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The Washington times., 1907-08-18
WILL BURN SLAYER,
MAN-HUNTERS' VOW
Woman and Son Killed by
Shots Fired Through
Window.

HOMER, La. Aug. I7.-Declaring they
will burn him at the stake, several
large posses are searching for the man
who murdered Mrs. John Bond and her
hve-year-old boy, James, yesterday
For many miles ia every direction.
men have stopped their work TO join
In the man hunt. Excitement is .i-
tense and seldom has such a determined
search been made for a criminal
Word has been sent 10 every city -
which the man may have fed, and To-
night every hiding place in this part
Of the State has been searched.
The murderer approached Mrs Bond
house. pushed aside the curtain al
v. .indow. and fired both barrels or g
shotgun. loaded with buCkshOI at tie
woman and her child. Both died al
most instantly
From the tracks and the window. y Is
believed the ASSASSIN - n white man
'This Is tlfe only clue 20 his idenlty-
Mrs. Bonds husband died about =
wear ago and she lived with her Ialh-
rr J. T Smith She was a DeauuLul
woman and was much admired
The Washington times., 1907-08-18
HIGH PRIESTESS
GETS BIG WELCOME
London Followers Greet
Theosophist Kath-
crime Tingley.

LONDON, Aug. T7.-Katherine Ting
ley. high priestess OF theosophy, was
given a great reception here today by
Followers of her cult on her arrival on
her mission to convert Europe TO her
belief.
Dressed all IN white. the apostle Of
the new faith delivered a stirring ad-
dress, outlining her purpose to a great
crowd Of followers. A choir Of children
sang a welcome 10 her. She announced
that no time was lost in beginning her
missionary work.
The coming of the priestess had been
widely here lGed. and all the newspapers
devoted considerable space TO her arrival
and the reception IN her honor. They
deal with the subject facetiously and do
not take either the American woman or
her mission seriously.
The Washington times., 1907-08-18
SOCIALISTS GATHER
FROM 26 NATIONS
Big German Congress Rep
YeSentS 20 Million
Members.

STUTTGART. Germany, Aug. H.
Twenty million socialists scattered
throughout twenty-six nations are repre-
sented IN the international Socialist
Congress. which began here today 10
continue q week The American dele
cation is headed by A NJ. Simons, OF
Chicago.
AS a result Of the conference IL Is eX-
pected an International Socialist News
Bureau will be established. The discus
sion Of this subject will be the most i'm
portant work OF the session.
An effort viii also be made 20 outline
definitely the relationship between so
cialist parties and the unions Many OF
the delegates favor an attempt 20 force
trades unions 70 announce themselves
as supporting the socialist cause.
English delegates viii present a resO-
luton TO excuse English trades unions
from affiliating with the international
Socialist Bureau, but II Is certain 10 be
voted down.
Every effort Of the conference will be
directed 10 propagating the agitation for
struggle Of the masses against the
classes.
The Washington times., 1907-08-18
Dog Bites Young Boy.

Earl Johnscher, ten years old, OF 3l2
c street northeast, was bitten on the
left ankle yesterday by dog owned by
William Middleton, living at the same
address The wound was cauterized By
DR.. Poyd, OF l21 Second street northeast.
The Washington times., 1907-08-18

