Inter-Mountain Republican | 1909-03-21 | Page 18 | Vance is Refused Chance for Life

1 V VANCE ANGE I IS REfUSED I fOR LIFE Affidavits of Convicted Wife Murderer Failed to Get New Trial Thomas Thornas Vance convicted of or wife J murder and sentenced to be bo shot on March larch 12 was unsuccessful In his attempt at- at attempt at t tempt to secure another hearing of at his case Tho The motion for tor a n. re-hearing re came up before Judge George Georgo G. G Armstrong Saturday the reasons reason advanced b by y Vance being that he has l affidavits from froma a 0 number of ot neighbors which discredit the tho testimony o of Mrs Amanda Vanco Vance W Ward l rd The state is also In possession of a n. number of ot affidavits all of which boar boal out the good character of oC Mrs Irs Ward and maintain that her V veracity Is of ot sterling quality t District Attorney Fred C. C Loofbourow maintained that tho affidavits af af- ar- ar proved nothing nothing- as aa th the defence had attempted to Introduce tho the same samo evidence at the trial and that tho the court had ordered It all stricken from the records record W. W L. L rl and J. J F. F Tobin attorneys at attorneys at- at s 's for or Vance moved for or an nn appeal to o the Supreme court as a last resort to o save savo the life ICe of the fhe convicted man mati Vance Yance sat throughout the hearing without without without with with- out showing the time least lc emotion or concern con con- cern It Is probable that a further respite re- re re respite spite will be bl necessary mry as UI tho the one V granted by Governor William Spry on March 1 12 was only to cover coor the tho hearing hear hear- I Ing ng of Saturday