The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-16

Court, in the guard house. He was bound over to the City Court without the benefit of ball The same day he was taken to the County jail, and he engaged attorneys to represent him. He was indicted by the June term Of the grand jury for murder in the first degree.
 He was tried before Judge Semmes, and convicted in one days time. and on July 23 was sentenced to death. On the same day notice or appeal to the State Supreme Court was made. It was not until the middle of January, this year. that the Supreme Court de- cided the case. affirming the decision of the lower couit
 The Supreme Court set the day for the execution as March 10. The sem tence of Judge Senimes for him to die on September IS, of course. was laid aside After the Supreme Court had acted, there was petition presented for re-hearing which petition was denied.
 A petition, signed by many Mobil- isns. was written by the young law yers in the case and presented to tn Governor. asking for executive clem- ency. The mother of the condemned man and her daughter also went to Montgomery and appealed to the Gov ernor, but he gave them no satisfac- tion. The same day they were in Montgomery the Board of Pardons was Tn session, but they did not appear be- fore it. The grief-stricken mother and her daughter returned to Mobile few days ago. only guessing what would he the result
 statement in Montgomery that he would not interfere in the case. Prep arations were not made for the hang ing until ten days ago.
 History of Andrew Thomas.
 The condemned man went to the gal- lows strong and healthy man. 27 years old He had only one eye, his left eye was injured by Arthur Lane in an affray about two years ago.
 He was born at a settlement near Spring Hill, Aia.,i the son of stephen Thomas who is living now and is painter by trade The son was also a. painter. and when his death trap was being set up in the front yard of the County jail he expressed a desire to paint 1t, not with feeling of mischief, but he wished to paint the wooden ma chine red. white and blue for the eol- OTIS they express.
 His mother was Collins
 Thomas had a public school educa- ton in his community, which was iim- ited. Ho is said by those who knew him well to have been a good boy. He
  of Frank Miller. His sister, by the way. married Cleve Cazalas, son of the sheriff. who executed him. AL though he was generally known to be quiet sort of man he had been in two or three bad scrapes. In 1905 he was indicted by the grand jury on the charge of assault to murder on con dhctor on the Spring Hill car line. He got twenty-nine days hard labor on the County road, and officers say that his wife had great deal to do with his getting what was considered a light sentence for his crime.
 Even when he was working out his sentence, his wife showed her devo- tion to him by seeing him frequently and taking his lunches of her own preparation. He was said to be A drinking man, and never was religious iy inclined until he was in jail for the last time. when he pinned his faith to the Catholic religion and died Catholic. W
 Thomas had one child. a little gira, After the mothers deatls 1aaes ekaa [ x4a1s taken before the Probate Court and, at the request of the father, turned over to the sisters Of Mercy. The sis- ters now have her at the city hospital, treating her, but she will be placed in the orphans home on Cont Street. Her name is Mabel and she Is bright brown-eyed girl. Her eyes and hair are dark, like her fathers.