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Show four la HaiiK, Mkjihhs, Tciiii., June ft. Frank Mrenifh, Parker Harris, Fid Carr and Hardy Ballard, the four men who are under sentence to bo hanged at Memphis on Juno 24, are held in the jail at Jackson, where the supreme court is in session, very much against their will. Tlicy want to return to Memphis. Tiny have written a letter to the authorities of this county charging charg-ing tho Jackson jailer with cruelly u.iiug them and refusing to allow tlicm to see visitors. They charge that miii Uters of tin; gospel are denied access to them, and that they have no ojiportn. nitylo prepaif theme!v r for death. Petitions for the pardon of the murderer murder-er are lieing circulated, but they get few signers. |