Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-07
MLEANs DAY OF DOOM.

The Charlton County Murderer TO De
Executed at Traders Hill To-Day-His
Removal from the Jail Yesterday ny
the Sberif~s Guard-HOw He Spent
the last DAYS of His Imprisonment
The Crime for Which He is to Hang.
The Charlton county murderer, David
Mclean. was taken from the Jail yester-
dav morning by Sheriff Brooks, and
guard from Charlton county and re-
moved to the place Of execution, near
Traders Hill, where he will be hung
between IL and 3 O'Clock to-day.
The condemned man was violently
agitated when taken from his cell
by the guard For several days
he has passed his time in singing and
PRAYING, except in the presence Of visitors,
when he was quiet and medItatlFe. he
was reticent as to his crime ior long
time. but as the day Of his execution APP
preached and he saw no hope Tor reprleNe
he stOutlV asserted his innocence anu
denied any knowledge Of the crime
for which he was condemned. This denial
he maintained to the last, and as he lelt MS
cell he said to his attendants, II am 90
ing TO die an innocent man. lie mas
been visited almost daily by his spiritual
advisers and has devoted the greater part
22d of January, to the study OF the scrip
lures and to the promotion of his spiritual
welfare.
Yesterday morning he was visited by
Rev. J. E l.. Holmes, by whom he was
baptized several weeks ago, and Rev.
W. NJ. Hayes, Of Wesley Monumental
Church and Rev. J. p. Strider, Of the
First Presbyterian Church, and religious
services were held in his cell.
and he was prepared for his
Journey. A heavy iron collar was placed
around his neck, to which was attached
long chain. and shackles were placed on
/ his legs. After being secured he was
4 removed from the Jail and taken to the
I Savannah, Florida and Western depot
| and placed on the train, which conveyed
| him on his last journey on earth. While
/ standing on the depot platform before en-
| tering the car, he attempted to address
/ the crowd. He stOutly denied his guilt,
/ and maintained that he was an innocent
man and hoped the Lord would forgive his
/ enemies. As the train pulled out Of the
| station ne gave a last look out of the car
/ window upon the crowd which had gath
/ cred.
! Mclean is of medium height and quite
| spare looking. more like person affiict-
ed with consumption than one who
/ would be likely to inspire terror. He Is
! between 80 and - years OF age, and when
aroused his eve shows peculiar ilasn,
| which indicates the spirit that might be
| exhibited in an encounter. Inc crime Tor
which he is to pay the death penalty was
| the shooting of a man named William
| Sexton in Charlton county on the Sd of
February, 1879. After the murder he
| took refuge IN Florida, but was taken on
/ a requisitiOn from Governor COlquitt,
and was tried and found guilty in April,
] 1888. and sentenced to hang on June Z.
! His case was appealed to the supreme
| Court. and after being reviewed, its judg-
| ment was affirmed. On January y he
was taken from the Jail here, where he
had been confined for safe keeping, TO
Charlton county, where he was resentencd
by Judge MersbOn, under the following
order Of the court:
| state OF Georgia. Charlton county, vs. David
Mclean. Murder. Verdict guilty.
4 WhereupOn it Is considered. ordered and
adjudged by the court that you, DAVID NC
Lean. be takeu from the BAR OF this court 70
the common jail of Chatham county, Ga, to
be there kept in safe and close confinement
until the 9th day of March next; that you
then be delivered to the Sheriff of Charlton
county. or his lawful Deputy. to be transmit
ted To Traders Hill, IN Charlton county. ana
on the 9Th day of March. IN the year a. ID.
| 1851 between the hours Of IL a. m. and
3 o'clock, p. m. upon good and SUFFICIENT gal
lows 10 be erected by the Ordinary OF SAID
county or Charlton, upon lnc Janus VI JONI
| Brooks about one mile from Traders Hill, IN
q westerly direction from SAID traders Hill,
in said county, be by the sheriff of said c0un-
ty. or some person lawfully deputized by him,
upon said gallows constructed az aforesaid,
and under the supervision OF the Ordinary,
/ executed by hanging by the neck until you
are dead. and may the Lord have mercy upon
your soul.
This January y, 1884.
NJ. l.. MERsHON,
Judge ). c. b. c.
After the sentence had been passed be