The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-12-01
4 MURDERER SENTENCED rO BE
EzUNG COMMITS SUICIDE
History OF the Crime.


Milton Malone, sentenced to be hanged
on Tuesday last, at Atlanta, Ga, in the
Fulton county Jail yard, for the murder of
Frank Phillips on the night of August 10,
1877, cheated the gallows by committing
suicide, about an hour before the time set
for the execution. By some means not
definitely known, although the widest iu-
mors are ailoat, he obtained dose of NOR
phine, which he was allowed to take He
died without cvnrcssinr - word of sorrow
49, IN, -,
lor tiic cIihic hc nau committed lie
openly aV0wcd himself an atheist, laughed
at the idea of he'll, and avowed his disbelief
in fine Riblr
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-n"'"no ""' !""nS MA" W u'sl'''Su'Sh-
ca family, being klnsman OF Governor
Smith. His parents, until recently quite
wealthy live in Coln,nhps 7, III, oorl,
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IVY ''O'' -""'"'o ""' ~" oS'l'y ny VICIOUS
companions. lie ultimately became pro-
fesional gambler: and it is ALLEGED that he
il tbo nrrln,or or r,rr ut. f,.o,o NJ,
'r'I'' wa
'"iIe "o"' 10 -i''''l'o III Angus, ol iasl year.
and entered into career OF dissipation.
On Saturday nirht. Aurust 10 he me,
Fr,,I, pbillirs or u,o, o;,. laos. r
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up"ut nineteen years. ana III an aIterca'ioh
shot him through the heart, killing him
instantly fhlllips was unarmcd, and the
"cc" cAc''cu "Iue-NPreau Indignation
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nnnninr tbc nrisnn sczir~ WaIonn '0" an1
lynching him on the day succeeding. The
most eminent cCunsel OF the state were
have horn rofccI frn", oGnorna n' % p",vmr'
tv in their efforts TO have their only child
acquitted. He appealed TO the Supreme
court OF 'he Statc' Which affirmed the Gle,
thrn anno,lnG to thc Snnrcne rn9,t o 90 ,hn
United States, which refused the applica-
ton. Malones friends, then, as last
,i i', y, ~, s't,s .no you'lS llla ne up
Ills sentence TO Imprisonment for life Thc
Governor was very hard pressed for. in
addltlon 10 the extraordinary social and
lin, lie fam,il,, ,,,idn ond offoctio, ,,rrod
him strongly to save his kinsman from the
gallows. But he refused to Interfere with
liic Jtus,ilent vi ilc l'tM, anu as a iust re-,
attach to m otherwise 5onored name Ma
lone committed suicide.
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10 INC ic'''lis WIN apparent GUINNESS
shShtly SHINING tie ilieah"hlIe' Inc VAL
den asked him if he was prepared, the con-
demned man replying YES sir" General
Crool,or ,her shonl, hin, Ia, ,ho haul h,do
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nm Soou-py' ana expressed lhe nope mat
he was prepared to pass from this to Il bet
ter world. where he would be free from all
Lie tro,,bIoo
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Young was dressed IN 1ull suit OF black
with ruflicd shirt and embroidered slippers.
His arms having been tied behind him with
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'o''' i,' was ''''''u0''' ~ '"o '''uioi"'
where he joined IN the singing anG the
prayer conducted by his spiritual advisers.
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'"''"s '"' '",',' "'''s '"'' ~ 10 "''',
ih8 10 u'e, ana hopes were eApressed thaI
when the trap should fall the convict
would fly to his Fathers house. where all
lie srrrorincs would ho ovor rho nr.on-
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ers legs having been tled ana all thhgs IN
readiness for the execution, he made Il