The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-19
STRaNGlEO BY THE MOOSE.
KITCHENS LIST WORDS TO BIS
FELLOW PRISONERS.
he C0HFESSES THE MURDER
Of HIS TWO WIVES.
Ills PRAYER on The GALLOWS
THE STORY OF HIS CRIME.

Albert Mores Grant Kitchen, the double
wife murderer, expiated his crime from the
end OF a rope in the gsllows room Of the
county jail yesterday morning
The death trap was sprung at 10:t3
O'Clock and fourteen minutes afte-wari
Drs. Chisholm, Bruuner and Owens pro-
nounced the murderer's life extinct. He was
cut down eleven minutes later, having
hanged for twenty-five minutes Kitchens
neck was not broken by the fall, aud he
died from stra1gulation.
In the closely walled cell. covered with
blankets on all sides but one, through
which the brilliant indian summer sun
shine penetrated, gliding every object his
eye could rest upon, Kitchen met his fate
with the most remarkable nerve.
The condemned man spent his last night
on earth alone in his cell,
THE DEATH WATCH NOT SET.
The death watch was not set. Kitchen
retired at O'Clock and slept souudly
until 6 o'clock yesterday morning,
when he arose perfectly composed and
dressed himself. After praying and reading
his Bible for nearly an hour he ate hearty
breakfast OF eggs, rolls, coffee and fruit
Short afterward his brother, A. J. Grant,
came to the jail with dainty breakfast,
and this Kitchen ate with as much relish as
the first After q short interview with his
brother, in which he gave instructions
as TO the disposition TO be made
Of his body, the condemned man returned to
his religious devotions, and remained undis-
tarbed until his spiritual advisers, Rev.
Alexander Harris and Rev. E. F. Washing
ton, arrived at $40 O'Clock. The clergy
men went into his cell and prayed with him
for thirry-fve minutes when Kitchen an
nounced to Sheriff Roman that he was
ready to prepare for the gallows
N THE GALLows ROOM.
Everything had been put in readiness for
She hanging in the meantime. Deputy
Sheriff Dunno, the hangmsn. having placed
the rope In position at $50 o'clock.
At 1915 Jail9r Kinchley sent into
Kitchen his burial clothes. They consisted
of cotton suit Of underclothes, a white
shirt, black alpaca coat, a black pair of
pentaloons and a new pair of shoes. In
seven minutes Kitchen was dressed and
stepped out into ths corridor where his spir-
itual advisers aud a few officers were in
waiting. Then Sheriff Roman directed the
jailer to open the door and admit the re-
mainder Of the officers and spectators. They
were Detectives Henry Wetherhorn and
Julius Kaufman, Deputy Sheriffs Charles
Goldman, Louis Prudential, Henry Hastedt,
Jeremi ali Lee, James Sullivan, Isaac Ma
thans, E. F. hartigan, J. J. Stafford and
Joseph Symons, Attorney Klncsle. Kitch-
ems colored lawyer, r. W. Bagwell Of the
Times, J. N. Wiloon OF the Poolsr II and
n. A. Connolly and J. j. Doolsn Of tbs
MORNING NEWS.
THE MURDERER's LAST WISH.
When the crowd entered the corridor
Kitchen was standing in the center Of II 4
few feet from the fatal room in whics be
was few minutes later to agpeass out
ragged justice. He was perfectly composed.
His arms wers folded. Rev. Harris was On
one side and Rev. Washington On tie
other, Deputy Sheriff Symons stood irs-
mediately behind him.
Then Sheriff Roman ordered all the calls
opened so as TO give tae prisooers az
opportunity of witnessing the solemn scene.
Lucius Dotson and John We5b, the other
two condemned murdsrers, were the first 70
step out. They stood alongside OF Kitchen,
with their backs against the wall, Do.son
with folded arms and downcast eyes, and
Webb with his arms crossed in front Of
him.
COMPANIONS IN CRIME.
The other prisoners. among them Pitt
man, the slayer Of Jones, and DeLauter.
Turner and Perkins, the train robbers.
lounged against their doors, interested
spectators of what was transpiring
Sheriff Roman tapped Rev. Harris on the
shoulder and told him to announce 70
Kitchen that it was time to talk. The
aged coIored clergyman whispered a few
words to the condemned man and turning e
the crowd said: Kitchen wishes to say e
few words before he dies.n The murderer
Strengthened himself up and without tremol
in his voice and apparently perfectly COM
posed, spoke as follows:
KITCHENS SPEECH.
ave have all reason to believe this Is the 18th
Furthermore, we have all reason TO believe that
Our body shall be executed; that is, hung in be
tween heaven and earth for living monument
for all Furthermore, 1 can firmly say that
have already offered my soul as a liberal sacri
fee TO God.
Secondly. shall say to the coffin, there is
only my house; and to the grave, there is ny
father: and to the earthworn, there is my siste
and my mother.
az say egai9, fear not; angels guard US. TX
die this death is not because Of my mother bu
because OF dissipation and bad company. Cox
made mans body whole. and, furthermore, maj
had knowledge, but he never had knowledge
like God.
BLOCK OF SIM
"The great speck which man is tempted over,
that block OF sin--is the cause of me to-day tc
Gle the death which am to die. That block Of
sin has caused my mother to day to be almost
crazy: that block Of sin is the cause OF my
brother and my sister to almost turn their back
upon me.
lean say this morning that have hope and
faith In the Lord Jesus Christ Love Of the
Lord Jesus Christ cleans us from all sin. do
not say for G moment that there is no hell, but
can safely say tlere is none for US; the last
he'll We see is here upon earth
BETWEEN CELLS rIAL sHKaIFFs
"furthernore, you Will 5 20 my soul In be-
twsSn two slestial sheriffs OF the heavens.
ei2g hens @ live forever. Furthermore, can