Show 1 Time Tim to Change Chang 1 of Richfield are reported in In an R RESIDENTS ug ugly y mood as t the e re result u t of the the shoo shooting ing of l City Oty Marshal Lee Isbell by Ben Bh Carter former i inmate of the Utah state prison n. n Hints of violence vio yb- t lence ar are arc heard while the officer fights for hi his state board pf f life on a hospital cot and the th ot other for clem pardons prepares s to hear er pleas ency elley We hope that the m marshal will witt win his I S battle against death and trust that the citizenship I of of- Richfield will not add to the crime by any i display of mob spirit I It is not ot difficult to understand why the spirit of the mob cr creeps eps into a citizenship citi citi- citi- citi ze when state institutions are arc found found to be In sympathy with th the criminal element Carter had bad served less than one-fourth one of a prison sentence sentence sen sen- tence tence er e imposed for shooting a 3 man manat at Kimberly twelve years ago when the state Q board ard of pardons pardons pardons' par par- dons dons' st stepped in and turned him b back ck on society I Ithe the original order of the court had pre prevailed I C Carter ter would still be in The he Utah prison and the S marshal no doubt would have a a. better f for his life tife S Si i t-i. t t It lt is not strange that some sh show of temper bes be's bests besets ts the Richfield population tion when it finds criminal hist history ry repeating itself and all all- because the board of pardons gave first consideration to the prisoner and the last to to to society Carter is not the first ward of the pardons board to go astray At least two murders have been committed committed com corn by men released rel ased from the Utah prison ah ahead ad of their heir time The citizenship is justly concerned with the tendency and th the pardon board should call a halt hatt before a display of pf temper soils the honor of the state Now the state will Avill have to start all over overS S gain to put Carter where he should have hav been W when en he was drinking bootleg whisky and toting fir firearms arms A consi considerable lera le sum of money will wilt be sp Ip spent nt t. t to prosecute his bis case an and and t obtain o a a. convi Ion tion flon And then perhaps C Carter will shed tears of J morse for the board of pardons and catch the next ext train rain back ho home e to to abide a more opportune 4 4 5 tune turie time for a a. display of his ability on the frigger r. r It is unfortunate t that hat we cannot turn p Carter ter over over to the board of pardons before his trial I It would save the state some money and the he r result would Ii likely ely be about the same sam exceptS except S that th t. t Cart Carter r would not have to to- remain in jail jait I f while w hile waiting trial The Th time is rapidly approaching when the citizenship of Utah is going to demand of the state board of pardons a policy which protects society W We cannot continue to coddle criminals without endangering endanger ng the future of f the state ItS It'S It ItIs Itis is S to demand the full accounting from men who take life and property in violation of the theS laws Jaws of the state S |