Show i f 7 b r. r ELBERT 1 GREEN GETS REPRIEVE 1 SLAYER GETS STAY TO BALK BALKI I FIRING SQUAD Governor t Acts After Recommendation of Pardons Board Delbert Green was saved from facing a firing squad at the state prison at dawn Friday by a last last- minute reprieve issued by Governor Governor Governor Gov Gov- Henry H. H Blood at p. p m m. Thursday The reprieve was granted upon recommendation of the thel board of pardons and ad advice vice of I Attorney General Joseph Chez i during of an appeal I by Green to the state supreme court I IA A brief statement by Governor Gover Governor Gover Gover- nor Blood acco accompanied announcement announcement an an- noun cement of the action It said This reprieve is granted be because because because be- be cause an appeal is is' pending be before before be be- fore the state supreme court in involving involving involving in- in the c constitutional rights of the condemned man Delbert GreenI Green er I am advised by the attorney general of Utah that the appeal involves such rights and the board of pardons of the state has recommended to me that such I reprieve be granted Stands Until February 15 The reprieve stands until the next meeting of the the board of pardons February 15 but In reality it will last until Greens Green's case is disposed of ot by the high court The reprieve was granted a few tew minutes before an unidentified woman woman woman wo wo- wo- wo man telephoned the governors governor's office and asked for permission to console console- Green in his prison cell Thursday night The woman was told such consolation consolation consolation con con- was unnecessary unnecessary that that a reprieve e had been granted Notice of ot the tho action was sent to I Vard Warden n R. R E E. Davis of the pr prison ion I and to Sheriff Joseph Holbrook of Davis county who ho a few hours be before before before be- be fore had ann announced all arrangements arrangements arrangements arrange arrange- ments for tor the execution had been completed Sheriff Sherif Holbrook said rifles had bad been loaded by an expert and sealed to prevent members of the firing squad which had bad been picked from determining which one had drawn the gun containing a blank shell Warden Davis had nothing to say regarding the tho reprieve and said Green received the news without c com comment o m me n t appearing mildly pleased Warned Varned to Caution Governor B 1 iod o referred to an opinion by Ait suy Uy General Gentral Chez that notice of ot p bal had icen n ed January Januar 9 in Second d distinct lct c t thus placing Greens Green's case case be e the courts once mice more Mr Chez adv advised Governor Blood jealous care should be exercised to see that constitutional rights are not violated Before the reprieve was granted a a. transcript in the appeal was filed in the state supreme court t l' l |