The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-01
MRS. MOBILES WILL NOT HANG.
HER SENTENCE COMMITTED TO LIFE
IMPRISONMENT.

uhe Communication the Result of the
Recommendation of the Pardon
Roard-Hcr Negro Accomplish in
the killing of Her Husband Also
to Escape with imprisonment for
Life.
ATLANTA. Ga, March 31.-After standing
within the shadow of the gallows for two
wears. Mrs. Eliza beth Mobiles, the Twiggs
county murderess, was saved from death
to-day by order of Gov. Atkinson. she
was condemned to be hanged tomorrow
and the officers had arrived at the Macon
Jail TO take her away to the scene OF her
crime when the Governor issued the say
ing order.
The Communication of the death sentence
10 life Imprisonment was granted by Gov
Atkinson upon recommendation of the
State Board of Pardons. This recommen-
dalton was made this morning after the
pardon board had made careful ana
searching examination of the case, Gen.
Clement A Evans, one of the board, going
so far as to make trip to Macon TO see
the old woman in the Bibb county jail
Mrs. MOBILES crime was the killing of
her husband, a reputable farmer of Twiggs
county. Gus FAMILIES, a negro farm
hand, was her accomplice, and he also was
condemned to die for the crime, but viii
be given a life sentence in the pententiary
instead by recommendation of the pardon
board.
The main ground upon which the com
fe hat Mobiles
Is not of sound mind and therefore not
accountable for the Staying of her hus-
band. Her sanity has been at issue in the
court, and even in the United States Su-
preme Court collaterally, but these tri-
bunals refused to hold her blameless.
Mrs Mobiles was the first white woman
condemned TO death in Georgia in halt
century, and her case has attracted wide
spread interest.
Hon. Marion W. Harris of Macon, an
able young attorney took up her cause
without remuneration and 1t was largely
due to his tireless efforts that she was
saved from death on the gallows.
Macon, Ca, March S1.-Mrs. Mobiles will
escape the gallows and spend her life be-
hind prison bars. The Board of Pardons
sent in its recommendations to the Gov
ernat at noon and he at once telegraphed
to Jailer Stephan telling him to refuse
TO turn the prisoner over to Deputy Sheriff
Califf of Twiggs county. who came in this
morning on a Macon and Dublin train at
10 o'clock, and at once went to Jail and
asked for his prisoner. Compliance with
his request was refused under orders of
the Governor telephoned yesterday even
ing and the sheriff, who already knew of
this action, was not surprised. Shortly
after noon the Governor called up the
tailer again and told him not TO turn
over the prisoner at all and TO tell the
deputy to go home. He said that he
would send the papers in the case down
to the sheriff of Twiggs county tonight
and also to the sheriff of Bibb county.
Mrs. Mobiles received the news this morn
ing with great joy. Several ladies spent
the morning with her and were with her
at the time the telephone message was
received from the Governor.
Capt. r. II. Bonner was elected Ordina-
ry of Jones county yesterday to succeed
Roland T. Ross, who died a month ago.
J. b. McNiece, travelling salesman for
A. b. Small of this city, died this morn
ing of consumption.