The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-04-02

! people could net understand how one
man. like George Hall. Of the lynca-
ers. should be punished. and Others.
| with influence. get out. that laNFff IS
things had so come about in his couh-
IL that he was almost ashame -
| say that he IN from a count, OF
such lawlessness.
Christ had suffered. sWeateI bloo:l
and died for the salvation of the
world. thai tae men in prison suffe"
for the safety Of the l~aW-abtding.
! that he pitied the good women who
suffered. that there vas no malice O.
the part of Mrs. Sheriff.. and that
even though the best people had
asked for mercy, yet the petition for
pardon was not signed by the trial
Judge, the Solicitor, Or any member
Of the jury.
Judge Montgomery for Pardon.
Judge w. J.. Montgomery. Of Con-
cord. said that but for the rcmark1-
Bile argument of Mr.. Linn he would
| not speak. that he had drafted tht
petition and that every word in it l..
| true, and hat in this were simply rcd-
| sons for a pardon. He denied that til"
Whites were of great influence, bu'
said they We're good people, of the
middle class. of upright lives. and
that Of q thousand of them IL llc
county not one had been on , crintl-
nal court docket, that it was because
of the good character of the Whites
that men like J. w. Cannon, w =
! Odcll, Frank Rogers n 9th 80 IN ]
gone on their bond, that the Eitcs
of the men, one Il niece OF GShardI
Pamscur. and a grand niece Of Com
modorc Maury, the other a dla3llci
Of General Cubb, of South Carolina.
we're people of high class who were
deeply suffering. That the question
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sell Sheriff. was guilty. but that they
believed him guilty of the ruin Of their
niece, whom they believed to be Of
good character.
just here came new matter in This
famous case, as Judge Montgomery
produced an affidavit signed by
Charles II. Turner. Of Statesville.
dated the 10Th of july. 1906. this
stating that one night prior to the
Killing Turner slept in an adjoining
I DOM to one occupied by Russell
Sheriff. and another man, and that dur
ng the night he overheard a conVersa-
on in which Russell Sheriff. stated
hat he had beer in Intimate relations
18th "a girl up the road the terms
hich sheriff. used making It appear
hat he belieVcd the girl before this
vas pure and virtu0us and Judge
montgomery declared that Sherrill's
tatement to the Whites: Il was not
he first one" added insult to injury.
he speaker declaring Russell Shcr-
i'll may not have ruined Annie White
,ut he ruined some girl up the road
VhO no more laughs. and that previous
. Sherrilrs death her character was
good, that he had a%ftidavits from thir-
cen men teStifying to this. Judge
Montgomery held that Sheriff. by his
language aggravated the injury. and
hat the Whites shot. Exclaimed Judge
Montgomery "If the purity Of women
I G not nraGnl--nI ~ ciyiifz.t ion K
gone. as it IS the mudSill Of civilian
ton. The men. he declared. went to
sheriff. to have him MARRY theiI
niece, but he showed fight, dashed at
them and they shot
Judge Montgomery emphasized the
high position and high character OF
men signing the petition for the par
! ION. urged the seventy years Of tilciI
mother. that Mrs. Thomas White is a
5hysical wreck and that the public is
atiSfied. the mems humiliation. dis
grace and punishment sufficiently.
and that if boys knew that they would
DC treated az Russell Sheriff. had been
here Would not be many girls Sc
1uced in Rowan and Cabarrus.
MIR. Linn and Il Sensation.
Mr.. Lin was accorded u hearing a.
| }eW matter had been introduced. the
affidavit read by Judge Montgomery
cot having appeared in the case.
lie declared that TOR W. wears that
oe had kept silent while the character
Of Russell Sheriff. was aseailed. but
hat now he wished to produce aft
| daNits also. that he was tired of hear
ng Sheriff. denounced as one who
vent around running innocent girls.
with Knockout drops in one ockct
INC 4 pistol III the other" but that
while he did not want to injurc the
girl that no longer would lie Keep 81
tent.
Here he produced a handful Of
~subpoenaS and read from four Of these
| Tie names Of mon. whom he declared
would have gone upo the stand and
have sworn to their unlawful relations
: With the girl before Russell Sheriff.
"as alleged To have ruined her. and
That there are in existence certain let
| rerS containing compromising admiS-
ions Of relation with men other than
sheriff.. written by Annie White to an
other girl, which he Would moi make
/ public but hat if the Council Of State
I or them from the Governor. Russell
NherrlI. he declared. was 40 seducer of
innocent girls and but for the affidavit
cad ne would have said nothing. Mrs.
sheriff. and the people. he declared.
tSked for justice and nothing more.
Inc Of the Council of
state nov HAY" the mattcr before tilcEa
md 4 decision is to come on Monda-
u Tuesday.