Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 June 1902 — JEFFERSON DAVIS OF ARKANSAS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

JEFFERSON DAVIS OF ARKANSAS

Governor Who Was Lately Ejected from His Church. This is the story of the Governor of Arkansas—what was said of him by the members of his church and what hap-

pened to him. It also relates to his treatment of negro convicts. These several things have combined to giv* Jefferson Davis of Arkansas considerable notoriety ol late. Some time *(* Gov. Davis was accused. by member* of his church, being guilty of Im-

proper conduct. It was said of him that he had done what no good Governor or good church 'member would do—he bad over-indulged publicly oil various occasions. Charges were preferred against him in his church and these have now been sustained, with the result that the Governor has been ousted. This is th« same Governor who recently released a negro from State prison, with a full pardon for his offense, on condition that h* go at once to Massachusetts. Gov. Davis declared that he had lately been In that State and had heard so much of sympathetic expression for the unfortunate black man of the South that he wanted to give Massachusetts people *ll the advantage of association with ’-he negro. He also said that if railroad tickets for Massachusetts acoorapnuied other applicatious for pardons, be would give other, gpgro prisoners'their release.

GOV. DAVIS.