Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-07-07
HOLDS COURT IN BALTIMORE
Governor Warfield Changes Plans
And Adopts New Rule
For Sessions.
REcEDEs FROM HIS POSITION.
The Monumental City Captures
Official Day of The Chief
Executive.

1t had TO come sooner or later, that
the Governor would hold his executive
session in Baltimore, although he had
strenuously opposed the idea of such
a thing. Annapolis is much in the
position of the old oolored brother
who at his death had engraven ON his
tombstone II knew it had to come,
but wasn't expectin' it so soon. +"
The pardon court of Governor War
field did not convene at the Executive
Department, Annapolis. yesterday,
but at the Fidelity Building. Balti
more 1t is the first exception that
the Governor has made TO his rule
that no pardon cases would be taken
up except on his official day at the
Executive Department at the State
House. The Governor, however, in
his goodness of heart, was compelled
by circumstances TO yield.
Mr.. James e. Ellegood, Rev. j. = 5.
J. Smith and Mr.. w. Il. Miller. of
Salisbury, Md. called to make a final
appeal in the case of Henry J. Handy,
colored, who is TO be executed in that
town today for the murder of his
wife. 1t has been long while since
Salisbury had n hanging, and the
people are agitated over il. The call
such frenzied state three days prior
to the commission of the crime that al
though he made his plans deliberately
and premeditatedly the murder was
not of the cold blooded, deliberate
type which the law specifies murder
in the first degree.
The Governor listened patiently and
said "Gentlemen, the jury which
s,,t h. nj hn md hn
sentenced the man had all the facts
before them and no application for
eIemency has come from either source.
l therefore must decline to interfere =
Mr.. ID. Lindsey Sloane, of Cumber-
land, narrowly scaped missing the
Governor, as ne thought he would be
in Annapolis and came here to see
him. He returned to Baltimore aud
urged the Governor to release George
Wegman and Stanley Bradley, who
are serving term il the House of
Correction, having been convicted of
having an alteration with two glass
blowers during the recent strike in
Cumberland. Mr. Sloan said the men
are industrious and hard working and
that one of them has wife and three
children depending on him for sup
port. Mr. Sloan also filed petition.
signed by nine of the jurors who sat
in the case. The Governor ordered
the case to be advertised and will
finally determine it at his next OIL
cial day.
A committee, composed of Mrs
Mary Bearman, Mrs. S. Louis and
Mr.. e. Street, representing the Shomra
Habas congregation presented a pc
tion TO the Governor, which was
signed by Messrs NJ W. Stoller and |.
Rifkin, of that congregation, asking
the release of Morris Goldbroon, who
was fined $3.50 and costs by Judge
Phelps, in the Criminal Court, June
%. after he had been found guilty of
selling liquor on Sunday and is now
in Jail in deafult of payment. The
committee was accompanied by Gold
broon's wife, who carried q four
weeks -old baby. The woman declared
she is in dire need aud that she and
two,other children are dependent upon
the charity of her fellow -countrymen.
Mrs. Louis, who acted as spokesman,
told the Governor that the man could
get employment as a tailor if he were
released. The Governor listened to
the case atteutively and was much
moved by the appeal. The woman
finally promised the Governor that her
husband, il released, would give up
the saloon business. The Governor
directed her to get letter from the
States Attorney and that he would
take up the case on next Monday.