The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-18
Unworthy Of Belief.

Richard Halves, who IS awaiting in the
Birmingham (Ala.) Jail the execution of the
sentence of death, is about the worst criminal
of which there is any record either in Ala
bama or any other state. He has not appar-
emily single redeeming quality. He was
convicted of numbering his wife and his two
little girls. He had engaged himself to
marry beautiful and innocent girl. who
had no doubt that he was what he repre-
sented himself to be, an honest and respect
able man. He couldn't marry the girl,
however, while he had wife,
and, as he regarded his chill
dren as burdens, he concluded to
rid himself of them and his wife at the same
time. He married the girl with whom he
had become infatuated within a few hours
after he had committed the terrible crimes,
and he was arrested and lodged in jail while
he was taking his bride to his homo.
Since his conviction he has been trying to
imphcate others in his crimes. A few days
ago be told his brother that he had given a
man named John Wylly 5000 to murder his
wife and children, and Wylly was arrested.
This story, worked up in a way calculated
to create some sympathy f0c Halves. found
its way into print.
On Saturday night he made sno.ler con-
fession, it seems. In this last ore he admits
that he murdered one of his children, but
declares that Wylly and colored woman
named Fannie Bryant murdered Mrs
Halves and the other child. 1t is evident
that he is unworthy of belief. He is inca
pable of telling the truth, and, therefore,
II.
says. There is no reasonable doubt that he
alone committed the awful crimes for
which he is soon TO pay the penalty,
and his effort 20 implicate others
| in them shows how utterly rotten his moral
nature is, 1t is probable that he feels some
satisfaction in the thought that his stories
are creating sensations. lie ought to be
| deprived of even that pleasure by being
made to understand that no one has any
confidence in what he says 1t would not
be al easy matter to find, in criminal his
tory or elsewhere, another character that
would excite a greater feeling of Ioathing.
Mr. Joseph Medill, editor of the Chicago
Tribune. is firmly convinced Mr.. Cleve-
land will be the democratic candidate for
getting the Endorsement Of the New York
delegation to the national democratic con-
vention. And he is just as firmly con-
WINGED that Gen. Alger will be the repub-
lican candidate. Doubtless the republicans
hope to beat Mr.. Cleveland with Grand
Army votes and Alger's bar'l.
1t is said that the President IS thinking
seriously of sending troops to Gadsdou
county, Florida, because of the recent muir
der Of Deputy Marshal Saunders. Ii he is
wise, he will think seriously several times
before doing anything of that kind. Gov.
Fleming is able to enforce the laws in
Florida. The President might as we'll send
troops to Kansas, where there was an cleo
ton riot the other day, and several people
killed, as to send them to Florida.
The Blair bill is still the unfinished bust
moss in the Senate, and the restaurant and
cloak rooms are doing a rushing business
Even the Blair bill is subject to tho mystic
rious law Of compensation.