Deseret Evening News | 1901-01-08 | Page 1 | Gov. Thomas' Last Official Act

I I I I I Go fbi 1111 tut 01 olo Ja Jan ITe last olela ae set ot of Cb CItes Tonu Thomas who retired as governor ot of the State Slate to today 11 was to rat a parole to AtrI Alfred Packer T The release I o of te the famous was I the mul result o of er ul ure 11 in bJ his bbl behalf two yeses al b lice ln been In prison OVer Il He was sentenced to a forty year term In 11 1583 fe The of I IL U 11 and d P G a DenNis of the he Den Denver ver rot Post b by W W Anderson a lawyer alt sheet a year ao ago resulted II itt the agta ion of oC case call Packers Iker alleged crime was ae the lie mum mur murder der ot of a pry party of fn five 11 in the wid wilds o of Colorado le lie admitted that IIi h kUe one ODe of oC the men who hn t hi ad said was 11 insane Inne ad and had bd assaulted him after murdering the other tor tour with Ith a hat hatch hatchet et l Packer w was lne one hundred mi miles fr from lon at t the time and nd WAi was c corn hp he 8 If I to tat eat the teh flesh ot of th the irving men to keep kep lh himself HI froni rOI