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SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 1892.
BLAISE IN THE FIELD.
He Announces That He Will
Write No More Letters.
REPUBLICAN STATES WANT HIM.
Of Thirty-Two Delegates From New
England He Has Twenty-Nine.
PenniylTtnla Against Harrison, ani
South Dakota and Tennessee Dele
gates Disregard Their Instructions—
Oldtime Republican Enthusiasm.
MINNEAPOLIS. June 3. —Two presidential
tickets are in the held tonight, the Peo
ple's candidate and the Administration
candidate. ,It was thus that, after the con
sultation on Monday, the friends of Biaine
informally rechristened the Biaine boom.
The immense banners which extend from
the Biaine headquarters across the street
bear the words: "The People's Head
quarters. Blaine, Blaine, Biaine." Visit
ors to the spacious hall in the Lumber Ex
change are now informed that they are in
the People's headquarters, and that
the Piumed Knight of reciprocity is
the People's candidate, the choice of
all factions* A pearl button of
American manufacture adorned the lapels
of hundreds of Republicans tonight bear
ing the inscription: "Reciprocity, Biaine,
Protection." Biue silk badges are visible,
displaying in golden letters: "Biaine,
Blaine, James G. Biaine." But, despite this
enthusiasm, the Harrison men are still con
fident. and this confidence seems justified
by the fact that two-thirds of the dele
gates now litre are outspo&en for the
president's re-nomination.
That General Alger is at heart for Blaine,
and the Michigan delegation for Biaine,
with Alger for second place, no one any
longer doubts. If there had been skepti
cism upon this point it was removed to
night by the distribution of a circular
from the Michigan headquarters bearing
portraits 01 Blaine and Alger, with a ban
ner reading as follows: "Under the oaks
at Jackson, Fremont and Dayton, 1858;
Blaine and Alger, Minneapolis, 18!»2."
The circular recites that the Re
publican party and the people
demand the nomination of Blaine
becuuse he commands the confidence and
admiration of the entire population in a
greater degree than does any other living
American; because reciprocity, which he
originated, and protection would be best
administered in his hands; because he be
lieves in the eternal separation of church
and schools; because he can carry all the
silver states without doubt; because he
can bring back to the Republican fold
hundreds of thousands of farmers who are
drifting from their moorings; because a
large number of Democrat* will cast their
votes for him; because a majority of the
Republican party believe one term in
the presidential chair a sufficient honor
for any man; because Blaine most
keenly realized the necessity for the en
forcement of the laws securing to enfran
chised colored men in ihe South the con
stitutional right to cast a ballot and have
the ballot counted. Oi the reverse side
of the circular is printed in full the fa
mous sneech of Coionei Robert G. Inger
soll in nominating Blaine sixteen years
ago. Captain Cavem, of Michigan, says
the circular was submitted to General Al
ger last night and met with his approval.
Among the friends of the administration
who arrived today were Senator Hiscock,
of New York, and General Lew Wallace,
of Indiana. Wallace said: "Harrison
will be nominated on the first ballot.
Blaine's name will not be mentioned be
fore the convention. A count of the dele
gates will show this. Blaine's letter is
final and meant just what it said. There
will be an effort to stamped" the Harrison
delegates, but it won't succeed."
William Henry Eustis, a Minnesota
delegate and an original Biaine man, be
lieves the Minnesota delegation has ten
Biaine men and two for Harrison.
C. B. Hariand and other West Virginia
delegates arrived today. He sayi Blaine's
letter needed no interpretation, and it was
now too late for him to do anything. Even
it his name were presented he believed the
delegation would vote for Harrison and
the electoral vote of the state wouid be
cast for him. The sugar, rice and lumber
interests of the state are strongly for Har
rison and the Republican ticket because of
the benefits of the McKinlev bill.
John li. Lynch, Mississippi's colored
leader ami fourth auditor of the treasury,
said today that the delegates should not
he called upon to decide between Blaine
and Harrison. The friends of both men
should at once confer and determine
which shall be the nominee. We feel that
Harrison's record and attitude in behalf
of the colored voters certainly entitles him
to their support.
Senator Hansbrougb, of North Dakota,
paid he believed it was now a foregone
conclusion that Blaine would accept the
nomination. "We selected Harrison four
years a *o," he said, "because we wanted
the state, not the man. If from North
Dakota, he would not have been seleced."
