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Show yesterday afternoon when the I board of pardons announced its L tefuesd to interfere with the course of justice and commute the sentence to icapiisonment for Me, TWe friends of the prisoner did oot let the curtain fall without dik ice a grand roUv to save bfe life -with the board of pardons. The final effort 'included several affidavits from Brigham City, a pathetic appeal from the etrioken mother, anotber equally pathetic iBpeal from the 'life-long friend of I the mother, a 'friend woo csme ifrous her far eastern home to help; it included a -strong plea Srom j Xhdmas Fitch, "the attorney, and letToogeet of bK, it included an adroit plea from the prisoner I himself. MAJORS Ml DIE So Says State Board of Pardons. Abe Majors will be shot on Friday, Fri-day, Aug. 17, for the murdor of Captain William A. Brown on the 30th of April, 1899, in the mountains moun-tains of Bax Elder county. The last hope of the prisoner -j u.- trionA snurldd out |