Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-02
Mexican Murderer Gets An
other Lease on Life
Through Action of State
Board Of Pardons.
Resolution Presented by
Governor Passed Attor-
ney General Votes "No"
Total Of IA Pardons
Granted.

ernoon by q vote of to l passed
resolution resettinI; the date of execu-
ton for Vincente Ramirez, the Mexican
murderer now at the state penitentiary,
for Feb. s. BY the passage Of this
resolution Ramirez is given another
short lease on life. 1t is understood the
purpose of doing so was to give the
Mexican consul interested in his case
time to take the matter up with the
department of justice at Washington.
Members of the pardon board of this
state feel the case is entirely one within
the jurisdiction of Idaho, but they be-
lieve every opportunity should be al
lowed those interested in the condemned
mans fate an opportunity to act. Gov
ernor Alexander and Secretary Of State
Dougherty voted for the passage of the
resolution. Attorney General Walters
voted against it.
RESOLUTION PASSED.
Ramirez was to have been hanged
Dec. IA. He was saved from the gal
lows by reprieve, permitting the
board Of pardons to act. Had the board
not acted he would have been hanged
today. The following is the resolution
adopted:
Whereas. Vincente Ramirez, was
at the october term. A. D., 1917 of the
district court of the Ninth judicial
district of the state of Idaho in and
for the county of Madison, convicted
of murder in the first degree, and was
on the 30th day of October, A. D., 1917,
sentenced to be hanged on the 14th day
of December, A. d. 1917, and
Whereas, the governor of .Ae state
of Idaho, under date of Nov. %, A. D..
1917, granted said Vincente Ramirez a
stay of execution of the judgment so
pronounced by the district court of the
Ninth judicial district of the state of
Idaho until the meeting of the state
board of pardons next following the
grantin gof the stay of execution, and;
Whereas, the state board of pardons
on the second day Of January, 1918, in
regular session according to the laws
of the state of Idaho, passed the fol-
lowing resolution:
BE it resolved by the state board Of
pardons of the state Of Idaho that the
respite granted by the governor Of the
state for a stay of execution for said
Nincente Ramirez, and which this day
expires, that the board of pardons now
the Idaho state penitentiary is hereby
commanded to enforce the judgment of
the district court of the Ninth judicial
district of the state Of Idaho, in and for
the county of Madison, and that the
warden of the Idaho state penitentiary.
Frank E. DeKay, at sunrise on the
morning Of Feb s, 1918, execute the
judgment of said court by taking the
said Vincente Ramirez from the place
in which he is now incarcerated at the
Idaho state penitentiary and on said
Gay and hour execute said judgment by
hanging said Vincente Ramirez by the
neck until he Is dead, and make the
proper returns of the execution of said
judgment to the board of pardons Of
the state of Idaho"
MANY GET PARDoNs.
There will be an exodus of prisoners
from the penitentiary during the next
three months for the board, following
the policy adopted some time ago to
give every man or woman incarcerated
in the states penal institution, a
chance to make good, was put into eff
feet by actual de Ills. They were given
pardons effective at future dates The
board does not believe in holding men
in the penitentiary who have COM
mitted the more minor crimes, while
those who are guilty of greater ones,
but who have influence, are shown
leniency. Most of those pardons are
in the first named class. They will
take from Warden DeKay number
of his best TRUSTEES, including chauf-
feur. the dairyman, baker and others.
There were IA convicts given par
dons by the board. Action taken on
all cases up to late hour today fol-
low:
PARDoNED.
Cora Atkinson. reprieved by gov
ernor, sentenced from Bingram county
Henry Thompson, convicted of high
way robbery, pardon effective Jan. TO-
Max Murner, pardon to take effect
May 1.
Clyde Holgate, pardon to take eff
feet April 1.
Joe Walker pardon to take effect
April 1.
Ignacio Gonzales. pardon to take eff
feet April 1.
Francis s. Espinonsa. Latah county
pardon to take effect March 1.
w. C. Farrus. Neg Perez . county
pardon to take effect April /.
William Fleming, Nez Perez county
pardon to take effect Feb. Is.
William Gross, Banner county, par
don to take effect March 1.
F.. 8. Burns, Bonneville county, par
don to take effect April /.
Ira Lee, Jefferson county, pardon to
take effect March l.
Frank Webster, Bannock county
pardon to take effect March j.
Russell Clark. Power county. pardon
to take effect March I.
DENIED.
Roy Maloney. Twin Falls county