| Show I c r 4 l J 1 t tt t lw A r r a A I Photos by Ed Tile Lile Local people religious and civic leaders ask state to spere Andrews' Andrews life for Impassioned pleas r justice fail to save Andrews I Frank Penman Staff Writer Write EVERYBODY dies Everybody pays for their sins God will take care if there is justice sa said i d R Rc Rachel c h e I Wi Wise s e aut auto auto- 0 mechanic student at Wise does not believe we as a society should execute anyone We should leave this to God At a rally held in front of the governors governor's mansion the day before the William Andrews execution execution execution ex ex- ex- ex Reverend France Davis had urged people to use the phones and call the governors governor's office as often as possible to protest the execution At the he rally one of Andrews' Andrews lawyers g gave ve the crowd a moment moment moment mo mo- ment of hope when he announced announced announced an an- that the courts had decided the Board of Pardons must submit in writing their reasons reasons' for holding a closed door dobr meeting and the details of their decision not to grant Andrews a hearing Mike Far Farrell ell star of the hit series MA MASH SH who vho had earlier earlier ear ear- lier her in the day d y spoken to Bangerter on behalf of Amnesty International a watchdog group for human rights violations violations violations viola viola- told the crowd he had no magic words except to say Thank you Everybody in Utah cares America cares People matter People are valuable Farrell went on to say We must always be fair We must always require justice Alberta Henry president of the Utah chapter of the NAACP led the crowd in a chant for Andrews' Andrews life and for justice now The NAACP presented the following facts in their plea to spare Andrews' Andrews life 1 of the eleven men now on death row five had partners but none of these accomplices faces the death penalty 2 known Utah murderers Franklin Hoffman Worthington all were given life sentences not death sentences sentences sentences sen sen- 3 Andrews did not kill killor killor killor or shoot anyone was not present when anyone was killed has been denied on every appeal and has been refused by both the Utah Board of Pardons and the Utah State w Parole 4 during the trial an white all-white jury was selected a hang the note was found by the jurors and the prosecutor made racist comments comments comments com com- ments to bias the jury Jeanetta Williams of the NAACP said these facts were obtained from court records Tyrone Perry student at said I dont don't know much about the case he did not actually actually actually ac ac- ac- ac do the killing Caucasians that did other killing are still alive Yes it was wrong to kill him Thank those who tried so hard to K Rep ep me alive and I hope they will vill continue the fight for equal e justice after Im I'm gone Tell my family goodbye and I love them were Andrews' Andrews last words At am a.m. on July 30 1992 Andrews paid the pr price ce for his participation in the 1974 Ogden Hi-Fi Hi murders For the rest of us the debate o over er equal justice racial equality and the death penalty penal penal- ty continues I V M Y F tj V i I Photo by Ed Lie file African Childrens Children's Choir performed at First Presbyterian Church l 12 2 C Street in July |
