Weekly journal-miner., 1915-12-15
MURDERER RAMON
 VILLALOBOS IS HANGED
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 PHOENIX. Dec. 10-Ramon Villa lobos, murderer of Deputy Sheriff Piineas Brown at Ray in August, 1914, was hanged this afternoon at the State prison at Florence. The trap was sprung at SIS and IA min utes later the first man to be executed since Arizona became a State, was pronounced dead.
 Villalobos, accompanied by Father Peter Heriz, walked to the death chamber with a firm step, repeating after the priest a brief supplication for mercy. He took his place with little assistance and maintained his innocence until the black cap had been adjusted. The trap was sprung by prison guard whose name is withheld. The Spanish Alliance So ciety of Florence took charge of the body, Villalobos having no known relatives in this country.
 When the drop was sprung this al ternoon and Villalobos was swung away into eternity, period was placed to one of the most remarkable battles for a "cause" that has ever been waged in the United States.
 For nearly four years the opponents of capital punishment have been able to stave off the inhiction of the death penalty and only after every resource known to the law mad been resorted to, was the black cap adjusted over the head of the Mexican slayer oi Deputy Sheriff Phin Brown.
 Early in the day it was acknowl edged that there was small likelihood of further intervention and the finish ing touches were put upon the grew some prcliminaries. The execution was well handled and there were nc hitches in the proceedings.
 There were few witnesses outside of prison officials, the attending priest couple of newspaper men, and As sistant Attorney General George liar ben, who represented the attorney generals ofice-15 in all.
 Villalobos was shaved and ready for the terrible ordeal as early as 8:3C o'clock this morning. He was taker from the condemned cell to the pris on barber shop and there ne told other prisoners goodbye, and ap peared very cheerful. He said he was victim of circumstances and that ht was not guilty. The priest remained with him during the day.
 Villalobos said he slept Hike baby last night" He was asleep when Father Hcriz called at 6 o'clock thi; morning. He ate no breakfast and when lunch was taken to him at noon lie stated ne didn't care to eat while dying. The condemned man made a statement to the priest in which he 1: said to have maintained his innocense
 None of the members of the pardon board went to the prison today Chairman Frank Trott is i'll with grip Attorney General Wiley Jones stated that there was no reason why the board should be present. The board late yesterday reprieved w. w. Ker meen, who was to nang today, unti January 7th, which is also the date set for the execution of William tal tin. The question of the sanity oi Kermeen and Faltin is to be deter mined before they are hanged.
 With the establishment of the pre- cedent of today's hanging it is ex pected that the II other condemned men will be executed in accordance with the law.
 The fight against capital punish ment, it is said, will be carried on and presented to the voters again next Fall through an initiative petition.