Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-04-29
CANNOT SCARE KRUGER.


CmuAUl, April -s.-W. T.. HOLLAND,
Judge a4yycttu of tno South African
republic, isat present visiting Boz thlr
city, Ia an Interview laht night, be
std neither the United States nor
England uou.dtcnrc President Kruger
Toto committing thussutoucBa lm posed
ON the prisoner. sentenced at Pretoria
Tor hlgu treason against that republic.
"Auy bullying on the part OF either
government" hu said, "w0uld seal the
drstu warrants OF tho puauuers. 10
uu tho other hand the American Auu
EnglIHh government viii lrAvu Peel.
Dent Kruger nuI uIs executive uIuu.
g.l uIuuu, HuI 10 tuu friends NJ the
condemned mon viii respectfully Uuti-
ZION Tor Clumvugy, the sentences Will
hr c0mmutUd 90 "a minimum, now that
the ends % Justice have been salts.
nuI.H
In spoaklng OF the ploaiInrs Judge
Holland -aiu. "luU prisoners were
defended by Counsellor WrasuIH, who
b. leader OF the bar aud 4 nave no
doubt that Ihuy were advised Co plead
guilty, nH "a plua Ui "u0l guilty" would
hayo evidently boon advised 90 trust 10
the cIomruoy OF the executive.
"Ihu Judge hsl no alternative but O.
pass tue death sentence on tho prison.
crs On their pleading or their being
found guilty by a Jury which would
have been invaluable in case VI trial,
Tho Judge was not o. Judge Of Trans.
wall, nut Justice invited from n no gh-
O.. HsH o
order 10 avoid any bias VI prejudice
and that tho trial might be entirely
impartial. Judge DHyelllufa was
bachelor " law Of London, aud 10 now
il Orange Free Slate. Hoita brother
uf tho renowned chief Justice Of CapB
Colony. In the Tfansyaul prisoner
must plead IN person. Counsel is
never allowed 10 plead Tor bis client.
Where tho statute laws DO not apply OF
where there IL no statute law, tue OLD
Roman, Dutch laws are rtsIrted TO-.
Conformation 90 urHtu does not carry
win 10 gJnnsuAton OF property unless
there 10 an order Ia tho s-utauce 10
that effect, which N very seldom the
case. ntu satisflui that there will
be no CouhscntUu in the pfesrnt
csurs, even n The sentences are carried
] out"
EAENEsr APPEAL FOR uAhhioEp.
CWu,uO, April 9g.-Chatlus Blluu,
] "a mining euginoor Of this city ami d
| friend OF John Hays Hammond of sau
Francisco, To- the lntlrT's behalf tplr-
grabbed Uuited States Senator James
| MCMILLAN as follows
"In the name OF humanity buserch
/ you 20 do everything In your power ~
save The li'o Of John Hays Hammond.
| d know him 90 Do honest aud upright.
/ lFuus1nuuls action Jus'iiying the d6a. b
penalty could not be- performed by
| such o. mnu 900 he b.. / Hpgual 10 You
because / know your heart viii 10 uu
/ towards % follow country msn pIaoBl iu
| such p5iuon aB Hammond finds
! uImaef iu,"
"I rau hardly bo calleilu personal
| luunl NJ MI Hammond" 6uIu hr.
| Bum, "l mot him s0mr yosrs ago Hl
| tho Institute OF Miniug Engineering
in Nrw lora, but like every ono who
know him even slightly / came 10 al.
! mlra him, 40 Ia needless 'o Say that hls
! standing hs mining engineer DO 0l
! .he very highest AMI ha man hu Do
/ known 90 possess the highest sense of
| honor il think every ono ~ his uuuu.
| tymsn having iltlupncr should bsstiI
| himself ~ tuu Gnu that hh lite be-
| savrd.n
"l know John Hays Hammond Ia,
! timaGuly," Bsld John H., H0ughteliup
uf the hm VI Huughtrliug. PeabOIy
| lnvDstmuut company. Gle WAsR GLASS,
| mate OF mine, being member Of the
J ulssi OF 'Bi ut Yale,
"l have not tue slightest fear thai
aaonteuCo OF death Will DO carried 0ul