Milford chronicle., 1905-02-17

MRS. KATE EDWARDS AND HER DAUGHTER
tervenes, Is in a state Of collapse. Mrs
Edwards appears to have given up all
hope. She eats nothing and spends her
time moaning and sobbing and asking
to be left to herself.
Greason's deposition was taken. It
reviews his case. protests his inno-
cence, and asks for full pardon. The
application is based on Mrs Edwards
confession exonerating Greason from
completely in the murder. It will be
presented by the negro's counsel.
District Attorney Kutz issued a
statement, announcing that he believes
Greason innocent and will advocate his
pardon.
When Rev. Stephen Schweitzer, Mrs.
Edwards spiritual adviser, called on
the condemned woman, she confessed
to him that she murdered tsr husband,
and that GreasOn was in no way i'm
plicated in the crime She went over
the entire story of the night of the
murder in practically the same man
ner as it is told in her published con-
fessiOn. Rev. Mr.. Schweitzer con-
1irmed her and married her to John
Edwards.
A monster petition, urging the COM
mutation of the woman's sentence to
life Imprisonment, was presented to
Governor Pennypacker at Harrisburg
by F. L. BOalt, Miss Catherine Pant |
land, Mrs. Anna Finch and Mrs. Ru- |
dolph Kneipfer, of Cleveland. The pc !
titiOn contains the signatures of 275,- |
900 men and women Of Ohio. The gov
ernor promised to refer the petition to
the board Of pardons. The petition Is
two miles long and weighs so pounds.
Carl Mueller and H. H. Anderson,
Cleveland attorneys, have obtained
permission from the board Of pardons
to appear before that body at today's
hearing in behalf of Mrs. Edwards.
The petition contains the signatures
Of lawyers, ministers. public men and
thousands of women. The movement
for the presentation of this paper was
started by Mrs. Keipfer.
Sheriff Sassaman will begin the erec-
ton Of the seaffold this evening if the
board OF pardOns refuses to interfere.
It will be located in the southern jaiI ,,
yard, and Mrs. Edwards and Greason,
who are to be executed at the same
time, will walk directly out OF the !
prison door onto the scaffold.
The Berks county Jail has every ap-
pearance of being the central scene Of
the fateful drama which may be en- h
acted tomorrow. There are already
signs of preparation to carry out the
laws DEGREES, which can only be halted
by the action Of the board Of pardons. 4,
Sheriff Sassaman returned with the :
rope pub which to hang Mrs. Kate :
Edwal lis and Samuel Greason, and the =
yallowS is ready to be put up if the d
lction Of the board is unfavorable to "
he condemned. i'
The attorneys for Mrs. Edwards will g
SIX for lie imprisonment for her. ~
Their petition contains a recital of the ~
nitro facts as published in the peti- -
ion to the supreme court. They will - =
SIX for life imprisonment for Mrs. Ed "
Tards on the grounds that the act was "
1stihable, because she struck the ~
lows in self-defense Of her own life.
. full and complete pardon for their
-ANAN ID WanNGu ny GlGdnOu 3 lawyers. |
The contrast between the actions of oe .,
he two prisoners under sentence of
cath is striking in the extreme. Grea- vi
N, cool, complacent and his counte- u
ance at times wreathed with a smile, 90 90
lggests to one that he Is simply
waiting a complete pardon. Mrs. Ed ~, ~
ards is in q constant state Of hyster- %, ~
.. She eats nothing, and can only be ~, ~,
lieted by strong stimulants. Her at ~, ~
rneys can scarcely obtain any coher- ~. -.
Il sentences from their client, and q. ~.
e has not slept since Sunday, when
70 was in possession Of her child. At
ndants are in constant charge, and =
ar the worst. They realize that should -
e officials be called upon to carry -
{ the execution of the death sentence
ey will be compelled to carry the b
man to the gallows. e..
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