The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-08-12
BARGAINS DEATH
MATTER OF DAYS.
Murderer Has One More Week
to Live-Growing Concern
About Religion.
Story of Putnam County's First Legal
Execution.

OF the murder of his wife and sentences
to hang, will pay the penalty for hi
crime on the gallowS in the Putnam
county jail yard one week from to-day
Dargan's lawyers have exhausted ever,
chance TO secure commutation of hi
sentence to life Imprisonment, which
the state board of pardons has refused tC
grant.
Last Friday morning Sheriff Kennerl,
read the death warrant to the convicted
murderer. The sheriff was accompanied
TO the Jail by some six or eight citizen,
curious 10 know how the convicted ne
gro would receive the grueSome news
Entering the door of the Jail corridor the
sheriff, followed by his guests, stepped
TO the cage.
"Dargan," said the sheriff, "step VI
here moment"
AT the call of the sheriff, the murder
er stepped TO his open cell door, hi.
look betraying wonderment at seeing SC
many white men.
''Dargan, the pardon board has refused
to commute your sentence" said the
sheriff, "and the Governor has sent me
your death warrant, which have come
TO read TO you"
If the man was moved there was little
evidence of il. Leaning against the
door he simply stared at the crowd.
Then in clear tones, but in voice show
ing emotion and a full realization of the
Solemnity of the occasion, Sheriff Ken
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OF lhe Dullet' .f. Il
on Deing notliled Oh 'he death OF
merrill Stevens, Inc governor appointed |