Byi the Associated Press
Raleigh, Nov. 8—Six prisoners on “death row” at the State prison have received reprieves at the hands of Governor Morrison today, it was announced at the executive offices. The reprieves, it was stated, were granted in order that the governor may have time to grant hearings to the prisoners, and make final decisions in each case, when he returned from New York in about 10 days.
The cases of those receiving the reprieves were as follows:
Albert Byrd, Lenoir county, found guilty of an attack upon a woman May, 1924, and sentenced to be electrocuted on August 5, last, but was reprieved from time to time until November 18 next, is now reprieved until December 5, 1925.
James McBride, Vance County, sentenced in June, 1924, to be electrocuted on August 28, last, for murder, was reprieved until November 15 next, and now reprieved until December 15, 1924.
Austin Carter, Rockingham county, convicted of murder in May 1924, and sentenced to die on September 26, last, reprieved until November 15 next, and again until December 2, next.
Carson Cotton, Halifax county, found guilty of murder in August 1924, and sentenced to die on September 17 last, was reprieved until November 20 next, and again until January 12, 1925.
John Leak, Davidson County, sentenced in August 1924 to die for murder on October 9 last, and reprieved until November 10 next, and now until January 5, 1925.
Kenneth Hale, Davidson County, found guilty of murder on August 1924 and sentenced to be electrocuted on October 9, last, was reprieved until November 10 next, and now until January 5, 1925.
From the front page of the Concord Daily Tribune, Nov. 8, 1924
newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073201/1924-11-08/ed-1/seq-1/#words=NOVEMBER+8%2C+1924
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