Show I THE PARDON OF SLAYER OF FRED A strong effort Is no being made to secure secum the pardon of V Reese anti and I I lIanor Bass who were sore convicted at Ogden In 1903 1003 of the tho murder of Fred I McCabe who was held up robbed anti murdered on Twelfth street on the night of November 28 1902 The two mon named were ware arr arrested sted shortly af after after ter the tho robbery antI and convicted of oC murder In the second d degree and were sentenced to the penitentiary for fOI 35 and 10 yearS respectively The tie was In the tho nature of oC an alibI anti and those familiar with the case caso sa say that the evidence in behalf of both boLh prIsoners was weak and without sup support port The Tho of 01 the prisoners are arc makIng a strong effort at pardon Or r commutation Of the and thIs action Is strenuously opposed b by Gee I McCabe a brother of oC the lie murdered man antI and a wide circle or of friends of the tho victim Sheriff has written a letter to the state hoard ot of pardons protest protesting inS ing against a pardon at this time and stating slating that the Jury which convicted the two men was wa composed o of solid and substantial who believed the they were returning a just and fair I verdict and that public sentiment BUS sus tamed the jury In Cull at the tho time I |