Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1902-07-26

AtIiNg upuH t"N'N a. 80
a'',eE Z asatb. offering a reward of $1,000
Y Z, II sor tbe death of the eleven men
NJ \ III testimony resulted in his couyic-
" 'nss or murder; trembling and al
~ 'ast IN tbe verge of breaking down,
Sa sbIeg Cooke went into the presence
! 's SIs Maker this morning.
seafcely noticing what was done,
i ~ witb firm set lips and much great
: ! aaryp than his companion showed,
IN auderlale dropped at the same
|me 10 eternity.
frer in the courthouse, about one
aoayel wards from the scene of the
s ssration the aged mother and sister
! I'M snarEe listened with hlanched checks
n oalIid Hips for the fateful moment
mn Il should be announced that the
u u Nd been indicated and the man
n Nm whom they had expended so
,unrh love and anxiety had paid the
for his crime.
iii laone the wife whom he had
A. t,ya and pTOtppt and then
8vIn ~ .,,t,iinr n ho nroepnt ann
esellJl' s 49,, "D t6o .'',e iast comforts to tbe
allllp i5's, ~ '"5 no,,a eha bore Win bis
'sa M, til5ran MA ",'' far awav from the
W. TI,,%, a,'toraola alec nassed into tbe
wv - -. wv
I'LL ~, wy ,...lr,bro mother oP AehIav
M LII ,t togaod for normtssion N
'N' WIZ ,, ,a- n.y.. sega ya,rrost rbiId to tba
\ WI g,3 3'"5 a.bnra ",' sbo might for tho Iast
Al'glu, .a-, Eu. s,., and ali him 40 she had
" ,l ,ror,. o."' tf~es in the iong famnes,
W. ~. iaD'' ,loar. ~ bts iifo When ont or
Wy 'sas 'G', sa. tbis nriv;1opo vac jenfad
" .s.,ont L., '', = f,r as gba could and sat
II " '", l,ratnfng in w ovns which many
W " Sai s,'i',,, ,,or.ifriI,, din,nod ,n soo
WI D.'' eaai 1"I drar2a ~2 which should
w ort 1 tba Itfo of Lor son
~ O"' ''' ,''
waited '"r 'i'7 Last words
She had eHaeted from those who re-
Ised her permission to visit the scat
Id a solemn pledge to repeat to her
ltRasure as q precious boon through
efemalning years OF her broken life,
cbs bal nraved hard and In fatth
rthe salvation of his soul, and she
I'll III worJ iha massoaa th,t Eo ov
I'M his souI to en- to bis Nal,or and
Il obt9tpal forrfyanaee fnr lis sine
nj pat aIas far lho Mind faith of a
M a. Ayblay Coele's last uorls
s,nlod Win nrofanitv eo fonI ae to bn
,nrintaba were
n ~0I 5io br,yo to ,bo I,st FIaror
",'i 5 ","' 2 W. "a o,50 l"'t, ~, N.Y., r,l
II ma IA tbis de,tb .
II too, .rnron n,inrtos for ltro -
cona i avttnrt in tba hoIy % rorla
A tbirtoan minutes for II "a 1oayo
II of TamlardaIa ~
ri cra,g.. aatherod f,s+or a,a f,st
TINA af oyee,,tian ,,,'.,,r annroocbod ,,',o
~ fbo,eord ,,o,la ,,,ora aaatta,
pn all sides Of the iail where a van
70 point could be obtained.
Al 10orl0ck the Delta Guards ana a
I'd force of deputy shcriffs we're
lsterel at the courthouse heavily
mel and stationed about the iail
Tbe might previous the wire between
sye.anl and Grcenyille was cut it
d reported that the friends Of the
n1emned men would attempt a res
I. Up TO a late hour this morning
cke firmly believed he would be res.
y ana So proclaimed to those who F.
j j WIN nim Dnt the large show OF /
L s,, ~ ~, a, ""'iq, 'lIes r5luereI y I'M
4 Il az wy" II ~ hau Deeh cohJeih- .
Il io.oa
! 'gomn'3 r1.og q IepotIer ealiga on lhe .
"''g4 ''ei' III thelr eeiIs.
Told OF His Escapadcs.
Rcto was engaged in telling shoot .
EalaIrs of his career to a crowd Of .
i that NJ haa ~ y II ;Ite 'T,iol.e' 1, ,. iit
Y Blackburn had done so; that he .
\ never killed a man except in self /
fnse that he was game and would .
snow the white feather; that he /
having a good time and expected .
ENJOY himself in hell as we'll as
FNhere else, especially ms if was hot
.lne place he expected to go, in +
'faIiIle, in the summer time
\ mat time he was talking inces
Nv telling with bravado of his
|tsS with his pistol and how he
,ne whole town of Senatobia
Bor ana ,,'ti tbon we ,I %oula take a drink OF