Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-21
SANDFORD'S LIFE SAVED
BY ONE MAN, IS REPORT
Lone Juror Said to Have Fought
Against Inilicting Death Penalty
on Petersburg Nun.
VICTIM IS ILL IN HOSPITAL
Purse Made Up by Women OF City
Tor Employment of Special Pros
ccutor VIII he Presented TO
Chorus Girl.
lspccial TO rhe Times. plspatcl,. !

lSp"cial 70 The Times Dispatch.I
PETEiiSBUHG. Dec. 20.-B. ".
Sanford. the young white man Of
I'M; Inns ;Gfy VINO vas convicted by a
afternoon OF attacking Miss Lorraine
CLARK, 1I-ycar-oid chorus girl OF
Ne" York and who was today SEN
fenced 10 serve twenty years in the
State rcnitcntiary by Judge j. NJ.
Mullen, will b. taken to the State
prison In Hichmond within the next
few days. Although sentence was
passed on Sanford today he VIII be
allowed 10 remain In the local Jail
until after Christmas in order that
h" may he seen by his family. He
appears ANXIOUS To BEGIN serving HIS
ecntencc and apparently glad his LIE
was spared after the long. bitter
trial.
SANFORD was sentenced at noon
today after II technical motion for
{, ne" trial made By his counsel.
former United States District Attor-
ney Richard H. Mann and EoDer,
Gillian. Lr.. nnd been ovcrrulad by
sentence IN silence the young man
turned and shook hands with Com
monwcaith's Attorney Symc. who
conducted the prosecution. saying he
Ing tiin Tor what he had done for
him. Tho young man. who can
neither read nor write. but comes OF
- respected family. promised the court
that ne would continue saying his
prayers In the prison. "a practice ne
HAD started stree incarcerated in the
!ocai JAN on t'c night Of the crime.
Victim IL overcome.
Miss CLARKE. i7-ycar-oid chorus
T!rl. the victim OF III" attack. was
overcome at the Petersburg Hospital
Saturday afternoon. The girl. who
Is an orphan. VIII remain In this
cstY, ppiil she RECEIVERS from tie or
d"d! tArouEl which she passed. y
sHtff u. al
by prominent women OF this city.
with which an attorney vas To b.
c'nrlo Dyed 10 assts, III tho prosecution.
NIL pc Given IN. girl on her depar-
tur" from tive u!ty.
Only the action OF one member ot
-" jury In holding ont nxn!nst In
nictlon ~ "a" death penalty. saved
SANFORD from the electric chair. IL
known. the Jurors rlchr!ng them
selves TO secrecy hut II Is saId that
only one Juror held ont FOR the tw"n-
ty-ycar t"rin. In Lis room NJ JAN
today Sanford Was, Of the belief that
h.s ne had been spared only by this
narro" margin and SAID he wished
hr VAS able to thank personally this
man, whose name he did not know,
for SAYING HIS l,f".
III" hgat verdict returned by the
jury was ne imprisonment. but upon
hginS toia by JuhEe Mullen that no
such punishment could hc mcted out
for The crime charged. Il retired 10
tn" room nuf returned with the
tw"nt: year verdict.
Hears Verdict Without Trrmor.
Tn" prisoner heard the verde,
without tinfhin. and apparently glad
: tA,t GiS lilt had been spared.
on tho stand ~ thu anal Witness
for Mo d"fc1rSr M Fridays session.
sanford denied tho charge and said
;hr g.rl h1! accompanied him on the
riH- - ulo lonely spot IN Dinw!dd!o
County, short distance from In"
civ limits. on hcr own accord
The attack on the g.rl aroused
considerable fc"lin. throughout the
entire city, and Sanhford's trih! was
followed With NOR. intrrcnt thna amy
trial IN the local court In many
years. The trial lated frur days.
counsel for the defense hshtlng every
point 10 save sanford.