Salt Lake Telegram | 1914-07-20 | Page 14 | Mewhinney Case is Continued by Board

CASE IS CONTINUED BY BOARD Owin to a technicality In connection with the thc application for commutation of Barley Hurley convicted of ot I murder the state board of pardons at atts its ts regular meeting Saturday continued his lia application until tho the next meeting le application was once before continued d by tho the board In tho the meantime his appeal to the supreme court for a new trial wa was denied d and his case reverted ro back bade to the court where ho will be to death tomorrow providing his attorneys who are arc out of tho the city can be gotten otten in touch ouch with officials conr contend nd that cY case now rests with tho the district court and until he is resen resen- tho state board of ot pardons has no jurisdiction to accept his application for lor commutation The board at it ih meeting Saturday granted four tour applications for lor pardon pardo l denied eix six and continued three until the next meeting One Ono application for parole was granted three were vero denied two were continued and ono one was with with- drawn Two To applications for tor commutation commutation tation were granted ranted and one was denied Several other applications continued from the last meeting wore taken keD up by bythe bythe bythe the board