Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-03-12
LLOYD L. MtJoHs.
The following letter was filed with the Gov
ernor vesteriav

ernor yesterday:
To His EXceeney, George Storemap, Goyernoro OF
the State OF California Your petitioner respectfully
shows That to prevent the day OF execution from
passing over, your ENcellency the 18th Of Janu-
ary 1884, granted rep-eve to one Lloyd L. Majors,
who had Heretofore been sentenced by the Superior
Court Of the county OF Alameda to be executed on
the 18th day OF January, 1884.
By said reprieve the execution OF said Majors was
postponed until the 18th day OF March. 1854 Said
Tepreve was granted not at the reques. of said Ma
jors nor any acting on his BEHALF but st the re-
quest Of this petitioner representing the prosecu-
ton in the case OF said Majors. Said reprleye was
asked for and granted to avoid the necessity OF fur
ther action by the Superior Court OF Alameda coun-
ty in reference to said execution.
As an appeal was then pending in the supreme
Court Of this State in the Of said Majors which
could not have been determined before the day set
for the execution of said Majors January 18TH, and
az the execution could not take place while said sp
peal remained pending, without such reprieve the
day fixed by the execution would have passed over,
leaving the death warrant unexecuted.
In such case tee Superior Court OF Alameda coun-
ty would have been compelled to take action anew,
and to reaSsert jurisdiction over the person of the
defendant for the purpose Of resettng the day of
ecuon, by ordering the prisoner to be brought into
Court, when after an inquiry into the facts, ii no
legal reason existed against the execution of the
judgment, the Court could make an order directing
the Sheriff OF the county to execute the judgment at
a specified time, from which order appeal could
be taken to the Supreme Court on behalf Of said
Majors
To escape the delays, embarrassments and dangers
OF technical error consequent upon opening the door
to another appeal by permitting the day of execu-
ton TO pass over, the said reprieve until the l4th
day of March, 1884, was granted
In fixing upon the date Just mentioned, it YVES be-
Geyed that ample time given for the disposition
of the pending appeals, and such would have been
the case had the Supreme Court met as early was
then expected. The Supreme Court did not meet,
however, until the 18th of February, 1884, and the
argument OF the final appeal ia said did lot take
place until the 2lst OF February, 1854 Moreover,
upon the conclusion OF said argument, permission
was given TO the counsel for the appellant, Majors,
to file brief within fifteen days thereafter, which
til then said appeal could rot be taken submitted
for the decision Of she Court.
Ii is probable that so important case will be kept
under adYisement by the Court at least one week,
and that five ten days further time will eapse for
the issuance of remititur to the Superior Court of
Alameda county, and until then the appeal cannot
be considered as finally disposed of.
In consequence Of the foregoing facts the day now
fixed for the execution Of said Majors, to wit the
14th day of March, 1851 must inevitably pass over
leaving the Judgment of death still unexecuted, I'M
less further reprieve be granted, in pursuance Of
the policy upon which the first repreve was ordered,
and for the reasons above set forth.
Wherefore your petitioner prays Tor an order re-
prievng said Lloyd L. Majors until some day to be
fixed by your EXceeEcy, not earlier than the 1lth
day OF April, 1854.
Aud your petitioner viii ever pray, etc.
JAMES Il CAMPBELL,
District Attorney Santa Clara County.
The Governor in compliance with the re-
quest. fixed the day # execution the 18th
Day Of April, 1884.