The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1922-05-24
death SENTENCE
FOR TWO OF TRIO
Chair Awaits Jeffords and Harrison
Life Imprisonment for Treecc
OVER THREE HOURS
TO REACH VERDICT
Men Show Little Emoticn When Yer
dict is Read and Sentence Passed
Mother of Harrison Stays with
Son to Last.

With the crowded court room held
in awesome silence Frank M. Jcffords
and Ira Harrison, convicted IL minutes
before of the murder Of John c.. Ar
nette, at G:28 o'clock yesterday after
noon were sentenced to die in the
electric chair. Glenn Treece, the third
defendant, found guilty of murder
with recommendation to the mercy of
the court, was sentenced to life impri-
sonment. Jecord's and Harrison's
executions were fixed by Judge w. II.
Townsend for some hour between 10
O'Clock in the morning and o'clock
in the afternoon of June Is.
The jury was three hours and %
minutes in reaching its verdict, taking
the case at 1854 o'clock and arriving
at an agreement at GIG o'clock. The
absence of counsel for one Of the de :.
PENDANTS delayed the reading of the
verdict and it was until 6:20 o'clock
that the three learned their fate.
Standing in the dock, surrounded by
officers, Jecords, Harrison and Treece
heard the verdict read without sign
or symptom of the emotional strain
under which they labored and then lis
tened to the reading of the Indictment
to all outward appearances as unper-
turbed as when they first heard it read
at their arraignmcnt Thursday after
noon week ago.
pleted each in turn was asked if he
had anything to say as to why SEN
tence should not be passed Harri-
son shook his head and his lips franz
ed the word, "No." Trcccc and JEFF
fords made no sign that they had
heard or understood the question.
Then in the order in which they were
indicted, they were sentcnccd; JEFF
fords, Harrison and Treece. Trccce
grew visibly more nervous as he lis
tened to the sentencing of Jeffords
and Harrison and the solemn "And
may God have mercy upon your soul"
which ended each sentence. Harrison
and Jeff0rds, however, maintained
their composurc until the end when
they were led away from the court
room to be carried to the state peni-
tcntiary to await the day they must
die unless new trial is granted them
or an appeal made. No notice of
either motion for new trial or of
an appeal was given yesterday on the
part fany of the three and it is
not known what move, if any, will be
made by their counsel. Three days
are allowed in which to make the mo-
ton for mel trial and ten days for
the fling Of an appeal.
Mother Hears Verdict
Harrison's mother, who day after
day during the trial had sat behind
her son, occasionally resting her hand
on his shoulder, was in her accustom-
ed seat when the verdict was read and
SGT there alone sobbing silently
through the remainder of the trying
ordeal. freezes brother n-law was
also present, his face buried in his
hands. freezes mother did not hear
the verdict read nor witness the SEN
fencing of him. Jeffords' mother, sis
ters and wife were also absent from
the court room but his brother was
present. Mr.. Arnettc's two brothers
and other relatives were also present.
Under instructions from Sheriff r..
Alex Hcisc no one moved from his
seat until after the three men had
been escorted from the court room and
the reading of the verdict and SEN
fencing of the tria was heard in almost
dcathlikc silence With the words Of
Judge Townsend still ringing in their
ears the three men were handcufcd
and, surrounded by officers, were led
from the court room and carried to the
pcnltcntiary. The three men, who dur
ing the trial had occasionally ioked
and laughed among themselves out Of