Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-09-28

THE DAw~ING or HIS DAY OF
doom

THE UAWSISG OF HIS DAY ~
doom.
The verdiet or the Lunacy Cofnni-sion
The Pri.oner Pronounced Of sound
Hlpd-The Execution Between the
Hour 0f Ten and Two Today ="
fhe S5zht VA P&-sed-The Condemn
- Nan Eestless In Hi cen
~canoId in Keadfns.- for th~
Act-A scene - she CalioFs K
Taa nero George wallace c9nlz'-'i''7'
= - hanged to-day aas passed a. 49,
..-,e. - ez-ts. aud between ~ o.ci9sh
~. -rr-rlrg and : 1el9ck this afternoon
,-55f raw tae death penalty ou the saIiS'|s-
r-. 9arr summoned 5y Deputy @hefih
t.,.r.f.r. n compliance with tue order d
D-55rs-r Ferriu. - determine the sanity
n the prisoner assembled 81 the superior
Court room yesterday morning At ~
O'Clock. Dr.. J.B. Read. one 81 the jurors
srs- t4naT0idablg detained and not az
us4r5nx for some minutes Dr. J@iih y
Martin was called upon - act
in his stead Or. e =. lles
vaz chosen foreman. and the Jurs
formally 1rzauized A. conn isslgh
III mr4ey. They decided e Visit me JAN
s...I vearp driven iu an omnibus u tuaL IN
sutton where the taking % testimony
qes. Fsl.rIu. Dr. - g. B1lioen- the Gun
ID Tshv-Irl4n. wa- first eGaInlHei- anu
stated that DE- had seen aildc- heai ~
..sa-s tav since his frat comlnittal- ana
ftsf - 6ad not noticed that the prisoner
gsas unsguHd % mind Al any uiAs;
f4t was quiet and orderly, du1
esnsranfly in the possession q all
81 mental faculties up - the time when
r wa- announced - him last sunday
fsgrufny that fhe Governor would not lh-
t1rfara with the execution 81 the sentence
III tha. court. That be saw the prisoner
sgtfB On the following DAY. when Dc acted
iu a strange and stubborn manner, ana
called the name 81 his wife and persist
emily refused - recognize any one OF y
answer questions The prisoner ap-
peared naked 10 his cell. ana r.
fused h. speak when addressed.
The witness said he did not make close
inspection u the prisoners eyes Or OK
anime the condition " the nerves " the
bumiditt of the skin. and that he felt in-
cIiued from what BE- did observe. however,
fa brlieye that " aiiace was not insane,
ban that bis talk and conduct was an at
tempt ~ feign insanity. In response -
questions propOuHded by the jury the
witness said that be had had some expert
ence with eases IL lunacy. and had known
shock. and startling occurrences. but.
without meaning 10 influence the jury, DE-
could only conclude that the prisoner was
maIf1uerinZ. or. Iu other words, playing a
part.
IHE ExAMINATION.
Dr.J.B. Read was then called, when the
commission left the private Office and en-
tered the prison for the purpose ~ max
ing a personal examination 81 the pH7-
oucr who was brought from cell No. u
into the corridor by some 81 the coloTel
conyicts. The condemned man struggled
VIOLENTLY. and when not attempting 20 bite
those ,,b0 held him ON the floor. called ou
tho Lord u save him. lie seemed - DE-
hDprlc..iv insane % "a superficial Oh
Erryrr. but when careful examination
Of his pulse. limbs eyes and features WAS
male. and the pul-ati0u7 81 MS heart ne-
ted IL became apparent That me opinions
expressed by Or. Bulloch as 20 ms sanity
were Weil founded. The efforts ~ alidef
% impose go the creduiIty ~ the c0mmI--
sion were supplemented uy groans. the
rolling 1T his ewes. .nashin. his teeth
aud other performances. Finally. Ut.
Read. turning - Dr5. Duncan and Mar
tin. said: --ee how rigid his left leg l. -
Dr. Duncan promptly felt the limb. but
every one present saw " allace straighteu
his ~ ana cause il u become a. ri I'D As
his arms had previously been. The ruse
satisfied the commission that Wallace
was -hamming. and be was accordingly
taken back - his cell and the jury re-
turned b. the JaiEer-s private Office ~
continue the examination % tine Wit
ne--e-.
Doctor Read was questioned by tile
r9mml ss59u as u the condition II Wal
lace aud replied that il was pure bit ol
-hammIuZ- that THE prisoner relaxed his
limbs and caused them U ~ rigid AT VIII
aud assumed ~ te calm Or ia a violent
FRENZY. He stated raat the appearance
10 the eyes the humidity ~
t1e skin and other general manifestations
observed Ed tAe subject were not indica-
tons % insanity.
Or. Bull1eh Was then recalled and r.
r<a-esd that b. believed the prisoner Wa
zrIu- insanity aud that ln giving his
rl1leu II Wa willing ~ - held legally
r--rE1sl-le ~ r.
NJ. Sa.1sn.. one % the guards u thc
ers---Eea that the prisoner slept we'll
Arb zts ree-91aa.s amount q ford until
ssf 4r. w-@l Ae heard shat Governor
81 gBae r-et ~ interfere Vslt1 the eE-
t1 f1sf faE le had repeated
s. -1-a a- el8e1e- from ais person and
bad ratas3 lcier1ls ~ tiF4e-. until Wednes-
94s. ILe witness vac then asked II Wal
Ize- aal slefrs any I'D Wednesday night.
Er saf1ars replied So the affirmative.
s1a a answer ~ other inquiries said that
y 153e fBe condemned man would answer
na auearlgus. ue bad asked for some
thing 10 cat BIZ slept well that night and
TGt gu some ciQfbas.
fuou tho conclusion Of this officers
testimony some Of the jury expressed a
ssish ~ again see Wallace. and they We're
accordingly passed into the corridor fac
iu. the cell. They returned 10 the jury
room in e few minutes when Jailcr Rus
sell was called. Mr.. Russell testified that
be believed the prisoner was insane from
The way be appeared and acted last sun
day. lie gave am account of the actions
II the prisoner and how be had talked
since that day.
There being no further evidence, the
Jury returned T. the court house. and in
about twenty minutes notified the Ordi-
nary that they had agreed upon verdict,
whIch reads as follows:
THE VERDICT.
we. the Jury, ordered by the court to
inquire into the alleged insanity Of George
Wallace. colored, do hereby find, from the
evidence Of physicians, together with
others who have bad the said George
Wallace under observation. a. well as
from the evidence of our own personal ex-
animation and observations that the said
George Wallace j. malingcring, and that
there are not sufficient grounds to Justify
tho belief ia his insanity.
q. q. ~CHLEY. ". D., Foreman.
joins -. MAETIN, VI. -.
s.. j. MILLER.
PETER REILLY.
ANTHONY FKKNANDKL.
LEHMAN r.. BYCK.
joins LANG.
EDWARD LOWELL.
JOSEPH GpRHAM.
SANDFORD W. BEASCH.
W. DUNCAN, NJ. ID.
THOMAS BALLASIYNE.
The jury were then discharged By the
Ordinary.
ARRANGEMENTS FOX THE EXC CTiON.
The Deputy sheriff has completed his
alrangements for the execution. which