Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-12-21 | Page 10 | Dead Girl's Kin Opposes Mercy

DEAD GIRLS GIRL'S KIN OPPOSES MERCY I- I I V The brother of a convicted murderers murderer's murderers murderer's murderers mur mur- derer's victim appeared before the pardons board Saturday to protest ag against the slayers slayer's plea pica for tor commutation commutation com corn mutation of a life lite sentence while the prisoners prisoner's father pleaded for his son Chief among the eight cases heard was that of Claude Blackburn convicted convicted convicted con con- of the thc razor slaying of Flora Nelson of Gunnison on May 30 1928 Merrill Nelson 19 19 the girls girl's brother appeared as as' as did William WilHam Blackburn the convicts convict's father Mrs Mary Wilson protested against termination ion of a a. year five-year sentence George Kohles is serving for having attacked her with a apiece apiece apiece piece of wood The attack occurred when Mrs Wil Wilson on protested conduct conduct conduct con con- duct of one of Kohles Kohles' daughters who wh was suffering from the mumps No one appeared for James Donovan Donovan Donovan Dono Dono- van serving five years to life for robbing a bank messenger enger of in 1929 I A petition protesting release of Patrick Kelly KeHy was filed by Midvale citizens Kelly Is serving life for a statutory offense Attorney Parley P. P Jensen appeared appeared appeared ap ap- ap- ap in behalf of ot Jacob Vande Sande 21 serving five ive years ears to life for a a ga gas station robbery last July The attorney said the young man hungry had approached the station station sta sta- sta- sta tion attendant intending to offer his pistol for sale sate but that when the attendant thought it a robbery and threw up his hands Vande Sande thought he mig might t as well wen go through with it His haul was 1940 His aunt Mrs C. C R R. Long appeared appeared ap ap- ap- ap in b behalf half of Reid Burrell 23 convicted of robbing a street car motorman The records show that thai during the last ten years he has hasben been ben out of jail only seven months Commutation of sentences are arc asked by 22 persons and 22 seek termination of parole All AH cases are arc taken under advisement before de de- de- de