Weekly journal-miner., 1913-05-14
PAROLE CLERK IS
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TOMBSTONE. May 7.-It is the impression here that female convicts are persona non grata at the state prison. About two weeks ago Genivieve Kanaday, a colored girl who had been convicted of man slaughter for the killing of white man with whom she had been liv- ing was taken to the prison at Florence by Deputy Sheriff A. w. Howe. MT. Howe arrived at the prison with his charge about the first of the week. On his way back he was detained in Phoenix coup le of days and returned to Tomb stone Thursday of that week.
 He was surprised to learn that he was preceded by letters from Parole Clerk J. J. Saunders of the prison who was already moving for pa role for the colored girl. The let ters were Addressed to MT. Kings bury her attorney, to the sheriffs office and to the clerk of the court suggesting that steps be taken for securing a parole.
 MT. Kingsbury replied that he did not think that that was the best thing for the girl. He believed residence in the penitentiary was the best thing for her. Mir. Saunders though he may have been discour- aged was evidently not utterly cast down for today a letter was receiv- ed from him by the clerk of the board of supervisors who was re- quested to send Mir. Saunders a list of the trial jurors in the Kanaday case, their addresses and occupations.
 The letters of Mir. Saunders had already become the talk of the town and had aroused indignation. Seven of the jurors were yet in at tendance upon court and w. L. Cook foreman of the Kanaday jury moved the holding of an indignation meet ing in the superior court room. Lat CT it was decided that that would not be advisable but instead the fol- lowing statement was drawn up to be presented to Mir Saunders and was signed by all the jurors who were yet in town:
 State of Arizona, vs Genevieve Kanaday
 'In the above entitled action we the jurors now at Tombstone who sat as trial jurors in the case of the state of Arizona vs. Genivieve Kanaday do earnestly protest against the parole of the above named de- fendant We believe that the testi- mony and the law justified her conviction at our hands.
 "On the first ballot we stood three for conviction of murder in the first degree with the penalty at death, two for murder in the sec ond degree and seven for manslaugh- ter. Afterwards the jury agreed on a manslaughter verdict and it was rendered.
 The character of the defendant and all the circumstances surround ing the case convince us that it would be an outrage upon public justice 10 parole this girl at this time. We certainly believe that she should remain in the state peniten- tiary for a sufficient length of time to allow her to be reformed, parti= ally at least and wholly if possible.
 Respectfully submitted
 w L. Cook, foreman: C. H. Wiles, L. Shirley. J. L. Spikes, John Nueent, A E Criswell, Sam John son"
 The father and mother of the Kanaday girl live at Courtland where the murder was committed. When they heard that their daughter was about to be paroled they oppo.- ed it vigorously. They said that they had had no control of her for the last six years and they believ ed that if she were detained at the penitentiary for four or five years at least, she might come out of the institution a different girl