Show GREEN REPRIEVE IS TERMINATED Slayer Shyer Due for Fifth Death Sentence Only a few turns of the wheels of legal machinery separated Delbert Green from a firing squad Wednes Wednes- day When the state pardons board late Tuesday afternoon terminated a reprieve and refused Greens Green's plea for Tor a commutation of life sentence the triple slayers slayer last Jast hope virtually virtually virtually vir vir- vir- vir ended Sheriff Joseph Holbrook was awaiting an order of Second distrIct district district dis dis- dis- dis court to take Green from the state prison to the Farmington courthouse where for the fifth time the condemned man will hear bear beara a date set for his execution Remittitur Sent Jurisdiction was returned to the Second judicial district when a a. supreme su su- su- su premo preme court remittitur was re received re- re at the tho Davis county clerks clerk's office Tuesday The remittitur opening the way for or Greens Green's appearance at Farmington Farmington Farm- Farm ington was sent by the supreme court after statutory time had expired expired ex ex- for Greens Green's counsel to ask a rehearing in a recent unsuccessful appeal At Ogden District Attorney Wade M. M Johnson said the next step would be e for him to ask Judge Eugene E. E Pratt to set Bet a date for Green to appear Judge Pratt who four times has sentenced d Green to death said ald he did not know how soon Greens Green's appearance appearance appearance ap ap- ap- ap would be ordered Judge Pratt Is scheduled to sit at Farmington May 16 but court attaches attaches attaches at at- said there is nothing to prevent prevent prevent pre pre- vent an earlier setting specially for forthe forthe forthe the Green case Notified Informally of the boards board's I decision Green received the word I as he has received adverse news news news' numerous times in his year six-year fight to o live live stoically stoically and without comment com corn men ment t. t Announces Announce Decision The board announced its decision without comment after considering Greens Green's case in an day all-day executive tive session at the state capitol The vote of the seven members was secret as usual Also a secret was what Green told the board when he appeared at an executive session at the prison Sat Saturday It was was was' the first time ime the slayer had spoken in his own behalf In his bis long battle against the firing squad The reprieve terminated by the board was granted Green by Governo Governor Governor Gov Gov- erno Henry H. H Blood last January 25 the day before Green was to be e. e executed The governor acted because an appeal from refusal of Judge Pratt to o grant a sanity hearing was before the he state supreme court Later the court ruled against Green and re refused refused refused re- re fused to Intervene |