Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-11


| of stir has been created over the shoot
ing aue subsequent affairs among diff
| tercnt factions and CLASSES. 1 know Mr.
| counsel did NOT want Go be drawn into
l the case. | was Impressed and am OF
| the opinion that there was some AFFAIR
before tho shooting"
Mr.. Mcswinc went ON TO- tell about an
incident which happened ono day whom
! no started through Franklin avenue
[ Mrs Noss made HIM 20 60 a newspaper
I ouice Co prove that me- didn't take eu
article into the office % didn't want to
] FISK uEht with her as ] had heard OF
/ her hGhtms propcnsitles, so / went DO
/ Nothins came out OF the affair Mr
McsWine was excused and Atty. Sui
hvan announced that evidence was AN
ln. The lawyer then began his address
I 20 the board
ATTORNEY INTERRUPTED.
Attorney Geo. NJ sullivan started TO
speak for A. 4. Day The condemned
man. bus before he had got fairly
started Justice straup Interrupted
him. suggesting that there might Doe
some one else present desiring to con-
/ tribute some evidence, Mrs, Noss who
was present announced that Mrs.
Walker. known as "Colored Liz" was
ready Co make statement Mrs.
walker took the stand, explained she
with Day untl she got afraid OF HIM.
He was drunkaru. bad man uau-
gercus man. fighter and tough. was
the way Mrs. W alker described Day
Under examination by Attorney sui
| Ivan, Mrs Walker admitted Mrs. Nuss
sent for her.
DRAMATIC MOMENT
A dramatic moment Ia the hearing
| was reached when Mrs. j Ia, Walker
took the chair and spoke Tor Day, who
worked for her as "a coachaau Tor hve
months. Day left her employ about a
year and half ago. Mrs. walker said
she believed he has not mad lair show
Of justice ana could not see him guug
TO his death without saying word
| for him Mrs Walkers words cree
ated a pcrcepuDle effect several au-
ditors covering their faces with their
hands
REV. r.. II. Allen, colored, followed
Mrs. Walker ana he, too, made a most
intensely dramatic plea Tor Day Kew
Mr. Allen has become acquainted with
Day since the shooting. II he Is shoi
Friday morning. 1 Nil always feel he
has not mad fuu justice. something mas
been kept back j believe iu tne law
ana enforcement Of the law, but 4 Jnuk
a mistake Is about 10 be made.
EMPLOYED by KEYsOR.
Koysor. for whom Day also worked
as coacnman, appeared before the
board and said he HAD found tine culOred
man "a quiet t-llOW with little to- say
and very conscientious m AN he did.
He had a room iu the stable ana when
ever ] needed him In the evening / al
ways found him ia his quarters. 4 new
er saw him drunk and he worked for
me from september right ny until the
day Of the tragedy
MRS. WASHINGTON HEARD.
Mr. Keysor was excused and Mrs.
Washington COlOred woman mem
toned by Liz Walker as
sweetheart OF Days, took the
stand Mrs. Washington is lie
tie COlOred woman past middle age.
and standing with both arms held in
the air began: Gentlemen, / am a
WOmdu-a thorough WOman-and for
the past Is years 1 have been a Chris
tian woman. / have lived as one and 4
cannot stand what that Woman-that
Kind Of Woman-(pointing TO Mrs.
Walkcrl says about me 1 know Day
and always knew him as "a gentleman
He was sober and kind, and I resent the
slurs cast upon him by that tagain
pointing to Mrs. Walker). That story
about Day being a bad man is wrong,
It's not the truth, for he was a good
man. Alllo5A HoUNllEs MIS- W aNAluH-
ton took her seat among the auditors
unable to say more.
REV. sIMPKIN.
Rev p. a. Simpkin was the next
speaker 81 come before your excel
lency and members OF the board solely
IN the interest Of mercy. / realize that
the duties laid upon your shoulders
seem TO you TO merit that sternuess
90 oil
sentiment cor feeling and l realize that
In extending clemency 10 murderers,
mistakes have been made again ana
again. but ] ask that you consider the
pleas laid before you today, as they
are different Rather than have you
send this man to his God I would have
you keep him within the prison walls
for the rest of his life, He who kills by
premedttatcd act leaves nothing TO be
said for him; there b. nothing to say
for him who Kills IN cowardice or who
wrongs woman; but he who kills in the
passion Of moment leaves something
10 be said for him. Noss was my friend
and the best Of his people IN Salt Lake:
but n he were in Days place today I
would be here just as ] am now. /
ask for such a small thing-such "a small
thing. life, only for pity. The act was
done unthinkingly, Days death can do
no one any good Thank you gentle
men"
Justice Frick interposed query.
"Parson. have you been I'm contact with
Day since his Incarceration i'm the pri-
son, and II you have. what Is your inn
preston of the MANI"
81 have answered Rev. Simpkin.
He is no criminal" The parson then
went on 10 tell Of a visit TO Days cell
I'm which the condemned man said he
deserved whatever came TO him, and
he could only look 10 God for any
thing else This was not said with
bravado." added the speaker He APP
peared as simple and sincere as "A
child