The San Francisco call., 1909-08-02
Grants Aged Millionaire Thirty
Days Stay of Execution in
Sentence to San Quentin
Lawyer Makes Exciting Auto
Ride Through Roads to
Reach Executive
Gillett Drops Fishing Pole to
Sign Paper Delaying COM
mitment to Prison
Convicted Man Was to Have
Been Taken to State Peni-
tertiary This Morning

II CACHED while camping in the
IN fastness of Humboldt county,
Governor James n. Gillett ex-
ercised official clemeney yesterday in
the case OF William B. Bradbury. the
aged millionaire Of Corte MADEIRA and
this city, and granted reprieve for 80
days. So Bradbury will not go to
prison this morning to begin a years
sentence for. perjury committed in
Marin county in 1904. when he swore
that he had not told the officials Of
the Marin county bank not to loan
money to James McCue, Bradbury's
creditor.
Behind the brief message received
by Sheriff w. P. Taylor of Marin
county from Gillett last night hes
story OF terrific automobile ride
made from San Francisco by Brad
bury's attorney, Charles H. Fairal1
through the woods and over the roads
of Mendocino and Humboldt counties
until he found the governor OF the
state Governor Gillett was with
camping party in his home county Of
Humboldt when Judge Fairall found
him at the end of 4S hour ride.
Reprieve Is Granted
Laying aside his fishing rod Gov.
ernor Gillett listened to Fairalrs plea.
Then he prepared a formal reprievc
which was sent to Sheriff Taylor. The
governors act suspends judgment M.
til September l.
Elated with the success of his ardu.
Gus mission Fairall sent the followins
dispatch to Bradbury
Eureka. Cal, Aug. L.
William Bradbury. Corte MADEIRA.
Governor Ginett has ordered sus-
pension OF Judgment until septem-
ber .. NJ question of procedure
should arise tomorrow 1 have re-
que~ted Judge and district attorney
10 continue until Il arrive.
CHARLES VI. FAIRALL.
District Attorney Thomas Boya
said last evening that he had not re.
ccived word from the governor nor
Fairall regarding the suspension OF
judgment
1t would be a very unusual pro-
cceding. and one which is usually in
voked only in capital cases. when the
defendant is TO be hanged" said
Boyd Il can not say what / might
do in the case 1 can not say at pres
ent. what are legal aspects of the gov
ernor's act, or what may do when
the case comes up tomorrow morn
ing
Sheriff Taylor said that he had
heard from the governor and that ne
would follow the instructions re-
ceived and not take the millionaire to
the states prison.
FairaII to Rescue
Fairalrs ride has been the most
exciting feature of case which has
dragged for FIVE years in the state
courts. June 80, when the supreme
court affirmed the decision Of the SUI
perior court of Marin county. it seemed
as if there was no hope for Bradbury.
The shadow f-prison- settled deeper on
the convicted millionaire last saturday.
when the highest court in the state
handed down ITS remittitur Every
preparation was made to take the mar
to prison this morning. But there wss
FairalI making a sheridan.s ride 70
save the day.
Friday morning at 9 o'clock Fairaf
took an automobile at Corte MADEIRA
and started after the governor. who
WAS then in the wilds Of Humboldt
county. out of reach of telegraph and
telephone. FairsH and chanTeur set
out and drove hard through souoma
and Mendocino counties and into the
toughest portion OF Humboldt county.
where roads are but suggestive
sketches wriggIing through the heavy
timber. Fairali knew that il he did
not reach the governor by sunday
Bradbury. his client would be put in
stripes and numbered as a felon at san
quentin. So he pressed on.
Early yesterday morning be reached