Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-24
George Hite Pays the Penalty of
His Crime.
Shot Down IL Coiorea Mnn About one
Dollar md Fifty Cents = MIR. w.
clifford Eies In New McxIco-Br.c,
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day nydton, Va. His was the sec
ond pay The penalty of n dispute
over . } debt. The drop was sprung
by c.. Sheriff Is. Il. Cogbill at 1871
p. III. l.. Xix minutes the doctors said
he was dead. His neck was broken.
Hi.e refused to make even little
speech when he went on the scaffold.
He died as he had lived-sullen, in
different. desperate. But his nerve ne
yer quivered. He had faced death be-
fore. Hite made ~ striking picture as
nc slowly moved up the Steps leading
TO death. He WAS Il man six feet tall
and sparcly built. When the murder
Was done he weighed 100 pounds. To-
day he weighed li0
MURDERED FOR DEBT.
The crime tor which IIite hanged was
the inurucr OF William Bowers in April
OF las; Year. BOWers was colorc0
man. Lite was one OF the few white
Ihcn in V.rS.nia who have died for kill
ing a negro. Bowers was respecta-
be negro. lie didn't owe Hitc money,
but HIS brother was due $3.50, and that
brougn, Oh words and blood. Bowers
Mas shot down Ia his tracks.
Some of Iiite's relatives are good peo-
Hlc. He used . be Confederate sol
G.cr. and while in the war he became
4eutless II gun powder or death. He
Get e.ored inio a desperate man. whom
many 81 h.ci acquaintanccs feared. lie
sr!.ea one term ~ StI6e's prison many
3t-gs a,slI.-4hA rnlllAH2 Which broke
ll.;e's neck, was the same on which
Isaac pAylOr, cuiored. hanged in May
al last year. That was the last one in
MeclucEuurS county TIL to-day. iiitcs
boGy was turned over to relatives
TRIED TO SAVE HIM.
li.te's counsel fought long ANA hard
ID save his necN. They never gave up
Hope iii last Saturday THAT was when
Governor ry!cr positively refused to
commute he death sentence or to STAY
execution Tor another day. Lawyer
Charles Eeckes got up "A petition aid
Presented 1t 10 the Governor. There
were many signatures, none OF which
Vas any ~ the court officers.
The hanging o-duy. as is required Ivy
Virginia laws. was private. Only Il few
ieisIns we're admitted on the inside
q; tAr hign board walls. Many others
were standing about the exterior. There
Was considerable quiet excitement at
Boydion, bui no violent demonstration.
DIED IN NEW MEXICO.
Nearly 3,oO0 miles away from home
ana iutei Cne3 V. Clifford Beaman died
th.s n.u;; At 2:45 O'clock. in Los
.1s''' mexico. re went there Ten
-, a" stt wen OIL consumption
i'"i'' '"~h nc Had suffered since iaSl
Hrril. '"e remains viii be enbalnIed
and lac az Los Vegas til the arrival
ilon Suffolk Of the dccelseds uncle.
Councilman John IL. Norilcct. vino 10
nnM en- route. The burial Will take
place IN SnitOlk sometime next week,
VI i"cS"d!'
H., t.h,, !, 80 H"'i oi ,ne i"te
1"' - e'H''h' re was % years
~ re ie'Ne' mother, Mrs. Aida
r'"'"n' " S'S'e!, MISS Nate Beaman.
w., "''' q n'o''ir' vile seaman all OF
in their aiiliclion, . - '''p''"'
Thp dccnnsed wa. - wo,,-Ii,,oa ,.o,
man lie wns rn,.nc,,w r,,nn so""s
r ,''''' re WIS t"r,ncIiy manager OF
Su,r',l ~ 49, ,'' "a h ''"ru Sna,'n store.
w., G IL, re "ns s"IeSiilan a'
tim1,.n ,r,a apo ~ s""r lore, IN bal-
e. ih"' WIS 'hc iaSt work he did.
'ir WIS member OF the Christian
''"i rom "nich the funeral VIII
nc conducted.
HE GIVES HER HALF.
a bargain ana sale deed was to-aav
put on record. Transferring one hnlf in.
lcycSt in 400
r:cmd county. near Evcrcits and one
ban Of all his chattcl rrorertv from
s. II. Saunders tn Ills VII, Az, W.
l.nia Saunders. This was in pursuance
O. an agreement entered into when Mr.
ara Mrs Saunders n,ndn m ana '' '1i',, Az T.
rrocccdncs were withdraw p an" Tb n.vo are
now living happily.
COMPRESSION DEpOs1r1oNc
80 ~ 'Efo9liIoNS.
60 W.. thurman H. +. Brooks
nn[, nnc,. tApec, 10 peein some time
~ VI. ~ are uepositions mere in
ease He doesr.' i,ro, u" ~, election
Can,i,, 80" | Know the exact time.
ia nrovn ,or, 80, ny uoh { expect
saws thern 60, ~ me c"unlies' he
NH,,o,,, -, more irresusarities In
49, .a". any where eIse'
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