The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-01-15

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nounces the Death Sentence Six
Times in Succession Declares the
Case Has Bristled With Prejury-
Appeal to Higher Court.
Union City, Tenn. Especially .--
Without tremor six men of Reel
Foot Lake heard judgment passed
condemning them to pay with their
lives the penalty for the part they
were convicted of having in putting.
to death Capt. Quentin Ranken at
Walnut Log, the deed Of a band of
so-called Night Riders of which six
men we're declared to have been the
leaders. Whatever may have been
their emotion, they faced the court
to receive sentence with the same
stole expression as has been their
marked characteristic during the
trial.
When court convened, shortly af-
ter noon, the room was crowded with
people from the lake. With small
ceremony, as anticipated, the motion
of the defense asking a new trial
was overruled by Judge Jones. Then,
amid death-like quiet, the six men
Garrett Johnson, Sam Applewhite,
It'd Burton, Bob Ransom, Arthur
Cloar and Fred Pinion-convicted of
murder in the first degree, each in
his turn faced Judge Jones to hear
the mandate of the court and Fri.
day, February 10, set as the day of
their execution.
As they turned to return to their
places In the prisoners dock q faint,
half-hearted smile played on the
faces of Pinion and johnson, but
beyond this they could not have
shown less emotion were they men
of stone. The proceedings ended, the
through the crowds Of their kins,
hanL - ia,i I ~ ow smJ tha cerrv;n e
out of the courts decree. should q
higher court not intervene.
An appeal has been taken to the
supreme Court, where the legal striIe
viii Dc just as vigorous as IN ne
trial JUST enQeu. Inc 0InerS u tne
men--5ud MOTIFS ana BOD HuHMan
-Iouna guilty. OF muIuer IN Sno
SECOND aegree, receiVe6 the senteMce
na.eu " me july SeeAs ~ sno
penltentlary.
In passing sentence Judge Jones
declared that he could see no m1tlga-
ting circumstances as mentioned by
the jury In the return OF the verdict
and considered it but compromise
to some members OF the jury VINO
hesitated to pass the sentence OF
death. Thus he felt that the re-
sponsibility had been placed on him,
q duty which he would not shirk,
ana 60 each ne declared the sentence
or the court would be that You
hang by the neck until you are dead,
ana may God Almighty nave mercy
ON your souls.
Union city. Tenn. Especially -
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degrees, the Jury IN the wight nluer
trials reported at S.45 p. M. The
IL men found Garrett johnson. It'd
rrrtop nov pansom Erad Pinion
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sne courI an0 may De ueaen " Ale
q
Inc Jury nad peen OUT si !is
M out, because On me nineIs
OF Juror Rosson, nao NOT neen aDle
70 consult until mere was
a dimerence OF OPINION among Ing
Jurors as 70 the degree OF gulls OF
the .deiendants, put an asreeinelis
was reached quickly.
Court was convened at M,
and the jury sent Word tnaI II Woulu