Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-11-10

| beS, ~ Justly engaged WIN the Otn
er lawyers In drafting a petition I,
Home Secretary Churchill askin,
either that he grant an unconditiona
al pardon to Crippen or commute tn,
sentence to life Imprisonment Act
ing in the kings name. the home sec
rotary is now the only official wht
has power to save Crippen from the
gallows.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. S.-De
spite the dramatic protests of tn.
dead man's relatives. Effie Wilson
the l6-year-old Texas girl, who stands
self-accused for the killing of Guide
Varsi. who brought her from her Sar
| Antonio home to the night-life of thi.
city, will not be visited with the
vengeance of the law She will 20 bach
to her mother in the Texas town
watched over by philanthropic wo
man OF this city, and with the girl ii
her mothers keeping, the peace and
dignity of the people of the state
of California win be satisfied. The
murder charge against her will be dis
missed
Varsi was shot TO death a month
ago, and at his bedside the girl wepi
cut confession that she had fired
the shot.
The dying man reused himself to
declare her innocent and died with the
words on his lips. The misery of the
girls plight as told by the press
awoke the pity OF several women OF
the city, among them Mrs. Seaton,
widow oil former judge. When Police
Judge Conlan heard the story, Mrs.
Seaton and several other women
begged that he show clemency. They
said the girl was a victim of the white
plague besides her other sufferings.
ana Judge CONAN released her in their
custody without bond. AT the prelimi
nary hearing today, he said that the
sirl should go back to her mother
accompanied by Mrs. Seaton.
in the name of the law arrest
this girl for murder" acclaimed the
attorney Tor Varsfs relatives. Judge
conan sternly reDuked MIN and di-
rected Mrs. Seaton to assume Gus
tody OF the prisoner. The attorney
secured a new warrant, but no judge
would sign 1t, nor officer serve 1t.
so the girl goes back 10 her nome de
spite his utmost efforts to prevent
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SAIL Lake CITY, Nov. S.-While
IN the act OF printing forged Chicago
burlington and Quincy pay checks al
an engraving plant in this city, II
heckmeyer, a printer, and Elmer Pet
efson, boy OF II, were arrested last
night Neither were employed al the
pant put had made friends with the
regular employees and had innocently
Deen allowed to use the material
Ihey mad printed about two hundred
copies OF pay checks used by this
'ailfoad wheh detected.
ALEXANDRIA, va. NOV. IAN aged
reciuse' MIS-. Annie White, was found
UNCONSCIOUS III her nome last night
hef Dody heihg covered with cuts and
bruises which resulted IN death. The
woman never feeained consciousness
AFTER peihg discovered In dying con
uitioh' me authorifies, convinced
as1a. L..
she was victim OF foui play, are
'earohihs TOT Information that VIII
soiVe the mystery
A negro was arrested early today
put dehied knowledge OF the crime
me woman mad Deeh stabbed in the
chest ana kicked ana physicians De
leVe she had been attacked several
days before her plight was revealed
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