Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-05-04
HANGED AT RALEIGH.
GEORGE MILLS EXECUTED FOR
THE MURDER OF HIS NIECE.
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Governor.

RALEIGH, n. c., May S-tspecia''-
Interest here to-day centered In the exc
cution Of George Mills. who muroere' '''
niece. lana Wimberley. near Apex ."'s
county. June 10Th last. He was arreNeu
the following day. Last September "e
was tried. He made confession' anu
on this the girls father. Jack W'mpe''e''
was arrested and tried for his NE At
the January term this year, put was
acquitted. Mills at the September Ter"
appeaIed to the Supreme Court whic" '"
March affirmed the sentence Oh VI.
,ocer court. Governor Carr then issued
his death warrant, naming to-day as 'he
date of execution. :.
Mills was awake last night untii
O'clock this morning. He prayed great
deal, and his prayers were quite e'oaue"''
There was nothing of the insane H'a"
about him, and nothing to show wear
mind. He woke at 7:So A. NJ. anu o..
breakfast. At $3.50 he was dresser io'
execution In suit OF pam piaeh 7,
The gallows stood in the jail-yard. II
had n drop of six and one hair Ieet'
Sheriff Page was the executioner.
lever was used to drop the trap. me
rope used was the one used AT the eve
cuiion of Orange Page here, ana was
one OF those used at the execution OF
the Co,ey brothers, at Louisburg. oniy
th,rty-six persons were admitted as VIII
nesseS.
ELLINGTON WINS.
The fury in the Superior court here'
which was last evening given the OUTS
ton of fact as TO whether j.. IL. o,ah.
ford did on the 18th or 10Th OF March las.
demand the Office Of State Librarian from
j. c. Ellington, were out all hlsht, ~
10 o'clock this morning Judge StarbricK
called the jury in and withdrew the ques-
ton before them: in other WORDS, as i've
announced, refused TO submit. Ihcn ne
took I'D the other issues in the case:
First-Did Sanford execute bona ana
tender IL. and offer to qualify as libra
rian before Governor Carr: and did the
latter refuse TO qualify him? Yes; by
consent. Second-ls Ellington In posses
sion of the office? Answer. Yes; by con-
sent Fourth--Was Stanford legally elect
ed by the Legislature March 18TH! NO:
Fffth-Does Ellington unlawfuly hold
over and refuse to surrender the Office.
No.
Stanford at once appealed to the SUI
preme Court Ellington gave bond for
$500 to cover the emoluments OF the Of
flee until the matter Is decided. The de-
cision I'm his favor was expected by OBJ
servant people. Stanford said to-day he
expected the case would be argued at
this term Of the Supreme Court. but it
may not come up until the fall term.
TIERNAN'S CASE.
Sheriff Grant, of Henderson county.
was here to-day. He called on Governor
Carr, and was paid for going to Macon.
Ga. after young Herman, who stands
charged with burning the Wayside Inn.
at Hendersonvile. of which he was
clerk. Herman was taken to Hender
son. He applied for writ of habeas
corpus, and was allowed to give bail.
He gave this in the sum of $500. and has
gone 10 Niagara Falls. The owner of the
burned hotel. whose name was Nelson.
is also charged with participation in the
crime of arson.
An affidavit has been filed in the mat
ter Of the noted mortgage BILL to the
effect that the House tabled this bill
on the night of March llth. and not on
the 18th, as Clerk Satterfield has IL
Satterfie!d swears 1t was tabled
on the 18th. The young lady who copied
this bill for enrolment has been found.
She says it was given her to copy by a
clerk of the Legislature There is going
W NC IL iol VI SUI dpout 'i's hia'tci w
fore the case ends. The Governor as a
sues the Secretary of State to
prevent the latter from turning over to
Stewart Brothers, the public printers,
the enrolled copy of the act.
Governor Carr has appointed the fol-
lowing Board of Charities and Correc-
tons: Charles Duffy (chairman). Thomas
w. Patton, Miss Patton. A. G.. Hankins.
ST. Leon Scull, r. D. baltimore. J. G.
Waldrop. ii. A. Reams. J. II. Mills. j.
II. McIver. j. II. Deans. Mrs. Jane r.
Wilkes. N. NJ. Lawrence. and S. T..
Williams.
a telegram from Mr.. Emerson, of the
Atlantic-Coast Line. announces that II
gives the cent-a-mile rate TO Raleigh
May 10Th. the occasion of the monu-
ment unwilling The Cape Fear and Yad
kin Valley railway makes the same rate.