Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-30

were true. but he knows that they We're
moi proven and SIN he made use OF
them before the board of pardons
so far as my previous record d. con-
cerncd % should not. by amy reason OF
right have been used against me at
this time. and % 10 was used DC ought
not to have had any weight with the
board 0f pardons ! WAS "a mere child
when ] was convicted of burglary Al
the time OF my arrest every crime that
had been committed in Alameda Coun-
ty was charged up AGAINST We by the
officers ] was not, however, convicted
OF the crime OF burglary laid az my
door Up Co about one month proceed
ms my arrest my character was im-
maculate. and concluslrely proven so.
This fact, when considered hy The Gale
fornia State board of prison directors
Jed Them 20 believe th1t there were
great alternating cir instances sur
rounding my case. They could not De-
ieye that there was anything that
would induce a boy like ! then was To
suddenly turn from the paths OF hon
esty and reCtitude TO the paths OF sin
and destruction. Again. had not the
board OF directors believed ] had been
sufficiently punished for the crime COM
mitted I'm California, ] would not nave
neon released by itg sanction. Hence.
since me law of california exacted
povnanf of rho debit Tor what / had
dono I'M Alsmada county. 10 is not fair
mai ! should ba punished for IL again
I'm frtph feel satisfied I'm my own
mind that had I not been previously
oor,irted of "a felony. the state board
mi rordors would have had mo- htsi-
tancv SATURDAY. Inn SHARING me my life.
$50 feY. as the robbery al Brigham
,-it,. ANA tho srootlrr AFFAIR at the Hot
snrings arc concerned L want 90 say
tbat fbis california affair was used
ogaiuet mo and DO WAS impfed that [
No.. -,,,ilt,, ~ tbsr ,n Including crimes
tbot ! l-nav. pothiur of and that were
n 80, ,,ro,.s, ,o6ire, me- m was mere.
Ia. ,.ee,tr,,.5 tbgt 4 Mas guilty. nothing
nor. TI9a I hssr given an opporunitv
~ defsnd noyself / know I could have
,,r,,.,, .hot I Nos .rsavbare when the
rohbsrv of tho old man AT brigham
CIV V,s committed. I'M other words. I
co,l4 400 maven nm 1Ibi"
Here Majors referred TO Sheriff Cor
don's testimony respecting the findinp
of money i'm Archie Majors pockets
and said the sher.1 told an unuuth
concerning II upon The witness stand
"No one said the prisoner could
have been more cons.lerate Of anyonc'a
feelings than have 1l Sheriff Cordon.s
While ] know that ha knows the testi-
mony he gave against me was false, ]
never but once reuuked him for the
direct injustice he ga me. on one oc-
caslon ] did severely rebuke him, and
il 80 wounded him That ] would have
been heartess Indeed. had done so
again. Don't you mink niue
strange and exceptional tor person
who is called murderer 10 De so CON
sidcrate of the feelings or others that
he would not even wound them boy
word or look intentionally AFTER my
arrest and after / hal netn hanlcolto
j could have killed sheriff Gordon had
] been disposed Go take the lllc of
fellow being ! mentioned this TACT
IN my last lottcr to tho board of rar1
dons. sheriG Gordon saved my life.
for had % not been for bis Intervention
Belnap would most aasuredly have shot
me-"
oAttorr.,, Auie.p said before the
boar5 ~ Sor5.ns saturday that your
'tatlr,.,t I'D ,bis MAS a lie " ycntiired
~ aNc,,s., man
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