The herald., 1896-12-03
IS WORKING FOR WORDEN
Senator White Addresses Gov.
ernor Budd
A MASS OF EVIDENCE
Proving That Worden 10 Mentally Ua.
balanced
President Cleveland's Letter in the
lTrain-wrecker's Behalf-Plea for
Merciful Interference.

Senator White has addressed the fol-
lowing letter to Governor Budd on be-
| half of young Worden, who lies under
sentence of death for ain-wrecking:
LOS ANGELES, CAL, Nov. 27, 1886.
His Excellency, James H. Budd, Gov
ernor, Sacramento. California - Dear
Sir: I submit herewith certain papers
for your consideration in the matter OF
the application for a Communication to life
Imprisonment of Salter D. Worden, who
is now under sentence Of death at Re-
presa.
Thefirst document is executed by men,
bers Of the family and relatives Of the
prisoner, residents of Syracuse, N. r.,
| to-wit, two daughters, one son. sister,
his wife and his mother. The original
letter of Mrs. Mary w. Worden, the
! mother of the prisoner, I enclose, and
also a copy Of letter written to me
some time ago by President Cleveland,
| who is familiar with the family, and Is
deeply interested in the Communication. as
| he believes, as do all those familiar with
| Worden's antecedents, that his mental
| condition is such as to render mod
| ification of the sentence to life 1mprison-
ment in all respects just.
1 also submit letters from very promi-
nent citizens Of Syracuse, including sew
en- ex-mayors of that city. judges, al
| dermen assemblymen, district attor-
news and other important Officers,a as well
as leading business men of that city;
also letter from Judge A. Judd North
run. a very prominent and highly re-
spected citizen of Syracuse, and who
some years ago sentenced Woruen 10
confinement. This communication is OF
| special importance, and l commend It
to your excellency, as emanating from
a man of standing. who knows whereof
he speaks. There Is nothing of hear
say nature about it.
/ also submit letter 4om Hon. Hor-
ace White, a senator OF the state or New
York: another from the clerk OF the New
York state senate; another from Francis
Hendricks, president of the Trust ana
Deposit company OF onondaga; anotner
from ex-United States Senator Frank
Hiscock; another from c. T. Rose. also
of the Onondaga county savings bank.
Also a letter from William r. Tobey.
clerk of the police court, Syracuse. Also
a. letter from George r. Cook, ex-surrO-
gate of Onondaga county. Also letter
from Theodore l.. Poole. member OF con-
gress from Syracuse; Also letter IRON from
Carroll E. Smith, editor Syracuse Jour-
nal. Also letter from Senator Edward
Murphy.
Nearly all of these gentlemen were
personally acquainted with Worden, and
the communications, speaking for them
selves, clearly indicate lack of mental
vigor of the prisoner.
/ now specially direct your excellen-
cy's attention to letter which you will
And upon page 23 of the documents
which I transmit, from Hon. T. e. Han
cock. attorney general of New York.
Gen. Hancock shows that the current
impression for years at Syracuse was
that Worden was unbalanced. Likewise
a letter from Hon. !. @. Vann Of the
court of appeals of New York, concurred
in by Hon, p. B. McLennan, justice of
the supreme court Of the state OF New
York. Judge Vanns original letter is
herewith submitted. Also a letter from
Hon. VIM. NJ Ross, county Judge OF
Onondaga county.
Mr.. Frank z. Wilcox, whom you met
during his recent trip to California, and
who is an attorney of fine standing In
Syracuse, has submitted an affidavit
showing the insane tendency Of the pris-
oner. Mr.. Wilcox wife is sister of
Salter D. Worden. might add that
Senator Wilcox Of the New York state
senate Is a brother Of the afllant.
It appears from this affldavit that