The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1915-05-28
ASK FEDERAL JUDGE
FOR WRIT OF
HABEAS CORPUS
Socialists and Members of State Fed.
Grafton of Labor Backed by Gov
ernor Hunt Ask Federal Court at
Tucson to SAFE Five Murderers.
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Florence, May 2e-3:3o p. m. (Long
Distance TeIephone)-The Board of
Paroles and Pardons, consisting of
Frank Trott, c. o. Case and Wiley e.
Jones, at one o'clock this afternoon
by vote of two to one, recommended
to Governor Hunt that reprieVe of
not more than nine weeks be granted
to five condemned Mexicans who had
been sentenced to hang today between
the hours of 10 and q p. m. This cation
was taken by the Board upon receipt
of information that Judge SaWteIle
at Tucson had denied the application
for writ of habeas corpus.
Governor Hunt arrived here at two
o'clock and the reprieVes were issued
in accordance with the recommends
tion of the Board thus temporarily
saving the necks of the men condemn
ed,
TUCSON, Ariz. May 28.-(SpeciaD
"A last minute effort is being made
by opponents of the death penalty to
save the lives of the five Mexican muir
derers condemned to die today at the
state prison.
Applications for writs of habeas
corpus were filed in the Federal
Court before Judge Sawtelle here on
yesterday.
The contention of Attorney Struck
meyer is whether the imprisonment
of the five and their proposed execu-
tions contravene a fundamental law
of the nation or state in violation of
the fourteenth amendment to the con-
stitution of tn United States.
If the applications are denied by
the court, an appeal would thea be
taken. These steps, it is said, would
act as stay of execution. Federal
Judge W. H. Sawtelle is holding court
in Tucson at the present time.
The death warrants for the execu-
tions set the hours for the hanging
between 10 and 4 o'clock Friday.
Relative to the meeting of the
board of pardons at the prison at
Florence, Frank p. Trott, chairman
of the board, issued the following
statement today:
There are a number of matters to
come before the board which were
laid over from the last meeting. AL
so, since then, there have been re-
ceived by the board number of Pc
titions and kilograms upon the mat
ter of the five condemned men await
ing execution Friday, coming from
persons of opposite views, and as the
present law requires all official meet
ings to be. held at the state prison,
Chairman Trott has called the meet
ing so the board will be in a position
to receive anything that may be Of
fered touching the matter, and to
take any action legally in the preml
ses should the board find it neces.
sary to do so.'' -s,.---..5t. t.--.. ...-tt -
Struckmeyer and Jenkins, the at
torneys, claim that Governor Hunt is
interested in this move, although their
fee comes from the local socialist
They are not concerned, SO they say,
as to what action is taken by Judge
Sawte1le, as they are only using the
court for the purpose of securing a
delay which in some indefinite man
ner they claim, can be secured
through various appeals.
Other Action Possible
While this action is contemplated |
in the federal court, an attorney
named Whittmore, representing |
Chaves, hopes to secure from the |
Pina1 county court some relief for |
his client in a similar proceeding |
which he hopes to have heard tomor-