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JORDAN uaxGFER, SC.


,;taesse il order that &c reader MR. decide ior haa
f osethef with he ssesssge n ss gvesnas n tle
Yrslstuss md the ccsaueass 81 The Rlclmoad pres
4e fososssn.s s esy q pc deposition s. one e se
Witnesses garshe coasaoaEsaih, TAXA a0wn u eesrt
j 6ted.xizs
Rsbert Idaks slzsc, berg charged asl sEcFH e.
IS ~ fIsa Ill STAIR e1aueacsd by Mr. Jackspa SPEAK
- ~ t,s sol inferior stems WHICH prEs-
n = had On his bease<a Walker s Harris fartury-
Mr. Jackson as oxersecr ii the factory, sad called thc
nxsacr fgl s bench up The steve e chasse The
nrso,e. lis work Prisancr eaHgt hcid d the
eszv7hie; Mr. jackson tod ia n et 20 the eosy 7hs
bit the prssonFE @ not bet so tr Jaesaa kiekeA the
prisoner, and pTs1acr caught held q 9lr J2eksc and
threw III. jackson eff and picked q? IN Ena pfker,
sh:ea les geefaiiy q the ssore, AID struck Dir lack
x5 blow ~ d The f5reart IF the head, which
caed NJ. Jaesaa u fail. The rsa poker produced ia
Cenrt washers sacwn 10 the witness, who stated that
il the same pokcr with which prisoner struck AIR
jackson. A ew minutes passed be1se Dir Jaskssa g7t
up, aad then the PRISONER MAS not Y the room nit
ness ID not sic prisoner when BE leff the This
occurred about niae or ten o'clock IN the rsra5s as
witness tilsnk4.
william naskas, slave. ~itaess introduced and
ssasea On Bsha;f e the prisoner being charged and
suora teposdl that lie was ii his bench ii walker
aad Harris fotoFy, when the fray commenced bctwcen
Mr.. jackson and Jordan Hatcher. Mr. Jackscn loeked
at Jerdaas STAINS, and faad fault with him about them,
and ked Joiaa If he had not told him not to have dirty
stcn his beach and said h. wcala whip.him Ger
dan said that he hid tod hss, and ihathe wcad Try
2 90 better ~ M9esa h2t !" mp mn ~ ~
e., a.: MAJ he ae a'as 49,. ssr,I .1,s
I'll M, sid aaa I,ri, ca,,sSt bnla n he cv
HE I'd asLcl aIr Jsebsoa not 10 whip him any more
III. dickson told hzm 70 1T 90 The COW hide, and p
coale cut ~ tAs sgss and ordaa Nd Sc Mhasss arg
g 49, e. s 4 1890 H., 49, sd Js, rs
down after Gu directly afterwards, with his forehead
bleeding"
Tie f,,laviae conmpfi a.ioa fro.n the Ge,er-
..:..af II. ch,r
IA
icy, i45d Oh siie 4st9ie az oFqeFed 70 oe frinsed
EsEcUrivE DEPARTMENT, May IL. 1882,
r. 4 s1@narzt a sss,lblg Of Tirai3iq..
Il. -I-.bla.s t,-au.,1
Ca tfse lah al, y ~ :. 49, 49,
1. ef, Save aged aooat seventeen ~
nilh having killed oae Nm r Jackson, was
tried N he siiustipgs Court q tbs city, found
guilty, and sentenced % be lrFng on the % day
o. Aptts, 1852. Sh1ttiy alter tis coayiaiionapd
daring my tate YisI 70 the county Of Harrison,
! plPefs relating 70 tbs Subject were sent to ne,
which failedllo arrive befcrc ny return and we're
\ not ucsNedl4iere until Ter the day upon which
the execution was % have taken place. Uesir.
4 ing 70 see thPss papers before making GOA DE-
/ cisoa, ! grated respite o two weeks, and after
/ mat1fe andldeiibeTae consideration, |, On The
1 oh INST, cqin'apted the sentence against the
sad iiatchef 70 SAFE and transportation beyond
I she Oiit9ed .99ates. arg (as y : tpade mJ d.
y 20 90 Ay ilie 1oassitutoN@ herewith respect
laiy comm paeStet g tls 'gisia' IRE my reasons
I iot u. saia sotnfnnsas'9h.
ta1 JAcy39n eessI was caused " blow
a!ictEa TX tla'ahsf i,e1e san Us ~ e1a3 olt
+ me 9slimo4Y anu a'i "tse Attending c!rcnm
STANCES, 50 jar rom showing that HE unsoflu.
