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BOARD RECOMMENDS
LIFE IMPRISONMENT.
: Atlanta, Ga., April 7. —J. C.
Hunter, the Savannah Confed
erate veteran under sentence of
<£eath for murdering his wife,
Mrs. Ohlander, and Mrs. Gribble,
Ypas recommended for commuta
tion to life imprisonment today
by the prison commission.
; If this decision is finally ap
proved by Governor Brown,
Hunter will have to thank the
courage and work of practically
two men —Rev. J. S. Wilder, a
young Baptist minister of Savan
nah, and Attorney M. F. Oliver,
who made the plea for mercy be
fore the prison commission.
No petitions, no papers of any
note, with the exception of the
long protest against clemency
filed by Walter Ohlander, of
Memphis, husband of the mur
dered woman, were placed be
fore the commission. But Rev.
Mr. Wilder thought there were
strong elements of doubt con
cerning Hunter’s guilt, and he
had the courage to appeal for a
special.hearing.
Two points of importance were
brought out in Attorney Oliver’s
statement. The principal one
was the factor of circumstantial
evidence surrounding Hunter’s
conviction. He read from the
records of the case to indicate
this fact clearly. Then there was
the confession of the negro,
Binham Bryan. This negro con
fessed that he committed the re
volting crime, but the police ap
parently disproved this confes
sion, and fixed the guilt on Hun
ter. Mr. Oliver showed that
B/yan’s clothing bore blood
stains, and there were traces of
it even after he had washed his
clothing.
“I would be the last man in
the world to come here and ask
for mercy for this man,” said
the attorney, ‘‘unless very grave
doubts existed of his guilt. I
know Dr. Wilder well enough to
know that no power could induce
him to come here with a plea
for such mercy if he believed
Hunter guilty of this hideous
crime.
‘‘But very serious doubts do
exist in many minds as to Hun
ter’s guilt. When news of this
fearful atrocity went forth to
the world, the law authorities of
Chatham realized that the world
demanded the apprehension of
the perpetrator or perpetrators
of the diabolical deed. They are
to be commanded for their zeal
and ardor in running down the
criminal, but I do not believe
this triple crime has been fixed
beyond reasonable human doubt
on J. C. Hunter.”
Mr. Wilder also made a state
ment, covering to a very large
extent the same ground, but his
earnestness, his evident deep
conviction of the innocence of
Hunter had its weight. In a very
short time after going into exec
utive session the commission de
cided on the recommendation to
life imprisonment.
A few weeks ago the supreme
court affirmed Hunter’s convic
tion. A day or so ago Judge
Charlton resentenced Hunter to
death, the execution being set
for May 12.
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ts. Uvalda, Ga.
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DALTON SUFFERS BY
TREMENDOUS FIRE.
Dalton, Ga., April 9. —Tlje
mam business block of this little
city lies a mass of ruins to-day as
a result of the most disastrous (ire
that has occurred in North Geor
gia.
The fire started at midnight in
the Hotel Daltan, on the third
floor, but the exact cause probab
ly never will be known, as the
building was m flames from one
end to the other within a few
minutes after the first alarm was
given. Three and a half hours
later the fire practically was ex
tinguished.
Aside from these losses there
are many individual losers not
yet reported. It is practically
certain that the net loss will
reach above a quarter of a million
dollars. Lack of water pressure
was responsible for the fire get
ting beyond control of the Dalton
department.
Practically every telephone in
Dalton is out of commission to
night.
Plans are under way for the re
building of the burned district.
G. V. Downing of Atlanta was
the only man injured during the
progress of the fire. Downing
was seen to climb out of a window
of the Hotel Dalton when the
building was a mass of flames. A
ladder was being raised to take
him down and the crowd urged
him not to jump. Unheeding the
frantic voices lie swung' from the
window, grasped for a water pipe,
missed it and went tumbling to
the ground. In his descent he
struck a mass of telephone wires,
which broke bis fall, and he land
ed, badly bruised, but not se
riously injured
Chattanooga’s automobile fire
engine was hurried to Dalton on a
special train, but it was not un
loaded. The lira at that time was
under control. Immediately af
ter the fire was extinguished fire
men and workmen began dyna
miting the walls of the Hotel Dal
ton, which were tottering and
threatening to fall.
BYRD WILL RECOVER.
Thomasville, Ga., April 10.—
W. C. Byrd, who attempted to
commit suicide with a safety ra
zor here in the jail yesterday, is
still alive tonight, and the doc
tors think he will probably re
cover. He was able to take
some nourishment today.
Byrd says he got the razor
from another prisoner, and had
been hiding it a long time for
the purpose.
Byrd’s wife and child arrived
from Fort Valley today. Byrd
made application for bond some
time ago, but was refused by
Judge Merrill.
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THE MONTGOMERY MONITOR—THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1911
WHILE IN JAIL
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE.
Thomasville, Ga., April 9.—\V.
C. Byrd, charged with the murder
of C. L. Prince, attempted suicide
in the county jail early tins after
noon. After Byrd had been sent |
his dinner the sheriff beard three j
cries from liiscell and rushed up,
to find Byrd on his cot, bleeding ;
profusely from a large, gaping!
wound in tb“ neck. Physicians
were summoned and examination :
showed the throat had been etp
from ear to ear and the smaller
veins severed, but tho artery was
not cut. The wound was dressed
and sewed by physicians.
The only weapon found was a
small blade of a safety razor
which Byrd said he had kept for
such aii emergency for a long
time, without the sherilf’s know
ledge. He bad asked for mor
phine this morning and was de
spondent about his case in the
Superior Court next week.
Byrd killed Prince Sunday af
ternoon four months ago nejir
Broad street when, with two com
panions, Gunn and Stevenson,
and the three were held, Byrd for
murder and the two others for
complicity.
Byrd is not expected to recover
from Ins wound. Ho has a wife
and child at. Fort Valley.
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For Discharge.
Georgia—Montgomery ('onilly.
Whereas, S. .1. Meadow-- adminis
trator of the estate of IS. I*', iinnan,
represents to Ihe court in his poti
l ion. duly filed and entered on record, I
that lie has fully administered said
estate. This i-. to cite all persons
concerned, kindred and creditors, to
show cause, if any they nave, why
said administrator should not be dis
charged Irom his adminisl ration and
receive letters of dismission on Ihej
first Monday in April, 11)11. This
the (itb day of March, 11)11.
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