The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-27

and the Seattle Times. about two
months ago published whole page of
photographs of convicts that Cover
nor Mead had either pardoned or pa
rolled. The photographs were accom-
panied by a scathing denunciation of
the governors action in extending
clemency to so many dangerous GRIM
inals
Judge Brents refused to permit the
introduction of any evidence that
might tend to show the governors
motive in either granting or revoking
Spencer's pardon, holding the only
question for him to decide by the evil
dence was whether or not Spencer had
actually violated the conditions Of the
pardon granted him. openers attor-
neys based their allegations on a let
| ter that the governor wrote to Warden
KEGS last August. three months after
Spencer was released, instructing the
warden to recall Spencer's pardon and
SO notify DR.. Blalock One portion OF
the letter reads: I'm the light Of re-
cent events 1 believe it was a mistake
in the first place to release Spencer"
Spencer's attorneys construed the
phrase ''in view Of recent events" to
intimate that it was the newspaper
| criticism that the governor was refer
ring to. This did not appear on the
| records as the court refused to con-
slider any evidence Of that character.
Governor Examined Spencer.
Spencer was recalled to the stand
this morning and stated that Governor
Mead visited him at his room in the
prison hospital and personally exam
garding his health, his relatives and
concerning the crime he was convicted
marked as he was leaving that he
would take up his case as soon as he
returned to Olympia. Spencer said the
governor visited him at his own Volt
ton.
Spencer explained his visit to No.
As Rose street, the night before his ar
rest, by stating that he wanted to get
Frank" who was stopping at No. As,
to work in his place at the restaurant,
as he (Spencer) was feeling i'll. He
admitted taking a drink once in a
while but denied that he had ever been
intoxicated since being released.
Dr. Blalock, being recalled said he
advised Spencer to take a drink of
whisky at times in Connection with
other medicine as he believed it would
be beneficial to him.
Physicians Favor Spencer.
Spencer's attorneys confined the
bulk of their evidence to the question
OF Wnelner VI uOt SpelICei COliui'ioii
is such that to return him to prison
would mean a signing of his death
warrant Dr. H. r. KeylOr, DR.. n. G.
Blalock, and Dr. j. F. Crop all tes-
titled that in their opinion Spencer
was in bad physical condition and was
susceptible to tubercular and pulmo-
nary trouble. DR.. Blalock said he be-
lieved that if Spencer was returned to
prison he would not live over II
months Dr. Crop and DR.. Keylor
said the air in the cells was vitiated
by all kinds of disease that are preva-
lent among the convicts at the prison.
These diseases consist of tuberculosis,
veneereal and various forms of skin
diseases. Dr. Crop said that if Spen-
Ger could be provided with quarters
with plenty of air space he might live
some time in confinement, but other
wise he would soon succumb to tuber-
culOsis.
John Macy, a half brother Of Spen-
Ger, testified to Spencer stopping at
his place from the time he left the
prison until his marriage in February.