The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-03-18
NOT HANG
oreW Jackson'S Sentence
Committed.

~'''sFnor yesterday committed She
ot ahdre" Jackson, Of Lincoln
' Ire imprisonment. Jackson
--7a at The September term of Lin
-s' 1901, found guilty Of burglary
-tsl degree, and sentenced to be
On February 24th. Governor
@.ahted Jackson a respite until
'ea o assigned by the Governor
'11lhe the sentence are as FOL
a1A sentence imposed upon the
IS conmuted 10 m-prfsonmaD AT
--'' loF life in the States Prison.
lime Tor which the prisoner was
vas most atocious and if il
,@ln that the prisoner il guilty
sAL TO suffer the extreme nenar+v
lay" Since the trial Of
evidence not submitted to the
mas been laid before ne which rem
1-e guilt Of the prisoner a mat
gave doubt. On tho trial one Of
'5es for the State testified that
'i. who at that time lived in Car
'9'1A Carolina. was away from that
-" saturday, June 2nd. and SUNDAY
''I' the burglary beng committed
night of June End. This wiz
.t@ted that his reason for knowing
3 was June 2nd when Jackson was
was mat the cotton mills in which
HF@d We're closed down on .Tfpo
Il iAe celebration Of the Battle Of
rs This evidence went to the fgrv
Eejicted save by n witness. since
al the boOk-keeper Of the Gaffnov
It newspaper published at Gatf-
='1ih Carolina, files an affidavit with
"Aieh he sweaTs that the Battle of
as "as celebrated on Saturday. the
.3y OF May, and not on the 2nd Of
@r. w. NJ. Webb, paymaster Of the
-E Manufacturing Company at Ga--
. ~Euth Carolina. also files am affidavit
~ that The Gaffncy mills We're not
down on June 2nd. The prisoner
7aale TO employ counsel and when
court assigned counsel to him he
.@. t" his counsel that he could show
Essence in Gaffney on June md and
I he could secure the evidence OF
-T.sard Glenn and his family with
ta ne boarded and also of one White
gwen name he did not remember.
-- had left Gaffney and the lawyers Of
e@.1 We're unable to trace his where
"i--. 50 that when the trial came on
Witnesses had not been found. Dur
.-a progress of the trial it was ascer-
.1s. that Glenn and his family lived
ID Ialand county. North Carolina. Sub
mas We're at ono issued for them and
g sheriff Of hat county served the
alo as The witnesses refused to at
ri t7r want Of money with which to pay
5ir fare to Lincolnton. This fact being
ported 70 his attorneys they requested
e sheriff Of Cleveland TO pay the fares
the Illnesses which would be refunded
him. The sheriff paid the fare of Beau
gard Glenn and sen him to LincoInton
d he alone testified as 10 the presence
Jackson at Gaffney on June 2nd and
D. airing that Jackson came to his
u-a 10 board sometime about the middle
Nay and remained there until June
.a #f bout missing a single meal At
2 trial GlennS evidence was not sup
Tt4i 1y any other witness. Since the
I'D atddavits have been filed with me
JuD-as White. Mrs. s. D. Glenn. Miss
G.snn and Willie Glenn. all of whom
'ar hat Jackson vas in Gaffney on
t9rdaE. June 2nd and Sunday, June
/, this last three swearing that he did
{ la.-- d meal at their table from the
tc.- f May to June 18th. .Affdavits
e al-1 filed before me which prove the
n3 character of Junius White and Mrs.
Do 1t is entirely possible. not to say
that this evidence. if heard
rha Jury would have changed their
Iiu.r II is a misfortune that our law
in sgnl shape that the Supreme court
~e.anting new trials in civil suits
newly discovered evidence will not do
III rr5minaI cases. The Governor has
means by which he can determine
Of newly discovered evidence.
me-" rial of the prisoner by means
which the jury could have the benefit
ali -. facts rs they now appear can
t la had. The evidence laid before me
~ n' Hgay not be true. I have not
0 .ua capnot see the Witnesses but I
-No The responsibility Of saying
At f.. now evidence is false when this
-zlnH -ould result in the death of a
man ing. Five witnesses. two Of
om a~. shown to be of good character.
10 p state Of facts which renders
fnlf tlc for the prisoner TO be guilty.
.reSscs cannot be mistaken. They
.t e.. sworn falsely or the prisoner
-#'.y. The witnesses for the state
y FL. m5staken. No n in the house
.Nr@I aims to have recognized the
The evidence is circumstantiaI.
view all these facts ! deem it my
.F Fl" minute the prisoners sentence
lnF.r-. .pment in the ~pcnitcntiary for
81 rI labor. Many people who
E-. trial ana numbers who have
IN IN.. ucd Of the facts have recon-
n3#a communication"
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