The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-04


in Sherburne county; that the par
doning board acted as an unconstitu-
tional body in granting the reprleve
last August, and that a Judge, as-chief
Justice and member Of the pardoning
board. was acting in a dual capacity.
diately and at the hearing the petition
was denied.
Last Hope Shattered.
Notice Of appeal was made to. the
supreme court and Attorney Cormican
asked Judge Baxter for stay Of sen
tence pending action on the appeal. Mr..
Gary appealed to Attorney General
Young to advise granting the stay. He
refused, and the stay was denied. This
shattered the last hope of saving the
possible that the supreme court will
grant q stay.
Turnout this exciting period, when
every effort was being made in his be-
half Crawford maintained wonderful
composure, hoping to the last, and when
informed that nothing more could be
done. he displayed no evidence Of break
ing down.
The first time Crawford gave way to
any feeling was when he received let
ter from Rev. Mr.. Wilkinson Of Mime.
apolis, stating that woman had called
on him, who he believes tor be the
mother Of the condemned man. Qraw-
ford begged that the woman be kept
away. He said he did not want to see
not won't to see any Of his relatives. It
lis believed here that the woman Ii
Crawford Is mother. ~
Search for Governor.
Crawford s attorneys tried to find
Governor johnson at st. Paul today. but
could not reach him.. Under the law,
the entire pardon board must concur in
granting q reprieve, but the attorneys
claim that the pardon board is not a
governor alone has tie power to re-
prieve. or pardon. As the governor has
no authority. to pass on such O .constitu-
tional question, it Is not possible that
he will take any action. The pardon
board is distinctly provided for in the
constitution itself, and Attorney Gen
eral Young said this morning:
1t will not accomplish much to try
to argue that the constitution is uncon-
stitutional. -
Under the very shadow Of the gal
lows Crawford changed his mind re-
garding religious matters and on Sat-
urday night was baptized and received
in the. Catholic church by Father Goe-
bel, pastor Of the st. Cloud cathedral.
Crawford explained his reasons for his
change of heart to Journal repre-
sentative who visited him in the
terday.
for the Catholic church than for any
| other he said. ttWhen I was boy
I attended both Methodist and Baptist
Sunday schools, but they, always evaded
questions, with long talks about some
thing else. I was too bashful to press
I never forgot the question I asked,
and was not fooled by their long talk.
/ asked Minneapolis priest to come to
me, and he sent Father Goebel, who
answered my questions right off in plain
language. am very glad that have
| Joined the church. -
Crawford spoke calmly about his i'm
pending doom. The only manifestation
Of the anxiety he must have felt was
pleasure in having someone to talk to.
| Tho he was in a talkative mood he
carefully evaded the points upon
which he has maintained silence thru.
out.
1 Speaking Of Attorney =. s. Cary e
motion for a writ Of habeas corpus, he
said: HCary has treated me like a
/ prince, / don t believe the motion will
! save me, but if it will do Cary any good
he is welcome to make it.. He can do
anything with my case which will help
him in any way. / won't interfere, it
is the only way / can repay him: Per
sonally, I should prefer to have it over
with as soon as possible.
stSheriff ]. P. Bernick and his assist.
ants have treated me fine. I think the
climate here agrees with me, for I am
getting fat. -
L. NJ. Balch, the turnkey at the Jail
/ says that Crawford is one Of the best
and most accommodating prisoners who
| have been in his charge. Crawford Il
GOODNESS and good nature have won q
large measure of the respect and Xix
! ing of all who have been thrown in con
| tact with him.
Sheriff Changes Plans.
/ Sheriff Ward arrived from Elk River
4 late today. He was accompanied by
i Sheriff Palmer of Anoka and with Sher.
4 ifs Bernick, Stearns and Tanner OF
! Little Falls will leave with Crawford
i on the % clock train on the Northern
i Pacific.
4 Plans for the trip have been changed
and instead of taking the prisoner past
i Elk River, to avoid possible crowd
4 there, the sheriffs, with their man, will
Il get off at the watertank, a mile outside
4 of the village. A conveyance will be
Il waiting and the party will be drivef
into town and direct to the station
which connects directly with the en-
A ford will be kept there under a guar6
Of officers till between u and o 'clocl
/ tonight, when the execution will take
Il place. g,