Article clipped from Maysville Daily Evening Bulletin

Will Howling? He Hanged INext Friday h the day net for the execution of Jell’ Bowling for thqnUegt'il murder of bin Htep4atlier-in-law aome time ago at Newark, Ohio. A dispatch from (jotuoihun, Ohio, aaya;“The wife of Jtrffemjti Howling, who i* to hang next Friday, la a daily caHer at the Ooveruor'fl offloe, and bar pleading* in behalf of her unfortunate husband are heart-reod-log. The feeling grow# stronger daily that How 11 tig i* luno'ent of the murder of old man Douglas, aiul great priMun* l» he In * brought to bear upon Governor poraktsr to commute the induce. The Governor had given the case careful consideration, and hud about made up hii mind «4it t«» interfere further* Ulikuowti, however, that, a» the day UxtMi for the execution draw* near, the Governor in worrying considerably about the com*. Hie visit of Judge Bargl* and Colonel Voting, of Kentucky, here, and their pleading# In behalf of Bowling, li U known, have made a deep lmpm^aion upon ib« Governor, and fllni'id dully new friend* of Bowling are coming to the front suiterttug tlieir belief In III# innocence, and asking the Governor to I'omnmtu the wnunny. Tne Governor laloth to lulerefere, but hi* drt'Ad that theremay bo so too truth in the a^rllon* of thosewho are pleading the condemned ruin'a In*uootmo* oaoaca him U» heal late leet an tuuo* cent man should suffer.*'
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Maysville Daily Evening Bulletin

Maysville, Kentucky, US

Tue, Aug 24, 1886

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