Saturday, 3rd July 1915: Governor Keeps Negro From South Carolina, The Atlanta Constitution

### Pennsylvania Executive's Action Is Based on Fear of Lynching

Philadelphia, July 2. Governor Brumbaugh, it was learned today, has withdrawn a Requisition Warrant issued by Governor Tener, in 1913, for Fred Brown, a Negro wanted in South Carolina on a charge of murder. Representations were made to the Governor that the prisoner would be in danger of lynching if returned to the Southern State.

Counsel for Brown has made extraordinary efforts to keep him out of South Carolina. In support of their plea that he would be in danger of lynching, they quoted public utterances of Cole Blease. A requisition was issued, however, by Governor Tener, and Brown's counsel carried the case to the United States Supreme Court, which sustained the lower courts in refusing to interfere.

In asking withdrawal of the requisition by Governor Brumbaugh, counsel cited incidents in connection with the Frank Case in Georgia and a recent lynching in South Carolina. A hearing in the case will be given by Governor Brumbaugh next week.

Columbia, S.C., July 2. Fred Brown, alias Joe Grant, was indicted in the South Carolina courts for the alleged murder of J.F. Durst, a white man, at Johnston, on April 14, 1906.

Attorney General Peoples today telegraphed a request to the Attorney General of Pennsylvania asking that he arrange a hearing before Governor Brumbaugh when arguments will be submitted for this state relative to the withdrawal by the Pennsylvania Governor of the Requisition Warrant for the return to South Carolina of Fred Brown, a Negro wanted at Lexington, S.C., for murder.

Governor Manning telegraphed Governor Brumbaugh a request that this hearing be granted.

Later today, Governor Brumbaugh, of Pennsylvania, telegraphed Governor Manning that a hearing on the Fred Brown case would be held at Harrisburg on July 7.