The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-20

| which intimacy had caused much III feeling
between them, aud had resulted on several
/ occasions in her being struck by her hus-
band. Mrs Il. also testified TO the cruel
manner In which her children had been
baaten by Pauline. This testimony was
corroborate1. The case was submitted tc
the jury without argument, who, after be-
ing instructed by the court in regard to the
~. returned the following verdict:
"We, the undersigned, freeholders, form.
ing the special tribunal which was con-
voked and sworn to try tho slave Pauline.
belonging to Peter Rabbeneck, accused OF
striking her mistress 30 as to cause the she'd
ding OF blood, do unanimously flud her
guilty and agree to sentence, and do hereby
sentence the said slave Pauline, belonging
to Peter kahbeneck, TO death and do hereby
unanimously fix and appoint Feb. 81, 1915,
between the hours of 10 O'Clock a. IN. and
O'Clock p. m. as the time when the said
sentence Of death shall be carried into ef-
feet, the place OF execution to be opposite
the parish prison. And inasmuch as we
are given t. understand thot the said Pau
line Is now enciente, and this sentence
could not be carried into execution while
she is In that situation, we, in such case
do further unanimously order that said
sentence OF death shall be executed at the
same hour aud place on III ,rch 29. 1867
During the whole proceedings Pauline's
attitude was entirely passive. She appeared
to be about 20 years Of age, OF middle size
and with Sulky, stubborn I'd revengetul
look. 1t was bru ted about that she was "A
Virginian by birth and had once belonged
TO President Monroe. The throng IN the
evening was as great as that in tue morn
ing, and the police had 10 resort to adroit
devices to take the prisoner back TO Jail
without passing through the crowds wait
ing to see the WRETCH A cab being in readi-
aha int M fols A-s..
her prison quarters.
A committee OF physicians was appointed
by Judge Canonge TO examine the coadI.
ton OF Pauline, and upon their report the
execution was fixed for March 70 of the
ensuing year. During nearly the whole
period OF her Incarceration sne appeared in-
different to or unconscious OF the impend-
ing fate that awaited her, and her statement
es TO her delicate condition was pr ven by
time to have been fictitious, and made only
with the view Of extending her lease of life.
On Saturday, March IS, 1916, Pauline
was hung pursuant TO her sentence. Orleans
street, in front of the prison, was blocked
up by an immense crowd a. early as 3
O'clock in the morning. At IL o'clock she
was r1bed for the execution, confessed and
took the sacrament. At 12:l5 o'clock she
was taken from the cell AID conducted to
the scafold, erected on a platform con-
Meeting the parish prison with the police
jail. We have witnessed executions of diff
ferent kinds. but We never saw a III re per-
feet example Of frmess than she displayed.
ONE would have called it Indifference,
hut such was not the case. She
died not only penitent and resigned,
but her moral courage was extraordinary.
When seated on the chair the Abbe Ions
said prayer. in which she joi cd with az
parent eagernsss and devotion. When
asked whether she desired anything, she re-
piled in the negative nothing eScepta cruci-
fix and a glass OF water. The question was
then put whether she was ready. and she
calmly answered Eyes" The drop fell, and
she suffered three or four minutes before
she died. When drawn up afterward upon
the soaffold, it was found that her neck was
not broken. and shs must have died from
strangulation. There we're no less than 600
To 5000 persons t. witness the execution.