The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-04
GEORGE MILLS HANGED.
the MrRDERER or HIS NIECE Exc
CUTED At RALEIGH
The Rome Partially Brsaks-Doomed Man
Confesses His Crime and ASKS 10
be Disposed OF Quickly.

RALEIGH. " c.. May Especial
George Mills. the white man who muir
dered his niece. was hanged here this
forenoon at ll.2o clock The biaeN
cap was put u3on Mills and he SAID:
"What you DO ! want you TO 90 QUICK.
He had previously confessed from sns
scaffold his crime OF murder, anu rs sain
Sod had forgiven him, ne pehe'eu' A"'"
the rope was tied in four strands
around the gallows beam. ana one broke
when the body fell. .es ,,i,,,
At 1901 the physicians pronounced niin
dead His neck was not broken, but
he died from strangulatiOn. His iamlly
had arranged with the undertaken 20
carry his body through the country 10
the family burying-grOunq. r. H.,
IT required eighteen minutes ioI nun
10 die.
THE STORY or Tx CRIME.
C;eoree Mills. about twelve months ago.
was imprisoned and tried for the muruef
Of his niece. lana Wimberly. The crime
was horrible one, II being SAID ne
had ruined the girl and killed her 10
hide his crime She lived several weeks,
but never gained consciousness.
In his last message before dying ne
testifies, as he did on the witness stailu,
that the father and brothers OF lana
had ruined her and that she had sworn
she had told him CMills) so. lie was
not very bright; in fact. many considered
The girls father made Mills 80 off with
her TO an unoccupied house. with dlIcc-
lions 10 Kill her. The Wimberlys were
tried but escaped conviction Minis
passed a sleepless night, but was as com
posed as could be expected. lie seemed
10 have no fear Of the hereafter, ana
exprcssed himself as forgiving those who
had been the means Of booming MN 10
death. ann,
Efforts were made TO save Mills and
give h,n life imprisonment Governor
carr had three physicians TO examine
the mans mental condition. and they
pronounced il Of a low order, but fully
competent to judge right from wrong
GOV. cAnR's son APPOINTED.
A few DAYS ago Mr.. d. l.. Adams,
who had been the druggist at the insane
asylum for thirty-nVe years. resigned
Yesterday the executive committee OF
the, ASYLUM board elected Or. John T..
Carr. son of Governor Carr. TO I'LL the
vacancy He will take charge imme-
diatcly.
The formidable list Of assistant mar
shals for the 10Th Of May have been
published, and If they make as good a
showing i'm the flesh as they do in
print. Chief Marshal Carroll will have
cause to be proud Of his assistants.
SECRETARY coKE's ANSWER.
Secretary Coke will at once file through
his attorney. his answer 10 the com
nIaint of AIR Elias Carr in restraining
him Coke from publishing an act known
as the assignment or mortgage bill The
first three sections are merely formal
the last acknowledging receipt OF the
bill and noting its ratification. an. Ihat
he Is advised that ne has no legal power
TO look behind the ratification OF the
act. ana was therefore bound to receive H.
The fifth and sixth sections are merely
formal.
TANToRD-EILINGToS CASE.
This morning, in the case Of stanford
against Ellington. the Jury tailed 10
aoree so the Judge discharged the jury.
drOpued the question of Neraciiy. ana
decided all other points In favor OF the
present Librarian, Ellington.