The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-10-31
PAID TIE PENALTY.
Warby Wine, tn, Mucds srer Of MI q.
Il Pauliing. HUG

Waroy Wine, the murderer of Mr.
H a. PaulliDg was hung 10 the cor
rldor Of the o a0geburg county j il
90 last 1 .lday 10 the presence Of ab4ut
seventy Witnesses Aouu one thou aid
people were on the outside, b1t they
could not see the execution, The prs
.er was baptized by Rev. Jones, the
pastor of the colored Baptist church, on
last Saturday and protessed conversion
Sheriff Dukes was very liberal in his
time allowance TO the prisoner. Shortly
before ! o'clock the march frem the cell
to the galloss was commenced, the cul-
prit joiniEg with his spiritual adviser
in singing hymn, which lasted some
time after the plave of execution was
reached Rev. Jones made a few ap
propriate remarks, after which the
prisoner was given an opportunity TO
speak. He was peri city cool aad in
possession of all his faculties. He
said that he realized that he had oply
about five minutes longer to live and
would soon be before his Maker, whom
he felt had pardoned him and would re
&c 7e him in heave1. He was guilty
uut had repented and had no fear Of
the hereafter.
After this feeliog aud earnest
prayer was offered by the minister
just as the preacher said amer" the
trap was sprung and simultaneously
the prison clock struck the hoor CT l.
The only hitch in the whole affair &C
cured just as the trap was sp:ung
Oae Of the mans feet caught in the
rope which supported the trap and for
cearly minute he lay suspended by
his feet and neck. This circumstance
probably prevented his neck from being
broken, as there was no drop" Death
was caused by strangulalion. In ii
minutes he was pronounced dead by
Drs. D.y:e and Jerfords, AID in 25 the
b,dy was cut down. The remains were
inferred by the county.
1t will be remembered that on the
light Of Decembar II, 1898, Mr. Il. q
Pauling vas found wounded in an old
field near Fort Motto. He did not live
long after being found, and died with,
out saying who had shot him. By &C
cident almost Wsrby Wine, Major
Green and two other negroes were as
sociased with the crime They were
arrested. At the trial Wine and Green
were convicted. and the other two were
discharged. They left for parts un.
known as they have not been seen OF
heari-of since The evidence produced
on the trial was quite strong.
Finally Wine confessed tha. on the
night of the murder he and Green were
going along the road and that he hal
hred at an object lying en- the side Of
the road, supposiDgi 10 be some animal.
He claimed that ne and Green passed
on without stopping. This, Of cour:e,
was not true, as Paulling's watch was
in Green's possession, proving corclu
sively that the deceased had been rub
bed, as stated by L IN before his death
Greea tes.,ied tha> lhs watch hsG
beer given him by Wiae, but the evi
dencs clearly showed that both were
concerned in the robbery.
Wine aad Green were both conv ctad
and se4teDoco to be hung. The caae
was appealed to the lr. me court, but
the verdict was scsta.ued. The COVER
nor was then appealed to in behalf 81
the criminals, but he also refused tc
interfere until Thursday, when Wine
made confession, in which he stated
tnat he alone killed Paulling and Greer
had nothing 20 do with it. Upon the
strength of this confession Gov. Nc
Sweeney commuted Green's sentence
to Imprisonment in ths penitentiary
for life. Ho is now in that Institution.
Wines was about thirty years old aao
Green about twenty five.