INNOCENT MAN ALMOST HANGED = MONTANA.
"Helena, Montana, March 9, 1900. = For fear that the
train, bearing him to Helena might not arrive in time
to catch the Butte mail train unon which he desired to
transmit to the sheriff at that place a respite for
Joseph Schaefer, the innocent man under sentence to be
hanged there, Lt. Gove Spriggs last night telephoned
the officials of his intention, and upon arrival here
today he attached his signature to the temporary respit
in order that the supreme court might have an opportuni
ty to pass upon Schaefer's appeal. This is believed to
be the first instance in which a telephone served such
a purpose, ‘tt was feared for a time that Schaefer must
hang, even though proved innocent, as the governor and
lieutenant governor have been out of the state,"
JOURNAL, Atlanta, Georgiak M arch 9, 1900 (9=3.,)
INNOCENT MAN ALMOST HANGED = MONTANA.
"Helena, Montana, March 9, 1900, - For fear that the
train, bearing him to Helena might not arrive in time
to catch the Butte mail train upon which he desired to
transmit to the sheriff at that place a respite for
Joseph Schaefer, the innocent man under sentence to be
hanged there, Lt. Gove Spriggs last night telephoned
the officials of his intention, and upon arrival here
today he attached his signature to the temporary respite
in order that the supreme court might have an opportuni-
ty to pass upon Schaefer's appeal. This is believed to
be the first instance in which a telephone served such
a purpose, t was feared for a time that Schaefer must
hang, even thoggh proved innocent, as the governor and
lieutenant governor have been out of the state,"
JOURNAL, Atlanta, Georgiak M arch 9, 1900 (9=3.)
INNOCENT MAN ALMOST HANGED = MONTANA.
‘Helena, Montana, March 9, 1900, - For fear that the
train, bearing him to Helena might not arrive in time
to catch the Butte mail train upon which he desired to
transmit to the sheriff at that place a respite for
Joseph Schaefer, the innocent man under sentence to be
hanged there, Tit. Gov. Soriggs last night telephoned
the officials of his intention, and upon arrival here
ty te haefer's appeals
be te first eee in which a telephone served such
a purpose, It was feared for a time that Schaefer must
hang, even though proved innocent, as the governor and
lieutenant governor have been out of the state,"
JOURNAL, Atlanta, deorgiak M arch 9, 1900 (9=3.)
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Homa aleriar sestelay Wasch 5, 1900'S)
