Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-15
CONVICT PARDONEl1
T0FACE DEATHCAS
Jesse Murphy Enjoys Few q.
onds OF Liberty, Then Stan
for Boston Under Guard
CONFESSED TO SAVE NJ

Although the electric chair in ~.
may mark the end Of a wild crim,.
career, Jesse Murphy, expert hipbv..I
man. laughed and chatted about n
railroad strike and politics today A. N
tectives headquarters in City Han
Murphy, serving a thirteen. wear !.
tence in the Eastern Penitentiarv N
there at 8 o'clock this mornin, !
journey under guard to Boston, rs.,1
he will answer charge of murder \
The convict. whose real name Ia ..,I
to be Frank Smith, confessed thst \
committed murder in Boston sir ". y =
ngo for which George Rollins ~
Charles Rollins, brothers, were css]
victed. wi
George was sentenced to the slsc,,I
chair, and Charles was given III ~
prisonment. The death sentence M
not been carried out. 1t was halt1
almost at the last moment, when NM
phys confession was telegraphed \
= B)ston.
Conscience HOunded Him
Murphy told Warden McKenty at M
Eastern Penitentiary that he could M
see two other men suffer for a crims y
committed. The slain man was OrdvS1
Hall, a grocery store manager, who ~
shot during a hold-up.
At 8 o'clock this morning MurAj
walked through the penitentiary M
hnndcuffed to Reuben McKenty NJ
John w. McKenty, officials at the peni)
tentiary and sons Of the warden.
| They took him to the Office Of CAV
tain Of Detectives Souder. Murphy ~
in iovial mood. He addressed many :
the detectives by their first names. m
talked about the rail strike and shov.|
the strike began.
he was sorry that Clifford Pinchot M
been nominated for Governor. The con,
victs at the penitentiary. he said, b
many cigars on the outcome Of IN
primary here.
1--WE would like to vote" he wsuI
on. smiling. 'but nothing doing for M
Anyhow we were mainly interested d
the makeup of the pardon board.
Confession Checked Up
Governor Sproul granted a pardon d
Murphy so he could be taken to Boston
| to face the murder charge. For a tim,
it was believed he had faxed" IA,
confession to get out of the penitentiarI
here but his story was checked up care.
fully.
From Captain Souder's office Murpb,
was taken to the Sheriff's Office when,
he signed an extradition waiver.
Murphy was garbed nattily in pin.
striped blue suit, u new straw hat, new
shoes and white silk shirt. He said b,
was wearing silk underwear.
"The boys in the pen took up
camp town and raised S175 for me- "
he said. ''That's what bought hi,
outfit. Warden McKenty had thess
shoes made especially for me. Fine,
aren't they?
.'Charles F. Toomey gave doll,,
to the fund. DR.. William ID Bricks
gave two dollars.
Got Hearty "Sendoff" L
"My hand is still sore from shaking
hands. | shook hands with thousana
boys Just before lookup last night
They told me to pose for the photos.
raphers and to smile. They said the,
would look for the picture in the pa
pers tonight. They want good on,
for the physical culture class. wa
sort of an assistant instructor"
Murphy said he would be glad to ge
back to Boston.
"The Eastern Penitcntiary is fin
prison, but fellow like a change
Maybe III beat the chair in Bos'
ton. If don't. well, won't, that
all. | want to say good word fol
McKenty. He Is man. lie showed n'
the right way to go.
Inspectors J. c. MorrisSey and ]. .,
Burke, of the Boston police depart
mcnt, came here for Murphy.