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Show Kadeaverlag Uv aeeare rarito fue UUv-aifHiitneld" UUv-aifHiitneld" Jaek lrte, John Hpaka, gnveiuor-eleat of Ke-rada, Ke-rada, evaa la llofee a few rfeye ago In the Interr.l of "lllamondtlrld" Jack llavla, who waa formerly in hie employ an I whoaa caaa occupied a place In the public, mind for B and a half yeara. Iavla waa aeuteuced to riratli for the murder of John C, YYIIann and Jeamlc Cuiutninga, aheepmeu, In Caanla county, lu IH'.it1, bla oouviutlon havleg been secured se-cured In April, IHU7. Hluce then there haa been a determined tight lo aave him. After everything had lulled two men came forward claiming they did the killing In eel r. defense. One of theiu waa put on trial and waa aciiull-ted. aciiull-ted. Mr. Hparka himself told the governor, gov-ernor, III aupport of the plea for clemency, clem-ency, that J. K. Ilovvern, una of hia eupcrlutiu.lcnta, who, It la claimed, waa connected with the killing, told him the nlorv a few daya after the tragedy, but that It waa deemed beat to keep It eecret. The former admlnlntratlnn refused to Interfere, but the pieseul una commuted com-muted the aeuteuce to life Imprisonment. Imprison-ment. Now a further commutation or a lined pardon la nought. |