The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-26
JIM WILLIAMSON HANGED.
Twice His Body Vas Seat Through
the Trap.
DECLARED HIS FATHER INNOCENT,
when the Crockcr fs,miiy
u Was Massucrcd.

Wharton. Texas. June e5.--Thc Post cor
respondent called q; o'clock This morn
inr to see jim Williamson. He was in By
NO means so bright a mood as yesterday
Yesterday sheriff Rich received a telegram
from Governor CuIocrson. which contained
the following: u decline 20 interfere Win
jim, williaalsons case The sherin read
tho game 10 the condemned man AID 1t
had a perceptible effect upon him, for upon
the governors last say Williamson had
built some hopes.
In fact, The first remark ne made this
morning was this about the governors
telegram: TIP 10 the time Sheriff Rich
received the massage ! had some hopes
tina, NY sentence would be eomnuted' but
1 was not surprised. tog l bad prepared
myself for III
YESTERDAY Williamson had declared TO
The Post man that he was irnoccnt tsinee
then the governors message has been re-
ceyedl. He said this mOraius My father
is wrongfully accused he WAS twenty -hfe
miles eway WHEN the kliins took place
Then. growing more confidential re re-
Yerted to his own case. He said; see
there Is no hope for mc now. l will nut
lie about IT, am not totally inuocen, IN
the crime OF ,he killiug, but ! WAS forced
to take part IN what / did. CrocSer hA1
assaulted me t"o or three uhes anu ~ =
true did first assault hlin OUT on tue
prairie the evening OF the killing o'hcr
parties persuaded me to take iarl IA "a.
murder They told NE vac coward u
l did not Kill Croker. Now the strange
part about Il is ain accused OF the killius
of Croker when he WIS Killed b. some
one else, though l 90 Lot 81! 1W 'N-
nocent."
He asked the reporter TO pnoncF l1ahN
his keepers, Ben Barker ana WAShc M
derson, for the Kind treatment he mad re-
ceived al their hands, also SneIlu hicA
deputies and above all Deputy ,fas NolAW
whom he said had been oFo'heF 10 nun
Last nisht the prisoner pdssy~ NueasliN
Through the kindness OF SAeriu hISA tAe
father and brother OF tile Pr'Son-r Were
allowed to pass the night In MS cell. one
Of the guards overheard him FeinarS
Had my advise been taken We would not
be here now"
At $50 his spiritual adviser, Rev. W. Il
Campbell. took him In charge. and re
manned with him with slight intermis-
sion UP to / O'Clock. the time set Tor the
execution. By II O'Clock the physicians
Drs Walls Rutherford ~ Houston Rich
OF Richmond and Davidson, were ia at
tendance.
Up to this Tine the prisoner had shown
some courage ia meat hiss Kate. but /, MAS
easily seen that he was tas, breaking
down. DR. Walls. upon the advice ~ Dr.
Rutherford. administered u sub uritane0us
injection Of nitrate OK -.rychniaa and
shortly after repeated tho dose
Sheriff Rich had his depu-le Messrs
Gus Votaw. p. C. Votaw. JaiIer Barker.
Deputies Davis. schliling. Buadick AMI
Orson ard Beaks posted about to preserve
order and prevent any one from entering
the tail ward
At i2;90 the prisoner was taken 10 see
his father who was in a cell above ur
stairs At 1870 sheriff Ricr reld he death
warrant 70 The prisoner IN his ceu ], WIS
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