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Show Mi GIN LIFE; PARTNER MUST DIE Board of Pardons Grants Commutation to One, bat Denies Romeo. Commutation of sentence haa baan dented Krank Komeo by tha board of pardon, but hla partner in crime, Rob art Zaffy, waa gives life impriaownant Instead -of tha daath penalty. Both wara convicted for the murder of Al bert Jenkins at Suonysnte, February 3, It'll, in thf Carbon county court at Price early lat month aud sentenced to be ahot February I'd. Hhcriff Tom Krlter of Carbon county arrived in Halt Lake Hatunlev and commenced prruaranoua fur the execution. Among the reason fur granting ZafTv a eoturautalion waa the undieputed evidence evi-dence that italfy waa not connected with the actual shooting of Jenkins; but a paealre participant in the crime. He waa drunk; otherwise ha would not have been in the robbery. Prayionaly Zaffy'a character had been food. Nome of the seven applleatlona for pardon waa granted. F. A. Brown, aenteneed February 17, 1911, in Iron county to eerve three veara for forgery, waa granted a parole. The caae of Edward Tanner, aenteneed to one year for aaaault and attempt to commit aaaault waa continued until the March meeting of tho board. Thoaa ref ucd were: lleorge Hubble, eeutrnred in the third diatriet court, Salt Lake county. July 27, lBlt, to two year for frlonvj Oeorge Uadrliff, 'n teneed in the tnird diatriet court. Halt Lake county, April 20. 1S10, to Are yearn, for highway robbery; Warreu smith, sentenced in the third diatriet court, rait iaa couniy, aim era, 1912t to on roar, for grand larceny; Arthur Brown, eentcured )etoler 11, 1912, to ail month in the count v jail, for mifdemeanor; D. V. Da via, aeti teneed in the third district court, Halt Lake cottnty, .lulv la, 1911, to four year, for rweiving utolen liroieertj'. |