The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-21
Gov. Rogers Has Thus Far De-
clined to Interfere.
WILL LET LAW TAKE IT'S COURSE
C0nd~ mnea Man, tst~rsiewsd Yes
sesday hy neer
Reporter, says He Has n~sa
Soldier and IL Net Afraid to Die
scores in His G~If-sa,s Ne Wants
40 service of Priest or Preacher.

There II 80 rope for Henry sfaensef,
ssntenes6 TO hAax aest Friday, af.@sa
the pressure brought 20 5eaf Or ts9S
Rogers yesterday from snaay exported
and unexpected sources has ehapxea is-s
determination to slsos the ls@ 70 iake
It's course. This was the governors DE-
tsrm:ns ton late Saturday mighi aad sras-
uer.s mat saags l.ae supporters fear THAI
II viii never be altered. Th3s II also tbs
oplssson OF the aherias ofsaee. and bright
and early tbs morning the heaFfo.d viii
be crested and the covering paced over
ths execution booth, uow alTnosa CON-
rlAtsd.
The post.InssIiigsaeeF's information as
10 the governors intentions not 10 inter-
fefs 10 save GrasaIef's neck from the
moose MAS resolved yesterday from seaFe~s
altogether trustworthy. aaa thes. Is 10
doubt thar craemer wisi suffer on Friday
morning ln The preseaee - 3 very few
savited guests ef Sheriff Moyer. eiayss-
clans, Newspaper men and coanty prisan
officials. the death penalty sor one of The
. most airoeIoes murders kgown IN f4e
criminal annals Of the state OF Washing
ton craeuer is now awIse that his final
hope Is ga, the point OF extinction and be
81 prepared for the worst he saSs that
he vii. die like a soldier and ia prepared
To make fss peace with God without tue
aid Of any priest or minister on the ga
lows.
tstsE Every Effort.
All day yesterday az well as Oh she
day before craener's attorneys sna
friends were working with the energy ~
despair. inducing representative citizens
Of Seattle 10 write or telegraph Gov Bog-
eys requests for the eommuts,i lion OF C.rse-
msr's sentence 30 life Imprisonment. ani
with unparalleled success MANY of the
most prominent bssiness ard professional
men iB his city have !n.erceded with the
governor 70 spare the dneuaed mas life.
aud IL Graefner ia hanged IL Wei not ha
because kIs friends have rot moved heaven
and earth 20 obtain mercy. And IN adds-
ston ia this. II IL known beyond question
that Secretary Of state VIII H. jenkins
and State auditor Neat Chestham have
uade cYaemer'E case personal matter j
and have uaei every means within their !
power Ia induce ;he chief executive TO
commute the sentence, hat have airuast
lost Pope Of success.
The governors refusal h iatereeds, il
may be stated posiAvei,, Is b4ses anon
fhe fact that Mayor tsufnes who white "a !
judge efl the superior bench tried Crae~
fntf. has refused 10 toin n request ng li3o
governor 10 commute gise death sentence.
The governor Ia firm I'm hss refusal 80 10
anything unless Mayor Humes recon
fnen6s it. aud MAYOR Hnuatz a. Is veil
known, has long ago expressed his apfn-
Ion that tie governor has no right 10 Ia
siss upon his inteysessiot, and announced
deternaslation nog 10 turn over "A hand
80 save Craemer
II Is sac that Gov Rogers aid on
Saturday remark that be dld NOT eonsga-
sr the request of the trial Judge IA abs.t-
mtelv "a neces larry condition u the grant
slfg of a me- communication II the sentence
Ios narsicn ard be might commute the
sentence os CrHemeT IL spite Of tha alb
sence af Mayor Hasues recommendation
hui this II a mere snu1ar ard moi yer
fled Sheriff Meyer yesterday had r.
ceiyed no istlnattou 81 possible Inter
ference IN nia plans for the execution
from Gov. Rogers although Ii IL Thought
that the gos sTaor would If no .neeaaea
90 take Favorable action on t'raetl1sr.s
petition. ist the sheriff know the faet a,
the earliest possible moracns ia order
~ save the county the expense ~ ssnnsc-
essary preparations FER the anal ac, Il,
the Maelsr murder tragedy
trmemer In uts cen.
Gfasmeg has reesuily been removed
from his cid Quarters Ia the cuinty gau r.
tho little steel cage ia ltss wansu'x ward
IN tie southwest corner 81 she basement
81 tie courthouse building and shere. IN
. plea ssat, welt lighted ard Ventilated sell
liz 10 spending whs; may NJ hts tsst sev
Gays orr sx4Fth. with apparent serenity
The largs Windows which book out auon
Che city ard the has and frosn which the
spat where ts1a hntrih1e erfsne va. .-e4,.
united ear hs S#*W. are surrounded an she
outside of ths huilA!sE IS climbing reese
bushes. ard tAe 4teem iawH af tne -slfFs.
house Slopes away gently toward taa hr44w
~ tae hia On level W}th the window
rilia. From Ira exterior the cutf a here flss.