Arizona republican., 1916-01-07

was purely commercial. He fled from the scene. not only of the crime for which he was convicted, but from an other self confessed one. He always seemed to realize the enormity of hls guilt. since he appeared sane and acted as a sane man. | have always SO re garded and dealt with him.
 w. G. GILMORE ..Tombstone, Ariz., January 6. However. the telegram received from Sheriff Harry Wheeler of Tombstone yesterday by Chairman Frank Trott shows that Mr. Wheeler takes a view of the matter somewhat at variance 1 with the position of Gilmore. and con- i tains most emphatic statements tend l ing to show that the prisoner is men ! tally irresponsible. Following is the message:
 ! Frank Trott, Chairman Board of Far
 dons and Paroles. Phoenix, Arizona
 '.I am sorry that | was not called as a witness in the Kermeen case. | per | Sonally traced up his boyhood while on business in Nevada. where Kermeeu was raised His statements to me here in jail as well as his boyhood actions 1 and his demeanor while in conflne- l ment makes me believe him positively deranged and wholly abnormal. While this is from sense of duty, and re- gardless of whatever light it may place me in l am actuated solely by what believe to be my duty.
 HARRY WHEELER. Sheriff"
 "Tombst0ne, Ariz.'
 The third and last telegram, I which the board is inclined to place great deal of credence. comes from i'm .,f Nay 1a man who is said to have been inu . mately associated with kermeen dur . ing the latters younger days am who has been following the progress of the case from it's inception. Whil the message is somewhat ambiguou and contained reference tC matters O which the board knew nothing, ther were passages contained therein whic the body regarded as being worthy q further consideration. II read a follows
 "Oatman. Arizona, January 6. 1916. Hon. Wiley Jones' Phoenix, Ariz.
 Have got affidavits from Georg Swazey, former fire chief of Touopaf Nevada and John Day, who has black smith shop in Tonopah. He inform me that on numerous occasions h talked with a Mr. Hamilton, forme shift boss or foreman of the TonOpa | Extension mines. and that MT. Hamil ton spoke of the mental condition ( ' Kermeeu. | forwarded Mir. Days affi D davit to Governor Hunt. Am tryin Q to reach Mir. Hamilton for his affidavi l also a MT Earl Dart, who is on th road to this camp somewhere betwee Q | here and Beaver Utah. Would you b | kind enough to send a copy of tht telegram to Mir. C. 0. Case. No matte what a jury of laymen may decid they could be in error. There iS n doubt of Kermeens insanity. At ir = tervals during those times he ha f passed his friends without recOgnizin them. Am asking for more time : furnish more proof that was not avai |. able al last hearing, due to no lack . diligence Praying your board for r favorable reply, I am,
 = JACK DAVIS"
 While the matter of the teIegrar was touched on at yesterdays confer ence of the board, it was deemed be to withhold any definite action on Il subject until the members had ha time to fully consider the contents
 the dispatches, and this was whi caused the meeting to be called tn morning. Two of the members of q
 IbdIu- AdtSSIS- JbncS anu 1fOll, WIt questioned last night regarding Il probable outcome of this morning meeting, stated that as they had so f. not given much consideration to Il case, they would be unable to say ju what the board might do. HeretofoI there has been a marked sentiment the part of the members to take further action in the case, but u mere fact that another meeting h.
 been called would go to show tn
 there is some disposition on their pa
 to further consider the matter on q strength of the statements contained
 the above telegTams.
 Any official action which the boa
 might take in respect to granting
 reprieve to Kermecn would have to
 made at the Florence prison. and
 course would have to be done toda
 as the man will be hanged this afte
 noon unless something is done to st,
 the execution.
 kermeen. it will be remembered. w
 recently found to be sane by the in
 empaneled in the Pinal superior cou
 by Judge O. J. Baughn, the question
 to his mental condition having be
 brought up by Warden Sims of {
 state prison.
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