Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-03-26

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TWO dental students
III, mnrder ofPearl B
decapltatiOn OF sod1
ged here io.da| The
their last on earth
dgsqaS those that have
fsheir case from the hndNy
lie body over a year ago.
= Walllng went to bed at o'elock
this morning and in five minutes
was sleeping souudly. Jackson
stayed up until half past 2 O'Clock
talking and joking with the death
watch. Both rose shortly before D
o'clock and had hearty breakfast.
There was a large crowd about
the Jail, but the presence OF the
troops prev ented any possible out
break. Mailing looked at tue
peopIe from his cell window sever.
al times while dressing, aud neith'
er exhibited ary signs Of nervous
mss. At 735 o'clock the con-
dsmned men were ordered to pre-
pare themselves tor the last Rev.
Me-. Lee prayed with them ana
they sang three hymns -"Ihe
Sweet By and By wv Kings favor
i,e: &c ID B. with Yfu TIL We
NJ .et Again" and the "Halt Was
Never Told" the latter strangely
suggestive of the mystery that
snIl remains abOnt The mlrder.
Walling was handed a telegram
fcom Miss May Roberts bis sweet
heart telling him to die game. ana
he remarked that lie would. lie
then made a touching appeal that
he he permitted to see Mayor
Rhinock. The req lest was granted.
When the Mayor came in be was
asked to sign a dispatch to the
Governor to give him a re-
prleve of thirty days. Walling SAID.
Jackson can save my lie If he
will: but he wont. have tried IN
every way to get him to d. It; cut
he will not. He ought to save me-
"Now, LOn," said Mayor Rim
ock. IL want you to tel me where
the head is"
MAYOR Rhinock, before God,
whom l shall soon meet, do no;
know, l will not lie now
Chief of Police Pdgh, of Coying
ton, shook the mans h 'nds when
he bsde them good by. JacksoD'S
hand he said, was ringing with
respiration.
Sheriff Piummer came III AT thlS
iuncture and asked the prisoners II
they had anything further to say
Jackson replied that he wanteo 10
Gear Walllng of any connection
with the crime. lie then sat down
and wrote the tJllO ying message
to Governor Bradley:
"WalhDg is not goilty of this
crime. | am. Scott Jackson"
In answer to this Governor
Bradley wired the Sheriff as fol-
lows;
proceed with the execution and
if Jackson makes statement on
tie gauo7s TO that effect you may
suspend Walliug's execution until
further directions from me"
The march to the scaffOld wa
begun at 1L3I. Walliug's last
words AS be left The jail we're, as
he pointed to Jackson;
"That man can save me If he
viii. l die an innocent man. l
WAS not there when she was killed.
Jackson did not respond lmme'
dlately, but at the scat I'D SAID; i
cannot say that WalliDg is entirely
Innocent
five thousand people saw the
execution. The lever was arrang'
ed so that with one pull the
condemned men dropped together
from the double trap. The scaffold
was painted white. 1t stood in the !
IA,l ward and in The bright sun
light presented shOSl'y appear
ance. The camera men were on
baud and the kaleidoscope people
attempted TO take the execution.
The prisoners stood on the scaff.
old with bowed heads. Walling's |
eyes were closed, J,ckso's open.
When Pastor Lee had flushed
lack on babe him farewell. Wall
Ing also said farewell. WalllDg
SLispered, 'GO, go, co.
Wien he Sheriff sprung the
tr Ups both men struggled con
Walllug showed the
create st signs of suffering. The