The daily gazette., 1883-10-20
TWO GALLOWS' VICTIMS.
A NEGRO WOMAN HUNG IN
GEORGIA..
THE USUAL PARTING SCENES
The Murderess OF Little Lola Lewis Asks
the People te Meet Her in ieaven-A
Man Executed.

CALHOUN, GA, Oct. 19.-Mapgaret Harris,
a colored girl, Is years of age and the nltr.
Geress of little Lola Lewis, was hanged here
This morning in presence of a crowd Of
$500 people. The prisoner did not rest well
'ast night, not seepire any and praying all
night. At 1885 o. ~. She was taken from
the iail an 'cr an armed cseJrs uul carreh
TO the ga lows, which was erected three
quarters OF u mile to the north Of the Court
House. After singing ".Icsus, lovcr OF nv
soul, prayer BY Rev. w. D. johnson ana
the singing OF "Sweet By and by" she made
the following statement
"Gentlemen, Ladies, friends and all i hope
the congregation will he quiet willie make
this last statement Of facts in this case.
am going to tell the truth before God the
holy truth. hope you will all take warn
ing from my fate and zone of you ever stand
| on the gallows as / do this morning! am
innocent OF the charge. l did not poison
Lola Lewis, and / hope to meet her in
Heaven. My people brought me to this,and
l want them to pray to meet me IN Heaven,
as there is no parting there. have heard,
they say hanging is to good for me-that
ought to be burned. l hope they will re-
pent like me and meet me in Heaven, for
there is no forgiveness here. Every tub
must stand on It's own bottom here but up
there will get justice l am innocent and
my people are to blame because l stand
where do to-day. | hope you will all raise
your children so as to meet ME in Heaven
and never stand on the gallows. Farewell
all am going to die! Farewell all Good
by! must die! / hope this poor man will
be released as he is innocent before God. He
is innocent. "
Her sister was on the scaGold, and turn
ing to her she told her to be warned by her
fate. ~ want to be buried by the side of
my mother" she said, "but they will not
allow it. They do not care what becomes
of my body. Good-by! Good-by Sister,
good-by !"
All her statements were made in a clear,
ringing voice, though at times she became
incoherent and repeated sentences over and
| over again. AT 1907 O'Clock the trap was
| sprung and she was dangling in the air. In
20 minutes she was declared dead. The fall
was six feet. Her neck was broken, and she
| died without struggle. The body was
| turned over to her sister for interment The
crowd was very orderly and quiet, no drink
ing being allowed.
The murderess administered poison to a
Mrs. BarDwell and others-only the child
dying-and made confession duplicating
David Dukes, who was sentenced ior life as
an accessory. Last week she made a second
confession, still duplicating Dukes. On
Monday she made third confession, saying
1uav DNhpo NtAe bOb x ullby vi ElNlllI nGf tnG
poison or OF knowing anything whatever OF
the crime, and fixing the guilt upon Richard
Barnes, who, she says, gave her the poison
and toli her to fix the crime upon Dave
Dukes so that she and Barnes could marry
/ at Christmas. Sentence was suspended in
Dukes case pending a new trial, which has
been granted on the statement which he
now swears to. He is ali old man of Ga
years, and says that he knows nothing
whatever of the crime and has been a mem
Der OF Pine Log Church for ten years. CHI
ard Barnes, whom she accuses of furnishing
the poison, is also au old man, being aged
So. He has not yet been tried.
EXECUTION or TAYLOR BRYANT.
ATLANTA, GA, Oct. 19.-Taylor BRYANT.
colored, was hanged to-day at Monroe. BE
assaulted Mrs. Swords, white woman. on
the night OF August 20, and attempted to
assault another woman ia Walton county
about six weeks ago. lie wSs caught on
the night of the crime and would have beeu
lynched, but the Court was in session and
he was brought to trial at once. He was
convicted and sentenced the day after, and
was brought TO Atlanta for safe-lieeping.
Bryant was taken to Monroe Yesterday and
to-day 5000 persons, a majority of whom
were negroes, met to see him die on the
scahold. He said he was not going to die;
his body might, but he was going to heaven.
He said he was not guilty, but was ready to
go, ana know it was for the best, as Jesus
had whispered so to his timid soul. He fell
two and a half feet, and writhed terribly for
10 minutes. 1t was 81 minutes befora life
was extinct. Bryant's wife refused to re-
and he was buried by the Coroner.
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