The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-18
TWO BROTHERS HANGED.
THEY DI7D FOR NUMBERING A
CHEROKEE INDIAN.

a Scandal Involving the REPUTATION
OF One of the Dead Meas Daughters
the Cause OF the Trouble Which Led
to the Kiling-A Murderer Swung
on at Laurens.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-. April IA special to
the POst-DiSpdtch from Tahlequah, /. T.,
says: George and Fred Dunawas were
hanged at so O'clock this afternoon. They
were brothers They murdered Cherokee
named Wash Lee, near Tahlequah, Sept. 81,
1890. Lee had a wife and two daughters,
one Of them married to Tickanee5kee. A
short time prior TO the murder a scandal
arose in the neighborhood which affected
Mrs. Tickaneeskee. The origin Of the scandal,
il is said. was traced TO Mrs. Lizzie Duna-
was, Fred's wife. All of the parties con-
cerned met at Mrs. Drew Chambers, a
neighbor. one day, and Wash Lee attacked
Fred Dunawas and Mrs. Lee gave Mrs.
Dunawas a severe drubbing, after which
they separated. On the 9th Fred and
George Dunawas returned to Chambers
residence and were ordered away by Leo,
who happened to be there
FIRING BEGUN
Lee struck George, who drew his pistol
and fired. Fred also opened fire. Tho
firing did not cease until tho Dunawas had
both emptied their cylinders, after which
they fled. In the pursuit Lee singled Fred
as the most deserving object Of his ven-
geance, and was pushing him hard in the
flight. when, upon reaching a small tree, hs
grasped and swung himself suddenly
around it. This maneuver enabled
Fred not only TO battle his pur-
suer, but to deal p blow in his
own defense. He struck Lee uoon the head
with tue barrel OF his empty pistol lie
reeled and fell TO the ground, where he
ed. His body had been pierced by Eve
bullets A large and earnest petition was
presented to Chief Mayes asking commuta-
tion Of the sentence, but executive clemency
could not be secured"
ONE HANGED AND ONE REsPITED.
COLUMBIA, S. G., April IA special to
the Register from Laurens says: walker
Brown was hanged in the jail yard here to-
day for the murder of Noah Romage last
October. The drop fell at II :05 O'clock this
morning, and in thirty minutes life was
extinct. The sacrament was administered
to Brown just before his execution. He
protested his innocence to the last, saying
that II he killed Romage it was an accident.
detachment of the Laursns Guards was
on hand to keep back the crowd.
Perry Gray, who was to have beed
hanged to-day for the murder Of John Full
Ter, has been respited by Gov. Tllman until
May Is to allow time for the examination
Of petition for Communication of his sen-
tenoe.h
A CONDEMNED MURDERKR's ESCAPE.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April 17.-Louis Bull
ing, who mad been sentenced to hang at
Savannah, Mo-, to-day. escaped from prison
last week, and has not yet boon captured.
GAVE THE JAILER THE SLIP.
BALTIMORE, MD, April 1Z-William
Blaney, convicted 2f the murder OF bis
grandmother and aunt in May last in this
city, and whose execution was fxed yes
terday by Gov. Jackson for JuneIl2 next,
escaped tonight from the city Jail.
A HANGING IN LOUISIANA.
New ORLEANS, La, April l7.-William
Green colored) was executed this afternoon
in the yard Of the pariGh jail at Gretna. He
killed Joseph Prosper, another oolored man,
Jan. 6, 1890.