The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-17
NEWS OF ATLANTA
HAPPENINGS OF A DAY IN THE
CAPITAL CITY.
TO SAVE LEE CRIBB'S NECK
ANOTHER APPEAL is MADE tt
THE GOVERNOR.

Application for a Respite Was Re
fused-It Was Based Upon n Bill
of Exceptions to the Supreme
Court That Judge Parker APPROX
ed-May Apply to Parker for
Supercedeas-Must Hurry If They
Save Him.
Atlanta, Dec. 16-Another effort was
made to-day to save Lee Cribs neck.
Application was made to Gov. Terrell
for a respite, based on a bill of ex-
ceptions approved by Judge Parker of
the Brunswick circuit, but Gov. Ter
rell refused to interfere further and
will let the law take it's course.
Cribs attorneys applied to Judge
Parker of the Brunswick circuit for a
jury trial on the insanity plea, on the
ground that the Slaton law did not
apply in his case. This Judge Parker
refused, but approved "a bill of ex-
ceptions to the Supreme Court. This
bill of exceptions was the basis of
the appeal for a further respite, which
the Governor declined.
Hon. Leon A. Wilson, of Waycross,
one of Cribs attorneys, yesterday ap-
peared before Judge T. A. Parker
with a petition requesting a hearing
of Cribs insanity plea before a special
term of Coffee Superior Court Col
Wilson's authority for the petition was
an act. passed in 1897, which is, in part,
as follows: IF, after any convict shall
have been sentenced to the penalty
0f ha hor
upon the oath of a practicing physi-
clan, the question of his insanity shall
be tried before the Superior Court of
the county in which he was sentenced,
and he shall be entitled to a jury of
twenty-four men" with the usual
strikes, etc The act also states that
a special term of the Superior Court
shall be called should said court be
not then in session.
The new Slaton Act which was APP
proved Aug. II, of this year, repeats all
former acts, and says: BE it enacted,
that from and after the passage of
this act, no person who has been con-
victed of a capital offense shall be
entitled to any inquisition or trial to
determine his insanity" The act con-
cludes with the statement, That the
terms of this act shall not apply to
any pending cases."
Col Wilson's argument before Judge
Parker was that the Crib case was
pending many months before the Slaton
act was approved, and therefore should
not apply in the least in his case. He
contended that Cribs insanity plea
should be heard by a jury in Coffee
Superior Court, as provided by the act
of 1897.
Col. Wilson expected Judge Parker's
refusal to grant the petition, and was
prepared with a bill of exceptions, to
carry the case back to the Supreme
Court.
1t is understood an effort will be
made to get Judge Parker to grant a
supersedeas, but the attorneys have a
short time to get a mandamus from
the Supreme Court in case he re-
fuses.
Wants Speech ExpunRed.
Hon. P. NJ. Halves, representative
from Ebert county, has raised strenu-
GUS objection to portion of the jour-
nal of the last House, on the ground
that II contains a speech attributed to
Hon. E. K. Overstreet of Screven
which that gentleman did not make
The journal contains two speeches by
Mr.. Overstreet, one of the date July
81, which reflects. it is said, upon Mr.
Halves. This is the speech which Mr..
Halves says was not made, and he will
ask the House at its next session to
expunge 1t from the journal
Out Into the Cold.
j. A. Blacker, II years old. bent
ana crippled, and his daughter Min
ME, were yesterday elected from a
house at 40 Whitehall street. because
or his failure to pay rent. The Their
mometer was at freezing point ar
the time, and the incident created quite
stir. Neighbors cared for them dur
ing the night. and to-day they have
been made the recipients of consid
cradle charity.
VIII Pay Pensions Jan. 20.
Pension Commissioner 7. w lind
sey announced to-day that he would
begin the payment of pensions for 1904
on Jan. 20, and would complete them
by March /. The eighty-hve pension
ers IN Chatham county will be paid
on Feb. IL. F'N
Memorial Committees.
- me Supreme Court to-day appointed
the following memorial committees
70 report at the next term upon the
M. H. Blandford and Hon. H. r.
Lewis, deceased who were fornerIv
justices of this court: On Justica
observation-disclosures w. Grimes. chair
man, l.. p. Bleckley. Spencer r. At
kinson, William A. Little, Samuel r
ADAMS Joel Branham, H. H. Perry.
Henry c. Peoples, Joseph Hail I
n. Martin of Columbus. ]. M. Nc
Nell, and Louis F. Garrard: on Jus
uce Lewis-Henry d. Mcdaniel, chair
man. Thomas z. Watson, Logan E
Bleckey w. A. Little, S. b. Adams
p. X. Atkinson, William NJ. Howard
Columbus Heard, Hamilton McWhor'
YER +. G. Foster, w. b. Burnett
Joseph y. Cumming and Horace NJ
Officers Elected.
me following officers have beer
siected by the National Association ol
manufacturers Of Plumbers Marble
resident George y. Newell, Marietta
9-' wee president J.. u. Lawlin. I'd.