ber with a badly adjusted beard ana
later returning without IT.
Olga Moliter next took the witness
stand. She said she did not see the
face Of the man who shot her mother,
and, from what she saw Of his figure,
it never occurred to her that It was
her brother-in-law. Intimate relations
had never existed between her and him.
nor had she had occasion to repulsc
has advances. She had heard from
others that his wife was Jealous of her,
but had never noticed il herself.
There was no foundation, she said, for
the statement that Hau had come 20
Baden-Baden TO keep a rendezvous or
had tried tc shoot her out of motives
Of revenge in consequence OF her turn
ing deaf ears to certain proposals OF
h.s. She further stated that her sis
ter. Frau Hau. had immeasureable love
for her husband. Her sister had tolC
her that at the time she and Hau
eloped they mad agreed to die together.
She stated that her mother was not a
strict mistress. and she didn't believe
that the crime could have been COM
mittcd by a dismissed servant.
Liberal Mother-in-Law.
Further testimony developed the fact
that Frau Molltor mad sent more money
to America 10 Hau than she would
have liked her other children TO know
about Frau MOlitOr was Impressed
with the ostentatious manner OF the
life Of her daughter and son-in-law.
The next witness called was the gov
erness for Hau's child, Fraulein Larch
She stated that when Hau had returned
to Baden Baden from London, he had
tried to persuade his wife TO return 20
Was hingtUn without delay. She said
that she had been struck by the atten-
tions that Hau paid 10 Olga Molitor,
and that Frau Hau had spoken 10 her
about II also and was undoubtedly jeal-
Gus OF her sister, and that Frau Hau
had said to her that she dared not leave
Hat and her sister Olga alone She
stated that Hau lived very extravaganza
| " on his travels.
a Journalist named Bratau said that
he had seen a good deal OF Hau in Con-
| stantinOplc, and that he had boasted OF
| his profigaJe life while stin a student
and that his income was very large as
| adviser 20 the embassy az Washington
and his practice combined.
! While the interpreter was reading the
! depositions Of the French postoffice Of
/ fciGls in regard to the telegram which
had summoned Frau MolitOr 20 Paris
Hau created a sensation by suddenly
rising and saving that he was the
author OF the telegram, but would give
no explanation as T. who carried it "a
] the postCiiice.
The Washington times., 1907-08-18
Aunt Defends Hau.


Frau Muller. Hau's aunt, OF Cologne,
testified that Hau had spent a good deal
OF his young OOyhood with her and had
always been a bright, industrious stu
dent. The president then asked her il
she knew Of his relations with women.
He was always very steady" said
Frau Muller. When he went 10 Berlin
University he complained bitterly 20 me
that girls who were staying in the same
house would knock on his door at night,
and, in reply 10 his inquiry as 10 what
they wanted. said they wished 10 pull
the bed clothes or OF him"
She also said that Hau had told her
that he was the representative OF the
United States in the peace conference
az The Hague and that he had promised
TO take her 20 Constantinople. where
she should be received with gFcA.
honor. She stated that since the ac-
cused had grown up she had noticed
that he was possessed OF a morbid dis
position and exaggerated self-esteem
She further stated that Hau suffered
with hereditary tuberculosis. and that
his sister. mother. and uncle had died
Of pulmonary consumption
Boasted of Conquests.
Other witnesses. most OF them former
fellow-students Of the prisoner at uni
versites, threw further light on his
character. Nearly all mentioned his
cleverness and geniaIlty and his boast
fulness. especially where his love affairs
were concerned. One witness said that.
Continued on Sixth Page)
The Washington times., 1907-08-18
Urged to Confess Guilt.

The president then urged him to admit
his guilt, but Hau obstinately persisted
in his refusal to give his own account
OF the events Of November 6.
Railway pOTters and other witnesses
testified to Haus travelling on Novem-
The Washington times., 1907-08-18
Boasted of Conquests.

Continued on Sixth Page)
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-08

Archbishop William Henry OCon-
nell the successor OF the venerable
Archbishop William as head Of the
Roman Catholic province OF Boston,
was born III Lowell, Mass, December
s. 1859. and was educated In the
schC OILS there. Later he was gradu.
a.ea from Boston College, and enteg-
nth tho North American College at
Rome in 1881, Four years later rs
was ordained . priest and remainel
IN Italy In 1895 he was made rec
tcT n the North American college IN
1861 he returned to America u be.
come bishop OF Portland Me. Pricr
10 leaving Rome he was conseeratel
in the Church Of St John Lateran. FL
remained III Portland but few years
when he was named as coadiutpr to
Archbishop Williams Of Boston, with
the right of succession. In January
1904, further honor was bestowed
upon his through his appointement as
assistant at the pontifcal throne.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-08
CAIRO IN 1866
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
{From the second volume Of the Cairo
Weekly Times end Delta publish
ed by Edward WilIett and Len c.
Fsxon was begun in November,
1851

