Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-21
AVENGED
ALI ROlly Swings at
Georgetown.
SEVEN THOUSAND PEOPLE WE'RE
PRESENT TO WITNESS THE
EEGRo's ExECUTIoN.
DYING CONFESSION
HAS SEALED THE FATE OF HIS
black AccoMPLIcE.
Mat Mootry viii Hang Next Friday.
The Execution Dcscribed--story
OF the Crime.
DYING CONFESSION
HAS SEALED THE FATE OF HIS
pLAoa AccoMPLIoE-

Georgetown, Tex, March 20.--(Spe-
clal )--Alf Rolly was hanged at noon
today in the presence OF seven thou
sand people. Mat Mootrey was TO share
the same fate for being implicated In
the same crime, but was respited at the
last minute until next Friday, pubic
opinion being divided as to the suilt OF
Mootrey, the governor saying: Hang
Rolly, who eonfeeses his guilt and see
II he adheres TO the same story
The governors theory proved Il wise
one. Rolly weakened on the gaioNs
and stated that he had heretofore tod
a lie. being afraid OF Mootrey. VINO is n
much larger man, and seemed 10 nave
some influence over him. Rolly salu ne
would now tell the truth, ana stn,eu
that 1t was Mat MuOtrey who Killed
Andrew Peckryl and that Ike Creyton.
who turned states evidence, had sworn
the truth,
The large multitude heartily agreed
with him and there were numerous i
told you So" after confesslng. :,
He called for Revs. a. McFadden ana
C. c. Robertson, two colored preachers
of Round Rock. asked for spiritual con-
ISOLATION, which was administered. Then
those on the platform sang ION, How /
| Lave Jesus." the condemned Joining in
with n firm voice. Rev McFnddcn Of
! tered up prayer. after when the
/ preachers and newspaper reporters iett
| the platform.
! adjusted the black cap and bound his
! limbs up. At li;5i Sheriff Purl touched
] the button and in twelve minutes All
| Rnllv was pronounced dend by meu-
| lcal fury. and the wife and i've niue
children OF Andrew Pecltryl were par
TALLY avenged.
/ Mat Mootrey will surely hang next
Friday. az the influence he swnyed over
! Ar Rolly was removed at the threshold
of the grave.
THE testimony shows that Mat Moot
rev shot and Killed Andrew Peckryl
while on his Blended knees begging Tor
the sake Of his wife and children NOT
to kill him. Henry Peciryl started
10 run and was pursued by Alfred
Rolly. who shot him down and left him
for dead. Rclly returned TO where
Nootrcy was, and saying that he hau
Killed Henry. not to leave Andrew awe
who was attn gasplnG in the agonies
Of death. smashed his skull In with
rock.
Henry recovered sufficiently to crawl
home during the might and give the
nirrm. 'rhe three negroes mentioned
before were arrested and indicted he
fore the grand jury last July. Ike
Creighton turned states evidence.
while testifyinE before the district
court how he had started to the scene
Of the murder with Montrev AM Nnrel
Rnl1y. but turned OF towards home
nrIor TO the murder. Alfred arose In
open court and. pointing his finger at
his hnlf-brother, said. IKE. YOU Know
Il was YOU and me thnt Killed Andrew
peckryl and not Mat nootrey, who Is
innocent" Henry, however: swore nc
rpla1l NJ tfat
no only saw two. and they were con,
yicted. The cars were appealed and
s-stained. tfpon sentence being passed
Noo.rey claimed his Innocence. and
Holly claims he only wounded Henry
who recovered. and did not think he
ought 10 hang for That ~ any rate
there arr many who think that Henry
pecl,ryi failed TO identify Ike Creighton
In the evenipE dusk and believe him
the guilty man.