The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-02-07
SAVED BY A STRETCH,
And Not Stracted, as the Crowds
Expeated.
LEWIS MOORE GETS A NEW LEASE

! years the records Of the court were not blotched
with the heinous crime Of murder, but the long
record was broken in 1887.
In September last Lewis Moore, colored,
slew his friend and companion, Hause Wright,
and following close in the wake Of this Elisa
Randall an eighteen year old negro girl,
Drained her father, Joe Randall, using com
mon club AK for the purpose. from the effects
Of which he died two weeks following
The circumstances connected with the Ran
dali tragedy may be briefly summed up as fol-
lows:
Elisa seems TO have been headstrong girl.
and resisted the authority of her father. On
one occasion he forbade her spending the night
away from home. She disregarded his com
mand, and when She returned he threatened
| to punish her severely. This incensed her,
and that night, while Joe was sitting ON the
| piazza, talking with his brother about building
a milldam, and while closely absorbed
| in tho subject, Elisa slipped
up stealthily in the rear and
dealt him a death blow on the head, with
! the above stated results. She at once fed to
an adjoining county, but after a few days re-
| gained courage and returned to her home on
the plantation. Word was communicated to
! Sheriff Harrel, who lost no time in securing
the prisoner and lodging her in jail. She was
| 'AANA bNlDAC - ud5C oILO' IL SA"ihJ az all dNl-
| journed term of court last December, found
guilty OF murder, and sentenced to be hung on
! Thursday, February I'd, 1888.
The prisoner was defended by Colonies Will
! liam Harrison and John w Lee, Solicitor
| James Henry appearing for the state. The
! defendant sought to show mitigating circum-
! stances, showing that the father tried to es-
! tabish improper relations with his daughter,
! but could not get the testimony before the
| jury, as the grandmother, by whom they
| Tlnf,up1 lp allc 70 aCtabIio1, no 4nd
| liaison, was sick and could not appear at the
! trial.
Upon this ground Colonel Harrison went be-
! fore the governor this week, and after a hard
| fight succeeded in obtaining respite, which
! he says means a communication to lite imprson-
| ment. A CONSTITUTION representative, ac-
| companied by the sheriff, was III the prison
at the time the message was delivered, which
! bore the signature of the secretary of state.
| At first its import seemed not to be understood
by the condemned then slowly turning to the
! sheriff she said:
II amt freed yit, am l."
| mo- Elisa, you can't hope for that" said
the kind hearted sheriff, but your life will be
| saved"
After moment of thought the veil seemed
| to be lifted, and in an ecstacy of delight she
| exclaimed:
I'm going to be a good girl, am, the bal
| ance of my life
| GEoRGRTowN, Ca, February Q Especial /
| Tie double hanging advertised to come off to-
| day drew together the largest crowd ever seen
| collected in one body in southwest GEORGIA
| Fully five thousand people were on the grounds,
! mostly negroes of both sexes, The feeling yes
| terday evening after the news was received IN
| the Eliza Randall case, was strong that some
! thing should be done for the man also, since the
! crime of the woman was considered as much
| the more heinous. Public sentiment took q
| turn, and took it quick. Good men were
! found by tho dozen who were willing to con-
! tribute their names and money, too. in his be-
| half.
| This morning the governor was urgently
| requested by wire to stay the execution of the
sentence on Lewis Moore today. In the mean
! time the sheriff summoned a guard of a dozen
| men, and stationed them at the jail. Precisely
ut II 20, the door leading to the upper floor of
| the isl was unlocked, and the sheriff. with
! two assistants, entered to prepare the prisoner
for the march TO the galows. Five, ten, fif-
teen minutes, the crowd watched and waited.
Then word was passed down to the guard to
make ready TO receive their charge
A shout is heard in the distance. As it
grows nearer, Don't hang him" Don't hang
him. fills the air from thousand Threats. At
once the great mass sway backward. A man
with banched face rushes madly by, and
gears the steps to the murderer's cell at a
bound lie bears reprleve from the COVER
nor, granting the prisoner twenty more days
of life Now. the throng understand the glad
tidings, and the echoes resound with deafening
shouts. Women Rugged each other and men
fell down and prayed.
80 & SJ'' o!o o,u
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governor iof years 10 come, crteo preaGneT'
ne IS ahle 10 govern our race, yelled third,
and "Hurrahsior Gordon, was on every tongue.
The prisoner took the good news with Stolid
iuailTereuse
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tS slt' ne answered hohtuaieltiy' not
muscle of the face moving to show the inuer
workings ct his emotional nature;
After me excitement Wore on someWha
me crowd oil darNles wanted something to
drink INC supply IN town was exhausted as
soon rs the waters could dish the liquid out,
. and Eulaula now was drawn upon TO keep the
glasses llnglmg.
The rcpneNe was asked Tor by many of the
best citizens OF the county, with the hope that
something may lie done for the unfortunate
man. II Is not denied that he was violently
2.lacked ny haHse wright ah4 that III the
nLst ,'ltelC"llol ne ucSe1 III se,I-uVlehSc' out
Nheh Lewis iolIoWeu hause uoWn the road
|''H sue, Nun II was iuUIuel. ~ Is strongly
ueIeNSH 'h't tne ueaG hegtoteee'Veuh ms death
"ouu III INC n!st aI!erC"uoh, OF ny othef
nai"S' as i.V"lS PlS'ol WAS subsequently