The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-01

That the action of the attorneys Tor John Williams the Cuiiman counsy nan. who was syntepced to nave .n pesn kungl in instithtinG habdas corpuss w br6ceedings the night before the ae.s 6f his hanging Is regarded by many &s a subterfuFe, and the plea of n sAnity advanced as hoax, is tne sH brkssion Of Judge J. M. CarmicnaeL 9tate Auditor. Annd member oi tne State Pardon Board Of Aiapama usss
 That nothing h the circums ns.s... connected with Wiliiems life nas nsIitv ySs was stated by the Auditor yesterday, And that such action m the sm1r, ol L-Iudre samuel L. weaver, Of Birming- nam. which resulted m the pcstpon ss s Yoent of the execution qf sentence, '. 4 subterfuge. tends to pfinE ,snsxa,,,e tns as z And it's administrations mo as9asss pSnd was set forth with equal empnasas any Airectness. ..,a
 If Williams had been insane. he said' And the matter had been. referee so fbs Rnard of Pard6hs and the 9ovef- nor, an investigation of the man nars mental condition would sureiy " Been made by those autnoIleiSSS5s, SS5s,,,,,a, \, \ Mss .nt menta1ly we'll balanced. 2 sxsnita woTld have Been sranted to Him immediately. without ine ao''0-A' AZ Judre viewers court.
 1udye~ Carmichael. it. will be re- ,xsychered was the only member or tne nSraoninr board who recommendeo " v t6s Governor that commutatioh VI the aeath sentence to fife imprison- srf be made. He believed that .,, .ne $ rircu instances connected with the III HI szs ns state Senator Robert L HiPf Al, Williams had certain provocs.uu,.. lu,' %bicH should be regarded in the nsn. ns of sextenuation Tnat .ns t,ornevs ir fhe condemned r1an aS,n~ in ffinrifk the action now penelms saa 3taSs Weaverts court is questio aylv N !. s,rsvsveT he iid fiot hesitate to sas 2S .hat tha criticism which mas pe1. ahe,+ Ont to Governor Jeiks ana ana. hs. ! ,Siisa g,,es on the Board or tEaIeons tENT..ss secfstary Of state, P F Et,ao, . ana Attofney iaennfss ndaa,tS sJFong in as' sersans saa ,n.srv,ew given out by Juas; ', g; x<a~rstcbael yesterday was Y, z s.s,.r ,vrsn it was represented to n s..s. that inc Governor ana the o'n N Bsr. members of the state boara ~ shss, aons % s,,nanathize with Williams ,si' a' ,s,t he saId. that all of these o.I o.sles~a ssi TIL tasti6ad in the stand tney ns, as, MIss IA t6s matter. according tp .i' ', ,ssEi in which the case appessaeus ppNsa shs them them He Fesented the in9vsnss, s3s, nns,tieis i they ti were being un5astinao's
 eo:sva :svas f understand that the mat.ss aN ,.s, <, fabn wiiiiams has been consia E s,. Da; z; y2i.ss.sssA ka said, when approacnPse,, 2, sasS 2sAk{er, s.since his applicatls9,,, Sn eo, wfit af habeas corpus. nus ur ur' @ sot learn uftil yesterday tna. as.s,.ssss .nsa were number. sts st ssssFie sssasS ot Pafion la of the conduct of the @ bpsl pesistlon to th nma nstsr FSF that reason have ners tasksH s1ia iasfhifk, but now feet s,tsrfS M ieiaulEe myself Tn Ieass ra8ss}tnns. wfiIck otherwise, i snoqki .oe3 N havh 6dnBiaefea An Inter -meaalins mas sns matter which did not propeiis VI eeIf dIS S not agree in this matter vt tL ssAsnT,tv bf IHe Board 7 he said, Fe fsErJSg to the feconnaendatiohss Q thh E6Af6 to the Governor. put
 caHNSf allow efitieisfhe of the raaJofiSS \ of inc Board and the eonguct q " s s3vygh sn hSrsRsiIenssd. f acted apoh n S9sssiss hut that they did the sam sa shI5.s' aisd, sbslne upright. taithts cifIgsiis ana officials, lt shoqid ps son cSdsd that their action. rom Es, s, stsnqpcgshs snS pcg sasw ana havinE been aoa sn Safsiianc9 of their duties ae ol Aatsfs ,Atie3 have sAot ssefited criticism
 .sth rtiafihn to the man John WI ffs,ns ifSSsss not appear from any fAs or cifcan1stafce conheetsd win his iil that he IS an jhsahe man. 1T he vel insane, 1t must have been known suspected pending the time lapsing Ds tu,aSr thA affirmatfon Of his case inc Supreme Court and the time whs he applied to the Govefhor and tf Board of Pardons for conmutation bis sentence. If such had been fat and it had been kndwn to the Cover nnr and the Board of Pardons, ltf auestion would nave been inquired in' bv fine highest authority in this Sta upon such questions ana if M Y nsa ssts,l nes so,,nd there would have been imnned ate respite and he would have bee
 niscs6 in the insane asylum at Tusci ioosa to await deVelopmefits.