to be hanved, The latter had already prepared his soul by
/ prayer with two ministers and had said goodby to several
relatives. The governor got-a telegram Friday morning fron
the judge asking that a negro named Tom Jackson who was to
hang at Valdosta for killing his wife, be respited and the
prison commission recommended the same thing, Secretaries
to-the governor immediately got busy with long distance
telephone and telegraph: and stopped the sherrif’ just as he
was getting ready to take the negro to the gallows. He is
respited for 20 days." JOURNAL, Atlanta, Ga,, 6-23-1911
(7-32)
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to be hanced, The latter had already prepared hits soul by
prayer with two ministers and had said goodby to several
relatives. The governor got-a telegram Friday morning fron
the judge asking that a negro named Tom Jackson who was to
hang at Valdosta for killing his wife, be respited and the
prison commission recommended the same thing. Secretaries
to the governor immediately got busy with long distance
telephone and telegraph:and stopped the sherrif just as hq
was getting ready to take the negro to the gallows. He is
respited for 20 days. JOURNAL, Atlanta, Gas, 6-23-1911
(7-3e)
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The latter had already prepared his soul by
two ministers and had said goodby to several
relavives. Lhe covernor got-a telegram Friday morning frot
the judge asking that a negro named Tom Jackson who was to
at Valdosta for killing his wife, be respited and the
prison commission recommended the same thing, Secretaries
to the governor inmediately got busy with long distance
telephone and telegraph’ and stopped the sherrif’ just as he
was getting ready to take the negro to the gallows, He is
respited for 20 days." JOURNAL, Atlanta, Ga,, 6-23-1911
(7-3.)
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JACKSON, Thomas
"Valdosta, Gaey Dec. 8, 19ll=After having been respited
eight times by two governors, Thomas Jackson was hanged
here today for the murder of his wife and her grandmother
nearly two years ago, Governor Slaton had declined to
set aside the verdict of the court,"' MONIGOMERY ADVER-
TISER, Montgomery, Alabama Dec. 9, 1911.
Appealed and affirmed 70 SOUTHEASTERN 2,5
"If Friday had happened to bein another century instead of
this advanced day and time, a negro would have been hange
at Valdosta shortly before noon Friday, although the Gov-
ernor, the prison commissionand the fudge before whom he
was convicted, would have been doing everything in ee
} respite him, As it was, the jailer was reache
oe the cel ephene just a few minutes before the negro wag
JQCKSON, Thomas
"Valdosta, Gaey Dec. 8, 191l*#After having been respited
eight times by two governors, Thomas Jackson was hanged
here today for the murder of his wife and her grandmother
nearly two years ago, Governor Slaton had declined to
set aside the verdict of the court," MONIGOMERY ADVER=
TISER, Montgomery, Alabama Dece 9 1911.
Appealed and affirmed 70 SOUTHEASTERN 2)5
"If Friday had happened to bein another century instead off
this advanced day and time, a negro would have been hangeq
at Valdosta shortly before noon Friday, although the Yov-
ernor, the prison commissionand the judge before whom he
was convicted, would have been doing everything in ee
rer to respite him, As it was, the jailer was reache
oierenis ap just a few minutes before the negro wai
JRCKSON, Thomas
Waldosta, Gas, Dec. 8, 191l=After having been respited
eight times by two governors, Thomas Jackson was hanged
here today for the murder of his wife and her grandmother
nearly two years ago, Governor Slaton had declined to
set aside the verdict of the cea) meee ADVER=
TISER, Montgomery, Alabama Dec. 95
Appealed and affirmed 70 SoUrHastEa as
"If Friday had peppeneg e bein another century instead o;
y and t.
at Valdosta shortly be: eee noon Friday, although the Gov-
ernor, the prison commissionand the judge before whom he
was convicted, would have been doing everything 1: a
jailer was reache
ower to respite him, As it was, the jail zoned
beer the telephone just a few minutes before the negro was
