The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1885-11-13
ABOUT THE RETRIEVE.
Governor McEnery and Attor" es-
General Cunningham.

apce with Instructions, ieit ne" VI pr
,aans last evening at $50 on the MIS- O,
sissippi Valley Route bound tor Da'on
po,ae with view of obtaining, II
nossible from Thomas }. Fora anu
VIM. III. Buckley a statemant re'a'ive
to certain matters connected with the
killing of "Cap a. II. Murphy, II nav G
inc been strongly asserted that II was
-, p.t Ford who fred the fatal shot, +
but another person.
Gov. S. d. McEnery was passenger
on the train returning TO the Cap''"'' !
met after the train left the city, sea-
ted myself beside his exceiiency' All"
remarked: "well, Governor, guess
YOU are glad TO get away" +
To which he answered, Goa, yes.
.you must have been t:oubled
: great deal with this Ford ma''e's
emo not much"
Al ,what were the reasons for your
{ granting respite"'
f "Well I granted 1t IN accolu"a'e
with the petition for respite, wh'ch
have given to all newspapers"
i. uGayernor, are you not powerless 10
Z. take further action in this natter
,. uMy. duty is de1ined by Arti Gle
It of the Constitution. That VIII explain
ALL" 1t reads:
~ Art. G6. The Governor shall nave
us mower to grant reprieves for all offences
~, AGAINST the State, and, except In cases
If imneachment or treason, shall upon
r. tho reccommendation in writing OF the
'e, T,;eutenant- Governor, Attorney>dener.
ck al and presiding Judge OF the cour'
before which conviction was had, o,
Of any two of them, haze posoer 10 gran
Grant pardons, commute sentences anc
vn remit fines and forfeitures after cohV'c
ira. tion In cases of treason ne ma!
~ ranrieyes until the end of the mex
W. session of the General Assembly, II
''e' which body the power OF paruohins
is vested.
His Excellency here changed IN
subject by telling General Jastremsk
that the train had large complemer
resh OF Passe"s ,;h., y
s,so a passenger OF the train. lnrep
:, ~, to why a respite was granted, he sait
..In order to give them chance
=, j., nrenare their souls for death; Gal
Rron came to me, and told me that
=, men ought to have respite in order
,u,a prenare themselves, and l told nj
that 7 had nothing to do with grant,
it. He held that they were not p
narefl to die having all along expcc
10th. a communication of the sentence"
,,,,r .Geueral, great many persons
of the opinion that the petition IF
,o,c the committee of one hundred was
" oause Of the Boards refusal to graz
. was communication ?"
emo thew gave reasons why 1t on
-,,o, not to he granted and that was
aud The petition for communication
,ro,s. only a request signed by so many
sons, but no reasons we're set ior'h
niyht we should grant it. IL was on'S ="
quest"
arr ;s rumored that others were
nocted with the crime who nave
been brought to justice?''
n said "frienas say '"
the man that fred the fatal shot.
y maxi told by-meu ""'
l don't of the Foros ina. INC ... -,
is past did not hre tue '"'"'
asked them who it was, they saia
matter had no personal knowledge of it,
- said 81 understand that you nave
hastily, threatened wiz" ~''
ervant's truth In that' .
he door. "No, not o'' Vi ' -,
Wednesday night two fr'ends
,rcor. Fords were speaking to me, anu
90 heen wanted me to consent that il the !
~ nor granted a respite would ag