I hf'e.fesa,' Yas fon1empalfd of desired oy the
save, fsthe9 Prove tha' ha7taa h2 intention Ok
committing fhalGer Or q taxing TIE US OF liis
osefseef' aAPs aArhseilfia aig way aha that iiee
ui i fasnaty was one u those results
"nlc'i, ,no99a aeeply y oe dep,ofed ~ all was
\ ~, cohlehp9atea " any one, ne lilary wa5
I'm Greg ~ 4sina 2 .ooW' SiVea al a moment 81
eaeas ~, fNcaefaea' aiil sna 'fs' aad waeut
ramie bailsIing i, {ngt,fr sbowint ia Il.
obie@t aud tfi3a Was bnt 10 eseaue (ratnI the
chastiseu,eht.l.e was receiving. <fbe ereatand
esSential ipeFedeat to consta,e Murder, 10 hit:
intent Or ml4se fFeaea@e, was, therefore, wholly
i wanting i.Ra}tne Hnaitg under circumstances
should De dfRtiis iafSsli Petiians authorized BY
~ iet'eftiSdt 9eiisFe' asa'asl le SPIRIT q eur
4 iaH anu g fdt ~ a. II { coEtLd[y 10 mercy
.iu Fssa'Ah,, Mit.fta Vii aesiga@l m ana eE
t,a; 49, re
o,,a III, ,el 49,, -. 49,,
:fe tt II s : ! 80 a'9 ~ ~
i. I'LL :. -
- ~ kiii. ny f4sM 70 ia}erp9se
~as c.ear aI'a 9hqaesIoAaote; ana believing
.'.'s - 'fae.iy she, % tanse cases coaea-
P'~ttda a''t fet'ufa MI Nya l'ie constitution,
4 e' IT, WE sentehee AZ z y eSaid.
~ ,s'e .oHet 20 pifaoa aha commute + = high
'N $500" sileT,. uot y = ohe ~ me dtscaai1e
: 1919 S''# i'AS'uA.se " ti's Cofhaon"e earn
z sf9n$i9'e u1isf 20 ~ conscience, hs GoI,
a,,i ~ 9tt7 " !" th.A' AAd, ~ eonetos tes,
! 81 stist'gtnenea ara eoa-
80, d, '". s,.iH iNiioHs " the aFHiiehs O olheE
gep.ehith' q Aisa ieeai aHalnnents and moral
j ""''nt yt' Hlg own JadSmeht and sense Of duty,
~ III IL HIS eA's conclusions ara
~ = 'ii9 sa!'ie ac'' - iie az
w., t,e, ,,Y,x4e~,>,+s
' '0ii-Ns''' ~
we iaybeorf cur readers {says the Richmoai Hh;g)
me reasons assigned BY Governor johnson fer HE recent
exercise ofthc hardening power The reasons rrea r
the act are iar Worse tlaa the act isssE
The Gs3vcslot In the first ns.ae, na-ye-ts ~ $50
rony and argues iron, that perycrsian mar tb,,
! n intentfo XIII s.'Tbe i,;u-,, WINS ;f,so,, ~
boyy given 1t Il ~ pre.f ,xcit,,,nt a,,
ing and without any effort to nlict frttr ,; III
boy ran from tla building, g. Af,nr b,;s am /,
deadly blow 4yidh al iron peer II n,;sb. rcII ~ 80
tent 10 seek 10 jbict no frtler ;oi,r,, pat
erao~'s sta4en,.Ft Il IT. 5
nv taken bcfgrS The Corrt ee,ra;so j ~, 49,.
mony the bow mad previously ,hrovn o9y M o,,s.r
and might easily have escaped but he m not e5os d
do tha He preferred to main and % resist The yal
authority Il his master AID Is niet fatal blow before
he fed Neither i ii trsc. thai the bIoyy was dait at
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