HANGED YET LIVING

Southland Times, Issue 18819, 12 May 1920, Page 7

HANGED YET LIVING

AN AiaKiilCAN CASE. Vvbrth-,r tWi.itmte docs net soxnatiiues mtervcr.j to «tve an injicccnt man Irotn death i'' a ij [ .iaa.c-n roviv/d ay toe propoesai be.:v; (a-;..* amo jo the .d..- .. .ppt Bc;pslat!:.u faiTy its 11.-tci; u» vote TUni)o to a men v/..0 '.:.:■ a a.ms; - .-m -ma smi 3 s- : - AO. Will.a:", i'twvjr., a fav.is.r near .1 ual.oon, a I’..iov.it, w.> s.i amted ;u 19U3 a.n' camwith '..be no;: of a certain W.P'-„ • Bix'-tlcy. iie sw tried convicted :;ml .vnlcttct'-d lo hs bain.';.; alter one of the race., w ueahonal tri-air. in tie history of the Str-ie. O.i rim (!;• v i;::t'. f for the execution 1000 ite-.rr.iai;:-.: Ikmk:;- 1 into the town to witness the harm:...-,;, Ihr tre-p -.’-as sprung ari ■, Purvis disappeared. bill w an *ae sherd! and doctor- went a-s 'i' 1 r.-e plat; a nr. to coiili rat his i.cr.Ui they touad that the core,:- hj id .-lipped and the ihirvis was only L-adiy daze!. The sH-t-lI prepared to hang ths prisoner j a second time, hut the crowd refused to allow the cxfctivnri to pro-red, de'darini; I that Frovidnnee had saved Purvis. Ha j wjs returned to {.pad. v.-lulc the case was ; rpfrrreti U; Hie (Vuis for decision. The i Supreme Court of th ■> State ordered that I the e.eemt'on take plaa-e. ; ; I’ulilir feeling was so strongly against the ha raging of Purvis that the question became the ridel issue in the next, election ; for f.rate Pioveraor. One candidate, Mr i Mael.rurin, ■;’.r.'d that if he were elected ; ~V r -,:pe 'er.-■ id-;- Prr.'w'. - . sentence to : • itijd-.; a;-.-.! rvr:"i'.:• '-’l/ pardon him. J Mac.Le.uriu elect.—.; hy an ': major- ; 'int Sc:;-- a id.- promim and r,-!eared Purvis i i after d 1 r in.--:■ had ~t. two years in; r. v -|. i’ d nd erred hams, retried an ; o!d =--7 ! ;msd ’a-- i!y with her ; i'nri !;.-r *.—r> ciPldren for many years. I V’’r' - ■ ;i:e sed'iel. v mm named : • .Toe P:'.' hj hi l ricat hived three years ago. j s-ct the -’’e-iIT and a elerrvman. and | ewir -■ ■■' ° neither man ha/! kdled Buck- : lev. ami I;>* bail seer the deed done. j As a re-nit, a member is carrying: a Bill ! ’ ih;-ot:th- Le-ridature to appropriate I ci ore ; - !-■ ires- to compensate him for ] , hi ' cap; Fence on [.be gallows and to re- j ; wari him for two years' service on th- ; 1 convict farm. A first cousin of Buckley, , the nmi-d-rsd man, is support in" the me:;i sure, v. Bvrli. it was generally believed, J would ;ia.-s.