Show M t. t f li t t f J T r f. f f THE E r SALT sa UTAH WEDNESDAY WEDNESDAY d. d LD CITY TY JULY 2 9 LAST HOPE fROM LAW N IS DESTROYED Unless the board of ot pardons Intervenes Intervenes Inter Inter- venes enes Harley convicted murderer of oC C. C L L. Erickson must pay the thc death penalty for Cor his crime Yesterday Yes Yes- Yesterday tho court COUlt denied the tho convicted mans man's petition for foi a rehearIng rehear rehear- in Ing of or his appeal to the supreme court As soon as the Is sent down downto to th tho th district court will willbe willbe be to death h n convicted and sentenced originally originally chose shooting shoo hootin ling ling- lingas as the method metho o of execution and this will willbe willbe willbe be the penalty unless the prisoner should change his mind and select I hanging The crime crimo for Cor or which must pay the penalty was committed in the Ramona tamona rooming house more than a year ago According to testimony mon mony an and his partner Thomas Kirkpatrick were In the act of oC holding up a jewelry salesman by hy the name of ot Sol ol Brown The cries ot of Brown and a woman companion brou brought ht Erickson to their rescue and the testimony showed that fired the shot which killed Erickson Kirkpatrick was found Cound guilty of or robbery robber robbery rob rob- to lire lito Imprisonment Imprisonment imprisonment imprison Imprison- ber bery nn and sentenced ment in the penitentiary and ney was found guilty of ot murder in the first degree |