The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-05-13
ran from the room at a side door"

L ran iron the room at a side door"
| She was strongly coroborated by Miss
Ella Kenney and Sallie Fitzpatrick, and
the verdict of the jury was that George
Cutler had been murdered by Homer
Willis.
THE Boys STORY.
After returning from the inuue st.
the News, in company with the Sner.
if, went to the Jail to learn the boys
side of the story.
Young Willis was sitting at the
door of his cell very energetically
MASKING quid of tobacco when the
News entered. He is a well-grown
fourteen, year-old boy with please Il t
appearance and vocabulary of curse
words that are protusely interjected
into his conversation.
When the reporter told his business
and asked the young criminal if he
had anything to say, the reply came
quickly
"Not damn thing. l don't expect
to tell any damn reporter anything TOR
they will 60 off and print lot OF lies.
A little fool who called himself re-
porter was up here this morning, and
everything | told him was damn lies,
and that is what | will tell all of
them"
Willis then turned to the middle
of his cell, danced Jig, sang a verse
of a merry song and returned to his
cell door.
BY close questioning the News got
the following from him as his side of
the story:
That evening was playing with
the girls and one of them got mad, and
threatened to send for George Out
Ter. | didn't intend to hurt the girls
and was sorry that | had done so.
When George came home that night
they told him what had happened,
and he began to impose on me by
thrCwnlng me on the floor and stamps
ing me-. He also threatened to tie me
with pillow line and whip me, and
when any fellow does thst he. will
have to be a durn sight bigger than a
Texas barn, Things quieted down
and they all went to supper out me. I
stayed behind intending to get the
gun and brighten George. The gun
was one OF those 'muly' (hammerless)
gurs, and | did not know it would
fire when the hammer was down and
not cooked. | had no idea it would
90 off, or | never would have done it.
| liked George, and | reckon that
am sorry that killed him. The only
thing l hate is that l never killed that
dam nnigger. He went over the gar
den wall too fast, or would have
shot hin too"
"Were you mad with the young
ladies when you shot George Cutler"
Eyes, but | don't kill girls. Fit had
been some of our other Texas boys
they would have killed the whole
damn business from cook up.'
"Why did you treat the ladies as
you did?"
Il didn't think it was any harm to
play with the girls. In Texas the
boys all carry six shooters and a dirk,
and frolic with the girls like you do
with boys out here. Twas considered
good kid in Texas
"Why did you come in aud sur,
render to the officers?'
because ] didn't krow ! had burt
George much"
Glow did you rest last night2N
"Oh, slept like hog IN the sun,
shine, and didn't wake up till the jill,
or brought me my breakfast at seven
o'clock this morning."
"How old are your
II will be fourteen years old the
l4th. of this month, aud | was born
just fourteen years too soon.'
AS thu reporter was talking the
church bell was telling for the funer.
al OF George Cutler, and the only
time the young prisoner showed the
least regret Or exhibited the slightest
emotion was when he was informed
Of its meaning,
He dropped bis bead and culver
was seen about his lips as he said
THAT is not tor him, is it,"
de soon regalned his cheerfuIness
and indi ference, however, and was
altogether very lively prison err.
Before leaving for his hone IN Tex,
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