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Show Board Weighs Slayer's Fate Pardons Group Hears Plea for Hayes The fste of George Hayes, 54-vear-old condemned slayer, was in the hands of the state board of pardons Tuesday afternoon. The board, considering Hayes' plea for commutation of sentence to life Imprisonment, left aside the ronsideration of pardon pleas from hther convicts as defense and state testimony was heard throughout the day. Dr. John R. Llewellyn, appearing appear-ing for the defense, told the board Hayes, in his opinion, was suffering suffer-ing from chronic delusional insanity, insan-ity, and said that, after talking with Hayes, a convicted slayer of Sherman W. Cadwell, aged Tooele rounty prospector, he was convinced con-vinced Hayes' part in the crime was the result of "radio delusions." Earl W. Marshall of Tooele, defense de-fense attorney, said Hayes was and is Insane: that the condemned man "had no intention of shooting Cadwell,"- and that "if it hadn't been for William LaVern Russell twho was sentenced to life Imprisonment for a part in the murder), old Cadwell Cad-well would be alive today." Letters purported to have been written by Hayes to Sheriff Alma White of Tooele county were introduced in-troduced by Calvin W. Rawlings, iistrirt attorney, who told Governor Gover-nor Henry H. Blood "the letters ihow Hayes is legally sane." i The decision on Hayes' plea Is not expected before Wednesday. I Cadwell was shot to death In his lonely cabin near Tooele last January Jan-uary L For his part in the slaying 'Hayes was sentenced to die, but was given a reprieve that the board 'might consider his commutation appeal. |