Amen6 The advertisers were VIM. 4.
Kicker. lawyer aud real estate office
Dr. Nm Wood, physician and drug
Ieist on Third street. Nm. Il Green.
Eattcraey, Metropolis City; Reedl e.
Cunningham dry goods; Peter NeH,
: .erchant tailor, corner Eighth street
aud Conemrcial avenue; Patrick
Snith, milk dealer John A. Logan,
OF Benton. and Vim u Allen If Mar
ion, attorneys: Thos Wilson & Co,
forwarding and commission: John
Scheel z Phil Schmitt, Rising Sun
House; Malinski & Westerman, boots
and shoes; w G. Cary. carpenter. aud
"a. p. Stetson, lumber Second and lie.
wee streets,
Illinois Central trains now connect
with tr'alns on the Ohio aud Mississ,
ippi road, so that passengers leaving
Cairo at Cos a. M. may arrive at
St. Louis at y, III,
March &c. w. NJ. Thackeray. the en-.
inent English novelist, was In town
Monday, March oath. 1856. He takes
his brandy cold without"
The worlumen nave commenced on
the foundations of the new Spring
field block on the Levee.
James Summerwell fell from a sea-.
fold at DR.. Burke's new building and
was severely injured
April 2, the mammoth warehouse OF
Adams, Graham q Company was com.
ipleted. 1t was mile north of the
point fronting on Ohio levec Il was
80 feet LONG by 100 feet deep. and
built OF the very best quality of white
oak, The levee in front OF the ware
house viii be well and solidly paved.
Four tracks will be laid from the
first floor down the Ieyee TO the river.
Freight will be taken to and from the
river over these tracks upon cars
drawn by steam power.
A calaboose was being built. II was
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-08
DEATH CLAIMS
ROBT .ssT APPLETON
pAssEe AWAY At ST. LOUIS HOS
PiTAI. yEsTERDAy--WAs ONE.
I'll. tAiRo'c POPULAR Husi.
nEss MEN

News Or tile death OF Robert ID.
Stapieton brought gloom to many In
Cairo ycsser,lag FOR he had been one
81 Cairo's hest known and most high
Il esteemed young business nic1l. H.
had been ailins for some months aud
about three weeks ago WIS taken TO
tho Alexian Brothers Hospital in st.
Louis, for care. sHoun,ierwent sur
gicai operation. which gave him no re.
lie. His family were called to his
bedside, and other relatives went up
Friday night, When news came that he
could not survive
The remains arrived his morning,
accompanied by the sorrowing rela
tives. who were met by number of
friends; and the funeral is set for
Tuesday morning frcin the residence.
AZ Tenth street
Deceased was born in Cairo Septem-
ber %. 1865. aud resided here con
tinuously till his fatal illness. He was
educated in the Cairo schools and be-
gan his business career at an early
age. embarking in the dry goods
business as clerk for Samuel Burger
fifteen years age He changed from
this to the shoe business. being asso-
ciated with b. McManus. j., and then
went back tc his first love- the dry
goods business. with Samuel Whit.
where b. remained till something
over 2 year ago when he formed a
partnership with NJ Rciss constitut
ing the Reiss- stapieton Dry Goods
Co. in which he was successful
He leaves 3 widow formerly Miss
BcrthG Steinhousc) and one child a
daughter. who have the profound
sympathy Ct 2 hest OF friends.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-08
rS-EMrrH b, ElsroEY.

