Show 11 1 I 1 11 Q 0 8 APPEAL f A patie u cf of guilt ris hi situation due ta to drick salt lale at Lr erold the following follow ing letter written by ilott to deputy gleason probably comes as near to an admission of guilt its n the tile I 1 condemned man at any time made while lie was in tile penitentiary it bill will bo be read will with extreme interest UTAH MARY june 25 87 11 7 J gleam I 1 jair frund nd enclosed vou you will find two of 0 my photographs one waa was taken after ml I 1 had sad I 1 been in prison about aloar ear tile other about a year ji car ay ago I 1 will nill we wo lloyal royal B young oung tomor to mor row ow wo will thou then talk my affair over 0 I 1 had bad been a year in I 1 n the terri to tory prior r to my arrest and an 1 had no nellt relatives ves here I 1 was a total stranger through through all my trials it has bas been a onedea ono fight I 1 had no money to offer in in proper defense iliad I 1 had to take what wh at lawyers law ere the t li e court appointed ippol anted yon you are an aware are that the crime am in 11 was committed in park arty city i there is 8 where the evidence came from 1 yet ct in in all of my trials I 1 had no money to def deray fray nece I 1 expenses expense for my nty lawyers to visit irra park city and investigate matters in in regard to my defense tins this surely looks I 1 as I 1 though it t hould have been done in A autice lice to me it was of the utmost ill I 1 importance in tance who U ho know knows but what I 1 there were era important witnesses vOt nessem in in park city 7 but I 1 have the misfortune to say bay as nil an indisputable fact whatnot that not i person perso never ever visited park city in my interest of tho the case now my ruy friend let me call calev your our re eject lul attention to the sido side of tile prosecution sheriff turner is a man of f great t influence this itself went wen grea greatly y against me but beside 1 i this from tile territorial legislature and through other contributions tu turner received 0 little over 5 but imal I 1 will even let this go by I 1 will ill call your v our attention to mv fourth trial the thi evidence nil all went to establish not only my guilt but that of emerson I 1 inerson varlan rian in in ins his cecil to argued that no we r both were guilty i iet I et the evidence bo be into or false it is immaterial now the death sentence pen tence ie is based upon this evidence the tile evidence applying to being equally strong yet ct ale alie executive Authority did pardon him why hy should ho he go freo free and I 1 on the samo evidence bo be executed tina this I 1 tell fell you asvery hard for mo me to bear it surely is not of justice I 1 liao have now riven given you a truthful outline of my cape care so that you on may understand and anti judge for yourself my 31 main main grounds for aeling asking the governor to commute my sentence aro are an fol followay lowa when lien mr I 1 first a wae was arrested I 1 was waa only 21 leafs ears old ignorant hardly knew right from arong besides liquor was ft as the curso curse of my dayi wayward ard life and evidence v will ill chow eho it t was wa drink that was mainly instrumental in bending sending mo me hermint he here reint in prison know biow I 1 am 23 years old I 1 have a fair education took advantage in in im im frovin roving myself here bere in es every cry H F see and realie realize ahat hat drink haa has brought me to I 1 have come to in my senses eeli ses and do boast of being an inget intel vent man to dav and have reformed 0 of my in past but if anyone should doubt as to v what hat I 1 pay flav that I 1 am reformed v why hv I 1 awill ill be e fair by referring allhouse all who are anxious to inov MV to the united states marshal and prison officials they see me day for day d y and I 1 willingly illin gly leave my record in hands their hands t furthermore urther more they it aro r 0 unquestionably the only persona t to 0 leaie caa v w what hat I 1 am today to day those that itney ame me seven year ea sago knowse know me not today to day in addition to these grounds I 1 have tit the e fact tint that I 1 have been under a death pc stence five times and while under my third sentence I 1 came v w th thirty I 1 rt minafee of being executed through 91 0 prejudice ll 11 ju dice I 1 diioro for five years irons vl for r fao two years past I 1 wore ore none be sides I 1 have aur suffered cred seven vears years of suspense my aly sufferings Buffe rings have been e equal a 1 t to 0 a thousand deaths de illis no mortal mort aal ayl t can n tor for a moment realize what bat my feelings have been in I 1 seven veara years past or my fec feeling tIngs of today to day standing g in the prime ol 01 my life with therhon the thought ht I 1 and knowledge know ledge that on the alth of august I 1 will bo be called upon to part with my young life is a bad sad and ana terrible ordeal to go through every ev ery hour of my in lonely prison hours before god and man I 1 solemnly dei dedaro lare that I 1 would sympathize with a doi log if he lie had euf suf I 1 as I 1 have a and his fate should be what mine is to be I 1 let us hope mv my friend that god in his infinite mercy morcy will drive a ay thia this shadow of darkness and burish sunshine w I 1 bo be in in its etire I 1 will conclude and appeal to your our hul danity to do to what yu y u can for me and it it ie is the will of god to spare my life I 1 will ill some dav day show vou you my gratitude more substantially 0 with V ith best bibbes from your unfortunate friend razz horr boxi box L city cit |