The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-06-28
THE GALLows.
The Supreme Court Appealed to TO
Save Lee Holder.
jackson Sun,1

Lee Holder, the ODlOn county
youth who was recently convicted
on circumstantial evidence of the
frightful crime of numbering his
father, a minister of the Gospel,
and is under sentence of death,
had hearing before the Supreme
Court of the State in this city Fri
day, and his attorneys made a
strenuous effort to convince that
tribunal that he had been unjustly
convicted.
Adolphus Holder, an old er
brother, recently convicted in
Obion county of an attempted
manslaughter, also had a hearing
before the Supreme Court the
same day. Both scenes were of
unusual pathos and interest.
At $50 a. m. the prisoners we're
quietly seated within the dock
while the court marshal, Mr.. Dem.
ing, assisted the jsiler to remove
the irons from their white wrists.
They had a short consultation with
their attorneys, Rice Pierce and
Mr.. j. L. Fry, of Union City.
Lee Holder, the 19-year-old
boy condemned to hang on July
u, for killing his father on the
evening Of December 27, 1906, is
d handsome lad, whose face is hard
to describe. When composed his
face is full and boyish looking,
with eyes like blue violets; sensi-
tive, delicate nostrils a thick
Tipped, heavy mouth and low in
lented forehead. When not COM
posed, his eyes narrow down to
slots, like those of a fox his nos
trils expand and culver, bright
spots appear on his face and cas-
lal observer would ay Lee
Holder has thin lips" He claims,
10 the Sheriff from Union City
states, that he had not shed a tear
or ten years. Throughout the
lrghment he held a steady, up.
fitted face toward the speaker.
Lee Holders brother, Dolphus,
S extremely blonde, frail and
,oyish in appearance, and ex-
nervous. 1t was evident
hat it was with the greatest eff
ort be controlled himself as he
nopped the perspiration from his
ace with tremulous hands. Both
'oys were dressed genteely in blue
uits.
At $50 the gavel sounded and the
Durt marshal said, 30, yes, o, yes, o,
es. This Honorable Supreme Court
now In session, and then handed a
ig book to each Judge apparently for
gnatures.
Dolphus Holders case was taken up
rst. He was charged with attempt
t manslaughter on September 5, 1905,
j the town Of Troy, Obion county.
ttorney Fry claimed that the de-
,ndant was Is years old when the in
dent occurred. Attorneys Pierce and {
ry made strong pleas that the de- {
,ndant acted in self defense. The ]
'ouble was in regard to the young {
.dy whom he asked to see home from s
tent meeting. She refused and he
I'D her to Ego to hell" The young |
oman was Wells sister. Wells !
scented Holders remark, and at a \
Getting between Holder and Wells, {
older shot and wounded Wells.
semingly the defense was better s1s- {
lined than the prosecution. When !
lie crisis Of the trial was reached In
hich a description Of the shooting 4
ok place, Dolphus Holder shed tears. c
he defense closed with a vigorous e
I'd eloquent speech by Attorney Rice U
ierce, and the Assistant Attorney a
eneral, Hon. w. w. Faw, Of Frank
D, took up the prosecution. 8
As the town clock was striking
even, Attorney Fry introduced the i
Sc of Lee Holder, who, as before /"