lT15 mo stese IL QntDcc began
.i3ii--.i jefferson Davis entered to-
hcrsc cf representatives, fron
MlitIssipl
1915 joel Chandler Harris, agthfs,
born al Eatanton Ga.
lSJ Robert T. Paitison governor O.
Pennsylvania born, Died Aug.
! 1904,
lS5 immaculate Conception pro
cIsimcd Bythe Pope
lScl- Eruption , q Mount vcsuyius
and destruction ct Terrc del
Greco.
1Se2--Gen. Grant ordered Gen Sher'
man TO advance on Vicksburg
1868 Church sof La Campania, San
tIagc Chilli burnt, with loss cr
sGNa lives,
1871 Nearly 500 persons persisted In
the burning Of the Ring Thee.
ter in Vienna.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-08
pHQBlTiSC [F
WILL C0NlESIIO
HEIRS or LATE LOUIS BlUM or
MOUND CITY DISAGREE
OVER DOCUMENT
WILL HAS DISAPPEARED
Eus Carlson Cory Was Presented Fer
rrosate 81 Attorney Bradley
Judge Dewey Admitted
instrument,

| Two n TIC heirs cf the late Louis
4 Blum. pronlisvnt merchant Of
Mound City who died Sept - are
oantastius the prcbating 81 the win
Which Instrument was admitted to
probate at Mound City THURSDAY ~
Judge ~ S. Dewes e the Alexander
ieornty court VITO held court that dag
instead a. Judge Lyman g. Caster Of
Pulaski corptg
| In March 1907 the doledent male
q win dispensing of Ms property among
! Isis lerr chi,dran. Mrs. Clara Elchcrn.
MessrS. Ben, Jacob and Samuel Blum.
This win was drawn BY Attorney l..
IL bradley and at the request OF Mr..
t um a carbon copy Ct the iistrG-
mcnt was taken hy the attorney and
kept by him A G~ days before the
deatl CT Mr. Blum ,le original viii
disappeared from the home ana al
though careful search was made the
paper could not be found The sica
Il nm was too near death TO make an
ether will aud Attorney Bradley pr
sented 4 copy Of tho original viii for
probate The disappearance Of the
viii is not easy to understand as Mr.
Blum was too i'll and helpless to have
destroyed it,
Mrs. Eicborn aud her brother PEI
requested the probating cf the wi
and Messrs. Jacob and Samuel Blum
were opposed,
When Mr.. Blum vas stricken III he
decided certain pieces Of bis property
to his daughter Although Mrs /
F.ichorn would get more property ifE
the will Il not admitted to probate |
shs is DESTROYS that the wishes Of her
father be carried out aud askel for
the prubating OF the same.
Jacob and Samuel Blum at once
pave notice III an appeal from I've
probating Of the will to the circnit (
court. II the ivde CT that court SUE
t-dns the probating Of the win tn I
cnpy will be carried into effect II
MT an interesting case in the circuit
cCurt is promised
Attorneys T. VI. bradley and Iudge
William A. Wall Of Mound CITY are
attorneys for Mrs. Eichorn and Ben /
Blum. The opposition is represented |
b. Attorneys George Martin Of
Mound City, and l.. 0. Whitnel q
East St. Louis.
A. b. Cnmings o. Cairo was enrr'
stenocrapher in the proceedings Ct /
The case Thursday
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-08
SOCIETY NOTES.
cuest Entertained.

party Of young people gathered
a. the home CT Miss Lille Brrmeister
or Thirty-sixth street. Friday even
ing. and were pleasantly entertained
b. her. The affair was given in
honor. of Miss Emma StahIheber. Of
Grand Chain. a guest of Miss Bur
meister Music games. dancing and
refreshments were INDUCED in.
Among the guests we're Misses Emma
Stahiheber If Grand Chain: Misses
Filth English May Litherland. Onia
Tidwell Alma and Mile Rothen-
ferrer. Rose Cofer. Olive and Grae'
frirpen: Messrs Joe Layton .Fokn
Tidwell. @. H. Gibbons. Lige Cdppen
Ernest Blanchard aud VIII Gillespie
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-08

The above Is a correct statement
Of the number of copies of The Cairo
Bulletin printed during the year 1906
and the month of November, 1907.
CLYDE SULLIVAN,
Business Manager.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me- this second day of December,
1907.
=. LEO KLEB.
Notary Public.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-08
FUNERAL. NOTICE

