The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-28
THREE TEXAS HANGINGS.
nrtJH or THE REF @. r. MORRISON
on TIE SCIFfOLD.

In n speech Hs Said the Heavenly Gates
would he wide Open aud Proppcd Back
for Him-A Robbcr and n Jealous
swain Also Hanged-All Die Calmly.
DALLAS, TEX. Oct 27.--The Rev. G.. J.. Nor
r,on, white Methodist preacher was hanged
st Vernon. Tex. to-day for wife murder.
This i, the second case OF white minister OF
the gospel being hanged in Texas within lew
months The other was James darlington.
alias Darlington. hanged at Fort Worth on
Jny - last for the murder OF Watson Whit
t,kcr. a Cu'. Colorado and Santa FL fireman
Who los his life in "hold-up' by band Of
train robbers Of which Darlington" was the
lealer
h,rison was educated at Hillsboro and Leb-
anon. H. and continued preaching from the
fine he entered the ministry UP to and incIud-
InV the night he gave his wife dose OF poison
in order that he light be rid OF her and marry
.K,n,as young woman whom he believed to
Ia tho heir to a fortune. Morrison mounted
,ho sraryold at noon to-day and made speech
a. nftv listeners OF thirty minutes duration.
He snid
,rrocent The heavenly gates will not lie partly
sior for my entrance into paradise. They will
bo wide open and propped back. l viii there
embrace the wife am accused OF numbering
and for which crime 80 charged l to-day die.
Iwill there also meet my dear mother. gone
before. [ forgive every ono and refer you all
70 the second chapter. twenty-second verse OF
the Book OF Hebrews. lam innocent. Circum-
stances over which had control have placed
m, in this position. | have taken my trouble
in private to my God. He knows my heart and
that nm innocent. For all my shortcomings
ose mnn and az minister OF tho Gospel OF
Jesus Christ He has iorgyenme admit that
have committed iuajsrretions. but l am
guilty OF no crime for which the law should
punish ne hay" not d2HG worse M 1,an sd mHn
Tehgious business and official circles OF Texas
have done nothing 10 confess. am IN the
hands 81 my Maker God save my soul. :,
Sh.riI j T. Williams sprung the trap Nor
rifon' S neck was broken and he died apparently
instantly. -, r, w
Engyurg and wife. WAS hanged Mt Austin to-
day. Before the trap was sprung Watrous
prayed and said he was going, straight TO
could not be helped. His neck wns broken
His partner in crime. Jim Davidson will be
Wstrous and Davidson. his cousin. murdered
George " Engburx an his wife in their home
short distance from Manor in Travis county,
we're offered and GOV, savers added state
reward. making the total 100. The murders
we're not discovered until the morning after
the crimes were committed. Robbery Was the
incentive to the murders. but according to
DavidsOn's confession he and Natrous both
assaulted Mrs Engburg after killing her hus-
Bnydson " on s VS. WatToUs said he was "T n
nocent until three week. ago. then confessed.
Waiter Ford. the tweEt v-two-rear-ud negro.
was hanged ut Waco to-day, tor the murder Of
his sweetheart. Lucinda Moore. Il seventeen
yeRr-old negro Rirl. on June 90, IL ". Ford
set mp plea OF insanity asa last reeort. but
the Jury declared him sane. On the scaAuh
he said that he was ready tn 90 His neck was
broken, Jealousy was the cause OF the murder.