The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-01-24
THE DOOMED MAN.
ED. FREY TO HANG TOMORROW
WITHOUT DOUBT.
lie Makes Startling Confession TO the
WOrld---He Begins to Get Shaky.

man VINO KILLED his wife PatSey, is growing
very restless as the time approaches
for him to pay the penalty Of his crime
The history of the murder of his wife has
been before published in these columns.
On Sunday morning, July lst 1883, in the
STRIPPING brick building, south side of
square, he had an alteration with his
wife and stabbed her 10 death in The pres
ence of his little childen. He attempted
to escape, was captured, tried, convicted,
and sentenced to hang on Wednesday, the
18th OF Noyember, His indefatigible at
torneys, j. L. Foster and j. Z. Motley
carried his case to the Supreme Court but
| the judgment of the lower court was af-
irmed, and the prisoner was re-sentenced
by Judge Brown TO be hung on Friday,
the 18th of January, 1889
Tomorrow friday viii be the day
that the sheriff will carry out this execu.
ton. The gallows will be erected about
one mile northeast OF Marietta, in an old
field, owned by Mr. E. Page.
Messrs. j. W. Henderson & Son will put
the gallows up Friday morning A volun-
teer squad of citizens will guard the CON
demned man IRON the jail to the gallows.
We visited the prisoner several times
during the present week. On our last visit
we found him walking up and down the
| floor of his cage restless like wild ami
NAL. He has had some hope, though it
was slender one, that he might escape.
But recently, the jailer, Tom Shaw, double
pad-locked his cage door, and this dis
pirited him very much. He then gave up
all hope and Voluntarily surrendered
pocket knife and several wooden keys
which he had concealed on his person,
saying: "All hope is gone now"
He remarked to the jailer: Il could
have killed you several times with this
knite-I had it for that purpose"
The jailer replied You would have
been dead man il you had attempted it."
I'm have to be one anyhow" was the
unawed remark.
For several days he has had white
man named Patterson lin jail on a peace
warrant), writing ont confession, at the
same time exacting of him the utmost
secrecy.
When we entered the Jail, Mr. Patterson
was seated outside of Frey's cage taking
down all that he would dictate. Our APP
pearance was signal for cessation Of
writing.
How are you feeling to-day, Ed 2 we
inquired
Mighty bad
4 presume you are devoting mostsof
your time to spiritual preparation for
death?"
Eyes, sir
ed, what kind of Il statement would
you like for us to make to the public n
We'll, sir am having l statement
written out that you can publish II you
will
"All right Ed When will you furnish
it to me?'
To morrow morning at oclock
The next morning at 9 clock wevsted
the prisoner, bat he again put us otf-said
his statement was not complete,
Ed lei me read what you have ready
and can write something from that"
No, sir, I wouldn't like to do that |
want all to 20 together "
a suppose you wouldn't like to tell me
whether you ever killed anybody be-
sides your wife?'
II don't care to answer that. am
going to tell the truth, and put everything
in that written statement
Ed it has been reported around town
that you said you would tell who killed
Charley Howard, the colored nigh. watch
man at the Marietta & North Georgia rail
road, which has remained q mystery since
that night Do 5oa really know who
killed Howard?'
He east his eyes toward tho floor and
slowly answered 4 ana not going to
answer that right nov but will have every
thing writton down in my statement
Who gave you that knife and wooden
keys
7 would tell you quicker than anybody
bat Z want to leave thai untold, un6 /
have +, put in writing"
Esd you don't seem wiling to tell noe
anything, although you invited NE back to