Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-05-11 | Page 2 | Three Slayers Seek Pardons

i THREE SLAYERS SEEK PARDONS it Pleas for clemency of three convicted con murderers were heard by Utah's ata stats stat pardon board at atthe the state prison Saturday They were Mrs Elizabeth Droubay Antonios Antoni Gerakas and Conrad D. D Hansen A total of 76 applications were slated for hearing No decisions had hac been announced late Saturday afternoon Mrs Droubay is serving a life me term for th the slaying of her husband Captain Captain Cap Cap- tam tain C. C Edson Droubay of the Salt Sal J Lake City fire department In 1933 James Jame Howell of Ogden her attorney attorney ney pleaded her physical condition In seeking clemency for the woman woman and argued that keeping her In prison I longer would in no way aid her or society Thomas Mackey Macke appeared as attori attorney i ney ncy y for two sisters of the slain fireman fireman fire rire- man opposing the pIca plea The sisters b Mrs Louella Hard Hardy and M Miss MadeI Madeline Made Made- i line Droubay said that Mrs Droubay had bad a record as a woman gun end had threatened other people c Mrs Irs Caroline Crowder a former neighbor of the prisoner was a witness witness wit wit- ness in her favor saying that she Is l M. M good woman J Termination of his sentence was tvs sought by who pleaded r guilty of t- t second cond degree murder in the killing of J. J a sheepherder near Sunnyside Utah In September 1932 He was as sentenced to 18 years in prison Mrs Helen Pallis of Price wife of the victim and her 5 year old old ear daugh ter appeared to oppose clemency Please dont don't l let him out governor governor gover gover- nor nOI s id the tot speaking to Governor Governor Governor Gov Gov- Henry H. H Blood ex Ox officio S chairman of the board He Hc killed my ray father tather l I Hansen was convicted of second degree de do- gree murder after alter the slaying of E. E G. G Hines Salt Lake Cit City grocer during a holdup October 2 2 Hines was shot hot to death when Hansen and Grant Tice entered his place Both men are I serving life terms His application for clemency was supported by his brother Joseph Hansen and his father and mother Mr and Mrs Conrad Hansen Mrs Charlotte Hines widow of the ala slain in grocer opposed the plea I They never gave ga him a chance Mrs Hines testified of her I husband He never had a a gun but I they hit him over the head and then I shot him They would have shot me too if I had come into o the grocery store tore sooner c- c As I rushed up to m my ray husband lying on the floor loor he said Mama I Iam Iam am dying and I was drenched in his blood I hI bog beg g of you gentlemen n not to help him im Hansen in any way