The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-24

death sentence to that of imprisonment for life.
81 told him." said MI. Barnes. when seen at
bis home last night, hmm edately after his re-
turn, That / mad felt sure that this action on
his part would meet with the general approval
of the public and also with that OF Chief of
Police Crowley and Cap tain Lees. alsO told
him at the time Carroll Cook filed the affidavit
i'll the McNulty case, claiming that he had dis
covered new evidence, had asked Chief Crow
lsley to investigate the antecedents OF the atfant
He detailed Detective Egan, one of Captain
DuUleyy'S men. who was well informed In
waterfront matters, on the case. Egan's re-
port on the case was delivered in writing TO
The C MET M ana by him to Inc: 1t
first class and with all but one informant Egan
was personally acquainted. l told the Gov
ernor that The original report had that morn
ing given TO Mayor Ebert, who would present
1t 10 him to-day. which he did. The Governor
asked me II was willing TO put my views in
writing and file them with him, as he would
like 10 keep them for reference in case he de-
termined TO take any further action in the case
aud grant a Communication. / went to the AttOr-
ney-GeneraPs Office ana wrote them out, and
later in the day lett them as letter on file.
HE Governor said he would not give any ex-
preston as TO wEethpr or not he would alter
his decision, but promised he would take the
matter under consideration"
Mayor Ellerrs interview was OF the same i'm
port. He recited the points that would admit
OF mercy being shown 10 the prisoner. Inc
Governor made similar request to that OF Mr..
Barnes. that he should reduce his opinion TO
writing. Tie Mayor asked him TO consider
whether he would do this Or not and left
promlS ing that this morning be would either
telegraph his views or decline 10 put them on
file.
During the afternoon Sheriff McDade received
the following petition which had been circulated
around the City Hall during the forenoon, dnu
with the gentlemen who were with him at The
previous interview at once took 1t TO the Gov
ernor:
SAN FRANCISCO January 49, 1893.
His ErceILe5IcV Governor II. II. Markham, Sac
rdmento: We. the undersigned, respectfully and
most earnestly request you 20 commute the SEN
tence OF John McN ulty TO Imprisonment for life.
p. Crowley. Chief OF Police; Superior Judges J..
sanderson Charles W Slack J. V. Coffey. j. C. h.
Hebbard: Supervisors jefferson g. James. VIII
! Goodson Daniel Rodgers, Robert Day James
Stanton; School Directors Charles Clinton,
Thomas Carew, |; II. Culver. Jeremiah Burke.
John Dunn J. Ii. Rosewad; C. Z Newman. secre-
tary TO the Mayor; John d. Siebe, Assessor; w.
w. Ackerson. superintendent of Streets; ). H..
Widber. Treasurer; William Broderick, Auditor;
NJ. G. Haley. County Clerk; j. j. McDade, Sheriff.
After reading the petition the Governor
listened to the three gentlemen again as they
renewed their appeal for mercy. and for some
time they were earnestly engaged In an exclt-
ing conference. When they left the ONCE for
the last time after the latest petition had been
presented IL was inspired with the hope that
The Governor would yet set aside his decision
and extend 10 McNulty The clemency that so
many have appealed for. After the last inter
view is the belief Of the gentlemen that the
q oyernor felt that public sentiment warranted
him in committing the sentence of death TO that
OF Imprisonment for life, and that as he was
the representative OF the people he would be
willing 10 acI according 10 their wishes.
TO-dayan appeal Will be made TO Judge Muir
ply, before whom McNulty was tried, 10 have
him send a petition TO the Governor, asking
that the prayer Tor executive clemency shall be
granted. To the present time Judge Murphy
has remained silent, IN consequence OF which
his views on the case are hot known. The
committee who will wait upon him are conf
dent that he VIII be willing TO add his name TO
that already long list OF Interested persons who
7 have sought TO save the condemned man from
the extreme penalty of the law.
Sheriff McDade, when seen last night said !:
cit Is my belief that the Governor VIII hold
fast TO the evidence, but that if from the evil
dence in the applications for mercy he has rea-
son to change his decision he will not hesitate
10 do So He is still willing and DESTROYS 10
learn anything that will be calculated 10 justify
him in extending clemency 10 the condemned
man. AS chief magistrate OF tile State
he feels that crime should be put down. but
that this may be an exceptional case where I'M
prisCnment for life would satisfy the demands
of justice. There is much TO hope for, and
while the Governor has not given me any init
be, cannot help feeling that he will commute
the sentence 10 Imprisonment for life"
Chief Justice Beatty OF the Supreme Court
has written a personal letter 10 The Governor in
which he says from the Information he had
relative 10 the case his opinion was that a COM
mutation would subServe the ends of law.
A late dispatch from Sacramento says: "Gov-
ernor Markham was seen tonight and asked If
there was anything new TO be said regarding
the McNulty case. He was very guarded in his
OF the petitioners for the Communication of the
sentence. He said he had listened aJtentively
to all arguments advanced by those who had
called upon him i'll The interest of the con-
demned man. but said nothing that would war
rant the belief that be bad changed the views
formerly expressed by him."