The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-09
lIRS. EDWARDS HAS SMALL
GHANGEF
RI You DO Not Hang the Woman,
WHAT Me- Yoa Ding 10 % Will.
Tho Man2,, Says Cow. Penny. N
packer.
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HARRISBURG Pa Feb. III
MIS-. Eate EdRards had murdered her
bpsband gnassiste by her paramount
Samuel isreason, the chances are she
wot,ld escape the gallows. While
Eoy s. Pennypack er can do
nothing 81 matter bdcause-of a
ecnsfitati onal prohibition he. appears
tnirs sed With the; fact that it is
Impossible f. separate the woman
from ntans Sd far; as the punish
nlent fdf their crime is concerned,
spi don't hang the woman
the governor has recently said, what
me youS going to do with tho man?H
Netaith standtng this view Of the
case tie governor has not received
q single letter asking him to spare
tie life cireason! n n g VI
The board of pardons has received
the petition from counsel for Mrs.
Edwards asking for re.hearing in
Tie case. The case was placed on
The calendar y sbe heard on Febru.
airy III when 1T will. be. argued. Tho
board has twice refused to commute
ne woman, 4 sentence and there is
some doubt here as to whether it
wiz again eopen the case.
SO numerous have been the re.
quests from all over the country from
people who want Gov. s. w. Penny.
packer TO commute to life imprlson,
ment the sentence of Mrs. Kate Ed
wards, who siss be hanged at Read
ing on February Z, that it has been
found necessary for the executive de
partment to prepare a circular in an
swer to these requests. This letter
quotes the State Constitution tc
show that the governor has no powel
to commute a death sentence to life
IMPRISONED except upon the recon
mendation III writing of the board o
pardons.
READING ). Pa Feb. 9.-Letter'
from all parts of the country con
Time to pour in upon Oliver Lentz
attorney for Mrs. Kate Edwards, who
is to be hanged here on February II
for the murder Of her husband. II
each case the writer thinks that /
would be an outrage to! hang her.
number Of reasons are given for thi
heIief principal zones being that sh
Is d woman and that the state sh
vay IN at the time the crime wa
s6mmitt ted was caused in part, n
hnst by the conduct Of her husband
Many of8 the letters are eloquen
and the writer's offer to circulate pc
ti.inns q be sent TO the board Of pal
tlons. III Is estimated that at tn
meeting ofsthe latter next week pet
lions signed by $4,000 people will b
presented asking for mercy for tn
woman. The press department of tn
Woman,s Christian Temperance Vi
ian has written that It Is trying
t1th etlStiOIl.O il tiiS pa
of tue entire asso ciation in the matte
and that e viii use every effort in il
apiEsr 10 save the condemned %oma
rom The fate that iovershodows her
Attorney Lent will call on Go
Penn ypacker In an endeavor to 6
geprieYei and John H. Rothermt
eaunsel for Samuel Greason, her n
30 ceomplice, will so to Harri
burg on a similar mission.
RsYs $ tephena Schweitzer, of Ephr
IN Mrs! Edwards spiritual adv
nr to whose Muddy Creek REFORM
Church congregation she formerly
Iunged, As circulating petitio
among the; people of her old hon
oyers GOO people have signed. The
has not been one refusal. In t
meantime Mrs. Edwards is preparl
foES death with her prison-born daul
ter Alma In her cell.