The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-11
SLAYER OF NINE MEN SWUNG.
IRWIN HAS A HANGING AFTER AN
INTERVAL OF 4G YEARS.

ION al F'tAEeh''iu ''e -"
Cost Him His Lifc-That Murder
x,oI1o,xo, rn,uadioteIx nv the XIII
ing OF Another Negro at iurpeh-
tine StiII in Coffee County.
pri.z.~ora1d q, Dac 1o-Tba first LEGAL
-, -, +,lt,
hanging IN 10 years III ir"l" ''"'''S '''''
place to-day at lrwinVille, the county seat
in which Henry Nesbitt colored one of
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cue iiloS' ii'i "e'''u =
the bar of justice, dropped INTO eternity LOT
the murder of James Arlington, colored,
=; th;s oit,, 1uoa 1907 The tran was
Il. e,,.-..4e rr..,.7l,,.
sprung at la oio0N 'S "a
aud the attending physician pronounced
him dead at 1872
... ,,.. T ,,.,,,I1 I'm o,,-
was
cry Niger that came "llh'h Iedch u my
gun
-1,Faso ,,,oro tho words If Njsbett as he
~, 49,. ~. -,-,ce,l7
'eI' '"s I"i' va 'i'o
the morning News correspondents III an
Interview with the condemned man this
,,,o,.,i,,sr ,,,as somewhat startled i'm hear
-, - $50. : ,,t,,,,.,,- il,
MS 'i"O ne 'i''' my"
Bulloch county, besides the two men XIII
ed here and III Coitee county nave 9lloI
three nggers dead ana nave Nou'lueu
our but during ms Tune nave never hdd
rouble with a White man
Al l'lo CLOCK ne was Droush ~ ron ~, 'le
all dressed IN Iuli suit oil pIack clothes'
moklhg clsaf. At tiie seall '3I ne slop =,
20 anu eAaIh,lied 1ue CONN Iiit''
airy MN TO ms LdIieI az Hi,liee'7 IN
Tue eHtletSe ne oii az H,o - -, - 1,
thdt Hau peJ" aunt 1 " 1 -
9e' anu eoip 'iieil ile was
~, ~ ~, ,,,7 tho +o,, of tho soaffo1d
w. No 80 ,e, - ~, ,,,,Iti+,15e
liiaGe -. ~ $780, " ~ storlrade
1919 ., - ~ -, Ira ~ ~, ,,oics
u ,.,lI+a5 ~ tbo trar door and lola the
wiep hou1 he wanted Tho moose fxed
ta+t ~ nonIl as he wanted II broke
nut ms neck, as ne "dHleu II olohe'
sberiff Ava he moose about his
ana asked hin, If he had ANYTHING
his ~ GOV tJa eaid. "Nothing sber-
me,otbinp onIv that I forgive vol and
,sI(1ge 7 am ready ia die. and know
nv sins are forgiven"
wal black can was then nut on and the
onesyas surung at 1:21. In eleven min
scoohe attending physicians. Drs. Julian
Nuke. pronounced him dead His
greawas taken in charge by negro
you er. and win be sent to MiIledgeville.
best7rjme of which Nesbtt was sentenc-
her t. hung was the killing of James Ar
An, colored. in this city last June
Davis to the murder Arlington and
of W were partners and worked togeth-
the Che Georgia and Alabama railroad
mittn this CITY and Ocilla A dav or two
into is 10 the murder. Nesbitt robbed a
Alca borer of ST.. Nesbitt telling Airing
thro' the theft and that he had the mon
Aldere negro who lost the money com
the ! making injuries and 70 investi-
was matter when Arlington told him
picketsbitt was The thief The negro then
manli Nesbitt ana demanded his money
f,O1
by its hareunnn he NEGRO RENTED. "One
best friends" meaning Arlington.
49, ne hen made mis- threat by saying:
and set IN ne won i've 10 see tNe sun
be bronx, -. 49,, =, 4,,iz a.. -,.,,oxa -,
souVenlsineton in a negro restaurant.
,r1rs inne words over the
slH ollowed, whereupon Nesbtt
,InttI - 4-caliber revolver, shooting
80 - IL through the head. In the scram-
ssT+ NJ, out of the room, NeSbitt ran
sai5 .oother negro coming in the door,
inn through the thigh.
killing Nesbitt left for Pate &
rpentine stin in Coffee county,
some trouble with Dick
e-legged negro and a cooper
right was in debt 10 Mes
wed money. Nesbitt sent
night for his money, and if
pay him he would kill him.
good his promise by calling
he next evening, and demand
Y, and as Wright telling him
pay it, Nesbtt shot Wright
tracks. Nesbitt then made
nto Florida, where he stopped
time in any one place. He
e his way back into this state.
Bailey, where he was arrested
MT back 10 this county for trial.
Ca, Dec. 10-The negro Henry
Who was hanged at Irwinvilla
-, r.. :. I,.,.1.
Mp - DID county Jan sew
. Just before his departure for
of execution the Morning News
dent called to see him Nasbitt
now many men he had killed,