The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-07-03
TdE 0CAEEV1O.
DOUBLE EXECUTION IN GEORGIA.
Hanging Of Lloyd and Holsen-
bake at Oglethorpe.
Jealousy the Cause of
the Crime.
An Episode of the Re
belliOn.
DEMEANoR OF THE PRISONERS.
THEIR SPEECHES ON THE SCAFF0LD.
They Proclaim Their Innocence
to the Last.
An Episode of the Re-
belliOn.
DEMEANoR OF THE PRISONERS
THEIR SPEECHES ON THE scAFFoLO.
They Proclaim Their Innocence
to the Last.
Thrilling Scenes Graphi-
cally Described.

cally Described.
From the Macon (Ga.) Telegraph and Messenger,
June DO
THE MURDER.
On Tuesday the 2Sth Of February, 1871, Judge
Fish twho had been . recently appointed District
seat Of Macon county. The Circumstances as related
by an eye witness, cOlOred man. are as fOllOws:-
train. Judge Fish came on It. and e had quite
bundle Of papers; these the freedman volunteered
to carry and both approached the Court House;
door, are port followed, and the Judge sank to the
earth, never to rise again. The cOlOred man, as
soon as he could recover the shock ran and aroused
the neighb0rhOOd. The Judge lived about twenty
minutes, but never spoke.
HOW HE WAS KILLED.
feet from the door of the Court House. 30 that the
aim OF his assassin must have been close to him.
The charge was heavy buckshot, and entered the
head and neck. 1t was indeed cline shot"
w THE SUPPOSED MURDERER.
The first man arrested on suspicion was Henry
Stuobs, 2 colored man: He was incarcerated IN the
Messrs. Murphy and Raspbury-arrlved from At
lanta Their Investigations resulted in the arrest
first OF Holsenbake and afterwards OF James G.
Lloyd.
~ THEY CONVICT THEMSELVES
1t was soon found that Stubbs was innocent, and
that H0Senbake was the man who had committed
the deed. He and Stubs were In adjoining cells,
and were able to converse, but in such loud tone
owing to the confessions Of Hoisenbake. Coupled
with other suspicious circumstances, Lloyd was
arrested and Stubbs taken as witness against
was the instgator OF the whole AFFAIR; that without
him he would not have done 1t; that when he did
the shooting he had made a line shot.
tt tlt THE CAUSE
OF the murder was Jealousy. 1t seems that during
the war HOlsenbake and his wife, said to be very
he evidently loved her to distraction he has
broOded over his misfortune, and deeming that
Judge Fish was paying improper attention to the
sion Of him and caused him to do the bloody deed.
That he mcdtated murder was indicated by his
aas WIZ hs
asked who was In his wayy was he going to kill any
bodys was Fish i In his wayS how long he, Holsei-
two weeks before the tragedy.
1t ia but fair to say that several witnesses at the
trial spoke Of Mrs. Holsenbake as o woman against
whom not breath Of suspicion rested and she her.
self sOlemnly sw0re that Judge Fish had never ap.
preached her In an improper manner, nor had ever
visited her except when her family was present.
LLOYD's PARTICIPATION.
James Q. Lloyd was an old man, ffty-eight years
Of age; He was native Of South Carolina, then
moved to Knoxville, Ca but since the war has re-
sided at Oglethorpe. He was arrested at the In
stance OF the detectives, both OF whom were sc.
Lloyd was brought there. He was placed pur.
pOsely in the same cell with Holsenbake, and
the conversation between the two developed
the fact that Lloyd had been cOgnizant OF the whole
affair; had supplied the shot and wads with which
the gun was loaded, knowing the use that was to
be made of them, and had advised the killing Of
Mrs. HOlsenDakes father Also Both were found
guilty.
EFFORTS TO ESCAPE CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
have been repeatedly made by the prisoners, ap-
peal having been made to the Supreme Court on
technical legal points and to the clemency Of the
Governor Both have failed.
