Evening star. [volume], June 12, 1930, Page A-7, Image 7

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' 2 HOPE FOR STAY
AS DEATH NEARS
One of Five Awaiting Execu
tion Exonerates Colored
Associates.
By the Associated Press.
EDDYVILLE. Ky„ June 12 —The early
morning hours of Friday the 13th to
day loomed closer for a white man and
four negroes sentenced to be electro
cuted here, as the fate of at least three
©f them hung in the balance.
While Warden L. R. Gunnn went
©bout his grim duties of preparing the
death seat for what he describes as “the
solemn procedure,” Gov. Flem D. Samp
son was considering pleas for last-mln
ine stays for three of the Negroes.
The men sentenced to die are Ballard
E Ratcliffe, 35, white: Richard Ed
monds. Rfi; John Keller, 27; James
Grigsby, 38, and Lloyd Williams, 24, all
Negroes.
Apparently little hope is held for Rat
cliffe and Edmonds. RatcHfTe was con
victed of thp hammer slaying of W. A.
Muse. 64. who was struck and robbed
' as he knelt to place flowers on his wife’s
• grave in a Louisville Cemetery. Ed
monds. together with Keller and Grigs
bv, were found guilty of the murder of
Larry S. Long. 55. night watchman of
a Louisville laundry. Williams was sen
tenced for shooting to death Herbert
L Porter. 41, Louisville.
Following the announcement yester
day by Warden Gunnn that Edmonds
had admitted killing Long and exon
erated Keller and Grigsby. Gov. Samp
son went to Louisville, where he held
a conference with Pardon Commissioner
J. L. Hughett, police officers and Re
publican leaders. It was announced
V,at the conference concerned stays of
for Williams, Kellfer and
fc-, .gsby.
At the conclusion of the conference
Gov. Sampson said that he would hold
another conference today and probably
would not make his decision until late
this afternoon.
Yesterday four physicians examined
the condemned men and pronounced
them sane. A change in the mental at
titude of Ratcliffe, however, caused
Warden Gumm to communicate with
Frankfort authorities, who promised to
send two physicians to the prison today
to make a final examination of the
prisoner.
Each week for several weeks inmates
of all the penal institutions of the State
have had read to them a proclamation
prepared by Gov. Sampson when he
signed the death warrants of the five
men. The governor ordered that the
proclamation should be read to the in
mates weekly.
AUTO CAUSES DEATH
William H. Crox Killed When Car
Leaves Embankment.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND. Md„ June 12.—Wil
liam H. Crox. aged about 30, was fatally
injured late Sunday afternoon when his
car went over an embankment on the
Moorefleld-Keyser road, throwing him
through the top and landing him about
25 feet from the wrecked machine. A
broken neck and internal Injuries re- !
•ultrd in his death an hour later.
According to eyewitnesses, Crox was
moving at high speed. The car turned
over three times and assumed an up
right position in the middle of a field.
The accident occurred about 12 miles
northwest of Moorefleld. Crox, a
Widower, who lived on a farm near
Romney, is survived by a 4-year-old
daughter.
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Hits Court Criers
As Ancient “Relic”
A And Raps Pay Item
I Br the Associated Press.
Court criers were termed “just
a relic of an ancient custom" and
"as big a farce ns ever happened"
. by Chairman Wood of the House
appropriations committee in hear
ings on the second deficiency bill,
reported yesterday by the com
mittee.
The measure carries an item of
$40,000 for pay of bailiffs and
criers in the Federal Courts.
"Do these criers do anything
but cry?” the chairman demanded
of John W. Gardner, general
agent of the Department of
Justice, when the item was
brought up.
'The crier is just a flunkey for |
the Judge,” said the chairman, j
adding the . suggestion that one
might be kept in the supreme i
Court dressed up “in some fan- i
tastic way so as to at least give I
him some distinction.”
LA GUARDIA ASKS PARLEY j
IN INTEREST OF LABOR
Introduces Resolution for National
Conference to Adjust Varied
Problems in Unemployment.
Believing the Government should do
more to solve the unemployment prob- j
lem. Representative La Guardia, Re- i
publican. New' York, has introduced a !
resolution for a national conference to j
formulate uniform labor and public |
welfare laws.
Tile conference w'ould be directed to j
study such problems as tlie daily hours j
of service, employment of children, em- j
ployment agencies and insurance, and I
old age pensions.
Discussing his measure in the House.
La Guardia urged it as a companion
measure to the Wagner unemployment
bills.
WIN COLLEGE HONORS j
Marlboro Girl and Boy Students
Stand High in Classes.
Special Dispatch to The gtar.
UPPER MARLBORO. Md., June 12.
Miss Alice Elizabeth Hill and Thomas
Van Clagett. jr„ of this town were
awarded honors at college commence
ments this week.
Miss Hill, the youngest daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. William S. Hill, was grad
uated from American University, Wash
ington, and received several prizes,
among which were one of the two fac
ulty aw ards for the student who ranked
highest in scholarship during the col
lege year. She also gained senior class
scholastic honors for the last semesV-r.
Young Clagett, who was among fae
graduates of St. John s College, Annapo
lis. was awarded $lO in gold for making
the best record in history.
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