Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-04-24
TWO MURDERERS READY
FOR Their DOOM AT
S0CORRO TOMORROW
IVORY FRAZER and FRANCISCO GRANADA SPEND LAST DAY ON EARTH
At Their PRISON HOME IN SANTA f. ONE WRITING farewell let
TERS and The OTHER LOST IN REvERIE
SEVEN WELL ARMED OFFICERS
WILL GUARD MEN ON final TRIP

Facing death within "a hours, Ivory
spending their last day on earth at
the New Mexico state penitentiary.
Condemned to die on the galloWS
for murder, the two men will leave
over the Santa Fe railroad some rime
tonight for Socorro, where they will
pay the extreme penalty tomorrow.
Both men are bearing up bravely
and if they have given up all hope of
a reprieye from the governor, they
are not voicing their despair.
1t is we'll known that one of the
men, Ivory Frazer has a friend who
is fighting to the end to save him from
the gallows and that friend is his sis
ter, Mrs. Anna M. Meadows. With
all the affection sister has for a
brother, and possessing a college edu-
cation, she is leaving no stone un.
turned in her journey in quest of
Communication of the sentence which
is scheduled to be carried out ere to-
morrows sun sets in the heavens.
This influence of his sister is per-
haps the last straw Frazer sees to
save him. This morning the prisoner
was told that his sister would visit him
at his cell and that he must be pre-
pared to start for Socorro some time
tonight But even at Socorro he is as
sured there is still chance to hope
for a reprieve.
Granada appears to be facing stole
ally what he considers the inevitable.
He has no sister to cheer or encour-
age him; in fact none of his relatives
are here. 1t is said that his father is
living somewhere in this state or in
Texas and has been notified but has
failed to signify his intention to come
here,
AROSE AT A. NJ
Both men arose at O'Clock this
morning, the usual hour, and saw for
the last time the special watchman
in front of their cells. For three
months such a watchman has stood
on guard, as is customary.
The condemned men ate heartily of
a palatable breakfast, composed of
many articles not on prison fare.
Frazer then called for pen, paper
and ink and prepared to write fare
well letters. 1t is said he is good
penman and a man of fair education
as might be expected from the fact
fhof hn a
ant in the first battalion of the liberal
army under the late Governor Abram
Gonzales of Chihuahua, Mexico.
Granada spent the forenoon as he |
has many forenoon, looking out of
his cell on the second tier of the cell !
house, but unable to see the other
man who is to share his fate tomor
row.
1t is said that misery loves COM |
pany" but even this comfort is denied /
prisoners who can not see the man
who is their neighbor.
MINISTERS CALL.
The last comforts of religion are
given the men, however. Ministers
of different faiths called on the pris-
oners today to offer the consolation
which is, perhaps, best appreciated
by man as he feels the day approach
ing for severing all worldly ties.
While the conversation between
minister and prisoner was looked up
on as more or less confidential, it is
said both prisoners were exhorted to
hope as long as life was spared them.
They were assured again and again
that their friends would use every
means the law allows to try to OBJ