The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-05-06
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eentenced to - <sfS onrnent for aus-
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s going to do until you see me- Is &
q DDon't go vhefe yon aaid,syou wegs
4 going until you Soc Mi.
From out Of the portals Of the State
8 8 n,isou will come ) woman this morr;.
8;as whose pale and furrowed brow
& rould excite pity in any heart Of
4 Zone. For the frat Zine a Ii seven
8lopg years she will Year the garments
S,hst are not striped and breathe the
Il ii Of freedom. The thoughts that
\ ,re hers in this new sunlight Of liberty
Z u,y never be known, but If ever NO
Imam had cause to curse Justice and
5hold in high ridioule the majesty of
Sthe highest law isis Mrs. Plume Hail.
8 uhom the governor has pardoned. In
] ths annals Of crime there are feH mar
j uiives like this Wonan's ndsperthnarprGss. hnrrGs
/ criminal jurisprudence does not re-
I cord q more signal miscarriage OF jus-I
#tee. y! d q
j 4 little over seven years ago Wat
i fop Hall, well-toedo farmer and ma
4 .hinist, was found dead shot through
Ills head, in his home near Mars Bluff.
4 IN this State. He was seated iii q,
! clair erect and . gun stood near; him,
(stidently placed there 10 indicate
! ihst he had committed suicide. The
effort to suggest asle-destrss.:os Ras
futile, however, aud the murderer.
I Aleck Ferrell, was arrested ana in due, |,
1dne convicted of the urine aud sem
fenced to life imprisonment. Mra5
Hall, the dead mans wife, was also
sentenced to life imprisonment az e an
accessory before the fact. There we. .
several witnesses against her, but
lens Of them testified TO any material
/ point that would have more than sue.
]gssted conviction,
x 81 - "a. .sss
1 The evidence that convicted her
3sas a letter which contained the
5Eords at the head Of the column,
a'Don't go where you said you we're
55oing until you see me. ;I5..5. ~
/ This letter, which the woman de-.
}tlined to disayoW on The aitne sst
|lIand, sent her Co Tho peE EStentiary.
9Col. W. F. Clayton wAa : counselor.
When he saw that things looked more
l.h,n dark for the Woman he decided
10 put her on the witness stand ana
9toM her as much. To the great sar-
fgise Of every ono connected wsssss.ss the
Ease bic positively declined Go testify
linher own behalf. Pushed and com
sased at his clients s atrange. al E;tude,
tho defending counsel went home and
sG up the whole night to prepare, 4.
|sev defense. The case had been ON
trial for two days and the new defense
had no effect Oh the Jury which after
being out q short time brought in 4
verdict Of s'gnilty" 9or both the man
and the woman. 5,,
! Col. Clayton, satisiied that the il Wo.
man was innocent of aily IL Ssc,omIulicitv.
began az investigation. hfrs. nail
had told him that slie never N, I, yyrote,
any suoh letter. She , declared that
she had written Ferreil, !, but that is
was letter that HAD ;;,oti i,;no surnno
in it and that she wrote tat her hus-
band bidding. 4 She stated Is that her
husband 9 son had q farm n 4 lear 4, ii al
chester, Va. and that 81 he ii had "a gotten % 8 3
position with the : usates-vorks "a com.
Ipany in Richmond which he, &, wished "a &,
take as it paid him moro 81 than Ia oonld
make off his small ID, farm. Ferreii FER, mad
been working For her 4, husband ii. 81 aud he "a
was Interested ii 81 s.s 5, man ias ana had
told him that he might I'd. 10 Man.
chester and ta s = rs,a ne ii, 3 ;.,1s