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Uniafololine,muotheree In)N.auU«RESPITE GIVENi ata tea the1 ofma-HtiRESPITE OKA MED IS GOOD I VIII MAY ELEVENTH, SAYS A PRESS REPORT.PWAS THE DATI ulfns Governor Had Not (■ ran ted Respite He Would Hate HandedTnenday- Lonff-Drawa-Out rase.tateon-Mil*nentoreLemrid•rlyale.andtothenoningtenaehearlikeBy AMoeiated Preaa.AUSTIN. Tex.. April 20 —Leon Mar.tinez was respited by the governoruntil May 11.A legal battle lasting almost threeyearn and involving not only the United States Supreme Court but two national governments was made to save Leon Cardenas Martinez Jr. from the gallows.his J On July 24. 1911. he murdered Miss eat !Emma flrown, a school teacher, near 1‘ecos. Texas. during an outburst of passion The Reeves county district court five days arter the murder found Martinez RUilty and sentenced him to death The speedy court action was In part due to the threats of lynching.An appeal was taken to the court ofcriminal appeals at Austin, which afc-firmed the death penalty. At this point the Mexican government intervened with friendly offices, setting up the claim that Martinez was only sixteen and had not received a fair trial, and was. anyhow, a citizen of Mexico-Texas authorities aud Federal officials joined hands in expediting consideration of the Mexican contention, with the result that the case was taken to the United States Supreme court.A little more than a month ago the supreme court dismissed the case for want of jurisdiction, and the Mexican's last court refuge was gone.Thereupon hegan a strong campaign in Texas to induce the governor to r«t-prive the bov and this resulted in a careful consideration of the entire ease hv the board of pardons, whichlast Friday made Its final report tothe governor. This was Martinez’ laet hope if the governor then did not save him there was no chanceIMmdior-atxLag• oe
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Abilene Daily Reporter
Abilene, Texas, US
Mon, Apr 20, 1914
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