The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-11
GLENN EXPLAINS
COURSE IN CASE
Issues Statement With Reference
to Criticism OF His Action To
ward Condemned Negro.
REWARDS FOR HoUsE-BURNER

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view of criticisms that had been passed
by the Greensboro Record and others
on the alleged tantalizing and cruel
seesaw OF hope between life and death
in the case OF Frazier Jones. the negro
under sentence to be hanged in Green's
boro for wife murder, through actions
by the Governor regarding efforts to
secure Communication to life lmprison-
ment, Governor Glenn to-day gave to
the press a statement of his whole
connection with the case. He said:
after considering carefully all
the evidence bearing on cominuta-
ton. neither the trial judge nor the
solicitor who prosecuted recon-
mending Communication, and feeling
convinced from study of the evil
dence that Jones was guilty of
murder in the first degree, I felt
that could not interfere. Friday
evening kilograms began to pour
in from Greensboro urging COM
mutation. l telephoned the sheriff
that l could not interfere for the
reasons above given. Next morn
ing Solicitor Brooks, who prose-
cuted in the trial, called me UP
over the telephone, and during the
conversation he said that he felt
that the negro was guilty OF muir
der in the first degree, and that
was the reason be had not recon-
mended Communication. l replied
that l thought 1t was murder and
that in cases of the kind l rarely
ever interfered with the death SEN
tence unless the Judge or the So
licitor or BOTH recommended 1t.
Later in the day Solicitor Brooks
called up and asked that respite
OF ten days be granted. / granted
this respite. In doing so had no
idea of putting the responsibility
on Solicitor Brooks. but did so
solely to get all the facts. SO that
no injustice might be done.
wanted 1t understood. too. that my
action in granting the further re-
prieye was not to be taken as an
index of my final action as to
Communication, as this would depend
entirely on the facts that may be
presented"
There was q delegation here this
morning. headed by Attorney w. w
King. who is counsel for the con-
denned negro. urging upon the Gov
ernor communications of sentence TO lite
imprisonment. The Governor will an
nounce his decision later This plea
is especially on the ground that Jones
shot his wife because of her fragrant
unfaithfulness. On the other hand
there IL the fact that no such defense
was set up at the time of the trial
and conviction.
Rewards for House-Durner.
A reward of 500 is offered by GOV
ernor Glenn for the person guilty OF
burning the dwelling and barn OF Marx
l.. Lilly, well-known citizen OF
beaufort county. The county authorl'
ties offer an additional reward of sleo
1t is not known who committed the
crime.
DIR. Alexander sprunt, pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church, at Charies-
ton. S. c., delivered two poWerfui ser
mons at the First Presbyterian On urch
here Sunday in connection with a t"c
weeks stay he is making here 10 loon
over the field relative to disposihs o.
a call he has had to become the pas
tor. succeeding the lamented Alfred
H. Moment. D. D. There were congre-
cations that taxed the capacity OF the
spacious church at both services, ano
all were delighted with the prospective
pastor Dr. Sprunt says he is wei
pleased with the church and consfe'
cation here 1t will be week or tei
DAYS before he announces his ma
action.
Deputy United States Marshal T. a
Mitchell left to-day with the sixteen
year-old white boys sentenced BY
Judge Boyd to one year each IN tn
.1eformatory in the District Of Colum
bia for retailing whiskey withou
license. Tomorrow Deputy Marsha
T, j. Sharpe will leave for Atlanta U
commit thirteen convicts to the GOV
eminent prison there. All these wer'
sentenced during the special term
the District Court, Just closing here,
The Harmony Telephone Company
of Harmony. Iredell county, is char
tered with $4,000 capital for the opera
ton Of telephone lines between fiar
mony and Statesville. and to otnel
points in Iredell Davie. Alexander ah'
Yadl1in counties.
An amendment to charter chanGint
the wvnnwood Lumber Company from
Wilmington to Folkton. onslow coun
ty, is tiled with the Secretary OF state
Fl. c. Riley is president and J. hannah
secretary.