Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-11
...n.iic Scenes Before Pardon
o,ar5 at Reopened Hear
Ino This Morning.
.,,.,IoN THIS AFTERNOON.
r. Walker Says Her
p,bies Told Her Not to Let
Them Shoot Day.
o.. Her Goodman and Won the
~ Her children ny His
kindness and Gentleness.

a. Mas III
,,,e Of Her children by His
kindness and GentIeness.
..rior which means either the
IA which viii send A. T. Day to
Wv, chair Friday morning or save
n,. ,or endless days within prison
h,,ugbt out a number OF vital
,,,srestiug points this morning and
,,srked by dramatic moments
n, crowded one upon the other In
Ting apidity. Mrs. J. r. Walker
,h,ri Dav worked as coachman'
Ia tbe greatest impression upon
,o5ltorg gathered in the supreme
chambers. standing before the
,.r3 Of pardons. she made a most
most and dramatic plea for clemency
.ss black man who now awaits the
al. s.t for his death within his cen
.5satb row" at the Utah state peni-
tatary
Gentlemen 7 come before you. not
4. .asuse have been asked, but be-
cause could not enjoy peace for the
remainder Of my days If / let that man
r 10 his death without saying a word
"a him He worked for me and was
rjer my observation for months. Dur
'ncthattime / never saw him even angry
r cross My children loved him be-
cause be was so kind and gentle 20
Him It's because of this-nothing
roe-that ] am now here. My babies
,ou me not 10 leu them shoot Mr..
|Dav AID the time he was i'm my employ
he eas sober Industrious and attentive
10 bis duties BE had a room near his
horses and evening after evening ]
could See him sitting In his little room
m tha ampight 1 cannot believe him |
a criminal because OF his kindness to |
children and his quieS docile DISPOSE |
ton"
AFFECTS THE LAWYERS.
As Mrs Walker continued in the same |
s.illg many pairs of eyes were wet and |
faces buried in hands. Atty George NJ |
. Sullivan who took the most active part |
u .hc proceedings for the defense,
g5al DO hls handkerchief. In conclud- /
Au. Walker said in a low voice.
gentlemen, Mr.. Day was "a good man
a1l0t believe him anything else and |
'ea that all was not told at the trial
% H9. want you 10 let him be shot"
NEW TRIAL ASKED.
That the defense is going to ask for
a5U trial was made certainty this
3nug by Atty. sullivan who started
address the board and said as much
Wore being interrupted. Atty. Sulli-
4 Do had just started TO show the un-
4 Stability OF some Of the prosecutions
i illnesses and bring out the point that,
i Tug 10 "raterna" spirit among GER
bin c0lored men. had worked against
D. defendant when one interruption
Q 90 another making It unwise and
nFossIble for him 10 finish. But ne
ade i evident before sitting down
ha The defense is going TO ask, not for
onmuiaton Of sentence only. but tina.
neW trial be granted owing 10 the
0an Injustice IN the one held before
jury which convicted and sentenced
ha defendant 10 death. although one
The number had held out for a diff
fent sentence until he was told by his
blows Jurors that his action was not
sht and that the public demanded
ays execution Days trial COM
iehctd Feb. 3, and the verdict Of
lilly brought In after FIVE hours de-
1eraIion boy the Jury. Feb. s. The jur-
who sat on the trial were John
y Walker, Wao swears he was mis-
p by his fellow Jurors and cast a
AHot of guilty against his best iudg-
aeni Herman Campbell. John II. HAl.
andrew Joynt Peter Anderson, David
, Jones. j. H. Vincent. Royal Bate
nam David b. Richards, George NJ.
bacon. W, ID. Armstrong and Carl John
0b0s.
INTEREST INTENSE.
Never or seldom at the most. has a
A'e Intensely dramatic hearing for
.oamutauon Of sentence been held
before board OF pardons. To tho
average layman there appeared TO
nave been brought out this morning a
a-peIapundance OF evidence and testl-
,.lNy which could result In but one
'As' just whether the average lay
'-o" ia correct and too given to pity
tot remains 10 be seen as the hear
rA was continued until this afternoon.
i-' 'il-I points developed this morn
may he summarized as follows:
coLORED ODD FELLOWS.
From Che testimony OF a Mr.. Coun.
~ .o.nred. % appears that because
'', "is "a fellow member OF local
g''I,d lodge with Joe Ware, one OF
W laIr witnesses. who was present
ID W. shooting an evidence within
u. l'Il which would work In favos
~. . a'igndaut was suppressed. Mr..
.'Hfol said Ware had told him and
a.lafs FOO say nothing and know moth.
Dr. they dld otherwise There
'.'N h' 'an uproar' in fraternal cir
yrs j. r. Walker. Mr. w. T.. Kisor
I.l olntr Wen known residents Of Salt
tra l''aI'a for Day saying he was
t'HI'. ana dOcile.
", contention of he defense that
ware ana not tell am he knew
l's'iyIng during the trial was
lsnl QUO siartllugly when ne was
-hI before the board this morn-
III l placed under rigid and mer-
examination
PARDON BOARD
..,.- t.ard before whom such a
M .H'.i is being made 90 save "a
H.. ''' 1f Gov j q Cutler:
,rl ,,' Ielp Mccariy aud FHck.
rratr ~ hI'e Ten. Warden Arthur
Ia 'Nn pauItontiary is present
ri. a.h.'H tho case. d ~ Houston
Ia, YH Day worked. was also pres-
tr..u, IoHk no part m this forenoon's
D.,l.s DAY ls represented by
C'.N EIlF Elllf ana schuldcr.
NIr.e sullivan. Walter Little ana
.rh... 'AlIn. Tho supreme court
aui.. NHs filled with interested
n ~. white and black. am anxious
d.m.,5 word Tor or against the cone
"lfEhs FROM RECORD
h. ~ 'pAienilnn of Days counsel ID
'N''' chat Witness Ioe Ware did