The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-10-19

Dt yS!Cains present when the eNamlna-
ton 10 determine Edwards sanity
vas conducted, stated Wednesday
nigh. that in his opinion the con
demned man is now insane, but that
he could not say what the report
to the governor will be. Edwards is
said 10 be subject to epileptic fits,
and it IL stated that he was seized
with such an attack in the Wewoka
iail Saturday night.
WewOka, Okla, oct. 1S.-FrlnR
Edwards, the convicted murderer OF
". h Gray of Pontotoc county, whers
the crime was committed. was taken
from the county Jail here at O'Clock
Wednesday afternoon by Sheriff H.
W. 1Winam and two deputies, and
whirled away in an automobile TO a
mysterious hiding place to prevent
demonstration on the part Of Gray's
f,ienGe who arrived in large numbers
Wednesday.
Edwards. who was tried and con
yictcd IN Seminole county on a
change OF venue from Pontotoc coun'
ty. recently was brought back TO the
Wewoka iail and the death watch
placed over him. Friends OF Gray
began arriving Wednesday morning,
and it was iearod that if Governor
Gruce commutes the death sentence
to one Of life imprisonment. an at
tempt at lynching will be made. Ed
wards was spirited away just before
he was to pose for a photograph.
Two negroes confined in the jail
both charged with murder. also were
removed in Gear OF an outbreak OF
! v!0leSce, and taken to the iail at
shawnee. one of the negroes is cborg'
ed with holding Deputy Sheriff Smith
Of this county while another ncsro
shot him to death.
PetItIOn Tor CO|T1H'Ntd ION
nctition was forwarded 10 Gov
ernor Cluce by friends OF Edwards
asking that the condemned mans
sentence be commutod to life impris
oument on the grounds that he Is
insane. The governor at once ordered
an examination 10 determine Ed
wards mental condition, ana this eX
animation was made Tuesday by
Dr u. w Griffin, superintendent OF
tho oklahoma hospital for the insane
at Norman: DR.. j. w. Duke Of Guth
rie: DR. Van SAINT. county physician
of Seminole county. and DR.. Knight
of Wcwota An oral report was
submitted to Governor Crucc. bu'
The results OF the insanity eyGmina
ton were not given out \ written
report will be- received by the gov
crnor Thursday.
Edwards fate is ia the hands Of
Governor Crucc, who probably will
announce Thursday afternoon wheth-
er the prisoner is to hang or to serve
life sentence for his crime County
Attorney Robert Wimbsh has asked
for conference with Governor
Cruce and Will talk the matter over
with him Thursday morning.
Another petition, asking th1t the
governor extend no clrmency and
that Edwards be- allowed to pay the
penalty for the murder in the way
tac law has directed, has been pre-
pacd and probably will be recei~ed
il, Governor Cruce Thursday.
Tho crime for which Edwards was
convicted is one OF IN" most bruta
in the history of the state GRAY
was wei to do farmer and wa.
driving home overland from iris
to TrNas Edwards got in the waeor
with Gray ior a ride. murdered hin
aud hauled the body about the Coun
Try for three days. He then threw
lilR i'DNN III - NlN'lp VI 'h'bN
beside tHc road, drove the team tC
Pauls Valley aud sold K for $l15.
Tired Suicide Once
When a change of venue was grant
cd and Edwards was taken from
Pontotoa to Seminole county. he was
lodged in the Hughes county iai
while the officers were waiting a
Holdcnvillc for 4 train. He attempted
suicide at the Jail using a novel meth
od which almost proved successful
The prisoner had small box o
matches in his pocket, and these
were no. taken from him. Is he was
smoking. While in the jail he Gu
the heads from the matches. Sc
cured a bottle OF the disinfectins tlu
i'd used in jailS. put the match head
in it and drank the poisonous mix
ture Several hours hard work by
physicians saved his life.