Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-02-05
CAB0DI IS GRANTED
3Q-DAY REPRIEVE
BY GOVERNOR
With ScaffoId Built and Ey-.
eything in Readiness for.
Execution Of Condemned
Man, Executive Inteferes@

Gallup. ~ NJ. Fob with the
seaffod built and everything in readi-
ness for the execution here Friday OF
John Cebodi condemned 10 die for
the crime of murder, sheriff n. H.
Roberts today received a telegram
from Governor W. C. Mcdonald. at
Santa De- announcing that ne had
montcd Cahodl % thirly-dny rcpricvc.
To permit him % further ox-
anime into the ease and satisfy him
self as to the sanity of the prisoner.
Sheriff Robcris ana his deputies had
been busy the past several days eom-
PLYING with the orders of the supreme
court relative 10 the execution, and II
Is needless to say that there was "a
Sigh Of relief among the officers when
they learned that the gruesome task
had been postponed for tho time he
ing
A coincidence m the scheduled exc
cuuon was AN attempt made last night
presumably hy s,mpathizers Of the
condemned man 20 burn the scaffole
which had been erected at the renr
of tao county juil sheriff Roberts
was w town. and there was no one
about the yard but the jailer TN
known PERSONS aot fire to The frame,
vs. nrk of the scaffold and 1t was burn
ihg brisky, when the jailer dlscov-
cred the Mg2e and succeeded in put
ting il ont The sheriff immediately
detailed ii special guard 10 watch the
seaffold the rest of the night, and
what damage had been done was re-
paired TODAY
Tho people OF Gallup have taken
great interest IN the Cahodi case and
as the time drew near for the exeeu-
tion efforts we1c rodouhled to- secure
ID commulatlon of sentence 90 llfo
imprisonment ana failing Ia that 10
induce tho governor go rcpriove tho
condemned mun The Italian people
have raised considerable sum OF
money TO carry Cubodis ease 10 the
United States supreme court and at
the eleventh hour Attorney a H..
Hannott WAS employed by them To go
20 Santa Fe to personally plead with
tho governor. That DE succeeded was
proved today. when the telegram an
nouncins % months reprieve was Zee
orived
Feeling against tho hanglng taking
place has been high Ia some quarters
tn Gallup The eeaHoid has been builf
between tho court house and the jail
and is enclosed by a high board fence
Tho court house Is being used for 1
county high school. and the pupils
have heard the carpenters working on.
the structure and the execution has
been the chief topic of conversation
among them and has made a vivid
impression ON their minds. This state
of affairs has added much TO the ops
position manifested to the hanging
many arguing that ID should take place
IN more secluded place aud be CON
Quoted as quietly as possible. How
ever. no blame has attached 10 the
sherlfrs office, for thut officer de-
spite the unpleasant task. was simply
preparing 10 do his sworn duty under
the law
II has been argued that Cabodi wasI
insane at the time he committed the
murder of which he was convicted and
condemned 10 die. Friends and SYM
pnthizors also have advanced other eN-
fenuating circumstances In an effort
to have the sentence commuted TO a
ME sentence. or to have him commit
ted TO the state hospital for tho in
sane.