Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1896-03-14
FROM THE TOMB.
ALIFE-TIME PRISONER
WRITES.
His Views on the Lunen-
burg Case.
WAS TO HAVE BEEN
HANGED HIMSELF.
A Glowing Tribute Sends Help for the
WOmen-The End in Sight

MARYLAED PENIrENTIARY, Mar. 8, 80.
HON. JOHN MITCHELL, JR.,
Editor of Richmond Planet En-
closed please find 81 90 to help paw
counsel for defending Lunenburg pris-
oners. Now my dear sisters in the
Lord, through this great search light.
namely ;the Richmond Planet. 1 wish
to divide with you the small loaf that
represents my earthly possessions.
SENTENCED TO DIE.
The contributor of the above paltrv
sum is Isaac keenan,, who from the
most aggravated and provoked cause.
on July 7th 1887 shot John Holiday.
colored, as tried in Baltimore Crimi-
nal Court snd sentenced to hang Ist
Eridsy IN March 1888, without money
and virtually without counsel, last but
not least i was not without God and i
asked him to help me bear the cross.
for il was too heavy for mortal man
to bear, but Christ stepped in and in
terposed and touched the heart of man
and what was the result, the greatest
of all results7 Thank God am alive
to tell it.
HOW THEY SAVED HM.
Yes, God just dropped spark in the
D.
Vance from North Carolina ard with
one touch of the pen by his master
mind changed the decision of the Jury
and caused them to modify their orr
ginal verdict, moved the Judges on
| their bench, and it rolled on, until il
1 burned in the heart of that most hon
| orable and highly esteemed Ex-Goy-
ernor K. L. Jackson, who then was be-
hind the throne as Chief Executive Of
| our grand old commonwealth and
stayed the hand of execution by com
muting said sentence TO serve the bal
ance of my natural life behind prison
walls. Though virtually dead, / am
just waiting for the mandates of the
law to be enforced and / would have
passed in the great beyond. i would
also like TO say through your valuable
| columns IN regards to the apprehen-
sion many have in regards to their
safety at Farmville, throughout the
long, the weary and exciting trial. with
such exalted specimen of legal talent
to lock horns.
| THE SAFETY OF THE PRISONERS.
| feel confident at this stage of the
case such fear and apprehension
should be no longer quoted or given
judgement. They are all safe and will
show their innocence without the
shadow of a doubt, and will receive
| such words of comfort and cOnso'ation
! that at their acquittal that will ever be
| a brace to them. when they start life's
journey anew. But whatever the out
come may be, never let go of God your
Saviour. What man tonight in
Prince Edward Co., who las wife
! and babe2 What man who has a dear
: old mother2
A TOUCHING APPEAL.
pl What man who has dear, swee
: sister, but knows the love for daugh-
r ter, as he sits by his ire-side to nigh
| and sees these greatest blessing Uha
3 ! God ever gave to mani Truly as on
| president have said, Its one gran,
r sweet song" Who could leave hi
fireside tonight to do Aunt Mary Alb
e ernatby and that little babe any harm
v No Prince Edward man will ever tax
8 that backward step or cherish such
blot. and ask Gods blessing to res
e | on that fearless and exalted Chief {
y Va, the Hon. Chas T. O'Ferrall, who's
d name has been hurled from every pul
st pit, in every street, alley and in th
humblest cabin, until the anthem hs
le reached the skies for setting the paC
At that Lynch-law must go.
ot THE WORK OF THE PEOPLES 3 OR&AN.
But when think Of all the gre,
= / work the PLANET has done in such
=" short space of time: when / think
such gift from God to our colore
race q man born as it were predestine
with such a gift to grapple with sue
weighty questions and such wonde
full problems of the day. When
think of such q man that has maG
such a mark in the Journalistic wor
90 and worthily captivated the land
his wonderful foresight and sound w
ev dom.
-; WILL YET BE RECOGNIZED.
ur cannot estimate his worth. Fl
ures would fail my benighteS min
5. my polluted lips and stammeriI
tongue have failed to utter the hon
due, but of such one God knowe
and one day will recognize 20
b. check drawn on Heavens bank by {
ing you up in that third Heav
= where is such great unspeakal
things that is not lawful for man to
ter. now close by saying your pal
will have several more subscribers
the a short time with all my love for yC
my success in life as you climb up the Ii
ed der, round by round / remain "
ion humble servant in the Lord:
as Isaac KEENAN,,