Miles Kehoe, oi Illinois, deiegate-at
large, is for Harrison, and believes the
forty-lour delegates from his state will be
with him. He says he feels it would be
dishonorable tor Blaine to accept.
Chauncey I. Fiiley. of Missouri, dele
gate-at-large. believes his delegation will
obey instructions and vote for Harrison,
at least on the tirst ballot. He thought,
however, that Missouri would east two
thirds of its votes for Blaine, with Harri
son out of the way. .
Senator Felton, of California, said:
"I'm not for Blaine at present." The sen
ator will wait to hear from his delegation
before deciding how he will vote. He
states that he was invited to second the
nomination of Harrison, but declined the
honor.
Governor Mellette, of South Dakota,
said: "Is it logic to turn down the man
who beat < leveland with the patronage of
the government against hiin and put up
the man who was beaten by Cleveland
when the Republicans had the patron
age o ''
Colonel Evans, of Tennessee, delegate
at-irtrge, discredits the rep rt of a stam
pede to Blaine in tne Tennessee delega
tion, and says the delegnt.on is solid for
Harrison, with one exception.
Colonel W. O. Bradley, of Kentucky,
said Kentucky was for Harri-on whether
Blaine runs or not. Blaine may get two
districts.
J. C. Burrows, of Michigan, said he was
for anv man who "an carry the coantrv.
Chauncey M. Depew. of New York, will
nominate Harrison, and Colonel Henry
M. Dutfield, of Michigan, will probably
present Aider's name.
One of the liveliest contests that will
come before the convention wiil be be
iwttu the oenti.e and Morui.-u faction of
Utah, which is contesting for exclusive
recognition. A confidential letter sent out
by UtahrfJentiles, addressed to all the del
egates of the convention, warns them
against the Mormon?, and asks to have
the contesting delegation denied admit
tance to the convention.
The special train of Washington City
correspondents, seventy strong, arrived
this atteinoon. The interviewers were in
terviewed, with the result that thirty-four
wtre of the opinion that Harrison would
be nominated, twenty-three were for
Bla'ne, and six ready to back a dark horse.
Two naming Sherman, one Allison, and
one McKinley. The Democratic poll gave
Cleveland a large majority, with Gorman
a strong following, and Morrison, Whit
ney and Hill a few friends.
Senator Quay said ttr's evening that the
Pennsylvania delegation will be strongly
far Blaine.
The dispatch from Washington City say
ing Blaine had informed a representative
of the Associated Press that he would
write no more letters was received with
rejoicings by the Blaine men, who declare
nothing can prevent his nomination.
Chairman Clarkson was asked: "Will
anybody nominate Biaine, and if so. who?"
"I do not suppose he will be formally
placed in nomination, but I cannot Ml
what course may be decided upon. There
is no organized eflort for Blaine, no one
organizing the movement, but it springs
from the American people." Asked it any
favorite sons would be put in nomination,
or any name except Harrison's would be
formally presented, Clarkson said the
sV.te d legations may have decided to
name some favorite sons.
Ciarkson says the arrangement" and ac
commodations of the convention hall are
the finest ever seen. Huge American flags
are draped between the four immense
arches on each side of the platform. An
American eagle, without spread wings,
forms the juncture of each series of flags.
Sheav.-s of American cr .Is ornament
each pillar. In the sky-blue glass root
forty-four stars represent the American
states. Against the upper gallery bsL-onv
each state has a coat of aims made of
American tin.
The Republican rational committee will
begin sessions tomorrow morning and'
arrange details for the conduct of the con
vention. The national committee will
make up the temporary roll of delegates
entitled to admission, and there are more
contests this year than ever before. In
more than eighty cases two persons are
fighting for the same seat. The South
furnishes a large number of disputes. The
most bitter Northern dispute comes from
Fort Wayne, Ind., where McDonald, a
Blaine man. declares the Harrison dele
gates not elected.
Bets were this evening of SI,OOO
even on Harrison's nomination against
the held.
