Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28

lows by action just in the nick Of
time, twice by appeals to higher
courts, and twice by reprieve Of Gov
| ernor Brown, who was of the opinion
! that Mrs Flanders should have been
| tried before the sentence Of death
was executed on DIR. McNaughton.
| The case has been tensely dramatic
| from the first
Flanders Sought Home.
| DIR. McNaughton had been practi-
! cling medicine in Emanuel County
| about ten years before the death Of
| Fred Flanders He came to Georgia
! from North Carolina and became
! known through the Southeast Georgia
section.
| DR.. MCNaughton made many
! friends, and some enemies, being a
man of firm convictions and an arbi-
| trary manner of expressing them.
Several months before the death Of
| Flanders Or McNauRhton's wife died.
and lac sent his two young sons to
| North Carolina 10 live with a rela-
| tive. lie was about to move out of
| his big house in Coyeua. a village
several miles from Swainsboro. when
his friend and patient Fred Flanders,
asked for quarters for himself and
his wife. An agreement was reached.
| Flanders and his wife would live in
the physicians house, and the doctor
would takeshis meals with the Elan
ders
on the night Of May II Flanders
b came IN and remained in the house
until the day of his death. June a.
| DR. NMCNaughton was his physician,
| attending him through all the i'll
ness and supplying him with medi-
| cine from his own shop. DIR. Green
| Bell. a relative Of Mrs. Flanders, was
in to see the sick man once or twice
before his death and the defense CON
tends that Or. Bell indorsed the treat
ment rendered by DIR. McNaughton.
But soon after the death Of Elan
ders DR. Bell died suddenly before
the case was called
Immediately after the death of
FlaHders gossip. which had been
linking the names of the physician
and Mrs Flanders, was renewed. The
two were seen together in SWANS
boro and they went DO the Ordinary's
Office together to arrange matters of
the estate. 1t was said they were in
high spirits.
Flanders Family Prominent.
The Flanders family Is prominent
and powerful and closely knit. They
We're aroused by the suggestions that
the body of their kinsman eXhumed
An investigation revealed the traces
of arsenic, "a warrant was sworn out
for the arrest of the man and the
woman, and an indictment was found
Immediately. Within little more than
a month after the death of Fred
Flanders, DR. MCNaughton was SEN
fenced to be hanged.
A motion for new trial was made
and lost. Then followed an appeal to
the state Supreme Court, which was
lost. The defense, fighting doggedly,
took an appeal to the United States
Supreme Court.
Then new evidence was found. as
sert the attorneys for Dr. MCNaugh-
ton, defense from experts that they
thought should justify a new trial
They withdrew their appeal before
the court at Washington, and made
an extraordinary motion in the
Emanuel County court II was lost
There was left then only the APP
peal to Executive ClemenCy. The APP
peal was made 10 Governor Brown to
save MCNaughton from the gallows
He issued a reprieve, declaring that
he would not allow MCNaughton to
be hanged until the woman. his al
Iced acCompliCe, We're brought to
trial Twice he reprieved the ply
stefan, and IL was on his last re-