Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-17

Fifteen Reasons by Attorney .. ~ Allison
why L.niency should Not be shown.

T.. NJ. Allison Jr-"Abc Majors should
not De patduncd. neither should hiH Hth-
tcnCr be- committed TO life imprlHou-
mcnt Tor the following reasons.
"Onc-iicfore coming TO Utah he had
become "A confirmed criminal ~ the
state OF California. Burglnrp and rob-
berry were his principal crimes. one
who deliberately commits either ot
those crimes, thoroughly understands in
advance. that sooner or later be must
take human life or yield his own. The
burglar who inyudeH the household 90
midnight. means TO Kill any member Of
the household who lntcrfCreH with his
plans or attempts 20 cnpturu HIN. the
highway robber who commands the IN.
offending citizen 20 stand and deliver
understands thoroughly that combat
may occur and that, as a result thereof,
one or the other may die, Naturally he
will XIII his victim. rather than lose hlh
own life Information, coming from tc-
liable sourceg, ~ That this man COM
mittod no less than forty-thrco bur
glarics In California In u shor' space OF
time ~
"Two--He had been In this state but a
short time before he ana his confederate
committed the crime uf highway rob-
berry In bold and insolcnt manner,
leaving their victim bound and Elgged
In lonely neld. After his arrest he ud.
mlttol 10 the officers that they Intended
to rob the first man they met
'Thrce-Uoth he ard his accomplish
In crime were heavily armed and had
an abundant supply OF ammunition.
They also had burglars tools In their
possession. and he has stated that salt
Lake city was their objective point. n
he had Killed some prominent ana re-
apectod citizen Of Salt Lake city would
"A movement Tor his pardon originate IN
that city? ! think not.
"Four-When arrested he stated that
A.. HH.... N.a..N IA. "A
Ia cuuceallnE Themselves In some brush,
towards which they were running they
would have stood the officers on
What does that mCuu2 Simply that
they would have killed all three Of the
officers who were In pursuit, n an OPP
portunity had presented Itself. II there
had been three funerals OF three brave
officers, would any person suggest u
pardon or Communication OF senuncc2 l
think not
"ITvc-Protcssed criminals are In Jail
nearly all OF the time anyway. They
expect To be imprisoned most ~ their
lives. and therefore do not dread Inn
prisonment Co any great extent. This
man is a professed criminal. lie IS cool,
/ daring and adventurous. In the face ~
"a heavy fire from the officers, with
great presence Of mind, hr tnised his
heavy, long-tangc revolver with his
! right and deliberately fired ut Captain
brown twice, The last shot took e1cgt
and the brave captain died almost Ia
ftnntly
"six When arrested he stated that he
] had been IN "tightvr places before"
"seycn-Two officers distinctly saw
| him take deliberate aim at
| Captain Brown. and Ere the
fatal shot Majors declined to
take the witness stand IN his own be-
half and deny the testimony Of the OIL
GERS.
"EIght-Early IN the motnlng-nbuut
/ 9 o'cluckHuf the day on which captain
| THROWN lost his life. Majors aud hts ace
compllcc had running battle Win
| sheriff Carbon and Deputy Thompson
l OF BoNelder county IN which from
l twenty to twenty-five shots We're OK.
| changed. II seems miraculous that