Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-08-30
DlJPRE, CALM, Is
NOW IN DEATH
CELL OF TOWER
Last Resort To Save Life Of Muir
derer Fails - VIII Hang
Friday

ATLANTA, August 3O.-Tuesday,
shortly after Governor hardwck had
refused t. commute the death sem
tence of Frank B. Dupre, a death
watch was placed over the condemn
ed man, and Deputy Sheriff Jim Ro-
lander was designated as the watch
man.
Dupre, who is known as the Peach
tree bandit, took his doom calmly
and stated he was ready to go. Gov
ernor Hardwick in refusing to com
mute the sentence of Dupre to life
Imprisonment went against the rec
concentrations of hundreds of Allan
ia women and women all over the
state, who had asked that the boys
life be spared.
Governor Hardwick said in part:
His own statement is full and
complete confession of his salilt in
each and every substantial and inn
portant particular, and the only de-
Tense he seeks to set up is that he
was drunk and did not know what he
was doing, Even if that were true
1t would afford no justification eth
er in law or morals for the crimes
he had committed.
of course, am not without SYM
pathy and respect with the views of
many tender hearted persons-most-
BY women-who have urged execu-
tive clemency. My own heart is
touched by their appeal but because
of my honest judgment and consci-
ence | cannot yield to sentiment of
this kind without being absolutely
false to my duty to society and to
the public.
of his guilt there is. no doubt,
OF his desperate determination to
siay as many human beings as was
necessary in order to escape appre-
hension and punishment of the crime
OF robbery and to escape with the
fruits of his theft, there can be no
doubt. Of his mental responsibility
under the law there is no question.
A short time before the commission
OF the crime he stood successfully
| the mental and physical tests neces-
sary to enter the United States navy
1T is to protect society, to save
these other women from being made
widows; these other men from being
slain; these other children from be-
ing made orphans that it is necessary
and absolutely necessary, that the
supreme penalty of the law be exc
cuted upon this applicant. 1t is to
give and to tell all of them in this
state and throughout the country the
most solemn and impressive warning
that can be given the name of the
law, and the name of civilized So
clety, and in the name of organized
government.
But my action in this case does
not rest upon the law of AN eve for
an eye and tooth for a TOOTH. 1t
rests on the broader, deeper, truer
principle than that. Unless our boys
who may even now have embark
ed IN Amilar path to that pursued
by Dupre, who may be filling them
selves with cheap and poisonous
liquor, who may be associating with
gamblers and prostitutes, are check
ed in their mad courses of crime
who can tell how many orphans will
be made in Georgia? Who can tell
how many innocent men-even in
nocent bystanders-may lose their
precious lives before the time ap-
pointed by Providence"
Dupre will be hanged Friday morn
ing at IL o'clock. Following his
hanging negro, Luke Mcdowell,
convicted of killing his sweetheart,
Will also be put to death in the Full
ton county, Jail, This will be the
first double hanging in Fulton coun-
ty in many years.
The death watch has been estab-
lished over Frank B. Dupre follow
ing Governor Hardwick's order de-
Ginning to commit him to life i'm
prisonment. His cell was cleared
of all other prisoners. His cell was
minutely searched. His bedding was
searched. His clothing was search
ed. A guard was placed over him
and will stand over Dupre every
hour, day and night, from now until
the moment Friday when he leaves
has cell to go to the gallows.