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Show over, he assumed an entirely different differ-ent attitude, and petitioned the pardon par-don board to commute his sentenco from death to life Imprisonment. The first hearing of the petition was ghen by the board yesterday. After considerable discussion tho petition was laid on the table until September Septem-ber 3. Tho casg of "Count" Henry Mul-housen, Mul-housen, who is serving twenty years iu tho stito prison for burglary, was brought up for dlscusaion by the pardon par-don board yesterday. No action was taken by the board pending the Je-1 Je-1 ortatlon question w hlch Is contemplated contem-plated by the federal authorities. If the federal authorities tako definite act'on to deport the man, ho will probably be pardoned by the Btate ; board. f i POSTPQNEHEARENG ON HARRYTHORNE SALT LAKE, Aug. 21. At the meeting of the state board of pardons at the state penitentiary Saturday the petition of Harry Thorne, who was sentenced to be shot to death on September 9 for kUling George W. Fassell, was brought up for discussion. discus-sion. After a long hearing the board postponed action on his sentence until un-til September 3. at 10 o'clock, at the slate prison, when It will be discussed discuss-ed again. At tho time of the hearing Thorne displayed little concern as to his fate. After bo received hl3 sentence, bow- |