The platform in which the Republican
party will present its position to the voters
of the country is a subject of earnest con
siderat on among the leaders. The silver
plank will receive the most earnest con
sideration, in order to cover the divergent
views of different sections. The declara
tion relative to federal elections is aiso a
matter on which delegates differ. The
platform will begin with a general
recitation of the record of the Republican
party, and Harrison's administration will
be indorsed. The conduct of the foreign
relations of the country by Harrison and
Secretary of State Blame will be especially
commended. The devotion of the Repub
lican party to the principle of protection
will be reaffirmed, and the McKinley law
indorsed, the reciprocity section of the bill
being a subject of special mention. The
Springer free wool bill will be denounced
as an attempt to destroy an industry of
the American farmer. The silver
plank is likely to be more liberal
than that of other conventions, based
upon the firm expectation of the adminis
tration that the approaching monetary
conference will result in such an agree
ment as will make it possible to utilize
the entire silver product as money. The
right of every American citizen to cast his
ballot and have it counted will be uphe.d
as the greatest safeguard of Republi
can institutions. The necessity of re
habilitation of the American merchant
marine will be set forth, and laws passed
in aid of American shipping will be ap
proved. Completion of coast defenses will
also be urged as necessary to the protec
tion of the country. Careful siiPTV.sion
of immigration will be recommended, and
approval given to the exclusion of
contract and Chinese labor. The party
will renew acknowledgement obliga
tions to the soldiers and sailors
who fought for the Union. The
Nicaragua canal project will indorsed.
Reference will be made to the important
measures pa«sed by the Fifty-first congress
for the good of the country. Home rule
for Ireland may possibly find a
place in the platform. An open dec
laration favoring the civil service law
will be made. The platform will see that
no charge is made azainst the Republican
party in connection with the Bennett
school law. A vigorous effort will be tnade
by Chicagoans to have the convention in
dorse a grant of government aid to the
fair.
A memorial to the national committee
has been prepared, asking for the follow
ing proposed sixteenth amendment to the
constitution:
No state shall pass any law respecting an es
tablishment of religion or prohibiting the fies
exercise thereof, or use its* property or cr»i:t, or
any money raifed by taxation, or authorize
either to tised lor the purpoo of founding-,
maintaining or aiding, by appropriation, pay
ment of service*, expens-.*, or otherwise, unt
church, religion* denomination or religious
society, or any institution. ?ofiety cr nnJa, u»fc
in?, which is wholly or ia part under s»;'ama
or eecle-ia«tieal control.
The memorial sets forth that the amend
ment has been introduced in both houses
of the Fifty-second congress and is in ac
cord with a similar one proposed in 1?76
bv President Grant.
The position of the South Dakota dele
gates is being discussed with much inter
est. It was given out that the instructions
for Harrison did not instruct, but merely
indorsed. Governor Mellette, a Harrison
man, declares there was no question
about the purpose of the con
vention. The resolution was brought
in by the committee merely
indorsing Harrison. The convention sent
the committee bark with orders to frame
the resolution so as to indorse Harrison
for a second term and instruct the dele
gates to use all their induence to secure
his nomination. Whether t:ie delegates
will orev these instructions. Governor
Melletre says, remains to be seen, tnousih
he believes all except two will. The
Blaine leaders are working hard
to bring about this break from
Harrison instructions, in hpe that
it will be accepted as a precedent by other
instructed delegations, w:th the result of
further breaks to the man from Maine
wherever possible. This wi.! r-e h»-h>».'i
along by the argument that Harrison in
structions wpre only given on the supposi
tion that Blaine would not be a candidate
and that the strong Blaine sentiment in
their state now justify them in ignor
ing the instructions giveu under a mis
apprehension.
J. K. 'iowdy. chairman of the Indiana
state central committee, has given out a
Jonjr statement, refuting the assertion that
a second term for a president is unpopular
in this country. '"Besides Washington.''
says Gowdy, "there have been ten cases in
which president* been nominated for
a second term. In six cases the re-election
' was by a larger actual and popular
vote than in the tirst race." In four cases
of defeat, Gowdy says, especial reasons
aside from the second term brought about
the result.
Among the conspicuous figures in the
Harrison headquarters this morning were
Powell Clayton, of Arkansas; P. C.
Kerens, of Missouri; W.O.Bradley, ot
Kentucky; 11. Clay Evans, of Tennessee,
and ex-Governor Warmoth, of L-uisiana.
WASHINGTON CITY, June 3.— Secretary
Rusk, speaking today of the presidential
situation, said: "Harrison's nomination
is only logical conclusion, atter the unani
mous verdict of approval passed upon the
administration. The short term of four
years justifies renomination by the party
whenever the president's administration
receives the country's unqualified indorse
i nient.
! Boute'le, of Maine, just prior to depart
| ure for Minneapolis today had a confer
ence with Blaine. To a correspondent af
terward he said:
lam as sure of Blaine's nomination a* I am
that the sun will rise tomorrow, and of his ac
ceptance just assure. If I were not, what do
you suppose I would be point; to Minneapolis
for" Of course lam sure. I haven't a doubt
about it.
