Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-03-27

| going to the saloon and had drawn his
| revolver he was res trained from usinL
/ ne iaise NO disturbance IN h'r house. Al
uf The men were married at the time ans
/ tonu widow stlll lives iu Kansas city
| Neither Pollard nor Harris has children.
Harris was given by clay NJ Donald. q
| cpior,i man who Is known to haEe been
their enemy n" was present at tsp time
| of ,h, shooting and his testimony ahuuU ..
cd with IN. r.gountinr 81 hot and threat
,niug words that are sali now never g.
I hdy" been uttered ty either Pollard ot
| Conn. The men entered the saloon at the
same time. Pollard aDf Harris from tho
front AMI Conn by way 81 % rear enc
yoIycr.
several attempts were made 60 indlrt
Pollard ana Harris for IA. killing Of conn
before % wis successful They were tried
at the April, 1891 term uf the criminal
court ana found guilty ou May 49, the jury
being ont over two hours. During the trial
w0uy whatever and the ease went TO the
jury wholly on the evidence introduced 10y
the state,
Amos, ,v,rv br ~ testimony the de-
f.u-e used y1rroh1ratpd that OF the state.
The court. 300 accordance with the trEft-
uony Instructed me jury 10 return YER
dict of murder in the lt-t degree. and one
'i the 1uryW'n, iu speaking uf the case
Hff'rWaft. Acknowledged that he Ili not
think The m'n were guilty oi a capital 'i-
Z use, hLt j. was necessary 70 comply T."
the courts Instructions 10 Nnl them guile
rs as charged ur turn thGm loose, and he
aH not think the latter condition should
prevail
Tho ease was taken To- the supreme court
by Attorneys Roberts y Roberts, and me
supreme court affirmed the verdict Of the
jIry ZOO the lower court uut uu october -
refused 90 grant e uoN trl1L Tho hr-t date
of execution was set for March -. but was
postponed two weeks hy The governor who
wished tu have moro time 10y which 10
look into ,ha .aso.
Marshal Ksshlear had made every prep
AVIATION for tE" execution. although ne salI
yesterday Ip was satisfied the governor
would not permit t 20 i@k, Iit,e. ii' ,s has
were guilty 30 murder tu the first degree,
vNI this belief hos been shared In by Dep
ufy NHTshais " q Nyshl'ar, Tom lirIson,
=. b. stewart, Holly JaThooi Mike Iasgy
have, ly their good pUTIuri. made friends
with nu of tho Jail officials. ami thcre was
general rejoicing among th,m last nlght
when BE- wIF known thg s'uieuc" e death
would not br Carried uut to-day 1t seems
too tad 10 hang the boys was The remark
heard on more than one occasion last hiEht
or the county latl. The. ropes win winch
fNt men were 10 have been hanged were
t.sfr1 yesterday afternoon aud toun4 10
I# tu good condition aut perfect 10 stand
fEH ordeal. The dtuth warrant was ISSUED
Iy Criminal Clark Thomson yesterday and
pHsu To Marshal k'shi'hr-
There b. no IUuht now that Governor
stone viii af least commut" Harris seu-
,ura 10 one uf Imprisonment. Ittre u
sunuE belief that Pollard Will also ng given
prison -.u'auee. Harris is q years Oh,
ANA Pollard 30 They have been married
s. ..af five wears each. Harris D. married %
I.IIar#'s sister. Pollard came from Rich
rlul. $40. ana Harris from Magou city
Ar the iluo ~ Cguus murder lo.aT1 Was
employed Ly the Keith n Perry Coal Com
raty. AMI Harris was foreman Of street
grading sang.