MADDEN-Arthur Patrick Madden.
aged. IS wears. died Friday Decem-
.bbef g. at / a. m.
The cortege Viii leave the fami'y
.-esidence on aenty-second street
at l;S9..p " for St Joseph church
whore tffe fuefal services. viii be he'll,
r Special train will leave the foot of
Fourteenth street at 2:iJ o'clocl 10,
Villa Ridge. where the intermcnt vii
.occu.
Friends OF the family arc Invited a.
attend.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-08

a German after hWHT sevf 70
week Iu %cw i0lA a'Fa.i h''tfS
from noue as iag fiW ftp 1t "'N
somcthlas tWita Ar"r' q
sou1enr f he ar} Is tef te
iaa cou c.taiie4+ maa. i.t si9 "a
conditions gbaut t6en ter "a
week before attempting g. s. ~
upon any enc comuoItl - r's'' -
I've II AmoHeaa cuilre ana hYH =.
Finally De lais ~ ls Ml1d ~
sent ~ q. ....ea oi laeNlne 80
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-08
TWO HICHNAYNEN
ROB SNITCHMAN
ATTACK HIM WITH CLUE IN Gl-
FOUR YARDS AND TAKE Hte
WATCH - NOT SERIOUSLY
HURT.

a Big FoHr switchman named Dan
Hunt was held up last night in tat
yards Of the company on the Yves
side OF the city in the vicinity =
street Two white nae
came upon him suddenly ana d.
nsanded his money When nc rgai te
enc Of them struck .im en- the hea
with a knotted stick and then tn
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-08
ADDITIONAL PERSONALS.


Fire broke out about O'Clock this
morning on premises near Twenty
eighth street and Park avenue. The
house on the lot was owned by 3 man
named Brown and occupied by ne
srocs Both fire departments respond
ii 70 the cail. and did excellent work.
The shed was destroyed. but very II
tie damage vas done TO the house
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-08

2gSiS feet, with & floor made Of twg
thicknesses Of ten inch timber aai
the sides formed Of two thickness OF
five Inch timber, spiked securely -
upright pianks. The roof Will be Of
ten inch timber and over this will be
house for the keeper and his fam
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-08
FUNERAL NOTICE.

sTAPLEToN--Died. at st. Louis
Nc, Saturday. December Z 1907. after
brief illness. Robert D. Stapletou,
aged T. years
Funeral services viii De held at 81
Patriots church In this city TUESDAY
morning, December 10, cortego leav
ing the residence. Az Tenth street al
$50 o'clock Train Will leave foot
nf Fourteenth street at 9:4j O'Clock
Friends OF the family are invited "a
attend.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-08

Ard tfosc who marry for invc IRE
Just as api 70 bamp up against d.
as thosc VITO LlalFy ior
money
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-08

This Bulletin = on sale ss the fol-
lcMing pisces:
colemsn's. 2f4 Eighth street.
halliday House Ne~s Stand.
Walkers, 1o1 Sixth street.
nlu~ Front Restsprant
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-08

Bay pi3ao foT Chrtulas presasf
WhitoeF. llg2 Washington ayeaN
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-08
ejaculation STATEMENT.

Average Number Of complete and
perfect copies Of the Cairo
Bulletin printed daily and
Sunday during the year 1906 POPS
Average number Of complete and
perfect copies Of the Cairo
bulletin printed daily and
Srnday during the month Of
November 1907 .2oe5
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-08

Buy Piano for Christmas present
Whilloek. l102 Washington avenue.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-08

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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-01-05
French Officers in a Duel.

