Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-12-03
Chief Executive Says as
Far as He Is Concerned
Law VIII Take its Course;
Time Unrjpe for End of
Hangings

The execution scheduled to occur
at the penitentiary at Florence on
December 10 Will positively be carried
out, and no further interference is
going to take place in connection
with these hanginss."
Governor George w. p Hunt yester-
day afternoon in the above words set
tied all fears which might have been
entertained by the champions of CAPT
tai punishment that some further at
tempts might be made to delay the
execution set TOR one week from to-
day Following the postponement of
the hanging of William Ftltin. it was
understood that Warden Robert Sims,
an appointee of Governor Hunt,
might, in order TO delay the hanging
which has been set for Friday. adopt
a course similar to the one which he
used one week ago today, and refuse
to execute the condemned men on the
grounds that they were of unsound
mind
When questioned as to whether
any influence would he brought to
| bear on Warden Sims to again delay
the hanging of Villalo5o next Friday
Governor Hunt replied:
You can say for mo that no fur
Their legal obstacles are going to be
placed in the way of the proposed
execution, and the condemned man is
positively going to hang on Friday
| While there has been . long fight
/ by those of our citizens who do not
| believe in capital punishment. We feel
at the present time that the last card
! has been played, and consequently
all efforts to save the condemned
men have about ceased altogether.
and we are through. The clement
which has been clamoring for blood
on the moon are about to have their
way and Friday next viii see the
fulfilment of their hopes, and a hu-
man life will be snuffed out in ac-
cordance with their wishes.
In the fight which has been made
to stave off the enforcement of the
| capital punishment measures Of our
state laws, I have taken an active
part and have been accused time
after time Of having secured the in
tervention of Secretary of State
| Bryan in behalf of the condemned
! MeXicans. who are now under the
sentence of death at the state prison.
Right here I want TO say that | had
HplHlnS NH1leNcE TO 90 WIN MI.
Bryan's requests for a communication
of the sentences of the Mexicans who
had been sentenced to hang. The
secretary OF state merely took an in
terest in the matter at the request OF
General Carranza. the latter desiring
to tighten the sentences of his coun-
trymen. The only way in which
was connected with Mr.. Bryan's in
vestigation of the matter was that
furnished him, at his request, 3
statement Of the facts surrounding
the cases. Perhaps n great majority
Of persons are not aware of the fact
that should any of the various de
partments of state at Washington
desire information from any particu-
lar part of the country, they in
! variably seek such information from
the chief executive Of, the state from
which the matter originates. Con-
seqUentlv. when the case of hanging
the Mexicans was called to the at
tention of Secretary Bryan. he made
all inquiries into the matter through
my office, and further than to fur
nish him with a mere statement of
| facts concerning the cases, had alb