The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-28
FRANK WRIGHT'S LAST DAY.
MURDERER OF AMOS MoY TO ExPI-
ATE HIS CRIME ON THE GALLONS.

Execution VIII Take Place Between
the Hours of 10 and O'clock.
Preparations for the Hanging,
Which viii BE Private, Have All
Been Made-Wright Claims TO Have
Made His Peace and Has No Appar-
emit Fear of Death-He Has Been
Baptised and Received the sacra-
ment-The story of Wright's Crime.
Frank Wright convicted at the last term
of the Superior Court of the murder of his
stepson, Amos Moy, will be hanged in the
county Jail between 10 and O'Clock to-
day. The preparations for the hanging
have all been made, the gallows cen has
been put in readiness for the execution and
nothing now remains, but the march of the
condemned man to the door of his place OF
death and the drop of the trap
During his last remaining days on earth
Wright has been attended BIS Rev. Prince
Black, the negro preacher who is the Gus
tomary attendant of condemned m1rdeIars,
and who has administered the consultations
and the last sacraments of religion to
many. He has professed his belief in the
doctrines of Christianity and his trust in
the redeeming power of the savior's blood.
In accordance with these professions he
has been baptised, and since that time has
awaited the end with the stoicism of an
Indian and the complete resignation of
Christian martyr. He declares that he is
confident of salvation and that his death
to eternal life beyond the grave. He is APP
parently not at all disturbed at the pros
pect Of the violent, sudden and disgraceful
death that awaits him at the hands of the
law.
The crime for which Wright is called
upon to pay the death penalty is the muir
der of his stepson, Amos Moy, that oc-
CURED in CASTOR lane on the night of
Feb. Is. On that night Wright came
home in a drunken condition and an ugly
and dangerous humor He found his wife
and his stepson and daughter in che house
and alarmed them by the display of
small pistol, which he fiourished in
threatening manner, and finally fired in
the room. When this was taken away
from him, he secured another, of which
he was also deprived, and finally per-
suaded to lie down.
After while he came out of the room
in which he had been sleeping and asked
Tor the return of his weapons, saying that
he was going over into Smithvflle to gam
Die and did not care to go entirely I'M
armed. Very foolishiy, they were re-
turned to him and he started out of the
door o. the house. AS he reached the
door ne turned and said that he had the
crowd where he wanted them. Moy beg
geo MN not to shoot. but his entreatieg
and the prayers OF Wrights wife and step
daughter had no effect and the fatal shot
was fired, the bali penetrating Moy's
breast and causing wound, from which
ne died some days later.
The murderer was Immediately arrne+ad
and placed in jail. The coroner's Jury de-
ciared that the crime he had committed
was murder, and at the March term of the
superior Court he was indicted by the
grand jury. He was placed on trial on
March 8, the principal witness against
him being his stepdaughter, Elsie Lotion.
who had been in the room at the time Nov
was fatally wounded. Her story of the
circumstances and manner of the killing
convinced the jury of Wright's guilt, and
the searching cross-examinatlou to which
she was subjected by his ATTORNEYS
Messrs. Charles d. Kline and L. M. Nor
wood, could not shake or affect the force
OF her testimony. Only three minutes
We're required for the jury to come to a
decision and return a verdict Of guilty.
The death sentence was pronounced nv
Judge Falligant on the day of the trial.
and no appeal from the sentence was
taken, Messrs. Kline and Norwood saying
that their client had been granted fair
trial, and that they knew no grounds upon
which an application for another was.l,ke-
ly to be sustained.
The eQuanimity with which ry.,z.lk
views the prospect of his approac ching
death is not new in the cases of corr
demned negro murderers, most of whom
assured of the certainty of their salvation
and entertain no apparent fear of the
hereafter. When Wright made his state
ment at his trial he said that he was
drunk at the time he had shot Moy ana
had no recollection of having done so. Such
a state of affairs, of course, did not af-
feet or ameliorate the mans guilt in the
eyes of the law, but it has served to sus
tain and comfort him while death is i'm
pending, and TO render assured his belief
that he has been redeemed and saved.