The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-25
CARR AND HIS CONFESSION.
THE MURDERER'S MIND SEEMS TO
BE AGAIN BECLOUDED.

lie Continues to Talk Instead of Re-
turning to His silent Mood-Carr
Pretends Not TO Recognize His
Lawyer and Father When They
CaII-The Governors Action in the
Case Uncertain.
Atlanta. Ga. March A-Alex. Carr. the
condemned murderer of Capt. II. o. King.
under sentence TO be hanged next FRI
day. who created a sensation yesterday
by breaking a silence that he had main
tained for eighteen months and declar-
ing that he had been feigning insanity for
that time, apparently lapsed into a more
heclouded mental state to-day than he
has ever exhibited before. However, he
continues to talk, instead OF returning %
his silent mood and also maintains his
improved physical appearance. During
the day he was visited by several physi-
clans and ministers OF the gospel, he
having expressed q desire to see the lat
ter. The doctors have examined him. but
have given no opinion 70 the public, while
the ministers prayed with the condemned
man for quite while Carr himself en-
gagged in a short prayer in which he in
an incoherent manner begged forgiveness
Tor having killed a man without mercy,
referring to Capt King.
Col. Reuben Arnold, the attorney WIN
has defended him in two trials before the
court and two lunacy trials went to the
jail 10 see him. Carr did not recognize
him at all and could not b. made 10 real
ize that 1t was he who had worked so
faithfully in his behalf. THIS meeting took
place In the presence Of several others and
all agreed that there could have been no
feigning in the prisoners conduct This
- regarded as an important fact In con-
nection with the strange case.
Carr did not know his fatner this morn-
ing when he frst called When he was
made 10 understand Col. Arnold's reia-
Qon toward him Carr Began telling Of his
dreams, which, considering that he is
very ignorant man OF no Imagination
when n his right mind, could hardly be
Of deliberate concoctlon. These dreams
Carr said, came TO him direct from God
ana ne appeared 70 get angry II any of his
Listeners dld not give evidence Of as much
one OF his strangef stories was about
what he called the peachtree OF life II
up peaehtree. That was ] am sure the
tree Of life. In that tree was a peach
and above II was figure that think was
Intended to represent God. Below the
tree was a man and when / tried to get
the peach of life. the man
under the tree kept me from getting ~
That man under the tree" continued
his attorney.
taking the peach of life was myself, you
say2" asked Mr.. Arnold.
Yes, sir; he tried It; then. Just like you,
may De trying TO now" replied Carr, "a
he looked steadily at his attorney.
In his dream when he failed TO get the
peach of life from the tree, he then went
Into little house where he hoped 10
get the love of Jesus ~ entered the
house" said he, without any trouble; but
u was hard to get out. / failed TO get
the love OF Jesus there and then 1 knew
that my hope Of this life and the world
to TO, come come was gone. II was then that de-
tefmlned TO tell my secret to the world
as did not want TO die without doing sol
Carr said he killed Capt, King, not be-
cause NE wanted Kill some one.
A., king, he said, treated me badly at
sn'9ebt l,9 pbitlhSsss S,s anq a brave man would have
several years and finally decided TO KIN
some one 50 ! would die for It, and 70
70 heaven. III had killed him for what he
did to me-" said Carr looking very seri.
Gus, II would not feel so badly now \
JUST Killed him because 1 wanted to kin
some one and that is why / have lost
all hope I'm the world 10 come
l don't think. though, that would have
da1, dlile1 MN II had not been drinking that
He thought the devil must have prompt-
ed MN on the day he killed King and that
TO make this statement. -.
lie said he remembered distinctly the
nrst time Attorney Arnold had called 10
see MN. IL was the morning after the kill
ing. You came to the police station - he
said, s"and asked YOU TO get me o,,,t n,
BOND. Then l told you King had shot me
tWlce, and you asked me where. told YOU
did not know but would try and find out
and then you looked at a hole In NV coaf
on on the 5 shoulder. NY mind on that day.
4ohtlnued carr. was coming and going
II was not clear and did not know ex-
aetiy what / was doing all the time"
carr then said his mind had at tfrnaa
for years been clouded and al one fine
he thought he had been crazy. His mind
was was now much clearer tnan on the day he
shot King. -
want to live.'
Carr Twas was asked 4 he was free man to-
stances XIII the man that he shot, and he
sald' NO. not for a world of gold"
one OF the peculiarities of the mans
condition is that he remembers at inter-
Vals All things that happened to him up to
the time of the shooting of Cant King
put put ms inind to-day appeared to be a
plank as to events since that time. except
his dreams. 0-SSPs
This afternoon Col. Arnold appeared be-
fore Gov. Atkinson and made a sfrona.
plea for Communication of his sentence too
life Imprisonment He took tbe
position that Carr is now more yiolenfivs
troduced several witnesses who had Wis
tied the prisoner at the Jail yesterday and
to-day, TO show the beclouded condition
or his mind. Sheriff Barnes was one Of
these witnesses. He thought the pris-
oners condition was greatly CHANGED
from what it has been for months past.
- - va nch pAepdftu 10 say Lndt ne
considered him sane, although he might
know right from wrong in his present
condition and in fact realized that he
had done wrong in killing Capt. King
Cars aged father and his brother also
appeared before the governor to plead
for mercy in his behalf. Gov. Atkinson
will announce his decision as to a re-
prieve or a commutation some time to-
morrow. No preparations for his exc
cution have yet been made by the sher-
iff, although the death watch was placed
upon Carr tonight.