The Cairo bulletin., 1905-12-24

SOUGHT AP PARDON
TW0SCORE TIMES
Patience Rewarded--New Jer-
sey's Mrs. Msybrick is free
A BROKEN DOWN WOMAN
SERVED "a YEARS IMrHisoN.
MENT.--ofscE sENTENcEn TO
HANG AT ts.--oWEs LIE
ERTY TO LAWYER.

Trenton. N. r., Dec. 23.Oht OF the
Trenton prison last night care Lihbie
Garrabrant, who. when girl OF 10.
was condemned 70 be hanged, then
was committed to the New Jersey
prison for life through the cieniency
of the state, and now, a womaa OF
SO, emerges from 81 years c0niine-
ment dur 'ng which the warid has
been nothing naoreS b her than four
bare walls and iaif routine
Libbie Garrabrant was blooming
and lovely girl when she entered the
prison Last night she left an elderly
woman, her beauty faded, the bast
period OF her life spent For two
years she has been In thenospital ward
With weakness of the heart She
leaned on her friends as she came
oui OF the prison door. As she raised
her head TO take the fret breath OF
free air she showed a pair OF fine
black eyes. white teeth and we'll
shaped face, which suggested the
charms that were hers when. as girl
cf 10 she worked IN the SIR mills In
Patterson.
u Am Very Grateful
Before leaving she bade goodbye to
Head Keeper George 0. Osborne and
the other prison officials, all OF whom
have been sympathetically interested
In her case. She had expressed the
desire 10 Mr.. Osborne not to; be sub
iected to any newspaper interviews.
and Mr., Osborne faithfully refused to
allow anybody except her nsar reia-
tives TO SEE her.
As she stepped into the waiting car
riage she was asked whether she
hadn't something to say about her
new-gained freedom, but she only re-
piled:
II am very grateful 90 the news
papers for the interest they have
aiken In my case That's all"
Then she stepped into the carriage
md was whirled away 10 a locality
which was kept secret II was an
bounced that she would spend a fort
light in the country with fr ends and
would then so TO some Of her relatives
o live. She has an aged mother. sis
er and brother-in-law living in Pat
erson. and there are other younger
who are Interested in the
'ase.
Forty Applications for Pardon.
The Garrabrant woman's case Is as
amous in the annals of the New Jer-
ey Court Of Pardons as any case ever
vas. More than forty applicat ons
ave been made for her release, and
he vote Of the Court. which was
AIKEN al O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
vas divided Chancellor Magic and
Judges BOgert and Green voted
gainst the parole Judges Vreeden-
erg. vroom. Gray aud James B. Dill.
nd Governor Stokes voted for it.
Miss Mary Philbrook. a well known
oung practieing attorney of Newark.
lterested herself IN the Garrabrant
ise three years agu. and her unceas-
IL effort. since that time have been
wen without remuneration. Chsncei-
II Magic. who has over and over
gain voted to keep Libbie Garrabrant
prison thOugh he tesrfully ad-
itted that his p,rsonal desire was TO
v her free. once paid Miss Phfi-
'uoK the high compliment Of saying:
"If we're sent 10 States prison for
g. ! should get VI s. Philb-ook to
d me out"
To which Miss PbHbrook retorted
ny far,lv.
"Weil. should leave you there
out thirty-four years first
There have been a number of
anges IN the Court Of Pardons in
; last few y6ars. and Miss Phil
lok has gone 10 each new member
9 won him over TO her way OF
nklng. The latest converts were
". Stokes and the well known Wall
eei lawyer. James B. DiH.
Rich Woman 70 Care Cor lser.
Hiss PhilbroOiS told the court yes
dsy that four wealthy women had
-eed to guarantee thai Libby Cara
mt should never vant for the CON
Is ~ life The pT sener has Earned
do the fnest ncedisWOFk while IN