The Red Cloud chief., 1905-06-30
NOW S FOR PARDON.
Rrt Cloud Citizens Would Go After
Barker Again.

Last week THE CHIEF offered a sug
gestion that Governor Mickey be asked
10 pardon Frank Barker in order that
he might be tried on the charge of
unurderirg his si~ster-in-law. The State
journal and Star both comment on the
Suggestion. The Journal says:
The Webster county citizens, who
we're so greatly disappointed over the
ruprieve granted Frank Barker, the
s81uble murderer, who had been sen
Fenced to hang June l6, are consider
ing a new plan to expedite the eXecu
tiou by trying him for the murder of
Alice Barker, the wife of his brother,
Flan. In this way, it is claimed, he
could be quickly tried and sentenced
TO hang for the second crime and the
execution could be carried out during
t4le term of Governor Mickey, instead
saf being put off for the two yeas
which the reprieve has run to with
the possibility of having a governor
opposed to capital punishment com
mute the sentence to life imprison-
ment. A Webster county paper in
discussing the case suggests that the
Governor be induced to grant a par
don Immediately so that the man can
be retired for the murder of Alice
Barker. The present capital sentence
was for the murder.of the brother,
Dan Barker.
There is said to be some question
=is to the necessity for the issuance of
IL pardon in order to make the man
samenable to the Webster county
courts for the murder of this woman.
1t is claimed by some of the Webster
county citizens that the county at.
torney can file a new information and
demand the return of the man to
stand trial for the murder of Alice
Barker. 1t is taken for granted that
new trial in view of the convincing
evidence would mean another capital
V<vdict. An appeal might be taken,
but it could be disposed of within the
year, ii is said
The matter has not been called to
the attention of Governor Mickey yet,
but it is regarded as probable that he
would hesitate to grant a pardon
(Which might hold out some prospect
saf escape on the second trial through
some technical legal process.
1t is pointed out that convicts are
sE-n1vnnt1r trial fn, n,n,lo,;,. slo..
fellows or guards while they are still
serving their terms and in such case.
the penalty for murder takes proceed
ssnSe of the old sentence. 4 convic'
Ossas recently executed for murderin.
"A guard in the California state prison
No pardon was granted. The Webste
county plan is to secure a pardon il
order that there may be no question
as TO the right to try him anew. Tn
evidence in both cases would be sub
stantially the same, it is said tina
Barker murdered Alice and Dan Bar
ker at the same time. The informs
WAS based charged that he had mui
stered Dan Barker.
Vt is pointed out that this plar
which is the outgrowth of the intens
dissatisfaction over the action of th
supreme court in sustaining the appe
from the decision of Holmes, refusin
an inquiry into the mans mental col
<5ition utilities the remaining murdt
~ II ip nlatn,al thnt a,n 10 81
Im~pationce which now prevails owe
the length of the reprieve finally sui
sides, the murder charge car be use
for the imposition of a second sentenC
ia the event that Governor Mickey
s-pIcoessor should commute the preser
sentence to life Imprisonment
a Webster county man, who has
temporary residence in the city, state