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The Colorado Statesman
Denver, Denver County, Colorado
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James Weldon Johnson of the NAACP reports on the Arkansas cases: six men condemned to execution in early September 1921 remain alive after a writ of habeas corpus was granted, sustaining the petition and staying execution on September 27, 1921. New evidence is expected to aid remaining trials in Marianna.
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James Weldon Johnson, secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 70 Fifth avenue today gave out the following statement concerning the status of the Arkansas cases.
The fight still goes on in the Arkansas cases. The six men condemned to be executed early in September are still alive.
An appeal to the governor for reprieve was unsuccessful. Then our attorneys applied for a writ of certiorari to act as a stay of the execution.
On learning that the writ of certiorari could not be obtained in time to stop the execution as the judges of the Federal Court would not be in Washington until after the date of execution, application was made for a writ of habeas corpus.
This was granted and made returnable Monday, September 26th.
On Tuesday, September 27th, a telegram was received stating that the writ was sustained and that the execution was stayed.
The telegram reads as follows:
Little Rock, Ark., Sept. 27, 1921.
James Weldon Johnson, 70 Fifth Avenue, New York.
Demurer to petition sustained. Appeal granted which stays execution.
SCIPIO A. JONES.
Evidence is now in hand which should have large weight towards securing the freedom of the prisoners who are yet to come to trial and which will favorably affect the fate of those already condemned. The other cases will be tried in Marianna in the near future, and this will be the first opportunity to use the new evidence.
The association is leaving no stone unturned in its efforts to secure justice for these men.
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Primary Location
Arkansas
Event Date
Early In September 1921; Monday, September 26th; Tuesday, September 27th, 1921
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execution stayed; appeal granted; six men still alive
Event Details
James Weldon Johnson issued a statement on the status of the Arkansas cases. Appeal to governor for reprieve unsuccessful. Writ of certiorari not obtained in time. Writ of habeas corpus granted, returnable September 26th. On September 27th, telegram confirmed writ sustained and execution stayed. New evidence available for upcoming trials in Marianna. NAACP continuing efforts for justice.