The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-02-18
CONDEMNED woman
receives RESP|7l
DEATH WARRANTS FOR MRS. ED.
WARDS AND ALLEGED AC-
COMPLICE WITHDRAWN,
BOARD OF PARDCNS
FINALLY ACTS ON PLEA
Pennsylvania Executive Advised by
Body Grants Her a Continuance Of
One Misunderstanding for Negro
Greason-Record of His Case.


mendalion OF the beard of pardons
"Wednesday Gov. PennypacLer withdrew
the death warrants in the case of Mrs
Kate Edwards, the white woman. and
Samuel Greason. the negro, who were
under sentence to hang together in the
Berks county Jail at Reading, Thursday
morning for The murder OF Mrs Ed
wards husband in 1901 The case of
Greason will now be again taken to the
Pennsylvania supreme court. and if that
tribunal refuses 10 reopen the case the
attorneys for Mrs. Edwards and Greason
will have to appear before the board OF
pardonS next month.
The supreme court room was crowded
with spectators when the board OF
pardons convened at ten o'clock to take
up the cases and other routine business
In the crowd were many members OF
the legislature. and also the Ohio dele.
cation OF women who presented a mon.
ster petition to the governor Tuesday in
behalf OF the condemned woman
Pardon Board Meets.
When the pardon board, which is
made up of w. M. Brown. Lieut.. Gov
Frank NJ, Fuller Secretary of the Com.
monwealth liam~on L. Cars an. the at
1orneN general and Isaac B. Brown
secretary Of internal affairs. went
into session, some minor cases wer,
disposed of. after which The led.
wards case was taken IN. Elwurd II
Deysher. of counsel for Mrs. Edwards
made motion that the case of Mrs
Edwards he continued. He made thi:
motion, he said, because Mrs. Edward:
lad confessed that she had CT mmi.
ter. the crime, aud that Greascn had M
hand in it, and because counsel TO
Greayan wanted to take dispositions an,
also examine Mrs. Edwards with REGARD
to the authenticity of the confession
Counsel for Greason. he said. would no
be able TO 60 this if the case of Mrs. Ed
wards was not continued because the,
were both under sentence to hang
Thursday morning. John H. Rother
mel and William II. Sal1cr. attorney
for Greason. supported Mr.. Dcyshcr
F, and also pleaded for a rohcaring in th,
case of their client. Mr.. Sadler in
formed the board that he had four wit
nesses in behalf of Greason who ha,
never been examined
Decides to Continue Gases.
! The beard retired, and after delhi
Grating 20 minutes returned to the ben
and announced that the board had dc
cided to take up both cases. and imme
| diately continue them.
! The lawyers for Greason will nov
/ apply to the supreme court for an orde
opening his case in orderto hear the fou
new witnesses found by his attorneys
| If the supreme court grants the order
| the case will go back to Berks count,
| for retrial. In the meantime Mrs. Ed
wards case will be continued But i
i the supreme court refuses the order
| then the board of pardons will have tt
decide the case at its next meeting
which will be the third Wednesday il
March. Greason's case has been in tn,
supreme court six times, and twice be
fore the board of pardons.
Mrs. Edwards Gets News.
Reading. Pa. Feb. 1G--Whcn tht
news oil the rehearing in the Greasol
case ard continuance for Mrs. Ed
| wards was sent to the Jail Mrs. Edwards
was lying on her cot. moaning and sob
bling and giving full sway to her feel
/ ings. After she had become more com
posed Mrs Edwards said:
"Thank GCd. You couldn't have
brought me better news. lsnuw tina
I've done great wrong. but I'm not sucl
, a bad woman a, heart. ! thank Goo
, again, and | thank all my friends"