The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-04-02
PARDON Of WHITES
IN HANDS OF THREE
Governor Glenn With
draws From Hearing.
TREASURER LACY TOO
Clash over Conflicting ifEiasiis iii
Argument for Pardon OF iirotiICr~
in Prison for killing Russell
,.hcrrill Urged Oh round
Of Mercy. Etc.

.hcrriIi Irgfh Oh 1fOuiM
Of Mercy. Etc.
70 grant a pardon, or not - grant
enc to the White brothers, OF Cor
cord. in prison under sentence of :
years for the killing of Russell She.
rilI Of Salisbury. now rests w!.h three
men. Secretary Of State Grimes. STATE
Auditor Dixon, and Superintendent oi
Public Instruction Joyner, whose de-
cision is hardly to be expected bcfore
Monday night or Tuesday morning.
h Governor OF the State is tn
man given authority under the law I
grant ardons, but in the APPLICATION 81
tho White argued yesterday, COY
crtOr Glenn declined to sit in the mat
ter. as he had been of counsel OF tbs
prosecution and had stated that no
pardon would be granted while nc
was Governor. The Council of state
had been called in to hear the case,
and because he had r~eviously urgad
that q pardon be granted, n n9J
expressed himself in advance as IA
voring this, State Treasurer Lacy also
withdrew.
This left the hearing of the case
and the decision to MesSrS. Dixon,
Grimes and Joyner, who heard argu-
mcnt yesterday in the Governors Of
flee for and against the pardon, there
being filed with them all h evidence
in tie ease. tho petitions end afIida-
Wits from tWenty-thrcU cOd.t.Cs i,
North Carolina, asking for u pardon
Because of various duties of these Off
GERS these gentlemen will not &C oven
the evidence until Monday, no decis-
ion being expected until honda
night or Tuesday.
The Matter Of the Pardon.
vI-I,a n-,a,1 for tho rdnn WAS
based on the ground of showing mer-
cy, that the prisoners had been pun
ishcd enough, that enough humilIa-
ton and disgrace had come upon
their families, the pleas for this be-
ing made by Mr.. W. b. Stickley. ana
cord, Col. Paul b. Means being also
present in the case. The motion Was
resisted by Mr.. t. c. Linn. of Sails
bury, who held that there was no rea-
son for the pardon. With hin sat
Mr.. J. c. Sheriff.. of Mt. Ulla. brothc.
Of Russell Sheriff., who was killed.
The matter Of the killing of Rus
sell Sheriff., some three years ago, hy
Thomas j. White and Chalmers =,
White, of Cabarrus, is still fresh in
the public mine the killing of Sheriff.
resulting from the charge that he wa:
the author Of the ruin of Il niece of
the Whites, and that they had been
written to by their sister, who told
them of the girls trouble that when
they went to see Sheriff. about this
events occurred which led to the
killing of Sheriff. by the Whites az
the Sheriff. home at Mt. Ulla in
Rowan county
New Matter Introduced.
New matter was introduced INFO
the hearing by Judge Montgomery,
who read an affidavit going to show
that Russell Sheriff. had seduced
Gt,l1t 'iojrl my the road - This Ma -
taken by Mr.. I. G.. Linn, who opposed
the pardon as Meaning Annie White
and be produced suboenas Cor
and James Of four men, whom he
said were ready to swear th"t before
Russell Sheriff. they had beer, inti-
mate with the girl. Around this new
matter was the one new event of the
case. as this was Il matter not before
the jury that heard the case. Miss
White no having gone on the stand.
The proceedings yesterday in tbs
Governors office began at IL o'clock.
the incidents being y follows. begin
hing witt, a statement by Governor
Glenn before he ana state Treasurer
Lacy withdrew from the hearing.
Governor GlCuo'S Statements.
Before commencing this caee /
Matt to make 4 statement i'll regard to
my position i'll the matter. rs is
known to all of YOU, / prosecuted the
t~1f 49, 'Ni1 Soi y s'''N
We're sentenced to six years in The
State Prison. l do not hin the SEN
tenCe was excessive.
% yesterday Mr.. f. {. Linn Cat
torney for the prosecution), showed
me q letter that | think~you gentlemen
ought to see. This is q letter written
in 1905 70 Mrs. Linn-then Miss Sher-
riil. liz regard to whether or not APP
piication bad been filed for the par
don of these men.
Sept. %. 1905.
Mrs. Z. u. Linn. X. T. d. No. 4. Sails
bury, n. c.:
Dear Mrs. Linn: Your letter receiv-
ed. There has been no application for
tac pardon Of the Whites as yet. and
Nlcn it cores UP ! will consider it
carefully. They are demanding that
refer the matter to the Council of
State, saying | have no right to pass
upon it. This / get from a private
letter. | nave not made up my mind
yet what l Will do. out it will not be
heard even by the Council of State for
two years. or three years. perhaps
more. and YOU Will be given ample
time to file petition and have counsel
10 represent YOU OF course if l pass
=; on it. | would refus it as / kno~
their guilt. unless your mother should
recommend it 3 " " (Here follows
purely personal matters.)
Yours very truly,
J..
Governor.
y understand also that Mr.. Barber
SAID Yesterday that | had said at the
tun@ | had prosecuted this case that in
case Vas elected Governor, tina these
whites s1Ouid not be pardOned as long
is | was Governor of North Carolina.
Now as | told YOU, | prosecuted. ]
Thought they were guilty. They are
"Hu.ied. however, to a fair hearing,
gu It ""uld require a good deal Of
whence to disabuse nv mind of the
Vows that | have formed in regard to
the case ] do not think that ought
tH sit III the case and | am not going
80 sit III the case unless both sides de-
nl.t,id 1T. and even then I would sit in
t against my wishes. l do not think
IT would be right to these prisoners,
aud do not think it would be right
ID me. Tor gentlemen to come here
ana insist upon my sitting in this case
and then in case 7 should decide for
OF against 1T, deny the pardon or grant
It conditional pardon, then to feel that
they did not hav a fair chance, that