The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-21
TWO NEGROES HANGED
WILL BEDDING AND JIM WIN
 TON DIE.
Both Were Convicted of Killing Wo- men-Four Others in Jefferson Jail Under the Sentence
 of Death.

T,,ryninsham. Dec. ao.-(Special) )-The hanging of Will Reading and Jim alias will, Winton. negroes, took place n the jail yard this morning between the hours of and F hS oesSek sSsrin Bursin and his deputies The necks of both were broken dding was the first to die.
 When the clock in the court house iff Berry. with Deputies Love ana Thompson, went upstairs and told the men to get ready The preachers sang two yerSss f the tss sGsg wS.S hsre Deputy Berry opened the cell and called for Win Bedding. That negro came out and nis hands were fastened with strap behind. The dsa5h ,,n march roiowsd ,bs condemned man. the other two remaining witn "in-
 Bedding mounted the galiows with prayer was offered by one of the preach. CTS Then Bedding spoke: This Is my last day in this world. and 1t is from keeping bad company. You @ wno nsse nssn | them out of bad company. Keeping oao | company has brought me to the galiows: feel that I am going to God. reel that am going to Heaven. That IS all
 Deputy Sheriff Love pissed the black | cap over his head. Reading asked that not sST sS dsws Burn sd shsy ass at trap. At n:I0 o'clock the handle was pulled and Bedding shot down through the trap. At 11:2S Dr.. Heacock pro, . time Duif1 in ali T just fifteen minutes and four seconds from the time the drop fell.
 The rope had to be cut from around the | negios neck. At Il 30 his death march began. He | mounted the gallows with a smile on ms face and while on the. trap he smiled. holding his mouth clGssd 1t spper Love adjusted the rope around his neck ana @ | Winton asked that it not be drawn too tightly. He said he had nothing to say At i1:s4 the trap was sprung by, Sheriff Il BurRin, As the rope drew tight the knot slipped around to has face and over his chin. There was popping @ ,sf s%Snd tbat nsaTH ,f was the breaking of the neck that was heard. There was little If any twitching | Of the body.
 rounced life extinct in the body of Jim alias VII Winton, making death m fourteen minutes and fifteen seconds. The remains were then taken down ana turned over to the undertakers.
 Jim Winton died for wife murder. He cut the throat of his wife because she was going to leave him and he wanted to save her from becoming bad wo- man." he said. The killing occurred M Mat Ensiey The woman had threatened to leave home but he expostulated with her. trying to prevail upon her to give up the Idea. but she was firm and started away, | He went after her with razor and cut her throat from ear to ear.
 The conduct of Winton after the killing was remarkable for one of his race. lie arrested made no enort to escape the penalty of his crime.
 Redding also died for killing a woman. He shot and killed Annie Green in this city some months ago. He was court ing the woman. and she received his at. tentions for some time, but finally seemed to grow weary of him and to prefer an other. This aroused Jealous fury in the heart of Bedding, which prompted him to go out and arm himself with a revolver, and when next he met the wo- man he shot her to death. He made q desperate effort to escape after the crime, and when arrested and placed on trial he made q game fight for his life He accepted his fate with resignation however, and the approach to the day ton Tas Nd withqrt any Tawat . religious matters until this week, but h. received several visits from ministers and on Tuesday night professed religion On the other hand, Winton accepted re- lig1on soon after entering the iail ana said before his trial that he was ready to go. --.
 This makes six hangings which have occurred on this gallowH. The guliow : was built under the direction of former Sheriff Frank P. O'Brien, and Is so con. structed that 1t can be taken apart and put together again at any time bo It tsS s lConductor Blackburn at Cain Station. Avondale. was hanged. The next to pass into eternity through Is narrow doOl was Will Golson, the slayer of Chiei Deputy Sheriff Bob Warnock, Frank Miller, the noted safe blower. was the next man to pass through the. engine of death of Miller. Alonzo Williams took the leap from 1t.
 There are still four prisoners in the county jail under sentence of death Three of these are negroes and one white man, the latter. Frank Duncan, of the famous Miller-Duncan gang. The cases of these men are all held up on ap- peaIs to the Supreme Court. and 1t is within the bounds of possibility that they may be all hanged on the same day providing their cases are affirmed by the higher court