Paris, Jan. 4.-News 4 of a duel be-
tween two French officers, one Of
whom was seriously wounded is be-
ing circulated here. The principals
were Lieutenants Splitter and An
dreal, at one time close friends, and
the scene of the affray was near Ver-
sailles. Regulation army revolvers
were used and the agreement permit
ted each Of the combatants to fire
as many as twenty-five cartridges
with which each was provided, as he
could. The principals went to the
scene of the duel in automobiles and
the preliminaries were quickly ar
ranged. The men were placed about
thirty meters apart and fired at the
word. After six shots had been ex-
changed, Lieutenant Splitter dropper
his revolver and fell into the arms Of
his seconds. When the injured man
was taken to a nearby habitation, it
was found that he had been seriously
wounded in the abdomen.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-01-05
DEATH ON SCAFfOLD
FOR MRS. MYERS
Unless Governor Folk Inter.
feres With Sentence.
U. S. DISTRICT coUR TnENIEs
The Application of the Attorneys for
Woman for Writ of Habeas Cor
pus-Accompice Will Also Pay the
Same Penalty as Principal.

Kansas City, Jan. 4.-Judge John
Philips, in the United States district
court here Friday denied the appli-
cation of the attorneys for Mrs. Ag
sic Myers for a writ Of habcas corpus.
This means that Mrs Myers, wno
is now in all al Liberty under sem
tence of death for the murder Of her
husband, and Frank Bottman, in Jail
al Kansas City for completely in the
crime, will be executed on January
10, unless Governor Folk interferes.
The attorneys of Mrs. Ag3ie Myers
said they would, ON Monday next,
file an appeal to the United States
supreme court from the decision Of
United States Distric, Judge Phil
lips. who Friday refused to grant a
writ of habeas corpus. 1t is their in
tenlion to get the appeal in so late
that the United States supreme court
cannot act upon it earlier than nine
months, or at It's next torn.
AS last resort the a torneys for
Mrs Myers and Hoffman will now
appeal to Governor FOLK to commute
the sentences Of the prisoners to life
Imprisonment.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-01-05
Assassin Still Unidentified

ST. Petersburg, Jan. "A gener-
al search Of the lodgings OF persons
under police observation was made
here during the night in the hope cf
discovering the accomplices Of the
assassin Of Prefect Of Police Won Der
I-aunitZ Many arrests were made,
but so far as known no important
TerCrists were captured The man
who killed the prefect al the insti-
tute of experimental medicine is sill
unidentified. Baron Taube, chief
Of the gendarme corps, prefect Of po-
lice Rheinbot. or Governor kurloff, OF
Kiey, are mentioned for the position
made vacant by the murder of GEN
efal Won Der LaunitZ, who is one Of
the mos responsible police posts in
The empire. The persons condemned
to death by the Terrorists are re-
ported to include Grand Duke Mich
Olas. Premier Stoypin, and two con-
seVatiVe members Of the cabinet,
who lately received letters of warn
ing.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-01-05
Larue Financial Deal

San Francisco, Jan. 4.-The Call
says that one of the largest deals
known to local financial circles since
the April disaster is about to be con-
summated in the coalition of the in
terests represented by the Fleisch-
hackers, the London, Paris and Amer
lean bank and the San Francisco Coke
and Gas company. The extensive
power and paper interests of the
Fleischhackers at Floriston ON the
Truckee river, and the local plant of
the San Francisco Coke and Gas COM
pany, will be consolidated. The
companies will be financed by the
London, Paris and American bank,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-01-05
RESPITE FOR NEGRO
CAME TOO LATE.
Governor COMMITTED Sentence
to Life Imprisonment.
SHERIFF HEARD NEWS TOO LATE
Negro Was Struggling in the Throes
of Death When Sheriff Learned that
Sentence Had Been COMMITTED by
the Governor.
the Governor.

Vicksburg, Miss. Jan. 4.-Will
Harvey, a negro, was hanged at May
orsyille, Miss. Thursday, three min
utes before notice that his sentence
had been committed reached the sher-
If of IssaQuena county.
Haryey's attorney was notified by
Governor Vardaman that the negro's
sentence had been commuted to i'm
prisOnment for life He hurried to
the telephone and put in call for
the Issaquena sheriff. The latter
did not reach the phone until three
minutes after the drop fell.
Harvey was sentenced to be hang
ed for the murder of another negro
named Pete Bromo, in March last.
His case was taken to the supreme
court, where the sentence Of the
lower court was affirmed Governor
Yardaman recently granted a respite
which expired - Thursday.