Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-08
u'gIn|a's Executive Positively De
cIInss 10 Commute Sentences
Of Ho'fo|k Mu'd9rsr.
TOLD BROTHER DISTRESSING NEWS
Brother OF Condemned Man Presents
N'''d'v's to Mr.. Swanson aut III.
Latter Can See No Reason for Fur
'her observation-disclosures VIM Seek
to Have Commission.
. lspeeIal TO The Daily Press,

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IN miSiiMoND. VA. 7--Char,cs A
IN, thurman, OF Kentucky. spent nm bomr
n"u u hnif with Governor Swonsor
e.,'''r1rseulhs for his brother, Len
~, nnrman' who is nndor son.
1,,.. Oh death In the Norfolk city ,oii
n".inhn Is to hang Friday mornimc
~ we murder of Walter T.. Dolsnn
oDout two years ago. "'''"'
ar Thurman came 10 mako /, d,,.,
appeal TO the governor I'm behn,@ t" ~
'is errihg brother Tho nppenI nov.
u.er. supported by amdavits from ,ho
ssate or Kentucky. tending ,o show,
mat Leo c. Thurman is insane " nv,
no, meet the views or the roverrnr w."
nnd ne mad to inform the visitor thn,
ne saw no reason for Interfering with
'"c sentence OF the court.
reporter saw Mr. Thurman to,,ov
una converted with him about his We
II; Mr. Thurman Is mnn nj 600,
address, talks very well. nnd aao s"o,
10 ieel deeply the notorioty the San',,,.
n"d attained by the acts OF his n'.n
ther' Said he: 's t'''
God knows am honest IN o,om.
lung nave said to tho eoyerlor uo
nus Deen very courteous ma cons,S
crate Of me. but have MOI hoen nh,a
70 convince him that am nbsoln,ai,,
nohest In what have been ,aii;n,
NM Rather he does nor seem w,j
ing 10 accept the truthfuIness ~ tha
, 'Hadavits sufficiently to warrnnt hin,
ther. va my pro'
III; Dngan, Of the College OF Medi-
'ihe, III LOuidyiile, madar mn ovor,tnn
no" vi Leo some time ago. He toIJ
ne 'heh was wasting time In thIs
mater nnd that he would stake hia
cpn,htion that Leo Thurman wo,iI
iot I'VE two years longer; that bc Is
III insane man, not Responsible M,
= t"san VIII come here to helm me IN
niS case. The governor said thai be
'ouin not Interfere with me a., wha,
niisht DO TO further establish The in
anity OF my brother"
viii Aok Commission.
Mr.. Thurman left on the nam trotr
or the city of Norfolk. He soii ~
reporter that he would 20 10 Norroit,
M apply TO Judge or Justice of the
CAGE 10 have a commission na,nS
? inquire into The sanity of bi,, hrn1
her. VI "'s proH
'e"n!iib ine oiiice OF The gov
rhor' Mr., Thurman asked for nnd
ms given large number of aftidovi,s
men had been sent TO the rovernor
hese he took to Norfolk. TO be useI
the case. 'o'
What has hurt me most" Mr.
thurman went on. SIS that Leo hns
wen orders to the sergeant TO refuse
INIT me when so to NorfoIl, n
y i'm,' and the strong mans frame
gan 10 shake with emotion ms teors
reamed down his face.
u nave done what have done for
y brother, and believe have done
sht. | know that Leo is an insane
an, ana hundreds of others in INV
ATE. people who knew Leo. saw the
me thing. This is my third visit
virginia, n sad mission. shall
tep right along, and hope to he
re 10 save the life of NV brother
=. Dngan says he will not live two
ars longer, and am convinced ihnt
statement is correct. for the ding
Sis made by him has been borne ont
me acts OF Leo in nearly every in.