Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05
KILG0RE MUST HANG
To Be Executed in Public
THE 9Th DAY OF MARCH
HIS ''BIACK friday"
ONE MONTH TO LIVE!
Young and Old, Take Warning
The Law Nj ust Take It's Course.

Last Monday the Supreme Court
affirmed the sentence of death pro-
nounced on Walker Kilgore, of this
county, and fixed the
FIRST FRIDAY IN MARCH,
which is the fifth of the month, as the
day on which he should be executed.
The hanging will he public, and the
first that has ever occurred in this
county. He was sentenced by Judge
Porter to be hanged on the 9TH day of
December, 1879, out the delay caused
by appealing his case gave the pris-
one a couple more months to live.
The execution will take place about
HISTORY OF THE CASE,
is about as follows, according to the
testimony of ID. Nj. Chenowith and j..
II. Clendcnnin, who were the princi-
pal witnesses: About IL Or II O'Clock
January 27th, 1879, they found the
deceased, l.. Dow Willingharn, on
stile-blocks at Mr.. krunkle's house,
with right arm and chin trightfully
shot. He said that he WAS dying,
and that Walker Kilgore had shot
him that they were not III a fight,
that kilgore shot him from the bush.
Witnesses went along the road east a
few hundred yards, and came to Will
~lingham's wagon, stuck in the mud,
loaded with fodder; that they traced
the blood back Il hundred yards or so
to a tree standing beside the north
fence of the lane, opposite the house
of Il Mr.. Railey, at which point a
mans foot prirt was seen leading
across the road from the direction Of
Raiiey's house in the direction OF the
tree, and the same track was seen
over the north fence, under the tree,
and again going toward Mr.. Railey's
house the track was that Of Il small!
man. In the lane, neal the tree, were
found Willingham's
HAT NM REVOLVER,
the latter with one barrel empty and
with hammer on cock. The pistol
was rusty and had not been shot fol
sometime. Also, that gun-waddin9
recently fired, ranging in Il southeast
erly direction, WAS found in the lane
near the tree.
1t will be remembered that KilgOre
came to Mexico ard gave himself up.
The state showed that kilgore laid
in wait for Wiliingham and shot hin
from the tree; that after kilgore shot
him oncc Willingham drew his pisto
when Kilgore shot hI:, fatally.
The whole cause of the fuss was the
hauling away of some corn fodder.
Willingham was a cousin of kilgore
The following named jurors foune
the verdict of guilty: 5. II. Wolff
VIM. Boyd, l. Z. G. Taylor, William
Williams. W. Ii. Fox, Alfred Fox
b. c. TaIbert, X. e. Byars, j. A
Smith, +. III. Mildred, John Byrn:
and j. II. Woods,
WE CALLED On KliGORE
last Monday, only a few moment
after he knew that his sentence wa
final, and that there was no hope TO
5 him in this world. He seemed YER
indifferent and tried to appear noncha
: lent, but he made a poor out at it
He is very i~gnorant-can neither rea
writing or write, but car spell out
little print. He still holds on To III
, hope that the Governor will p.rdo
I him. Says he will die like q man
Don't want to see Il preacher; say
, that it don't make any difference t
=, him how they kill him; that he
9 innocent, aud that God knows it if n
one else does. On account of hi
. youth Kilgore has the sympathy {
the people. No one gl"ries in til
death of Il fellow man, especially whe
= HE IS BUT A MERE ROY.
But there is no alternative in TIN
case-krlgore was shown to be guilt
beyond the shadow of q doubt, an
X must pay the penalty. If more me
were hang there would be less rockies
;. shooting in this country.
~ What makes the matter more d.
;, plorable Is, that kilgore is an orpha
- and never has known a mothers cal
c or a fathers influence. He says TIL
l. is the first trouble he ever was in. Il
don't seem to be in q %repentant
:. respondent mood at all, but prid,
himself on his cool Indifference, whit
70 is sure to fail him long before ii
} fatal day He has a brother who h;
is done all that could be done, whicl
N from the nature of the crime, W:
=, very little. This is the
FIRST MAN EVER SENTENCED TO Deaf
IN AUDRAIN COUNTY.
January 9th, 1879, he killed w
d bingham. He was sentenced to
a. hanged Dec. 5, 1879, but on accoui
of of an appeal he will not be execute
y until March 5, 1880. Justice is II
y tardy in this county. We have
of good man to catch criminals and
he good man to prosecute them. Agos
le sheriff and prosecuting attorney q
:, do everything toward keeping a la
abiding community. There has be
N a good deal of shooting in this count
or and it has been talked Of all over t
id state. Now one Of the culprits
brought to justice, and
~ THERE ARE MORE TO FOLLOW. g.
AS there can be N hope for kiigo
we would advise him to forego |
n, Indifferent, badly assumed dare-de
Ir. carelessness and prepare himself !
n. death. His friends and sympathize
T. wish this, and surely he will not de
them. Again we say, Walker kilgoI
prepare for the great unknown futur
fv Mr. Franl, Crawford. of Youn,