Show BOARD BORO y- y ONCE yONGE MORE OAR AR 8 Slayer of f Palman Palman Patrolman Pa Pa- Crowther Of- Of s New Evidence if tl ie attorneys for Ralph h Sey- Sey dt convicted murderer of ot Po- Po David Crowther can canent sent i-sent Sent ent new evidence in the case t the state board of pardons that iy y will reopen the case and give condemned man another near- near i this Chis was the conclusion of the I rc at an informal conference the tho office of Chief Justice Val- Val Gideon Tuesday morning tr King representing b boldt was notified after the ference that he must present f s 's in the way of s s to the board Tuesday after- after LiT Sn and then 1 if It is new evI- evI Ilce icet and contains new facts the I Si will determine regarding the thel l aring ld the facts which the ate atie at- at ie e presents b be sufficient to torti special meeting of the board dons the call will fix the l Wednesday morning to held either at the office of the theS S the capitol or at t the state ton son son TO TO COMMUTE with the probable ening of the case It should be that it Is only the board j that can commute a tence ence The governor can reprieve his reprieve extends only until next meeting of the board This by the constitution of or t the I h J petition of Ralph ng ngo for a rehearing and which filed with the board of ot paron par par- I EVon on Monday donday evening ey declares d clar s. s he has come into possession acts which bad had they been W wa va at the time of the trial he beU believes ves resulted in I afferent feren t verdict s these facts which the board es to know something about i a a a formal meeting be called i ld Id such a course be deterS deter- deter S Ii ed d and which the board has hasSI SI fed the attorneys to present this oon petition fol- fol 9 PETITION heretofore t. he was convict- convict the crime of murder in the degree legree and sentenced to death i thereafter he appealed said e to the supreme court o 0 of toe of pf Utah and the judgment was ined that he was thereafter to be executed but g o an error of the trial court sentencing him to be executed e the time provided by law after the honorable supreme net t et aside the Judgment fixing date for execution and the pe peer pener pener pe- pe laner ner er was thereafter sf f executed on the day of eber ber 1925 that thereafter he honorable board this application praying for a com com- tio of the death penalty to 1 imprisonment which said apI ap- ap I U lon tion n was denied and that there- there he was to be exe- exe d on n the day of January 5 H Erf I Tour four our petitioner new v hereby re- re ip ully asks that a rehearing of Application for commutation of nee flee be granted and upon rehearing the sentence of it h heretofore imposed be co coi corn d i to life tife imprisonment anu ana anahis Af bases lI-ases his application upon the wing ng grounds to wit I FACTS ALLEGED That hat since the hearing and de- de pf of his application for ha of the death penalty your Ioner loner has come into possession evidence which is corby corr cor- cor r rated ted by affidavits clearly set- set forth such facts and evidence h facts had bad they been In the I slon sion of your petitioner at the theof theof theof of the trial the petitioner ver- ver that the jury would not rendered the verdict which It c cause That at your petitioner earnestly for r an opportunity to present is honorable board the newly vered facts supported by aff 1 1 S 'S 5 1 letters etters and ana communications behalf and the additional pelf pes pe pe- pe- pe lf s presented in his behalf byris by byiS byris ris iS of the state o of Utah LakEI an ane and e Y r. r V. W C C. A. A the Salt Lake I Ministerial association and others firmly believing that these facts will Justify and warrant a commutation commutation tation of his sentence to life Im im- im- im t tIn In support of this application your petitioner desires to present and file at the proper time affidavits affi affi- davits letters and petitions in his behalf your petitioner therefore earnestly asks for a rehearing of said cause and that upon such re rehearing ze fe- hearing his sent sentence nce he commuted to o life lite imprisonment The petition Is la supported by an affidavit signed by to the effect among other things that he verily believes that he Is entitled I I Ito to the relief therein demanded and that the facts therein set forth as asto asto asto to such matters as may be stated on information and belief bellef he be be the same to o bo be true |