The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1900-08-16
ROBINSON FOUND GUILTY.
TO HANG Sept 1ST,
He was Brought to Mariet-
ia Friday Morning
UNDER MILITARY ESCORT.
He Had Fair Trial and Was Con-
victed by Due Process of Law.
Death to Follow.
UNDER MILITARY ESCORT.

Sam Robinson will not he lynched
As long as the people have placed the
duty upon me, l intend to uphold and
enforce the law" remarked Judge
Gober.
So it proved. Governor Gambler was
consulted also, and it was determined
that another negro should not be
lynched in Cobb if possible-that the
law was powerful enough to protect
and strong enough to punish.
The result is, the negro tramp, Sam
Robinson, who assaulted in most
brutal and savage manner Mrs. Ida
liner, (the wife of Mr.. George A
liner, respected farmer,) whom he
met on the public highway, as she was
returning home from visit to neigh
Dor, near McIvors in this county, on
Monday afternoon, August 9th, had
his trial in Cobb Superior Court on
last Friday morning, was convicted
and sentenced to be hanged on Satur-
day, September LIST, 1900, between the
hours of 10 a. m. and f. p. M, inside
of one mile from the court house.
About ninety minutes was consumed
in the trial
Robinson, the negro rapist, had been
placed in Fulton county jail for safe
keeping. Judge Gober had set his trial
for Friday morning at O'Clock. Gov
ernor Gambler, at the expense of the
State, agreed to send Robinson to Ma
rietta on a special train under the pro-
lection of the state military troops.
This was done.
Six detachments of the Fifth Georgia
regiment and a squad of the Govern
Or's Horse Guards, under command of
Major Barker, disembarked from a
special train Friday morning about s 80
O'Clock at the Powder Springs railroad
crossing. They marched through the
streets, the prisoner in their midst,
handcuffed and held by Sheriff A. A.
Bishop and Bailiff Randy Brewer
A thousand people probably were on
the streets as lookers-on at the unusual
spectacle.
Guards were thrown out and no one
was allowed to approach the court
house, and the trial was held immedi-
ately, the public being excluded.
The jurors, officers, witnesses and
newspaper men were about all who
were allowed to be present in the
court room.
Col. J. H. Foster and Col. E. w.
Frey had been appointed the day before
to defend Robinson, and the attorneys
went to Atlanta and had conference
with the prisoner so as to prepare de-
| Tense.
When the case was sounded, his
lawyers announced ready for the de-
PENDANT. Solicitor Hutchinson an
nounced ready for the State.
Forty-eight summoned jurors an
swered to their names when called
The twelve jurors selected to try the
case were taken from two panels, nine
from the first panel of twelve. The
State did not object to any one called.
Two jurors were excused, one for
prejudice and one because of being OPP
posed to capital punishment, and two
because they lived in the neighborhood
where the crime was committed.
The jurors selected to try the pris-
oner were Messrs. J D. Pagan, Geo.
w. Grogan, j. NJ. Allen, Sr, R. p.
Griffin, J.sH. Pharr, J. d. Hardage
w. L. Sessions, A. H. Talley, A. J.
Stewart, p. G. Carnes, A, J. Ragsdale
and W. A. Pickens.
The first witness was Mrs. liner
She identified the negro Enthusiastically
and positively as her assailant. Other
witnesses gave evidence of seeing the
same negro on the on the public high
way. Mr.. Keheley spoke to him in
that vicinity. Mr.. Carter gave evil
dence !of the negro's tracks through
the fields where he cut across and
grabbed Mrs. liner. DIR. Moore gave
evidence of the wounds inflicted on heI
person and the gashes on her head made
by rocks. Mr.. Sanders testified to the
arrest of the negro about ten mile,
from the scene of the crime, having the
budget. Sheriff Bishop testified to the
confession of the negro to meeting Mrs
liner and that she became frightened
screamed, ran and fell, ana that he rar
off.
| The negro made his statement, il
was rambling and disconnected, but