The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13
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PARDONS WHI1SON
AFTER MANY PLEAS
Unusual Experiences in Life OF
Man Convicted Of
Murder.
FREIGHT RATE CONFERENCE
Satisfactory Settlement Reached.
Argument in Jernigan
Appeal.
FREIGHT RATE CONFERENCE

Raleigh, y. c., March 12.-Thomas
%. Whitson, OF Mitchell county. is
again free man. this time through
tue pardon by Governor Kitch!n after
an experience of q yeritable Jean Val.
Jean type. Whitson was convicted OF
inuroer In Mitchell county in 1892 and
sentenced TO death, then committed to
thirty years In prison Tho first Jury
returned second degree murder, for
which there was no prostatutory pro-
vision In this State at the time, and.
being sent out again. developed & mis- :,
trlal. AT the next court he was con-
Yicted OF murder and sentenced. sorna
time after Whitson began his sentence
no escaped and fled to Kentucky,
"here ne settled down to useful citi-
zcnship. being active in educational
and religious work. 1t was ffteen
months ago that he was reported 10
the states prison authorities and
brought back to take up his sentence
In the meantime no had married.. and
mas wife and three children. 1t was
his chief opponent In factionaI
church row who reported him to the
Carolina authorities as revenge for tho
stand Whitson had taken in supper, OF
the pastor of his church. The Gov
ernor OF Kentucky, many citizens Of
that state and OF Mitchell county
joined in asking the pardon, also tho
solicitor who prosecuted him and an
uncle. ilrst cousin and other kin people
or the slain man. In fact. there Ia
pretty general agreement now that It
was not Whitson who did the kill.
Ing.
The people OF Raleigh hall with de-
light the announcement that definite
arrangements have been made by tho
Carolina Power and Light Company
with ]. Fl. Livingston. Of Richmond
Tor the latter to expend $1,000 In the
equipment OF splendid pleasure and
amusement park adjacent to tho Rail
eish Country Club property, Just be-
yond the dam and big lake, that con-
stitute most important feature Of the
country Club property. It is TO be
ready for the public by the early sum
NOR The prospect is for the street
car fare to the Country Club TO be
reduced from 10 cents to S cents, SO
that tho people can have full access to
the park as part of the regular at
fractions OF the Raleigh system of
cars.
DEFINITE instructions have seen ro-
eeived here for the remains OF Mrs
Jennie Adams, who was Jennie Mo-
Cam. 10 be sent to the family at Bos-
ton Tor lnterment. her father having
OF the Grand Theatre here. Mrs
Adams died OF an overdose Of Yeronal
last Friday, after coming hero from
winston Salem. where she he'd been
appearing on the stage for a week
There was a conference to-day be-
tween the Corporation Commission.
the traftlc managers OF the Scaboa ID,
Southern and Atlantic Coast Limo
relative 10 q mutually satisfactory ad-
)ustinent OF the freight rates on hard
wood logs. In the conference were
General Freight Agent ]. Fl. Drake. OF
H me southern; Freight Agent r. l..
Sheatham, OF the Seaboard Air Line /;
Freight Agent George Thompson. OF
The Southern General Freight Agent
~. ". Perrin. of the Atlantic Coast
Line; DR.. Bradshaw. OF High Point.
senting the shippers Satisfactory ad-
1ustments were made.
IN the supreme Court this morning
there was argued the appeal o. Alex
Jernisan. OF Johnston county. from a
years in tine pen.tentiary for the muir
der of Albert Todd last summer. The
conviction and sentence were in the
September term OF Johnston court.
The principal exceptions are TO phrases
OF the charge OF the Judge and re-
marks ne made from the bench alleged
70 nave been prejudic!al to the pris-
dence Judge PEBBLES told Charles u
Harris. of counsel FOR the defense
that ne could speak three hours x he
wished to. but that at the close Of the
argument he would charge the fury
that II they believed the evidence, the
prisoner was guilty of second degree
murder. There was no argument, and
exception was taken to the remarks
OF the Judge, forming the principal
ground for the appeal Mr.. Harris
argued for the prisoner before the
supreme Court, and the Attorney Cen
eral represented the State.
4 charter was granted to-day to the
Franklin Lumber and Power Company.
OF Franklinton, capital $4,000 By T.
II: and George T. Whitaker and g. II
Vann. for operating electric plants
for light and power and The develop
ment of real estate.
The building committee of the Ra-
leigh y. NJ. c. \. directorate finds that
there Will have to he q complete
change in plans and specifications and
q call for now bids before the cost of
the building can be gotten within tho
hounds of the money available. Cary
J. Hunter is chairman of the COM
mittce Bids were opened to-day. and
Il was found that they We're far above
'he available fund. ranging for ordI-
nary construction from $4,000 10
$4,000. and for firenroof construction
from s6s,o00 to $1,000. The commit
tee will nave only about $4,000 to