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ARIZONA . Warden refused to hang insane mane”
“Phoenix, A izona, Dec. 16, 1915-William Fallin, whom
Re Be Sims, warden of Florence penitentiary refused to
| hang November 26 last, was declared insane by a jury and ©
| was taken today to the S,ate asylum. After Sims refused ©
| to executed Fallin, he was cited before the Supreme Court
for contempt but was exonerated. Fallin was re-sentenced
to hang January 7, but the verdict of insanity saves him |
from the gallows. The prisoner was convicted of having _
slain a man in Phoenix." ADVERTISER, Montgomery, Alaey

December 17, 1915 (1:22) See 153 PACIFIC 51 for State
Supreme Court order,

ARIZONA _ Warden refused to hang insane mane

“Phoenix, A_izona, Dece 16, 1915-William Fallin, whom

Re Be Sims, warden of Florence penitentiary refused to
hang November 26 last, was declared insane by a jury and
was taken today to the S,ate asylum, After Sims refused
to executed Fallin, he was cited before the Supreme Court |
for contempt but was exonerated. Fallin was re-sentenced |
to hang January 7, but the verdict of insanity saves him

from the gallows. The prisoner was convicted of having
slain a man in Phoenix." ADVERTISER, Montgomery, Alaey

December 17, 1915 (1:2.) See 153 PACIFIC 51 for State
Supreme Court order.

RI el den refused to hang insane many
“Phoenix, A,izona, Dec. 16, 1915-William Fallin, whom
Re Be Sims, warden of Florence penitentiary refused to
hang November 26 last, was declared insane by a jury and
was taken today to the S,ate asylum, After Sims refused
to executed Fallin, he was cited before the Supreme Court
for contempt but was exonerated. Fallin was re-sentenced
to hang January 7, but the verdict of insanity saves him

from the gallows. ‘The prisoner was convicted af having

slain a man in Phoenix." ADVERTISER, Montgomery, Alas,

December 17, 1915 (1:2.) See 153 PACIFIC 51 for state
[Supreme Court order,

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