Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-08-19
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SEPTEMBER 29
MAlLOY GETS ANOTHER CHANCE
Sensational Afidayits Filed Stating
White Men Admitted Deed
Solicitor to Investigate,

Columbia, Aug. 18.-Because OF sen
sational affidavits filed with him, Gov
ernor Manning this morning respited
the death sentence Of Joe Malloy, q
negro, from August Is to September
q, this year, in order that the case
may be reviewed by the beard OF par
dons. Malloy was convicted Of the
murder Of Prentiss Moore and Guy
Rodgers, two white boys, in Marlboro
county, the killing occurring on No
yember "a, 1910. MallOy has had two
trials and his case has been before
the State and the Federal supreme
courts. Malloy was brought to the
State penitentiary Saturday afternoon
While the Governors office refuses
to give the aflidavits, enough OF
the contents are known to state that
3iiey allege on the night Of November
a. 1910, that two white men visited
a house in Marlboro county, appearing
to be crazed with drink. They were
chanting and singing about the muir
der of two white boys, one OF them
shouting, 1--WE have killed two white
bows and left them in the swamp. ]
sent one Of them TO hell" Other
boasts along this line are alleged In
the attidavits, which, If true, absolves
Malloy from guilt it is thought. The
two men have since left Marlboro
county, it is said, and their where
abouts are unknown.
Copies. of the affidavlts have been
sent to Solicitor Spears for an invcs
tigation.
Prentiss Moore and Guy Rogers, two
white boys, left their homes In Ben
hettsville ON Thanksgiving day, 1910
to 20 hunting. On the Saturday fol
lowing their bodies were found In a
ditch not far from the home Of joe
Malloy, Prentiss Moore having been
killed by gunshot wound in the back
dear the shoulder blade, while Guy
Rogers was murdered by solid mass
cf shot tearing through his left breast.
Several days were consumed by an in
,estigation before the coroner, anC.
afterwards. q negro detective was EN-
ployed. Later Joe Malloy was ar.
rested, charged with the murder OF the
two boys.
The negro was tried and convicted
In the July, 1912, term Of court for
Marlboro county and sentenced to he
eiectrocuted Oh August 8, 1912. The
case was then appealed to the State
supreme court OH the question Of the
admission of the testimony cf Char
lotte Easterling and Steven Toms and
other minor questions. Also a para
graph in the appeal was to the effect
that sentence to death by electrocutiOn
vas ex post fact in that at the time
Of the commission of the line the
penalty was by hanging. On these
later grounds the case was appealed to
the United States supreme court, after
the State tribunal dismissed the appeal.
The federal supreme court affirmed
the judgment of the South Carolina
courts In fan opinion handed down
April 5, 1915, and Malloy again was
sentenced to be clcctrocuted. the date
being set for August IS, 1915.
Since his conviction Malloy has re-
mained in Jail in BennettSvill until he
was brought to the penitentiary here
Saturday afternoon. He continually
has asserted his innocence and has
presented an mbrokcn dcmeanor OF
hOpefulness. There are many people
in Marlboro county who are convinced
that .Malloy is innocent. it is said.
He has been defended by W. F. Steven
son of Cheraw. one Of the leading
members of the South Carolina bar.
Statement Issued.
The following statement was given
out by the governors office this morn
Ing relative to the reSpitinS OF Joe
Malloy:
"Friday there were submitted -
Governor Manning afldavitS of part
les claiming to have heard certain
other parties admit the killing Of which
Joe Malloy has been convicted. These
affidavitS were of such nature as tc
demand rigid investigation before
the iniiction of the death penalty,
Governor Manning Immediately put in
q call for Solicitor Spears, who how.