Show THE OF AN ANGEL effort to save two friendless sinners from death kansas city mo may 14 A thir teen year old girl petitioning kansas cites business men to sign a request to governor stone to save the in eg of two negro murderers was a noble sight witnessed hero today she was bessie howe and she had voluntarily started her endeavors in behalf of pollard and harris who bad murdered an italian in a saloon row whom the governor had refused to grant a further respite and tor whom their lawyers bad apparently given up hope the girl appeared in the office of hugh roberts attorney for the condemned men before he had arrived there this morning 1 I want to do something for these men said she 1 I dont think they ought to hang there does not seem to be anyone trying to help them and that is what I 1 am here for the youthful pleader nervously watched the surprised lawyer tor a moment after delivering the above aad then continued 1 I want you to n rite me a petition and ill get a thousand people to sign it before friday ill just make the governor commute their sentence hurry please I 1 cant waste my time inowe could not be argued ont of her intention she was stubborn in her purpose and at last armed with a petition left the office triumphantly the petition was vigorously circulated in the city hall and up and down the business streets nearly every man she met furnishing the coveted signature she worked incessantly and when late in the day she displayed her petition filled with names her faco beamed with joy she is of respectable parentage and was one of a number of visitors who saw the prisoners during their incarceration |