Weekly journal-miner., 1915-05-19
THREE OF FIVE TO
 HANG FROM YAVAPAI


 PHOENIX, May 14-Of the five men to hang at the state prison May 18th, communication of whose sentences was refused by the board of pardons and paroles, three are from Yavapai county. The men and the history of the crimes for which they must pay the penalty are as follows:
 N. B.. Chavez, No. 2479, killed Chas King, deputy sheriff and marshal at Jerome, August ?, 1910. He was tried at Prescott before Judge E. NJ. Doe and found guilty of murder in the first degree on January of the year following, and sentenced to hang March Y, 1911. He has been at the state prison at Florence for ove- four years, and prior to that time served short sentence for a felony, being dis charged i'll l906. He is a Mexican by birth and was employed as miner at Jerome when the killing took place. The Supreme court sustained the judgment of the lower court on appeal.
 Eduardo Perez, No. 34SO, was plac- cd on trial in December, 1910, before ! Judge Doe at Prescott for the mur- der of Felicio Chacon at Congress Junction on November IS, that year. A verdict of guilty was returned December 30, and Perez was sentenc- cd to hang April 21 the year follow ing. He was granted rep-ieve, and on July 31 was given new trial. Judgment was affirmed by the Stu preme court, to which tribunai.he ap- pealed. Occupation, laborer. He is 30 years old.
 Miguel Peralta, No. 3814, killed his former wife and her Mexican con sort at Jerome, June 29, 1912. When brought to trial he pleaded guilty. and after Judge Frank O. Smith had examined eight witnesses, who con frmed Peralta's testimony, the Mexi- can was sentenced to hang October II, 1912, for the murder of his for mer wife. At the time of the double murder Peralta was employed as Q i smelter man at Jerome. He is AZ years old, and was never previously imprisoned.
 Will Sims Resign?
 Will Robert B. Sims, superintend- ent of the state prison carry out the mandate of the courts, or will he ten der his resignation rather than ex ccute the five men whose repricves | expire May 28? This was one of the first questions asked when the boards l decision became public. When the question of executions at the state prison became prominent months ago, the superintendent was reported | as having said he would resign before he would hang a prisoner. From time to time as the date set for an execution drew near, 1t has been stated that the warden would throw 1 up his job" before he would carry ! out the death sentence. Last Janu ary, when the date came for the ex ccution of Villalobos, Superintendent Sims refused to carry out the execu ton on the ground that the pardon board had not passed on the case.
 Superintendent Sims. who learned of the boards decision almost imme- . diately after the meeting, accompani- ed the. members to the train, but did not discuss the situation with any body. He was evidently distressed at the action of the board.
 All to Hang at Once.
 As the board made no recommen- dation for reprieves for any of the five men, they will all be executed two weeks from today unless some further action is taken in some of the cases. "It was intimated to the board that, in case its decision should be to make no recommendation, the author itics would prefer to have all the eX- cautions take place on the same day" said Attorney General Wiley E. Jones last evening, and in view of that fact no segregation was made" l.