The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-08-02
SENTENCED TO DIE.
ED. FREY, THE WIFE MURDERER.
Tried, Found Guilty and Sentenced to
Hang August 29th.

OF July last, most shocking murder
occurred in Marietta. Ed. Frey,
colored, while seated around the
breakfast table, with his wife, be-
came angry, a quarrel ensued, and,
with the desperation of a fend,
Frey attacked his wife, Patsey, and
stabbed her three times, producing
wounds which in thirty minutes, re-
suited in her death. After he commit
ted the atrocious deed, he walked out
of the house with the bloody knife in
his hand, and when questioned by a
colored woman why he had stabbed
his wife, he replied: II will kill
any d-m woman who wont work
for me-. Frey then made an effort
to escape, Sheriff Coryell going in
hot pursuit. Frey went to a col
ored mans house, Wash Anderson's,
abolrt two miles from town, and
there told what he had done. An
derson, too, wanted to know his
reason for cutting his wife. Frey
replied "She is always quarreling
and bothering me- With his wife s
blood fresh upon his hands, these
were the only reasons that he gave
that day for killing his wife. He
asked Anderson to come to town
and see if his wife was dead, and
Anderson came and informed sew
eral parties as to Frey's where
abouts, which resulted in his cap
ture. He was placed in jail, where
he remained until Wednesday Of
last week, when he was tried before
Judge Brown in Cobb Superior
! Court for his life.
Messrs. ]. E. Motley and ]. z.
Foster were appointed to defend
the prisoner, which they did with
signal ability. Solicitor General
George F. Gober, was the States
prosecutor, and he made out a
strong case that there was no
possibility of escape. The follow
ing Jurors were empanelled:
c. T. Murdoch, ]. A. Booth,
Robt. Mabry, S. S. Mackey, J. c..
Buckner, G. NJ. Hicks, John NJ.
Thomas, w. II. Dunn, w. A. Booth,
r. W. Keheley, J. W. Kemp and
B. A. Osborn.
After the testimony and argu-
ments, the jury retired, and re-
manned out about forty minutes,
when they returned the following
verdict
eve the jury find the defend
ent guilty of murder"
Signed JOHN A. BooTH, Foreman.
The prisoner was remanded to
Jail and on Thursday was brought
out when Judge Brown passed the
following sentence Of death:
''Whereupon it is considered,
ordered sentenced and adiudged by
the Court that the defendant, Ed.
!
Frey, alias Ed. Williams, be taken
from the bar Of this county to the
common Jail Of Cobb county, and
that he there be safely and secure
ly kept until Wednesday, the 29th
day of August, 1883, when between
the hours of ten o'clock in the
forenoon, and -four o'clock in the
afternoon Of said day, it is ordered
that he be thence taken by the
Sheriff of said county or his lawful
deputy to place within two miles
OF the court house of said county
and that then, at said place and
between said hours, and by said
Sheriff or his lawful deputy, he the
said Ed. Frey alias. Ed. Williams,
be hung by the neck until he is
dead, and may the Lord have mer-
cy on his soul. 1t is further order
ed that this execution be in public,
and the Sheriff is ordered to obtain
the services of a practicing physi-
clan to determine when death super
venes, said Sheriff will also supply
and have on hand any guard neces-
sary to insure the execution of this
sentence. The jailer of Cobb
county is hereby ordered to allow
reasonable access to said defendant
of any reputable minister of the
Christian religion, under the prop