Then the confidence-of Harrison men who be
lievs Rinine will write another letter of declina
tion rnu-t U> ill-founded?
It hasn't a thin: to ?tand on. Blaine will
write no more letters, a;ad no more telesrama
or give any instructions to anybody to demand
the withdrawal of his name or detliue the
nomination for him.
You are sure of this?
Absolutely. .
Secretary Blaine told an Associated
Press reporter this afternoon that he
wouid write no more communications in
regard to the presidential nomination.
Postmaster-General Wanamaker, in
speaking today with respect to the presi
dential nomination, said: "I have never
regarded the opposition to Harrison as
strong enough to overthrow the president's
services in his first term of office." He
thought the rank and file of the people
were more today than ever for Harrison,
and it would be easier to elect him than
any other man.
CHICAGO, June 3.— The delegate to
Minneapolis from Tennessee, who arrived
here this morning, announced that her
six Harrison-instructed delegates had gone
over to Blaine except two.
A report was in circulation here at a late
hour tonight to the effect that Kmmons
Blaine had received a telegram from his
mother, saying: "Your father will ac
cept the nomination." It is said Emmons
Blaine refused to taik on the subject, and
the report has not been verified.
A meeting of the delegates from Illinois
was held with Senator Cullom this morn
ing. There were present J. K. Roberts, of
Mound City; W. A. Rankin, of Onargax; L.
W. Ketchell, of Pana, Carlton, and others.
Senator Cullom expressed confidence that
the delegates would be solid, with possibly
one or two exceptions, for Harrison. The
only signs of revolt against Harrison, he
thought, were among Chicago men.
John M. Langston, colored delegate
from Virginia, in an interview today de
clared that the colored voters were in re
volt against Harrison, and that the only
man who can give the negro justice in the
South is Blaine. He declared that the col
ored people hold the balance of power in
Illinois, Ohio and Pennsylvania, and
might disastrously exert it if Harrison
were renominated.
Murat Hulsted arrived tonight from
New York, en route to Minneapolis, where
he says lie hopes to act as a peacemaker
between the friends of Blaine and Har
rison. Hulsted has read the "neyer pu'o
lished'' correspondence between Blaine
and Harrison, when the latter offered
Blaine the secretaryship of state. The
correspondence is creditable to both. The
president places stress upon Blaine's pan-
American policy and expresses a desire
that they should work together upon it,
Halsted recites the fact that Webster,
while secretary of state in ISS2, was a can
didate against President Fillmore, as a
precedent for the present case. He says:
Tne well-known reason for Blaiae not accept
ing the nomination inl9S» waa the number of
Republicans who came out a* candidates be
cause he had withdrawn. It was uot on a'-.vjunt
of he* th or apprehension of other eauddaiej
that Blaiue declined to accept the nom nation in
13SS, but because he did not want to beet lia.dered
as a claimant on the party after having once been
b »ten. His own expression was: "1 am a
Tichborne c'aijnaat for the presidency." The
reason he stuck to his refusal was the array of
candidate*. There is no similar condition of
things. Harrison is not a candidate because of
Blaine's renunciation.
DETROIT, June 3.— The Maine, New
Hampshire and Vermont delegations to
Minneapolis passed through here this
evening. A poll of the delegates shows
twenty-nine for Blaine, two for Harrison,
one for Reed. Aseer is the choice of a
large number of delegates for vice-presi
dent.
WILL SEXATOK HILL WITHDRAW?
Hia Vote* May (!o t<» Flower—Tammany
Vrrjmrlnjf t«» Support Cleveland.
NEW YORK, June 3.— A meeting of the
delegates to the National Democratic con
-1 vention chosen by the midwinter conven
i tion has been called for conference next
i Tuesday. It is said Senator D. B. Hill
will attend, and that important action
wiil be taken in reference to his candi
dacy for presidential nomination. A dis
patch from Troy says that at this meeting
it will be proposed, in case the national
committee admits the Syracuse delegates,
that the midwinter delegates ?hall change
aliesriance to Rosweil P. Flower, and that
this proposition is to be made to the Syra
cuse delegation, who are to be a«ke i to
unite on Fiower and throw Cleveland
over.
Richard Croker, the Tammany chieftain,
says the Tammany delegation to thejna
tionai convention will work for Hill, but
that if Cleveland is nominated, Tatumanv
will give him ioyal support.
