Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-05
COURT GIVEN
One WEEK TO
RECONSIDER
Right of One Justice
To Issue Writ To
Be Tested Friday in
High Tribunal

tkANhLlN, La, Jan. 5.-lRl-
Sheriff Pecot announced shortly be-
fore IL o'clock that Governor Huey
p. Long had again called him over
the long distance telephone and told
him he had reprieved Ada Bonner
Lebouef and DR.. Thomas II. Dreher,
until next Saturday.
The governor, the sheriff explain
ed, told him that since the state
supreme court had agreed 10 recon
slider the case he had decided to
grant a final reprieve until next Sat
urday. If the court overrules the
defense again, the governor was
quoted as saying he would set an
other date for the hearing.
BATON ROUGE, La, Jan. 5.-t4'l-
Governor Long in announcing here
that he would grant the reprIeve Tor
Or. Dreher and Mrs. Lebouef, said
he had followed the instructions Of
the supreme court. The supreme
court, he said, was wiring him its
instructions and he would make them
public when they were received here.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 5.-(A)-
Just prior to Governor Long issuing
his second reprIeve order OIL the day,
a telegram was sent from the staJe
supreme court, signed by Justice
Winston Uverton, 10 Governor Long
at the state capitol The telegram
read:
Reply to your wire, majority OF
court Is Of opinion IN view Ut the
fact that the order signed by the
chief Justice in the Dreher-LebOuet
case presents Tor the first time the
right of one justice TO issue writ
and stay order when majority Of the
court has refused the application for
the writ and order, the matter should
be heard and determined IN the or
dcrly course Of procedure next Fri
day, when the case is submitted"
lSigned) Winston Overton,
Associate Justice"
FRANKLIN, La, Jan. 5.--tPl-
Governor Huey L. Long early today
S1nted a reprieye for Ada Bonner
Hebouef and Or. T. T.. Droher, who
we're to hang today for the murder
of James J. Lebouef, her husband.
The governor telephoned sheriff
Pecot from Baton Rouge to cease
Dreparations for the double hanging
until after court litigation over q
legal snarl involving appointment Of
sanity commission is disposed or.
Up to that time the sheriff was
between two fires, court order is
sued last night BY four associate JUS
tices Of the state supreme court in
structed him to proceed with the ex-
ecutions while Chief Justice Charles
A. O'Neill, also by writ, commanded
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Is Second Rift
This is the second rift to occur in
the LebouefDrcher case. Two days
ago Governor Huey 4. Long refused
clemcncv TO the pair after favor
able recommendation from the par
don board. The refusal caused an
omen and dramatic break between the
governor and Paul n. Cyr, lieuten-
ant-rovernor and member Of the
board, who charged publicly that
the governor deliberately double
crossed him.
Cyr in his break with the governor
charged that Long had shown favor
itism in committing the sentence Of
New Orleans slayer and the gov
ernor replied that in their recommen-
dation for clcmency in that case the
nardon board "told me they thought
this was an accidental murder.
Make Determined Fight
A determined fight was made here
Yesterday by defense attorneys to
save the lives of their clients on the
grounds Of insanity, but Judge
lanes d. Simon. who presided at the
rial. ruled that the woman and ply
sician are sane and he refused TO
snnoint n lunacy commission.
After the hearing the attorneys
med BY automobile to New Orleans
where they appeared before five
members Of the supreme court in IN
attempt 10 obtain a stav az eXecu-
I;xn and compel Judge Simon 70 ap-
- before the high court and
sbow cause why he should not ap-
noint a lunacy commission.
The hearing over. four associate
;rstices announced that the writs
we're denied and AssociTte Justice
Rrunot instructed the sheriff by
telephone to proceed with the exc
cution.
Sanity Commission
aIet me talk r. the sheriff.
Chief Justice O'Ncill. who issued a
writ to stay the execution. inter
posed.
morrow" he shouted through the
teIephore 70 the sheriff. "One judge
has the right to issue the writs, and
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