Show I I SlAYER TO rACE FACE DEATH rEO Murderer of S. S L. L Police Serge Sergeant nt Calmly Hears That End of His Career Must Come in 60 Days I Appeal to Be Made to Pardons Par i dons Board for Commutation Commutation tation of Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment Henry C. C Hett alias George Allen Al At j Al-j len will pay the price demanded by society for first degree murder on February 20 1925 On that date he will be led into the co court rt yard of the state prison to face the firing squad for tha the slaying of or Police Pollee Sergeant N. N P. P Pierce Emotionless Hett received the sentence that he must die within the next thirty days ays from Judge M. M L. L Ritchie in the district court Wednesday at noon In the tIle presence presence presence pres pres- ence of only his counsel and the courts court's officers he lIe replied No without a quiver In his voice when zen he was was- asked by Judge Ritchie if he had anything to say Hett was was wasas wasas as calm as he was when he faced trial for murder STORY OF CRIME It was the early morning of Noi November November No No- i vember 26 2 1923 that Hett and his companion alleged to have been Arthur Arthur Ar Ar- 1 thur Hayes confronted Police Officer Of or- fleer ticer Pierce on South Main street When Pierce ordered Hett to stop to the latter pulled a gun and shot him Pierce died on March 26 1923 Hett a and d Hayes were arrested In Inthe inthe inthe the act of regaining clothes in a cache on Postoffice place They were tried in the district court and both men convicted of first degree murder The jury recommended however that mercy be extended in Hayes' Hayes case since there was a a. a question as to his identity He was sentenced to life imprisonment Counsel for Hett and Hayes appealed appealed appealed ap ap- ap- ap pealed the case cae to the supreme court where the decision of ot the lower court w was s affirmed in the case of Hett Hatt and a new trial ordered ordered or or- or dered In Hayes case One last attempt will attempt will be made by i I counsel ro for Hett to have his Ills sen- sen I commuted committed to life imprisonment imprisonment imprison imprison- ment meat by an appeal to the board of ot 1 pardons it was learned follo following n the fixing of the date of execution The appeal will be made by the convicted mans man's attorneys James i Hamilton and E. E F F. Allen i |