The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-30
A9RDE|RER MORRIS
ASKS EARLY DEATH
Court Sets Tuesday April so,
as Date for Execution, at
State Prison.
SLAYER OF j. W. AxTELL
Prisoner Appears Relieved
When Date for Hanging Is
Finally Fixed.
SLAYER OF j. W. AXTELL

Worn ou5 with the, suspense of living
for ten months in the shadow OF the
hangnan's moose. J. J, Morris. convicted
SLAYER OF j. W. AXtell, asked District
Judge f. C.. I.oofbourow yesterday 10 set
the date for his execution at as early a
date as the law permits. The court &C
ceded 10 the request selecting Tuesday.
April so as the date on which Morris will
pay the penalty OF his crime. The law
requires a minimum of thirty days. and
the date set by the court is just Two
dsya nora Than the statutory limit Hsv-
Ing previously elected 10 meet dealALspN
. hanging instead of shooting. Morris VIZ
sbe. executed on the scaffold within the
Designation or the date for Morris's'
Sxceution WAS male r5s, by judge S2y2, h92f-
verdict declaring Morris guilty was given
.luue rs. 1911 ard motion for new trial
Was pveyruied September D. ON Which
executed on October o. Attorney Carl 4.
Badger. representing Norris, appealed tile
case To the supreme court oi the state
.,ution. The higher cotirt affirmed the
finding OF ths district tribunal and the
-Tessniencins u the prisoner was made
necessary by the fact thar the original
date set Tor the execution had passed.
Wants No Delay.
Morris was brought IN from the state
prison shortly before noop. In the Gus
tody of two guards. He "as taken be.
fore Judge i.JofnouroH promptly at IL
ncock. Briefly reviewing the history OF
tho crime, the court asked the convicted
man II he had ANYTHING to gay before
ibe court set tho date for his execution.
With the fingers of his rpanaced hands
interlacing and IN lnw aud stammerins
scents. ..liie prisoner "aid
r l"Foi+ myself 7 have nothing 10 say
that worid 90 any good more than 10
,nslc the corrtto make The medium time
@hc prisoner Intended 20 say minimum
1i,hee between the present and tho date
Of execution.
The, co,rt replied briefly. designating
April ~ rs the date Of execution. That
ia Sd iSsHctory,I iuiirr1ltrcd The con-
de;nncd, man Is hc isank back In his
chait relief from The strain apparent In
eScry nnelpf his ccuut cnance-
Rides With Governor,
.salorJis was AZ. once taken from the
kobr; looru aud conveyed 10 the sheriff >
Ngiiins automobile sheriff Sharp and
r re tvo state prison wauiens entered the
10 llie peniteniiary Was DELAYED Few
.uonen;E until Governor William Spry
came o,it uf his Office and took SCAT
vi the waiting car. The stute executive
lad AK appointment at the state prison
,Wifft .nlenfners of the board OF corrections
and hsd asked q HIT in the shcrff's
presentc I'd ztin few spectators OF a con
1enard prisoner who has hut 81 month
% live riding 10 Tire death cell in com
ranS asitl, the executive OF a great com
.Inonw'e-slih. r .s
Ths Grln,c for which Morris Will pay
She extreme penalty OF the law was
commit e<l OH >May.9. 1911.
In sompant with confedcra,e Morris |
robbed ffie t-pele Sam loan office and
-ius attempting 10 make hts escape shot
three meii. one of. whom. j.. W. AXtell, |
died ~ IFS wounds. =
Will Restrict Attendance.
,,vitep Morris goes 20 the saIlows on
5pfit 80 ouiy the. witnesses stipulated by |
.siste Jaw VIII witness the execution.
Shsr1sf Sharp stated yesterday that the
iBw eoyerninR the attendance at legal
execution Mill be obesed to the letter.
N The statute authorizes the sheriff tn
invite ille county attorney. a physician
snd AZ the reuuest of the prisoner, min
jsters$uf the. gospel not exceeding two and
,tapy persons Relatives or friends not
TO exceed I'VE Such peace onicers as
the .Sfrerif deems if cxpedient TO witness
the Execution may he present. but mo
other persons than those mentioned In
this section shall be present az the ex
ecution' nor shalt any person under age