The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-11-30
PINK FRANKLM'S CASE
EXPORTS To HAVE HIM pAklsON-
I'll, MILL. SOON BE MADE

The Appeal in the Case to Es. Aban-
Goncd and Gov. :An>cl asked to
Turn Him Loose
Tier. seems 20 be al effort on ID:
par: o: some white people. O: more
or less prominence in Columbia 70
saw. Pink rankin. who brutaliy
sho, down and murdered n cold
blood Constable Valentine some :ta:s
40 near Cope. from the JUS; pun.sh-
men, for MS crime. The State says.
--raa; Gov. Anse! will be asked -
ra-don Pink Franklin or 10 commufc
| his sentence OF death 10 life impr!s-
onment is practically certain Should
there be an adverse decision n ttte
las, appeal The case Of Pink Frank
il:n is in the bands OF white alter
ncys. he is now represented b:
Claude Sawyer o. Aiken and Benz.
Hasood Of Charleston. The negro
.,:crneys. Moorer and Adams. haze
been Withdrawn.
There is an appeal before the su-
preme court 10 have new trial for
Franklin on the grounds OF after-c:s-
covered evidence. Franklin was con-
v:c;ei in orangeburg county several
wears ago on the charge OF killing L
constable by the name OF Valentine
He was sentenced to hang An 22-
peal was taken 20 the supreme court
and the verdict OF the OrangburE
county court was affirmed.
Next the case was carried TO Unit
ed States supreme court 10 settle "
constitutional question as 10 jury.
The appeal vas returned by she Unit,
ed State supreme court and the su-
preme cour, OF South Carolina order
ed that new day be set for the exc
cut!on OF Franklin Later the at
torneys to- the negro appeared IN
the Orangeburs county court and
asked tha; new trial be granted or
the plea OF atter-d:scovere6 evidence.
This was denied and another appeal
was made 70 the supreme court
| The State goes on to say that !; IS
expected when the case is called this
week that the attorneys Will an
nounce that the appea! has been
abandoned. and that then petition
for pardon will be fled with Gov
Ansei. The State. e short time ago
published a long editorial in which
it claimed that Franklin killed the
constable in defense OF his home.
Then came the announcement tha:
the two negro lawyers in the case
was 10 abandon il and their r,aces
taken by white lawyers. This. &C
cording to The State. has been done
but instead OF the white lawyer:
pressing the case on the pre;ense o.
after discovered evidence theory Il
is announced that they will aboncoE
that plea. withdraw the case froc
the Supreme Court and petition Gov
Ansel for a pardon for Franklin.
Was the white lawyers employed
in the case for this purpose. instead
Of presenting the socalled after dis
covered evidence to the Supreme
Court. There has been great dea
Q: clubbing in this case On the
par. OF the negro lawyers that hac
Il in charge before the white lawyer!
. appeared on the stage and pushet
the negro lawyers behind the cur
tain. Now the white lawyers az
TO use their persuasive eioquence o.
. Gov Ansel.
There are some thir sonnecte'
with this case that the public worls
like 70 know. First OF ali. who ha
inspired this great interes; in behai
OF negro murderer who ought 4
have been hung years aso? Second
ly. who employed the white lawyer
and from whence will come their fee
Thirdly. why did the white lawyer:
abandon the socalled after discovered
evidence. take the case out Of cour
and petition Gov AnseI to pardcs
their ellen; il he IS not guilty Of IA,
murder?
This paper has no particular Go
sire to see anyone hung. but it be
iieres that should Gov Ansel II
tertere in this case and save tht
murderer from the jus; punishmen
OF his crime which is the inflicticr
OF the death penalty. he would ..
doing grave injustice TO the peool'
OF this whole county. and particular
~ to :hr 2copIe who live in the sec
: tion OF county where Franklin mir
dered an officer Of the law Will:
in the discharge OF lis duty. and ~
be- him not to do il
All the sutterfuges in the worlc
can't DESTROY the fac; that Frank
lin is guilty OF an atrocious murder
for which he should be hung. Toe
many murders escape punishment
and ne hope the law will ne ALLOW
Cd 70 take IS course in the case o.
Franklin l. he is TO be allowed tc
20 free il Will be an incentive 70:
the people 20 take the law in :hci:
hands ard me-. out justice TO sues
criminals rs Franklin wihou: r.SarG
20 law Before taking any action jE
the case. Gov Alseel should hear
from the people Of III section !:
which The murder was committed
--Oran .eaurS Times and Democrat
Killed Herself.
\; Chicago. while her farce. Dav-
d Nathan vas n the county build
.1c cnf,;1- marriage license .or
h- wedding that was 20 have taken
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