The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1897-03-10
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a Lawyer Bays no Dan FRO duce llyl a
iii Murphy's Favor sply FTeiis tho &
aoyornor He HAS a Oon lon a. III alss
but Fails TO p o 30. vi Il
81 CoLUMBIA, March esday after
noon. when Governor Ellerbee told y
the Register reporter that he would I.
not Interfere il behalf Of Murphy the
condemned murderer of Treasurer
Oopes Of 9 0rangehuss county, he add 81
ed Unless something Of which I L
have now no kno owled &c 9 ONES III. q 81.
Something has come b, aud though
it promises little hope for ,M1rphy.yet
the Governor, in order 70 give tho
prisoner every possible chance for his
life, has granted him a respite for.
twenty days, and SO wired the Sheriff
taS}fangeburgi county last mig ht. Ri 4
1t seems that the Governor some
time ago asked for the court records. !.
OF the Murphy trial. Murphy friends
could not raise the money I'd have
them copied and sent to the Goveri1or
and this record, therefore, has never
boon laid before him. s5F y 5Is s. li3
Murphy has a brother In. Augusta. 1
on the police force Of that city. He Is I.
said to be q good fellow, and has sue
ceeded in interesting Attorney Carroll Il
OF augusta in the prisoners behalf. fS
Yesterday Governor Ellerbs received
word from Mr.. Carroll that ii. the: ]:
Governor would grant a respite he
would have the court records cooled
a. his own expense, aud would also
send an additional matter that might
give q new complexion 70 the case. So
Though the probability is axcaed IL 4. -
~ small that anything can be BROUGHT
forward in Murphy's favor at this istes
day, yet the Governor, actuated by y
humane motives, acceded to Mr.. Oar 4
rolls request and the condemned man \
Is thus given q single straw to clutch
at IN what was supposed to bs the last 4
hours Of his mortal existence. l 81 E II
But though there is a bare possibiliy
" that Murphy's friends may succeed |;
IN saying him, the man himself has
seemingly done everything III y his
power to alienate sympathy. 81 ~ ..s4
eSterday be sent word to Governor {
lGllerbe that he had confession to
make. This was about 5 O'Clock. The j
t3overnor was waiting for the supply
Dlll 10 pc sent down for his signaturs, III
put ne put everything aside when 4!
murphy's request reached him, and 3
accompanied by Senator Connor of
Orra1n1Igeburg, an intimate friend of tho
late 4 treasurer IS Copes, and by the R sg...sS r
which was standing atthe State JHoiiseS
door, and drove rapidly over Ia 9tl,eaiS
Penitentiary. 1t was the SCI oa,. time
IN four days that the Governor had Il
gone to visit this convicted felons s'sss8
an Arrived at the PenitentiarygMur urr,hvSjj
was led into Captain Westfield,s prfss
yate Office. The C4 oyerno Or erlt tered the:
room, the do or WAS 81 ed behind gKi,n.S
Anti and shl la Is iii
aaIds ope tIiatsS,
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lilessa 70 was receig ss that he Hanof l{2l
tAsssemb bly was on " IVA ting the Cf ov- -9
ernor's pres sence at the State House toS
adJourn. Tiyo & minutes after thioFS
Governor % lerba a came 81 out n from
Captain Westfield's office. His az in Sc
commlttal c0un ntenance BETRAYED not 3.
ing OF his interview with the prisoner.
lie entered his carriage and was
driven rapidly back to TIE CAPITOL.
On the way, the Register reportert ask
81 INN. 4 rrMl.Mrphy had made o conf nfession, 81
mo, said the Governor. sHe not i
only did not make q confession. but
denied that he had sent for me. The 4
man is evidently under tie impression
that he is going to be pardo oned 5a
], Did you tell Murphy, Govern nor,5
tnat you were going TO grant him q {
NO" was the reply. Then lie ad, /:
t.ad, II said Twas not going to inter.
fere and that I don't want it to be &
thought thatI am vacillating in this
matter. think it only right that i Il
should grant q respite under the cir- 8
c,umstances, as Mr.. Carroll has laid;
them r before mo. Ills only fair. r fEI
Murphy is innocent he will be par.
doned; If he is guilty he ought tos83
II Murphy had deliberately planned
70 lnJ0re his cause he could not have 4
adopted moro successful means than &
those ne employed yesterday first to
SEND for the Governor saying he had u
confession to make, then to n deny
both propositions, and cause the ch tef i,
executive Of the State to ,indertalr Ike "a
Dootless errand when other demands D
upon his time were urgent. II
II was the most preposterous piece
OF folly of which the condemned man
mas yet been guilty. Unless Mr.. Car
roll, OF Augusta, can produce unex. .s
pected evidence in the prisoners be,
hall, Murphy will undoubted ly swing
on the 18th of March Register.
Makes q Grab and Lsayos. 5g5i5s
Us WAsHINaToN, March D. -Paymasters
John COrWinA lJMQ NJ ofotin,, ~ ~ AZ