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Show Newest Evidence Favors Sirmay, Say Attorneys J " " uu' ' i 1. 1 liiiim ii i i r"i'-vH. v',.?..f-;?;-.;t -v. v li-'.'v.vj1''-'-'."'.' p''-r.V-.g 1 :;vv- .. - iV- s ". - '.. ,5 , ;,. '-.-.. , N .. . . m r5"' -'-- ' : ' 1 Three men o whom th aeotenae of death haa been naaeed in tah have vet a eonairiorable time In which to leara their final fate, o alowly doe jiiatiee move in the American legal ayatem. They are .luliua Bi irony, Harry Har-ry Thome and Tboma, Hilny. The law' delay ia the United State com pared- to the awift puoiahnient meted out i Knglaad we clearly ahown ia the eeae of lr. f-rinpea, who murdered hie wife, Bells F.lmore. an- aetreaa, in I .endow. The only delay In fcia eaae wae caused hy the aiayer'a ear ape to Canada. After hi, return -to London hi, trial waa abort and no red tape I waa allowed in appeala and technicnli- I tie. He waa hanged and buried i a shorter time after Kia a r rent than would be need for moat murderer to have a Sreliminary hearing in th United tale. ' Thorne and Riley killed tleorge Fa, ell mor than a year ago. Thorne made a rnnfeaalo. But their case re now before the atipreme court. . The crime for which Hirmaywa convicted waa committed Oct, 13 laat year. Ilia trial star ted Jan. V- of -tki f ear and laated ' until Ja. 17, eli waa iiitad guilty and aontenced to be ehnt May 8. A bent two week, ago hi, attorney at-torney mail motion for a lev trial, but it waa -overruled ia the district court. Attnrneva hone and Met, nee representing kirn,' will file a apieal with tke supreme court in about two weeka, and thia will act a a atav of execitlio, eo that Hirmay will not be hot May S. It ia eoneiifered probable that tbe rase will he beard at th September Sep-tember -eitting of the court. The attorney, will baae their appeal oa a charge that the verdict waa roa-trary roa-trary to law and th evidence and they aleb claim that thev have new evidence proving that rlirmav boarded a car at First Sonth and Main street for Murray- at .!: o'rkick the afternoon Thilmee B. Karrirk, a school hoy, waa killed i hi home. Th murder wa committed at 12:40. - -' In nearly all murder rase. In Ameri-n Ameri-n aen '.important wilneaa' diea or leave the state before th second or third, trial come up, and therefore it le alwaya advanlngeotia tn th pri, oner to get aa many appeal, and delay de-lay a poeaihlc. And they are possible possi-ble in thi, country. Hut ia England some worth r-rasun- muat.bo-ebowa for getting the caae delayed. |