Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-12-12

who was put in jail here by his wife
asked me II sneW Samson, and thel
he told me OF this occurrence. He say
his mOtheT-iD-lsw tried to get him M
10 go over to BaItlett to swear agsiHe
me, but he tSamson PfeyoT) told Be-
he wouldn't miss going for fifty dollars
as he would make over one hundred
dollars by going.
Did you establish these facts on the
trial?
Prisoper-NO sir. / didn't know ii
until after my conviction. This is put
up job Oh me, but it seems that l must
stsnd ii, and die. The way Trey took
the evidence don't see how they con-
v.cted me. Four witnesses stated that
l came home by eight o'clock the night
of the murder. This would give me
! only three quarters OF an hour to go
three miles, and hep carry body three
| quarters of mile from where the MUIR
/ der was committed. In that three
| quarters Of an hour l had to go three
| quarters OF mile back from home,
tnen back, making one and half miles,
and thence home one mile and half,
the distance sworn to by the State wit
nesses.
Who do you think paid this money!
Prisoner-There sre some white men,
can think, but L won't say.
Do you own any property?
Prsoner-Yes sir. / own q hundred
acres of land on which owe little
money.
Where does Samson Pryor liver
Prisoner-He lived on Mr.. Joe Bonds
lace; is there now, / believe, two miles
from Shelby depot. understand thnt
he is going around saying that ought
to be hung to make his word out true.
Have You made any preparation for
death?
PrisOner-Yes sir. Ministers come
everyday pearly; PaIson Che {, and Faith
er Harris, they call him. They can hang
the body, tut they can't hang the soul;
hang me, and il feel that day as feel
a. times, I'll go home to rest.
Do you feel prepared to die?
PrisOner-Yes sir, / feel that way; l
feel as il my sins were forgiven, and
l am prepared to go; but you
know that man don't want
10 die that kind of death, could lay
down and die natural death; 1 have
nothing against those who swore against
me; 1 have done given all that up into
the hands of the Lord; the punishment |
40 WIN ii OOu Will 1OIo
give them all / will, for / won't be as |
hard-hearted as they are; 1 don't wish |
them any bad luck; there was q man |
on the jury who helped guard me when
arrested; 1 didn't know anything |
about court then, for wouldn't have
had him on there for anything; |
his name is Tom Bartlett; 1 have had
white men to tell me since that they |
would not have had him on the jury;
he helped to. guard me, talked to me,
and heard all that was stated.
FRANK SCOTT,
who is Condemned to die for killing
Ransom PhipEs, colOred, is tall, mus
culsr mullstto, having somewhat Of
an Indian cast of countenance with long
black hair which reaches to hisshoulder.
When our reporter psered through the
opening Of the prison door, the prisoner
was sitting concealed in the far corner
Of the cell, his head resting upon his
hands and in fIont of him q rude
table on which lay an open Bible. At
Lhe mention Of his name, he looked
toward the door; his countensnce was
cad, and yet there seemed
% fit ACROSS his brow the CLEAN OF hope,
aint, very faiut; but sufficient to con-
rast with the dark broodings of sorrow
which bis face betokened. We were
hOwn in the cell and the pris ooer spoke
n a firm, calm tone saying he
lad long since determined
o tell nothing but the truth about the
rhine for which he is SO soon to die.
scott was born in Georgia, near the
own of Athens, and was formerly the
lave OF George Reese, who lived in Ala t
anna. He is about forty years of age
nd csme to this city a year ago last
February.
I'VE are compelled to omit our re-
orter's interview With Frank Scott IN 7
il Tuesday. 1t will appear then.-EDs.
APPEAL