Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-08-28
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consider the man entitled to it.
 When the question of the mans sanity came up, Judge Grace of Pine Blum, suggested to the governor that ne appoint commission to inquire nto Alexander's mental condition. He asked Ur. J. l.. Green, superintendent Of the State Insane Asylum. to make an investigation and he called to his assistance several other physicians. They pronounced the man insane, Dr., Greene has the reputation of being one of the country's most capable alienists.
 The matter was then turned oven to Sheriff Brewster, under the law, to summon jury to pass upon his sanity. That jury was summoned, heard expert testimony, and lad Alex ander brought before them. The jury could not agree, being equally divided
 They threw the responsibility up- on me, said the governor, and I will not shirk it. The state must be fair. It must take no chance on hanging an insane man. One jury said he was sane, another did not pronounce him sane. Dr. Green, said he has alcoholic dementia of a pro- gyessive type, and cannot live IS months, I shall therefore grant him respite until December 27, and in that time such steps can be taken as to- determine positively y-~whether--Ae is insane or not. If he is only feign- ing insanity, it can be discovered in that time. will look into the ques- ton of whether he should be confin- ed in the asylum
 The Governor announced his inten- tion to grant Alexander a reprieve in speech he made at Austin earlier in the day. He said at that time that
 
 a respite of six months, but af CT making known this statement to the Pine Bluff delegation in his office upon his return, MT. Bair remarked that this would put the Alexander case up to the new governor, Joe T. Robinson. This prompted the Gov ernor to think again and he immed- lately changed the time to four morths, fixing the date for Alexan- ier's execution for Friday, December 27.
 Governor Donaghey said that the Alexander case was not entirely a state affair, but that it had gained nationwide attention. There could be no mistake about Dr. Greens con- clusions, he said, and he did not feel that Arkansas should make a mis- take and hang a crazy man. As to Alexander's guilt, he said he had made up his mind long ago, and add ed that if that was the only question to be considered he would not inter- fere. By December 27, he said, it ought to develop that Alexander IS really crazy man.
 The verdict of Governor Donaghey is considered an unusual victory for Attorney w.. B. Sorrells, who has put up a fine legal battle in his De- half. He was not present today, when the Governor made his an- nouncement, but it was learned that MT. Sorrells had already been assured of the Governors attention to grant the respite.
 Sorrells Gives Interview.
 "The State of Arkansas has suffer- ed from a bad reputation" said Mir. Sorrells at Gleason's Hotel last night. Part of it was deserved and some nndeserved. She has suffered from mobs. lynchings and other things. There have been things charged against her that should not have been, and so many things that it is hard to tell where the bad ends and the good begins. But there Is one thing that ought not to appear on her rec ords, and that is that she has ever by sanction Of law hanged crazy man" Little Rock Gazett.
 Talmage Returns Home.
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