Deseret Evening News | 1901-07-16 | Page 3 | Jack Davis Will Not Hang

JACK JAUK DAVIS DAVI WILL NOT HANG AN His Sentence p Commuted to lifo Life Imprisonment SO ENDS AC CASE OASE u a to I ted W Murder r or of orJo Two Jo sli JI q Boise Ida tda J The state board of or pardons today tolt y u decided 1 to 10 commute tho thio sentence of uC Diamond field Jack tU Imprisonment for tor life lite Davis DaltI WilY wan under sentence to hang linns o Ott next Wednesday for Cor or the lie murder of oC two In lii Cassia county In Fob Feb February HOC isia 18 G The case one of the tho most celebrated led I In the time history of at the West Vust has been bell before lefore all tho ho tribunals In regular from coin the district court of ot Cassia coun county ty U 9 to time the Court of oC the Iho United States Davis was vas In April HOT 1897 1 97 and sentenced t to be III hanged In 11 S when the case euse Was before the board of ot pardons J E R Bower and an Self Jeff I confessed 1 to having bavin In committed the online crime saying sarin It was lone itono in self IC defenso defense Upon Ulon Ih Im ho theory theor that they thoy tho were Welo telling the Davis attorneys JIls hOld for tor the time pardon of or heIr client Gray Orn Was l tried tiled 1 for tr tho time crime mind and acquitted Time The gleat com corn company company pany puny has line backed the Ule he defense through throughout out