Show Makes Fe Plea for fr Another Chance for Harry rry Brew Salt Lake Cit City Utah Oct 1 1916 1316 Editor The Telegram I trust you will allow me a small amount of space in your our valued pap paper r for a comment on an editorial in Sundays Sunday's Sundays Sun Sun- days day's days clays Tribune In regards to Harry Brewers Brewer's case Personally I 1 am not acquainted with Harry Brewer or any of those who have interested themselves themselves themselves' in his case but being a a. a linn believer in justice could not but feel feel proud o 0 or being a citizen of a city and state people people peo peo- pie will leave their personal affairs to help a human being who is In the valley valley val val- ley icy of the shadow of death The Tribune editor wonders what it was that gained the s sympathy sympathy-of of the themen themen men and women who pleaded for the murderer I This question has been answered In THE TILE TELEGRAM J i. i e e. e If Ie t wrong to murder then two murd will not make mace If It- right If we wo whir back to of Christ we ee e examples that would Justify J ment but nothing to justify cap Capi punishment Paul the apostle was know a persecutor when he was known a z S of Tarsus Tarus but with due punishment became one of or the greatest of Chri apostles and in m Ins his writings we find these Wor word Finally brethren wh whatsoever thu thin I Iare are true whatsoever things are honji IlD whatsoever things are just oe things are pure whatsoever thin i lovely whatsoever things are of oi lit g report if there be any virtue and there be any praise think on lh things If an admitted persecutor c ca changed to such a R staunch follower the persecuted then I would as t Tribune if an admitted criminal ca cabe be made or changed to an upholder the law and if he can dont don't you thi that the paving of one lost sheep shepp worth the leaving of the a anine anine nine that are safe The Tribune calls our attention on n the mother of Allen living livin ii in ih Canyon as proof that the ta taw Vi io- io take Its course I J wonder i if t mother is crying out for or the death 10 1 p alty ally or does she feel as one did dl s was being crucified when he a Father forgive them for they ij not what they do I The Tribute e demands the cuter eUrOl ment of criminal laws I. I too bell beli in the enforcement of laws has had Jad Ills his chance to tt live a lawf l Ii But the evidence that I J hav r would would- Indicate that Harry Brewer started wrong and as aF such drift from bad to worse until he murder and one might say sav rl a chance Believing there is goods this man though I have nevers him I would be glad to see him the opportunity to make good I IThe The Tribune would have hae us be that Brewers Brewer's attitude was calc la lato la lato to arouse sympathy thy among people I for tor one do not believe it 11 I do not believe that believe that a a a. hardened c cinal inal with years of acting the part of Harry Brewer in his de Sea cell were he pla playing ing the pat pah for tor s' s il pathy of sentimental people Jg I do no not consider those Jose who hit int ested themselves in this case as asbe be sentimental but on the contra 1 I consider them as practical deep thin thir ing people who believe in helping who are worthy and in need o 0 ix h hand and I would that there were mol mor a s people in this world I As I understand that De Dc Pretto I also been condemned to death Isay I l i isay say that with all d due e respect fo for forlaw V law I can see sec no 10 justice in condemn this man taking the in question which states that that Pretto was upstairs when Brewex fi the fatal shot and Brewer he and not De Dc Pretto Is s the gu go one Was Vas this murder premeditate Did these two men go 10 to this place the night of the murder with th of murdering this man II If III If i I would say give them th the extent ot of law but If not I would say tosh mercy nercy and and aDd give Ive them a chance toT Into God loving law aid abid citizens T. T H. H HOPKIN HOPKINS |