The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-12-14
TWO NEW MOVES
in MURDER CASE

Formal notice Of intention to ap-
peal from the refusal Of Judge T. j.
Mauldin to grant a writ Of inquiry in
the Ira Harrison case was served yes
terday morning on Solicitor A. F.
Spigner, Clerk of Court Hinnant and
the supreme court by B. B. Evans
counsel for Harrison. Another i'm
portant step in the cases of Harrison
and Jeffords during the day was the
filing of petition by Frank M. JEFF
fords with Governor Harvey asking
that his sentence be commuted.
Attorney Evans claims the notice
CT intention to appeal from the re-
fusal Of Judge Mauldin to have Har-
rison examined automatically stays
the death sentence, but Solicitor Spig-
ner does not admit his in his accept
ance Of service of the notice. Mr..
Evans intends to complete the appeal,
he says, and says he will argue the
case at the next session Of the su-
preme court.
Considerable discussion was heard
yesterday as to whether or not the
notice Of intention to appeal from the
refusal automatically stays the death
sentence of Harrison. Solicitor Spig-
ner accepted the notice without pref
udice to the states rights to insist
that service of said notice does act
us a stay Of execution of the SEN
tcnce."
L. G. Southland, attorney for Frank
NJ. Jeffords, presented the petition for
clemency in behalf of his client. The
petition was signed by Jeffords HIM
self. Jeffords asks that the sentence
be commuted to another form Of pun
ishment He alleges he was rushed to
trial, that the officers were afraid he
would be lynched and that he was not
accorded fair trial.
Jeffords says he feels that if he
were permitted to live he would be an
example to "all young men who are
drifting into wrong paths and ways"
Jeffords had also written the gov
ernor personal letter pleading for
ciemency. Governor Harvey feels very
keenly the situation and would like to
help Jeffords, but it is known that 1t
is improbable that he will interfere.
He would not comment for. publica,
akf6n. q. as,
50 Solicitor SpfEnef 6hade the f0alow-
ing comments on the back Of the no.
tice Of intention to appeal for Har-
rison:
II hereby acknowledge that a copy
t:f the within notice was served upon
me this 18th day of December, 1922.
This acknowledgement Of service is
made without prejudice to the states
right to insist that the service Of said
notice does not act as stay for the
execution Of the sentence and judg-
mcnt of the court" Solicitor Spigner
wrote en- the back Of the notice, which
is filed with the supreme court.
Mr.. Evans did not give his excep-
tions and grounds for appeal, inform
ing the supreme court and others
served that these would be made
known later.
His notice to Mr.. Spigner, the clerk
Of court and the supreme court was
as follows:
"You and each of you will please
take notice that the defendant and
appellant above named intends to and
hereby does appeal to the supreme
court Of South Carolina at its next
regular term, and will ask for a re-
view and reversal Of the judgment,
sentence, ruling and findings Of his
honor, Judge 4. ]. Mauldin, given and
fled or to be filed in the above case
on the 9th day Of December, 1922, at
Columbia, upon the grounds and ex-
ceptions to be hereinafter served upon
You according to the law therein made
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