The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-31

scrnc orcufrcd AZ tAe examining trial.
4ne hlscks y the Town oreanl1ed and az
,9fce % hans him. Judse gibbons step
/ rc4 rcKwc-n t1n PRISONER and the mob
1 sHd aehAntly lgtermed taie engry men
dead holy aud over the dead bodies 81
the deputy niarshais rftscnt before they
es-'e eaNe sne pftssner .nc esalsss by.
tht pfsSsncl Vas hurried away 10 Paris
1 70 t1t ntInts 4tVsiMN Ok two afterwards n
iew o. thc Atdmore Hpgross came 70 this
mre Aneng the colnred peoric here for the
rpfpasa ~ taxing Cpkirs our ,Anu hang
snE nirA eut faisea o the Ntsenpt. and
sccfrt that the officers were not aware
or u. l.pkius vas Indicted. tried and
ceny.rted ~ the trst torn of the court.
- acesh rlassed uptn HIN he was de-
isneed by ccuoeet appointed BY the ccufL
trosn the heginning urkins manifested
While death watchns We're placed over
Davis and Gonzales United Siatea Mar.
shtl Williams deemed 4 wholly unneots-
Sary 20 appoint any 50 watch over him,
ara he was allowed 10 fniuSle freely Ia
cE tron cage In the negro ward OF the
ISL wtsn TIE ciner prisoners ~ that de-
Or I've years eso At ohe OF ''sin-FSiller''
Sririn'e lnce tin4s at Denlson and was
gu e relisious enthnsissfn daclariAg thai
Send enc Of his King angels down 10
bear him % 20 heaven OF, his snowy white
wings and that he would SIT at the right
visions Of the beatiflc world and often
NenS into rapturous descriptions Of is
pearly safes aud Jasper walls. lie spent
70 aud exhorting bis fellow prisoners.
Making rude sltetches with different coll
orcd paints on paper formed his only 6c
cupauon and diversion when not engaged
n mayer, ctYanting and eShortatipn. AZ
though unable TO reed, he showed remark
able familiarity with the Biole ana a Pc
eniiaf apiness n,r scrlptural quotations
him when cQnverslng on religious topics
With 2 3assa6e from the Bible.
upklns was born In Preston Bend ut
Red river. near Dsnison, between y and
~ years ago. He was heavS-set. ginger
cake LOOKING negro, and wac one OF the
S n2s ssksGiS - H. sllpPsa and md
wlthal had a rather pleasing countenance
Ills mother lives In Denison md his dying
fsqasst was that his remains be taken
there ler intefment
MASNING'S AWFUL DEED.
The crime for which Manning Davis was
executed was the killing Of his neighbor
John Rodep. al Bagietown, choctaw ma
ton. u which community they were both
engaged in forming, ana lived within a
quarter Of a mile Of uacsl otier. The tvag-
edy occurred shortly after dark ON the
evening OF December 80 1885, godsrf- hal
been engaged IN killing hogs dnring the
uay and Davis was out hunting horses
1T was IN evidence that the latter passed
RQden'H house two or three tim6o while
out hunting horses. and that about noon
he stoppAd and talked to Roden. They
were apparen,ly on good terms and R1-
den tod Davis that when he got tlrough
laiiing hogs he would send hlm some spare
RIBS ana backbone. Shortly after supper
sisie the deceased was engaged in salllng
meat, Davis walked over to the decea5eu's I
house aud hailooed. Roden went to the
lfH a Ne4s - II.a Nh.
walked IN to the house. and only few Sec (
ondk elapsed before Davis began quarrel
nag With Roden Ii the presence OF his
wife stating that he hasi head that the
decedsed was Carrying 4 gun Tor him
and accnsed him OF insulting his wife.
Rodep denied the accusatl0n Sut iIls.eRd
long bladed lsrlfe and began 10 stab his
victim. intiicting nine ghAstty
wounds, ans Of witch pat an esa our and |
his heart. eacn OF them penetrating the
cstyltx. Airs. Roden, who waa within three
or four weeks Of contineneul, WAS standing
~ gelpieHs, and made u pitiDus appeal 10
her hnsband's s.ayer to spare hia life CALI |
ing attention 70 her condition ana stating |
tt.at sts Was coon 20 become a nlethef
i,aNgs tspileds x know Il, Sas. bur can Z /
listen ~ YOU" 1soden fell Co the floor
ana expired IN u few seconds, and almost i
with his expiring breath his wife was
SEIZED VIII eonyniNons. ind 4 newborn, |
fstiirfleza babe was usnered into the |
world. Davis remained IN the Ifesence \
&c his victim untl he was dead. ANA then
ne nnrrledly left the scene OF his crime
hastily took leave 81 his own family and,
procuring a horse from mis- father. fed i
Ky Es egaf 81 A5tes gensha wappdsFgg
Sheriff Do.larhide after Il desperate ep-il
counter. IN which he WAS wounded ~ the |
q Htfsseher. He was indicted ~ the aprlns |
term Of the Federal court. April tSQg and II
his ease was continued twice he waasl
nnail2 put on trial was convicted and I
condemned to die Fl 4nn last fan Al a
the Federal court. Shortly after The cap- /
taIe q Davis n Arlfansas, Dollarhlde. /
the deputy shest0 who Effected his arrest I
was murdered W Miller pa4fs d hrother i
of baAptns DAVIS. for the presumed mo-
tive that poilarhlde had been inetrumentai (
in his brothers. arrest and Miller Davis I
was tried, convicted and hanged by the |
A. Kansas authorities Just two Weefa b Z
IRE eenteqoe was passed on Manning ne-
VIE testified thar while he's husbsnd Wa
hunting hQraes m the afternoon 81 tho I
ltlillns kodsn came 70 her house aud made /
tempted 10 use force, and that when her |
husband res.fnee home she informed him /
aL y ana ~ once went 20 Roeen'sl
nrnment aud thA jnry ignoled this sesti.t
mony - Fabricated aud took the view thai |
the day he was then watching an oppors
tlnltF 10 lIlil him. but waa deferred by the I
presence az neissIhurs, who were assisting
killing, the government showed that the /
ieqensfd had hAd two Or three tliflcultles |
With Manning Davis father and brother
Whsp Davis was brought before Judge p.
y. Bryant, before whom his case was |
tried. 10 have sentence PASSED, his honor
rec Ted the peculias-ly e96islvatins clrcunI-
stances under which tho crilie was com
nltted, ana told me prisoner taiat hitherto
be had IleNer passed the death sentence |
without foQiing at least some degree OF
pity aud sympathy Tor the condemned
3lu that as 10 had shown no mercy tor
me wife and unborn child OF his victim,
ae (the rnurD had no sympathy u off1f /
nm, a Htronr effort was <iAda to have
ne sentence Of the doomed man cein- |
uuted and hie attorney Went 70 WASH /
nEton 70 intercede for executive elena
.ncy, armed with a petition Hi9nad ~ |
Ihree hundred citizens. including every
MEMBER Of the bar except Two ~ larae.
from the Ferlutks lef fali from the bench |
N passing ssnlence Che ffiends 81 Davis
rad good cause 70 heiscpp that the friai /
Judge would exert himself personally Is |
communication, ana for that rensnn |
ne efIarss made 10 that behalf were con-
iuctsd with he ntpoai see.eey. psyIs'
II Communication. ana began al once Ia |!
,reDare TOR his end lie received regular |
visits from iider Fairs, pastor q the |
First EhristlQp rhurrA. and inedn q pro-