d a the law Jaw which provides pro vides for release of defendants when two wo trials result in jury disagreement and nd sent it to Governor Judd 2 Joseph Young 22 year old islander was brought to trial trials as s the first defendant for whom the territory will demand the death penalty penalty pen pen- alty on assault charges ISSUES WARNINGS 3 Governor Judd warned Harry A. A territory that thatus his us wife's outbursts against enforcement enforce ment conditions must stop 4 Revelations came that Prosecutor tor or John C. C Kelley's Kelleys now famous To hell with admirals plea a strong influence on the honor slaying jury ury 5 Clarence Darrow veteran chief defense counsel prepared new trial motions and appeal for presentation to o Circuit Judge Charles S. S Davis DaviE Friday 6 Pardon petitions were circulated ed cd on behalf of the defendants The new legislative bill apparently was vas intended to prevent a recurrence of the mistrial which resulted from charges of Mrs Thalia Fortescue Massic Massie Mas- Mas sic sie wife of bf an American navy officer that hat live five islanders brutally attacked her her- Although four of the defendants will be retried soon another hung jury ury would free them