Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-19
WAITING FOR THE ExEcUrroNER.
The Colored Murderer. Alfred stout, in the
Etkton Jail.


Correspondence Of The Evening star
ELKToN, Nd. December IS. 1892
The STAR reporter yesterday had an inter
view at the Elkton Jail with Alfred Stout, coll
ored. under sentence to hang Friday, January
"a. 1893, for the murder of Farmer George
Ditmar, which occurred near Chesapeake City.
in February, 1891. Stout who is about twenty
four years of age, is a mulatto of dark shade,
has sharp brown eye, smooth face and thick
lips. He is Of stout build and stands about FIVE
feet five inches. He will probably weigh $50
pounds.
He passes his time in reading and in singing
old-time Methodist hymns He does not seem
to realize his position. He always appears to
be in the best of spirits and eats more than anv
other one of his fellow prisoners. He is at
times allowed the freedom OF the corridor, but
seldom, If ever. leaves his cell.
Several ministers have called to see him. but
he SAYS he would rather they would stay away
as he does not wish to be annoyed by them.
Stout is a married man and has a wife aud one
little boy, who have not visited him since his in
generation. Stout declares that he is not
grieved because he is going to be hanged, as he
expected nothing else after he was refused a
new trial by the court of appeals. He saws that
while the sheriff read the death warrant to him.
he has forgotten the exact dav named for the
execution by the governor. and asked what day
1t was. He most emphatically denies having
taken any part whatever in the murder of Dit
mar, and says that if he was guilty he would
make a confession. He maintains that he spent
the night of the murder at the home of his sis
ter near Port Herman. He says however that
II II is the Lords will that he should be hanged
he is perfectly willing to die on the gallows.
READY TO MARRY HIM.
During his trial at Bel Air he CHANGED to meet
young colored damsei who took liking to
him and before the trial was concluded they
had become very much attached to each other.
Shortly after be was brought back to Elkton
she came also and succeeded in securing a posi-
ton in one of the hotels Every Sunday found
her seated by his side in the Jail and they were
often seen engaged in earnest conversation.
She declares that in case he is pardoned she
Intends to marry him. All this occurred how
ever. before Stout was sentenced to be hanged.
for since that time she has seen him but very
little
The hanging of Stout will be the first that has
taken place in Cecil county since the hanging
OF Medford Waters colored. in the year 1879.
and the third IN the history of the county. the
other being the hanging of Robert Swift, which
occurred in the year 1855.
The execution of Stout will be strictly private
and Will take place in the jail yard. No person
Will be admitted except the sheriffs deputies,
the spiritual advisors of Stout, his counsel, his
relatives and twenty other persons whom
Sheriff Mckenney may deem proper TO select to
witness the execution. The last execution,
which was that of Waters, took place at Cherry
Hill, this county, and was public 1t is estimated
that 1000 people witnessed the execution.
Stout has expressed a desire that after the ex-
ecution his body be placed in charge of his
relatives