THE BEGINNING OF THE END.
Your reporter left Macon at 9:1O p. NJ, and being
fortunate enough to receive On Introduction to one
OF the prisoners counsel had most pleasant COM
panion, whose conversation served to beguile the
tedious journey and from which much valuable In
formation was derived.
MONTEZUMA.
Being dubious OF getting any accommodation at
o te balance Of the night
break, walked up the road a mile and reached
OGLErHORPE.
Gus darkies, of both sexes and all sizes, evidently
bent on holiday. Arrived, found all quiet There
had been grave rumors OF an
ATTEMPTED RESCUE
by throwing the train from the track and the hands
on the road between Albany and 0glethOrpe re-
ceived special instructions by telegraph to be on
the lookout Sheriff II. A. Lee and number OF dep
uties went to Albany and received the prisoners
and escorted them to Oglethorpe, arriving there
the guard was amply sufficient for all purposes
The unfortunate men were at once marched to
their ola quarters IN Macon county jail On my
Lee and his assistant, Mr.. w. M. Greer and In COM
pany with the Sheriff and one Of the gentlemen who
conducted the defence sought an
INTERVIEW WITH THE PRISONERS.
They were confined in the county Jail, a neat
square building, surrounded by a lumber fence
about twelve feet high. 1t was on the top of this
fence that the prisoner H0lsenbake was shot while
attempting to escape last fall The first OF the un-
fortunates was introduced to was LLOYD, He ia a
man OF sixty, iron gray hair dark eyes, rather
small and piercing heavy features His face was
unshaven and his dress by no means neat or cleany
heavy door was unbarred and entered the cell
OF Holsenbake. He was lying on pallet, but rose
as we entered but Immediately sat down again on
his bed.
WHAT HoLsENBAKE SAID.
H0lsenbake, in the course OF somewhat long
conversation, stated that he was victim Of false
representations. He accepted the situation, know.
Ing that there was no hope. He was shown last
despatch from Governor Smith announcing that no
pardon, reprieve or Communication was possible, He
read u unmoved SAYING u was Just as he expected.
He thought the Governor had acted from prejudice.
lie hoped he 1.-THE GovernOr) was an honest man,
but thought he should have acted differently. Here
robbed, outraged and would be murdered illegally.
He was Content to die had made up his mind to 4.
He had made voluntary confession to no one.
His confession to Farrow was illegally obtained,
and his blood would cry from the ground for ven.
geance against FarrOw.
In answer to an inquiry as to his bodily health he
lie said ne had written defence, which he had
lett with his brother, with directions TO have 1t pub
lished, after his deccase, In pamphlet form.
An inquiry as to his spiritual Condition ELECTED
the reply that nc felt comfortable and hopeful OF
the pardon In another world-he could not obtain
IL in this. He then repeated his conviction that he
was the victim OF conspiracy, aud denied that he
had ever made the confession to the negro Us sworn
TO at the trial. 10
WHAT LLOYD SAID ~
Almost Immediately on my speaking TO Lloyd he
was anxious to correct any Impression on my mind
that he was an atheist. He said no was not; that
he believed In future state--in future rewards
and punishments. He was a Unitarian, or, said he,
'sOne folks may call me Deist." He said his
present unfortunate position was the result OF
Sitical luminosity; that he was sccessl0nist, but
Thought tho country had gone the wrong way about
IT. that because he would not join the radicals and
vote with and for negroes he was robbed OF his
position rs postmaster. He blamed the newspa-
T"rs for misreprcsenting his case and prejudicing
~ 'rtry against him. That no had no luminosity
the co~. '"red man; on the contrary, had twice
to inc m III. 'sent condition was the resn ~.
Of a conspiracy s-slnst him s~., ''' ssnbaSe viii
for months and yes.-s. He, like hos-- In
leav his statement nr c.>ufessIOn to p65terlsy,