Weekly journal-miner., 1915-03-24
REPRIEVES FOR
 MURDERERS SUGGESTED

PHOENIX. March 16.-Pending decision by the Supreme court of the Knox Laird case the board of par dons and paroles yesterday recom- mended q thirty-day reprieve for the five men sentenced to hang Friday at the state prison. This action was eX- pected in view of the fact that the status Of the board, while upheld in the Superior court of Pinal county, is now before the Supreme court for final settlement In addition to the five considered, number Of other minor cases were passed on by the board and recommended for executive clemency.
 The resolution of the board sus- pending further consideration of the five cases, and recommending that the men be granted a reprieve of not more than thirty days from the date set for their execution, expressly pro vides that the action taken shall not indicate in the slightest degree the final action of the board. The order, unanimously adopted at yesterday : session follows:
 Office Board of Pardons and Paroles,
 Arizona State Prison, Florence Ari-
 zona.
 In the matter of the applications for clemency in the following cases: 3479, N. V. Chavez; 34S0, Eduardo Perez; 3Sl4, Miguel Peralta; 3566, Frank R. Rodriguez; 4436, Ramon Villaloboz.
 Whereas, the above nemed N. V. Chavez. Eduardo Perez, Miguel Par alta, Frank R. Rodriguez Ramon Villaloboz, are now under sentence Of death to be executed at the Arizona State prison on the 10th day of March 1915; and,
 Whereas, the application of one Knox Laird, now confined in the Ari- zona State prison, to be released on a writ of habeas corpus is now pend ing on appeal before the Supreme court Of the State of Arizona; and,
 Whereas, the questions and matter raised in said application involve the powers of the board of pardons and paroles. and to the end that said Su' preme court may have full time and ample opportunity to pass upon all questions involved in said matter, and to define, set forth and determine the powers of said board of pardons and paroles, under the state constitu' ton of Arizona and the laws Of the State of Arizona; therefore,
 It Is Hereby Ordered, that the fur ther consideration of the applications of the said N. V. Chavez. Eduardo Perez, Miguel Peralta, Frank R. Rod riguez, and Ramon Villaloboz for cle' mency herein is hereby suspended and postponed at this time in further ance of the reprieve hereby recon mended;
 It Is Hereby Further Ordered, that this board Of pardons and parole: does hereby unanimously recommend to the Honorable George w. P. Hunt governor of the State of Arizona, that lie grant reptieve to each and all O the above named persons and suspend the execution of the judgment anc sentence in each of said cases to { date not later than thirty (30) day: from and after the 18th day of Marcf 1915, the date heretofore fixed for tho execution of the sentence and judg ment in each of the said cases; also It Is Hereby Further Ordered, tha the action herein taken is to the enc that said Supreme court may pas: upon the grave questions involved 1T said application that justice may bC done on behalf of the people of tho state as well as on behalf of tho above named defendants, and shal indicate not in the slightest degret the final action of this board.