Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-14
OGDEN NEWS.
,cnrN JULY A. 1900
DON'T WANT MAJORS SAVED
Statements Of the Wife and Mother Of Capt
Brown, Who Was Slain BY Majors
consider that Any Interference Win
,be COURTS Decision would be
an Outrage on Justiee'

There has been a rumor circulated
around to the effect that when the case
Of Abe Majors for Communication comes
nm before the board of pardons on the
DIST inst. the family OF the late Cap
tain William a. Brown, whom Majors
has been found guilty Of killing, VIII
take hand in the matter Of obtaining
Communication from death sentence to
Me imprisonment for the prisoner ana
thar the family have expressed their
desire TO have the prisoners sentence
changed TO life imprisonment OF par
don. Yesterday our ogden repre-
sentative called on the widow OF the
late Captain Brown and his mother 10
find out II there was any truth In me
statements.
NIrs. Hattie Brown. his widow, was
seen at her home and made the follow
ing statement with tears In her eyes
and often illled with such grief that she
could not speak FOR a few moments Il
have heard the rumor which Is being
circulated that desire 70 have tht
death sentence OF Abe Majors, VINO
killed my husband, commutated 70 liit
Imprisonment, and that | was going 10
use my influence 70 that end win tho
board OF Dardons. / wish to positively
f,sir that have never thought Of such
thing, and think that the movement
10 have Majors pardoned or his sen.
tence committed Is an outrage and
trayesty on justicy, aud think II would
be- very unjust for the board OF par
d0ns 10 change Majors sentence. lie
has been given every possible chance TO
prove hs innocence OF the crime with
which ne was charged II he had been
innocent but he was proven guilty OF
foul murder IN the district court, ana
the Supreme court affirmed the decision,
Hand now I think that the law should
lake its course and that Majors should
uner for his crime. ! don't think that
4 anyone could feel more sorry for Mrs.
Majors. the mother Of the condemned
man. than ] DO. as ] understand she
has passed through considerable trou-
4 bic. and know a mothers love for her
child. but ] feel sorry for myself auG
f dear childgn. who are left fatherless,
and for the mother Of my dear husband,
4 Whose health is broken down through
thl sad affection OF having her son shot
down while he was In the discharge Of
his duties. and / feel that Il would be
dangerous and an outrage on the public
10 have Majors nardoned and set free
b. prey upon society, and hope that
6ihe board Of pardons will take no steps
coward the commutauon or pardon OF
the condemned man, but let the law
bake its course"
Mrs. Martha H. Brown, the mother
Cf Captain Brown. made the following
Statement. II have never thought OF
psing my influence with the board OF
pard0ns TO induce them TO pardon young
Majors, who has been convicted Of the
Killing Of my son, William A. Brown,
quite 10 the contrary / think that the
courts have dealt Justly with him In
convicting him OF the crime and plac-
ing the punishment Of death upon him,
for / think that II Is high time that
such criminals should be summarlly
Dealt with. and not shown undeserved
'mercy and turned loose to perhaps Stay
some other persons. DO not think that
Majors mothers grief is any greater
than mine, her son took the life OF my
fon and why should be not suffer the
. penalty Of the law FOR his crime? the
law and justice require Il. I feel sorry
Tor Mrs. Majors and realize fully her
rad heart and can sympathize with her
perhaps more than any one else, but /
think the sooner the world is rid OF such
criminals as Abe Majors the safer hui
maa life and property will be-"