The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-01-11
I5:5JII.IL not HANG
Pink Fraaki:a, he Eu1aertr, Fiuts a
Good siii.ui 10 Gav. arssl.
GOES Up FOR life

liz. H..> Been COMMITTED 10 Inn
,-;son::...t for Life by the Tender
Hearted Gentleman Who Happens
10 hc Governor.
pink Franklin vii! spend tse re-
main e. ot Els days In tho State
rca!:e-.t2-r. This IS what We are
s,otl bv The S;ate n announcing ;sst
~. soa-e-.cc Of I~..h !mnosed upon
2,e nc~ro IL he Oramsebnrs county
cow. IN I10. was Thursday COM
! .ru.ed 10 Ike Imprisonment by Gov
Arscl
TT. .c.;o, follows the ail!n. Of 3
--.,. rs~v 2n,':'"r- asking execu-
~. c,ci2ency. The,e came i.om
7.ore th.a score OF counties and
were si-ned b. several hundred per
-. TER. were number OF pc
;f,.oas protesting aS.ioa; pa!dc"
Or communication.
franklin was convicted Of the
rurser OF II. E. Valentine. con-
stable. and ne was 20 have been
; hanged on December %. Recently
,cav. Ars-l granted 3 respite to ihe
! 7.--o ra.ii January q. The case
vas decid d by Gov. An.el !nde-
,.nder. o; review By the State
,o:rd 0. ps-dons.
| Following the conviction Of the ne
--o IN O-2ngeburs comfy an appeal
VAS taken 20 the South Carolina su-
rene co-r:. where the judgment OF
he lower cou-t was affirmed The
,qse was next appealed on writ o;
,rro. 10 the United States supreme
-o.r;. Sr: there being 40 fedora!
question involved. the appeal was
dismissed "a motion OF Attorney
General ..voa. Until several month:
| ,-o the cas-. OF Franklin was handled
sy TWO negro lawyers. Moorer and
,aars. NJ. Bona2arte. former at
.ornrv general o: the United States.
! i'ei brief with the United States
.~n-cre coar, In the nesro's behalf.
W-c- rta :13e:' Rad been dis
missed y. .h- ;.ai-ed Sta'-, supreme
,ol.--. tho c1.e cam. hack 20 the
S.,:A ssrrp:ce court An order was
: s-s:.i for -. 0r.n-.h3rs court 20
,Ss!-.. Gsc -. t;>e execution or
-re-E'!r II he meantime uc~
I-r:.l N. ASKED II :he Oraas"ha-s
-or,,ty cor. OF :ha grounds OF after
/ :S-avcrnd ey!i-ace. The trial Nss
, -..r...-t m, aGa'n re case came be-
! ,c,-. ire Ste suc7em" court. Will.
4; tA::s a?2eel r.>s readias It was de-
! ..d,t - aAandor he cause and 10
~ :sa: Gov A2sel psr1ca o. coz
-:rrr. .h~ sentence Q: Franklin. Il
s ,Na: 2et't:o1 that Gov. Anse! has
.c:.t on. This case has attracted 20
't-.e :St:Aatsoa n the North soa
! .r..-: ac2ca,s have come rom the
Eo.-:A>-r ;,-ess.
Following is Gov. A2sel's decree
re case:
Tie petitioner. PINK Franklin.
,-2s red 4; re .ail term. 1907. o.
T.. cou-; o, general sessions .o7 o.
,:ls.hU-g coup;v cor the killing @:
! ,aA II. +. Valentine. was convicted
~ re jSfE. an" se:, e'',eo .! "
Hnro5. > '''":e J., = H'',s"' 'ne p's
-i'':n~ ,c:se 10 % n'ne '''''
.'z":ea''"- An a:'pcai vas axe" 70
no s;2-c:ae c"H 0! 'n's Sic
-y:!"-e ;Ho judgment Q! ae 'o"e.
/ 'c.'-i '';'7 ~ F'ne,.' ana Oh VIZ -
-'rvo. % u" supreme court % '.'s
: n,:2t: -;a'>s :2eFe oe.ns no 'e'.
80 @':c'5"@ iaVoiveo. lae aF'
IS dl<.n SEQ. u" oe'e'' @a'
i-c -:-c1' e2c-c &c oe aahseo 0" '+e
c.%%ct! o December. 80. aha teS
NIe! ~ ne rn;i: Friday. January
/ -. ~. a. this petition was 'hen
I ,crt:'r before "e
THIS . an application TO me fo'
a"-2o2 or communication o. tae
-..2;e-ae ;'Hsae' n MS case. aa'e
-,;;'.., = Grca; 3ea! OF thought 70 to.s
'1l.gation aud &c IL" I:'oiSea -
he case
we--a2; Ha6 been :ssueo ny ooe
,ch ''t7:i-'.a'es o. o.anSo
/, 't';:' 'cr PAX FrarSl:n !os 20
! ton Q: ~ a-7tc".iG-ai c'a'Fac''
! - v:-:a?i h..nS cas"c Nay -.
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