Election in Oregon Monday.
PORTLAND, June 3.—Both I'fmocrat* and
Republicans held tina! ratification meet
ings tonight preparatory to the state elec
tion. which occurs next Monday, speak
ers from both parties have m:i le a tnor
oueh canvass of the state, the tariff being
the main issue.
North Carolina P.r|mlil!can Conteatanta.
RALEIGH, N*. C . June 3— There .§ * contest as
to rignt t ■ ociitJ in t:.e national P.. * hcan c .a
ventioa iu the Thirl North Carolina district
where two faction* have chosen lie.egates. This
Euej contents in tiire«? Oiatriet*.
MUM Kxplain Mia Baakkeeplnf.
SA> DIMIO, June 3.—United States Mar
shal George E Gard ih i afternoon arrest
ed H. K. t <'Brien,bookkeeper of the broken
California National bank, on an indict
ment found by the federal grand jury at
Los Angeles, charzinz him with having
made false entries or othorv-.se mutilated
the book*. The marshal too* O'Brien to
Lo* Angeles this evening where he will
have a hearing. Mr. O'Brien declares that
the matter is a m.stake that he can easily
explain.
EIG t IT-PAG E EDITION
ROBERT DAY HANGED.
Public Execution of a Brntal
Mnrderer at Kalama.
DIED WITHOUT A QUIVER.
Editors Have Trouble in Leaving Ta
coraa in a Cast-Iron Wheel Car.
A Physician at Roy Arrested for Mal-
practice—State Supreme Court De-
rision la the Tester Estate Case—The
Baltimore to Arrive Monday.
June 3.—[Special.]—Robert T.
Day was hanged this morning at 11:13
o'clock. The trap was sprung by Sheriff
Holmes, and the doomed man died with
out a struggle, not a muscle vibrating, hia
neck being broken. The death warrant
was read at 10:38 o'clock, consuming five
minutes, in the presence of Father Kearns,
of La Center, his spiritual adviser, Day
embracing the Catholic faith. The pro
cession started from the cell to the acaf
fold at 11:05 o'clock, headed by Sheriff
Holmes.
Day walked with a steady step, ascend
ing the scaffold without the assistance of
any one. He made a speech to those
present in a loud and distinct voice. His
first words were: "How do you do, gen
tlemen ?" He then spoke of his long con
finement, saying that the pangs of re
morse were severe for taking the life for
which he was to forfeit his own. He for
gave all who had sinned against him, and
wished in turn to be forgiven. He de
clared himself innocent of the murder as
charged, and requested those who would
to kindly look after his wife and children,
and receive the best wishes of his last
moments in so doing.
His speech being concluded, hia arms
and legs were pinioned, the black cap was
drawn over his face, and the doomed man
dropped into eternity. After hanging
thirteen minutes the body was pronounced
dead by Drs. Sims, J. C. and R. E. Darrell.
The body was allowed to hang eighteen
minutes, when it was taken down and
placed in a coffin. There was placed in
the coffin, at Day's request, a handker
chief from his wife and a handkerchief
and picture lrom his little girL The body
was given to his family for burial. Two
hundred people from Kalama and the sur
rounding country witnessed the execu
tion. Among the spectators were: Sheriff
J. H. Woolery, of King connty; Under
Sheriff J. M. Hicks and Coroner Dr. F. P.
Frank, of Pierce county; aiso the sheriff of
Clarke county.
The scaffold was a plain affair of four
upright scantlings drawn together iome
what at the top, and securely fastened,
with a platform built about half way, con
taining the trap. Steps led from the
court room, where Day was tried and con
victed, to the fatal platform.
The crime for which Robert Thompson Day
wastxecuted was the murder of Tbomaa Clin
ton Beebe at a logging camp near Wood law a,
Oowlitx county, on Friday evening, October 9,
I#9l. On that day young Beebe had a difficulty
with bay's, aoa about some cows that were
destroying Be: be'a corn, and alapped youug
Day's face. Day'e father woa told of this In the
afternoon, on returning from a hunting trip.
After dinner Day at Qnce wjnt to Beebe'a camp,
about three-fourths of a mil* below bay's ranch.
