Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1926-08-14 | Page 3 | Negro Starves to Cheat Law

NEGRO STARVES TO CHEAT LAW Condemned Man Mall Fasts 65 Days to void EI Electrocution tion LITTLE nOCK ROCK Ark Aug U- U UDy U Dy Tho The Associated Press Press-An Press Arkansas negro went to hl grave Sunday triumphant In a slow and stealthy race rac agaInst death by electrocution While Governor Tom J Terral cam cam- campaigning cam for re nomination do- do de delayed fixing a date on which Tom Crittenden count county should be b executed for murder Stribling for 65 days refused the meals that were given him and died from pneumonia Induced by starvation He lIe carrIed carried out his campaign the fact tact that several well well- well known known citizens were vero preparIng to appeal to the governor for tor clemen demon clemency clemency cy Stribling hid had always denied that he killed a negro who had attacked lila Ills daughter some seine time before A jury and the supreme court failed to accept his alibi Ills his sentence was affirmed three months ago EO and he was placed In Inn Ina ina n a cell with two other negroes On the Ule th day tho the other two were exe executed StrIbling began his fast Penitentiary authorities did not know of It until two weeks ago Ue lie took the meals that were pass pass- passed passed passed ed through h th the bars It was note noted l however that ho spent most of othis his time tim his cot refusing to exercise All the time Strib- Strib Stribling Stribling ling was consigning his food tood to 10 th drain pipes taking only an occasIonal occasional ional swallow of o milk After his removal to a hospital he abandoned his attempt at con con- concealment concealment con concealment and declared himself on ona ona a 0 hunger strike Friends of tIle the theold theold old negro believe however that hiS purpose was not to bid for lor freedom or commutation but In Iii his ow 1 0 words to beat the clee- clee elec electric trio chair by starvation no nn