Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-09-29

about half past ten. As TO the man being
Killed. don't know anything about the man
in Lawson's. And as to telling white man
from black man. YOU couldn't 90 tilt was
too dark. | had thirteen warrants IN my
pocket that night. When Mr.. Isaac came 10
me Sunday morning, i thought ne came
to tell me what / had 10 do for him.
! had to 20 TO his house every sunday
morning. | thought he was loklngIhe
asked about the pistol. and said: y gu killed
a man, Wallace | said no" Laughed at
him; | thought he was Joking. llFed on
Jones street between Bnll ana Draytoh. ~
the corner OF Bull street he asked me, ne sald:
''Wallace, tell me the truth; dld you XII TINS
mani" / said: Il don't know nothing about
the shooting" / said: Il did not xiii
mani" He said: you had better tell me
the truth. and / said:
II NEVER KILLED A Mas II NJ LIFE.
When we got to the Presbyterian Church
he said again: "Wallace, did you xiii
that man. and I said mo" He took me
to Whitaker street and We got on the
cars. He wa inside and ! was IN 'front.'
laughing and talking. When we got 10 the
Jail two or three gentlemen took the pistol
and examined it. After they examiner the
pistol and talked awhile they tolu the
policeman TO take me to the barracks.
was tried aud convicted. If | know any
thing about the killing, you know All aDout II.
| never heard any pistol fire. II Is an put
up job by "Clubbe' sullivan anu "eVI ~ Dos-
sell. That is the man who swore against me-
he had prejudice against me because arrest
ed his woman That Is all | nave 10 SAY All
| got to tell YOU is this: / knew captain nus
sey in New ~ DIRK, and he knew me. 1 knew
him there in 1873. He asked me. Did do
thiss" and this. and this-he asked II killed
this man. and / said Il did not XIII the man.
He said, Tell me the truth | sala. - 1 9oll
know anything about it, He SAID, w aItdce'
if YOU killed the man, tell the truth about IL
YOU have got to die anyhow sald, lap
tain Hussey, Il never kill man. captain
Hussey said. IF you killed the man you might
a. well tell il. / said Il didn t know ythlng
about the shooting" He said, y on might as
well tell me all about it ] said Il Won I keep
anything in. | don't know anything ABOUT
it,"
PIT Up JOB.
Mr. Englewright said to me, You got
to die, you might as well tell. | SAID II know
it, it Is a put up job" He sad w allace: II
you kill the man tell me, IhaI Was ar.
Englewright: l said No never killed any
man." He said. you had better tell Mr..
Russell the truth" Mr.. Russell came IN and
talked with me-had conversations with me,
and told him the same thingIthat = am an. an
innocent man, and never killed a man in my
life." George BOssell had girl name EN-
ma sheppard. | arrested Emma and Caro-
line. and he cursed me. He said If | came
with me. But about this shoot
ing: | never heard a pistol ire; am
colOred man; don't mind the color; mind the
principle | never shot a man in my life;
never killed man in my life. 'Clubbie" Sulli-
van and George BOssell put up this job on me.
Captain Hussey came to me and say 10 me on
the principle. "Dlu XIII Ine man SdIus
Captain, | never killed any man." He
knows me and ] know him. | suppose he
tried to find out what | had done, and told
him right up aud down. He said, ~ GU got no
chance now: YOU have got to be hung. Tell
me the truth | told him never knew any
thing about it, not till the next day.
THE PRISONERS FRIENDS.
Where is Waring Russell, Gus. Friend, Hen
~ Daniel, the Waterman at the jail; They
have been good men to me; they all treat
is m
he never had much talk with me, but he had
sympathy; Mr.. Waring and Mr.. Isaac Russell
are good men Never forget Waring Russell;
he was always good to me. never Killed any
man. ! tell you the whole truth; "Clubbie'
sullivan was Constable for Mr.. Isaac; he
done some action and Mr.. Isaac didn't like 1t
and put me as his Constable. "Clu0ble Sulll-
van come to Jail and told me if | was to get a
new trial he would be there, and would walk
up the aisle. Nat Moore and GOttschalk and
Eddie BactO were there. He said, Il will be
there" '.Clubbie" Sullivan put up the job on
me- | don't blame George BOssell, the man
who swore against me; don't want you elu-
zens to think hard of BOssell. But "Clubbie'
Sullivan is the man who put up the job. am
satisfied he is the man who put up the job.
Don't forget it.
AN An INNOCENT MAN.
don't know anything about this murder.
Good bye, Mr.. Fleming; know you. ''Club-
bic sullivan and George Bossell put up job
on me. | know nothing about the shooting:
| never knew anything about il till | was
arrested. Mr. Isaac SAID: You needn't
laugh; you killed that man. told him Il
did not" =.
GOODBYE.
tell you all goodbye; farewell; l am
a poor widowed orphan; | raised myself.
| want you all to see that am an innocent
condemned man. | rise up before the higher
temple going on the right hand, and calling
the name from the left hand. Remember me;
the spirit promised me light; let it be named.
! am lost man; my name Is George w allace.
at IL al
After the ladder was taken away he kept
repeating, THE temple is in flames: the
temple is in flamesw
HIS LAST WORDS.
Jailer Russell assembled the scatfold
and spoke to the condemned man for a
few minutes. He looked into the eye of
Wallace and said: George, this is the
last time we shall ever speak to each
other. | have come to bid you goodbye,
and to beseech you to tell me whether
you have told the TRUTH
Wallace replied: Mr.. Russell, l love
you, and what have just said to the poo
pie is the TRUTH
THAT is enough, George: | believe
you. GoOd-byew
Wallace then bid all goodbye. The
dreaded black cap was drawn over his
face and securely fastened by a small
cord The moose was carefully adjusted
"
was being removed from underneath the
trap the condemned man reeled and fell
at full length on the scaffold. A ladder
was speedily raised and one of the depu-
ties lifted the PROSTATE body. The pris-
oner then stood firmly under the rope.
SWUNG mtg ETERNITY.
From beneath the cap there came a
stified prayer, and with the words May
the Lord have mercy on your SOUL" the
Sheriff cut the rope at 12:45 p. m. The
trap opened, and the body fell with a
slckening thud. There was no struggle.
The head fell on one side, and the body
spun around as the rope UNFINISHED.
Drs. Sheftall and Lincoln examined
the body and pronounced the neck broken
by the fall. The pulse ran up rapidly and
in six minutes ceased to beat. In nine
minutes death was pronounced. At :03
the body was lowered and placed in a
pine coffin by Undertaken Dixon and re-
moved to the colored cemetery, where the
interment took place. The burial service
was read by Rev. Mr.. Andrew, and the
BODY was lowered into the grave in the
presence of the Jailer and Deputy Sheriff
Franklin.
STATEMENT OF HIS LIFE.
Shortly after 10 O'Clock Wallace handed
the following letter to one of the visitors
to his cell;
SAVANNAH JAIL,
Sept. Is, lSS3-9:35 A. M
George Wallace, Past Grand Master mem
Der of Ridgewood Lodge. No. 40. F. A. NJ.
Born at Demarara, 18th of August, 1871. Hail
from England. Member of the Square and
Compass and the Letter @.
GEORGE WALLACE.
VILLAGES HISTORY.
George Wallace was born in Demarara
in 1S47. and at the time of his death was
SO wears | month and days old. His
father. William E. Wallace, is pilot in
Demarara. His mother. Rebecca K. Wal
lace, a sister named Virginia and a brother
named Alfred, are still living in that coun-
try. When George was thirteen years
old he went to England and
served five years on the British
training ship Emily at Portsmouth.
LIZ dion shinned on the British man-nf-