When he arrived there he learned from his son
that Clinton and another young man named
David Beebe, a cousin of Clinton s, had gona to
Murk's camp, located about two miles up the
river. Day started in pursuit, and overtaking
the boya, accused Clinton Beebe of having
alapped his son "Doc." This Beebe did not
deny. Day followed this up by saying that
Beebe had also said he couid slap him, but
that he would find him "pretty hard
to fight," etc. To all this, according to the
testimony of David Beebe, the boys made no
reply. D.iy, having reached a point in the road
where a fork of the same led to hia house,
stopped, deliverately drew up the Winchester
rstie which he was carrying in bis hand and
shot aud killed Clinton Beet*. He theu, in
very rough language, addressed David Beebe,
saying, among other things: "May be you want
some ol this," and started to reload. The lever
did not act freely, and Beebe succeeded, through
flight, in setting out of harm's way. The boy
reachel Woodlawn, where he reported the kill
in* of Beebe. Day fled to the woods, but waa
captured the n*xt morulas; by a constable. A
mob gathered to lynch Day, but the constable
took his prisoner over the river into Cla rk
c<*imy, and brought him by a circuitous route
to Kalama. Day a story was that the boya were
about to pounce upon h'.m; that he told them to
keep back; that he was carrying the gun in his
left hand, prasj nig it with bis right; that the
gun went off without ever beiag raised to his
shoulder on this occasion; that he did not know
that he had shot any one until he turned, after
waiting back about twenty-five feet, and looked
around and *jrw a man lying deal in the road.
It was said at the time that Day had a bad rec
ord; that he had been a Confederate guerrilla
during the war, and had boasted of having
killed thirty men iu t.iat service. He ia alao
■ai l to have told a Portland young man, who
saw him at Kalama shortly alter the murder,
that he had siiot men just to sec them fall It
was also said that he had killed three men
since the war. To a POST IXTKUJGEN'CI* re
porter bay said the stories of his desperate
character and exploits in earlier years were not
true.
l»iiy was tried at Ka'ama in December,
found guilty and sentenced to be hanged
within n'aetv days from December 16. Oa the
night of December 17 a deputy sheriff oa going
into Day a ceil, shortly after trie latter"* supper
bad been served to him, found tho condemned
man in his bunk, covered up aud acting as if
much excited, la reply to the inquiry by the
deputy, he said he uas sick, aud the examina
tion which followed detected the fact that Day
had attempted suicide by ».aching bit left arm
just lelow the elhow. lie had used a common
taole knife which was furnished hlmtou»e*t
his meals, through the dullness of wtifca he
failed to reach the artery. Mcdica. assistant
was at onre summoned a..d the wound dressed.
It required tea stitches to hold the parts to
gether.
Day's a:t r: rs then made a motion for a new
tr ilonte-b d t.ca, tae poiuts of which wore
indicated in Judge Illpomfleld's refusal to grant
the mouoa on January 6, as follows:
The principal point urged by counsel for the
defendant is nifflL-ieatly covered ia that form;
that is, that while the allegation is missing that
the pcrs n instautly di-.j fr >m the mortal
wound, as counsel says, yet it appears ou tho
fe eof the information that "he at a certain
time) purposely and of his deliberate and pre
meditated ma.ice did kilL" Tne onlv ot.ier
point urged is that t' >ne "Thomas V'Uat>:i
Beebe" should have N. foi owed t>y the word*
"a human bein:?.'' or oin r e'ju'valeut word#
ind -atmc that na:ae a* t ie n .tne »i a h'isiha
I*IDC But as it stai.da 1 tb.ai that a rnn>e
should be taken to indicate a hun.-in or
pent a. The law should ste;» In and trxtre'M
common seuatt as well as l>*?sl ►eut*) and know
th»t the name indicates a p^rsoa.
Day was - ;!iteace<l to b.- ia:i?ed at Kvumaoa
i Friday, February On February 19. one
previous to the day set tar executes, l»ay's
t torn-ys took iu appeal to tin supreme court of
i the state !*,r a reversal of tne decision of tne
lower court On Wednesday, April 6. tie »ti
prvmeoourt reaiereJ tu decision rc-fa* a? to
| Order a new triaL JUJ.<-J B <r>niaeli ou Maf iU
re-aentenCed Pay to K> '-.snared -a June 1 A» a
last res rt ex-rutive c.emeney was liap'.orad,
' but 'iovernor F-rry. on Friday, VAT 'l7, refused
to interfere w.ti* the axecutioa of the law.
Tbeh:>t rrof the dead man. as toid to a
P li a* fol
i lows
(Robert Thomr* n Div waa born in Tssswe'l
' county, Va, .a IM7, iutd rta.Uad oa a iarm until