Weekly journal-miner., 1915-11-10
GRAVES READY AND
 COFFINS ON HANDS

IT CA--N A-Ns NV" N' A'+ m escaping the hangman's moose has not been given up by the five men now in the death cell at the State prison at Florence.
 The five are w. w. Kermeen, who is sentenced to go to the gallows November 19; Atha Leonard, John Tomlin and William Faltin, Novem- Der %, and Ramon Villalebo, Decem Der TO-
 As long as there is life the men have hope Time after time they have been face to face with death, and time after time their hopes have been frightened by reprieves.
 The dates for their executions are again drawing near and if anything is to be done to save them from being sent into eternity it must be done very shortly.
 Only the condemned men them selves know of the many anxious days trey spend. They themselves know how hard it is to have their death days set, reprieves at the last minute, and then more death days approach ing.
 Despite the fact that the date of the execution of Kermeen, Leonard, Tomlin and Faltin is less than one month away and the further fact that they don't know whether their sen tcnces will be committed, all four had smiles on their faces when seen last Sunday.
 As the big heavy gate to the death cell swung open the first of the con demned men to peer through the bars were Atha Leonard and John Tomlin, boys scarcely out of their teens.
 With smiling faces they greeted the visitors. Leonard and Tomlin, on ac- count of their cheerful disposition and boyish actions long ago became favor ties among visitors to the death cell.
 When seen Sunday. Tomlin was perched far up on top of one of the cages making a belt. q must do something to pass the time away" he said. Leonard explained that it has now been almost a year since they were first placed in the death cell Al most one year has been spent by these two youths awaiting Hhe call of the hangman.
 Leonard and Tomlin have strong hopes of their sentences being com muted. Prominent people have taken an interest in the cases of the two boys. Among this number is the editor of the Boston Evening Tran script, who has promised to do all he can to save Leonard.
 A woman in far away Alaska has written Leonard advising that if a communication is refused to go to his death bravely. And there is not the least doubt among prison officials but what Atna Leonard will do so if he is compelled to ascend the stairway leading to the spot where the hang mans moose is applied.
 William Faltin, who is to die with Leonard and Tomlin, showed visitors belt which he has just completed. IL resembles those made by the In dians Faltin always has a smile for visitors and has become known as ''the cheerful Dutcnman."
 w. w. Kermeen, too, is very SO ciablc. It is said that Kermeen is un- doubtedly insane and that on this ac- count he will not hang Faltin, too, is said to be in the same condition as Kermeen. so his chances are not alto gether gone.
 Ramon Villalobo speaks no Eng fish, so consequently doesn't mix with visitors. Sunday he was spending the day reading book
 There are 235 prisoners in the Florence institution now and about l50 in road camps over the State. There is only one woman prisoner and sine is negress sent up from Maricopa county.
 There is an air of uncertainty about the prison in regard to whether any hangings will occur. No one knows definitely, but the graves are ready and the cofins are on hand, ready either to fulfill their mission or to be