Arizona republican., 1911-07-26
MURDERER
WILL HANG
- J.: IT,
Unless Governor C0mmutes
Sentence
FATHER OF HIS VICTIM
Urges Acting Governor
Young to Take Action.
Declares Will be a Crime
to Hang Gallegos.-Has
Written Governor Sloan.


of Louis D. Yeager, is hanged in the
territorial prison at Florence next
Friday, his death will be regretted by
no one more than by the father Of
the murdered man. who two weeks
ago petitioned Governor Richard 4
Sloan To- commute the sentence to i'm
prisonmcnt, and failing To receive
reply from the governor, went again
To the capital yesterday To urge acting
Governor George L. Young TO take
action in the matter.
With but three days more Of life
before him unless the request Of the
father Henry c. Yeager is granted,
Gallegos wrings his hands IL
prison cell, and lacks courage to face
the scaffold. Unlike many other
criminals who have been executed in
Arizona he does not wear an air Of
bravado as the day of his death
draws near. His terrible crime, com
mitted in Il moment of frenzy, when
crazed by drink he took the life of
Yacger, who had befriended him on
more than one occasion, has left him
knowledge OF his guilt. he trembles in
anticipation Of his dreadful punish
ment Whether he is aware Of the
efforts that are being made in his
behalf by the father of the man he
murdered is not known. Such mag
ninimity would doubtless be incom-
prehcnsiblc To him.
Henry c. Yaeger was interviewed
last night by Il reporter of The Re
publican, and when asked If he had
appealed TO Governor Sloan for a
communication of GaIlego's sentence,
replied:
L certainly did 1t would be a
crime to hang that man. He was
crazcd with drink when he shot
Louis. and was utterly irresponsible
at the moment he committed the
crime. Gallegos is not u man of bad
character when he is sober, and
think steps should be taken to stop
the carrying out of his sentence.
7 wrote to Governor Sloan two
weeks ago about it, and told him
that l thought it would be a crime
TO hang Gal!ogos. He was gone on
his vacation, but l received a COM
munication from his secretary ack-
nowlcdging my letter Then 1 wait
cd, but l heard nothing further from
the governor or the governors office.
and Yesterday / went 10 the capitol
again 10 see Acting Governor George
L Young
L put the matter uD to him, and
he told me he would like to do
something about it, but hesitated
to act without advising with
Governor Sloan. He was not in
comSuting the sentence upon his own
shoulders. But l think the newspa-
pers of Phoenix. and the people OF
the territory ought to take an inter
est I'm preventing Gailego's death next
Friday, for he was not responsible
when he shot my son. and l think Il
would be wrong to hang him"
Father SEVERN Of the Catholic
church has interested himself in Sc
curing action by the governor to COM
mute Gallego's sentence. and he asked
the widow of the murdered man II
she demanded the execution of the Grim.
inal. She replied that she was will
ling to indorsc anything that might
be done by her father-in-l law. Henry
| G. Yaeger. Since then she has Gc-
| termined to do what she can 70,
| Gallegos, and the entire family d.
Louis Yaeger is united i'm asking tin,
| governor to commute the sentence o.
his murderer.
The tragedy occurred on MAY
I9 of this year in Yaeger':
! camp located half a mile from Hum.
boldt, where his sheep were rang.
| ing. Yaeger was one of the bcs
/ known stock men in Arizona, and aa.
| gone out from town TO inspect nj
! camp. He found a band of his sheer
mixed with a band of sheep belong.
! ing to G. c. Hutchinson who was n,
employer of Gallegos. The Mexican
was present when Yaeger came III
| to the sheep. He was drunk, an:
threatening armed with a rifle.
| YaeScr approached. disarmed MIN
removed the cartridges from his sun
and handed the weapon back to him
calling to the others to come an,
| help him sort out the sheep. All re
sponded but Gallcgos to whom Yaege
paid 40 attention.
\ few minutes later GallcgoS re-
! loaded his rifle, and slipping aroun,
To one side of Yaeger fired twice
killing him instantly The murdere
| fled on foot but was pursued by tw,