The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-22
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HENRY MOORE SWUNG UP
HE ADMITS THAT HE FIRED The
FATAL SHOT.

He Claims, However, That Il was Acct
dental-His Last Night on Earth
Spent Comfortably Body Sent
TO Medical College The Story Of
/ the Crime
JEsuP GA, Nov. 2l.-Henry Moore tcol-
oredl has expiated his crime on the gallows
for the murder of peddler near Jesup in
| February, 1889.
Rev. Henry Williams Ccolored) and
number OF members OF the church visited
Moore last night and prayed with him until
late hour. Moore rested we'll last night.
but ate very little breakfast this morning..
He assembled the scaffold at 2:l6IS o'clock
this afternoon, accompanied by Rev. y.
Watson VIM of Brunswick. followed bv
Sheriff Robinson and his deputy for the
occasion, J. j. Bell. His arms wero then
tied, and his feet pinioned Rev. Williams
(coloredl of Jesup aud Rev. p b. Watson
Ccolored) of Brunswick then asceuded the
scaffold, and, after speaking n few words
with the condemned man, shook hands with
him aud descended.
MooRR's LAST STATEMENT.
| Rev. Mr.. Winn, who has been with
Moore frequently in Brunswick since his
| sentence, then addressed the spectators
saying that he had boen requested by Moore
to make the following statement: That he
| (Moorel and Lee Jordon won't down the
| railroad track TO apprehsnd n party ac-
cused OF theft from the depot of tho Ss-
vannah, Florida aud Western railway ::
that at apoint about one and half miles
from the station they met man and asked
| him the time. The man took out his watch
| fold fham "A GafA
that be could consider himself under ar
| rest The man then started 10,
rnn and Jordon pulled his pistol
on him and commanded him to
halt, at the same time ruoning after him.
that he lMoore) then cooked his shotgun
and, pointing it at him, repeated the COM
mand To halt; that the gun, being old and
out OF order, would not stand cocked aud
fired accidentally, killing the peddler; that
he was induced to mako this confession to
ease his conscience before appearing before
his maker, and Co make reparation. as far
as in his power, to Lee Jordon, whom be
had accused Of firing the fatal shot, botn
during his trial and after.
MOORE ASHAMED OF his LIES.
Mr.. Winn tella the NEWS correspondent
that Henry Moore ,deputed TO bim the task
Of making full confession to the public,
as he was ashamed TO come before them aud
| say that what he had told before was un-
true. lie also says that Moore made no
mention nor confession Of the theft Of the
valiSe. the cause OF the crime, but con-
tended that he and Loe we're after a man
who was wanted FOR a theft and they got
on to the scent and tracked the peddlsr to-
arrest him for the purpose Of obtaining the
reward.
THE BLACK CAP DRAWN.
The black cap was put on at 22O o'clock,
all the attendants retiring except Efr.
Winn. After tho latter's remarks he
stepped 10 the edge OF the platform, aud at
tho wave OF his hands the ominous thug OF
the trnp and the swish of the rope was
plainly heard at some distance outside of
the enclosure in which the scene
was enacted. This occurred exactly al
2;22 o'clock. The trap caught on an up-
| right post ard worked slightly rough, buB
after four or five slight convulsions of tire
body IL ceased to move save for the swing
ing of the rope regaintng its normal ten
sion. AT 2:Sl O'Clock the physicians. DFs
Drawdy and Tutten, pronounced Moore
dead, and at 2:35 o'clock his remains were
cut down. They will be shipped tonight
TO the medical college at Augusta.
STORY OF THE CRIME.
The crime for which Moore was executed
was the murder of q peddler at point on
the Savannah, Florida and Western rail-
road, about one and one-haf miles east Of
Jesup, some time in February, 1889. There
were concerned in the killing Henry Moore
and Lee Jordon. According to the evil
dence they left Jesup on Saturday night In
selrch Of their victim, who they met walk
ing on the railroad track, coming toward
them. They walked past him and delib-
erately turned and shot him in tne l. ack
with a load Of buckshot, tho gun being 50
close TO him that his clothing was scorched.
The prisoners accused each other of
| ha he hot fkn
was committed they returned
TO their homes at Jesup. The body Of the
murdered man was discovered on Sunday
morning, and Jordon was among the crowd
around the body. He was suspected and
arrested, and before the coroner's jury con-
fessed TO having been with Moore the
night before, when, he said, Moore shot the
man. Jordon was tried and convicted, and
was sentenced to the penitentary for life.
| Moore made his escape and was at largo
over year, when he was can't
ured in Alabama. He was brought back
and tried at the last term Of the superior
court and convicted, Jordon being brought
from the penitentiary TO testify against him.
The motive for the crime remains a mys-
terry as there is nothing to show that they
got any money or valuables off their victim,
and il can only be accounted for In the
deprayity Of their nature. Inside OF year
three men had been murdered near the
| same place, ana Wbile there IN no evidence
to prove that Jordon was their slayer, it Is
the belief of most people in Jesup that he
was guilty OF these murders also, and that
it was he who plotted and induced Moore to
accompany him.
Sheriff Robinson brought Moore TO Jesup
yesterday morning and lodged him in Jail
A strong guard was placed over him last
night Some of the citizens expected that
Gov. Northen would reprisve Moore, but
thev lost all hone last night tipop the recent
Of a telegram from Col Ira Smith. Moore's
lawyer, to Sheriff Robinson, stating that
the governor declined to act. Col Smith
went to Atlanta in Moore's behalf, and has
worked hard to save his client, but without
success.