Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-12-04
ADAMS IS GOING TO
PULL A HEMP ROPE.
Death Sentence Was Imposed
Yesterday.
NEGRO is GIVEN a FAIR TRIAL
But Evidence so Overwhelming That
Jury is not Long in Reaching a Yer
dict - Double Murderer viii be
Hanged Dec. 3oth.

Found guilty of the atrocious MUIR
der of his wife and daughter, Monroe
Adams has been sentenced to be
hanged here, in private, on Tuesday,
December 30th. Suchl-was the sem
tence imposed by Judge Littlejohn
upon the conclusion of the case yes
terdsy evening.
OF course there will be the usual de-
lay resulting from motion for Ia new
trial and appeal of the case.
But in the end, in all probability,
Adams will dangle at ropes end for
one of the most inhuman and brutal
crimes that ever blackened the GRIM
nal records of this county,
Under cover of darkness, without
motive or the slightest provocatiop,
this negro shot to death his own wife
and grown daughter and s~then, with
their blood upon his hands, expressed
a determination to have murdered
three others had he but found them.
Itwas carnival ofcrime upon which
Adams was engaged.
And for this he has beenItried, rer-
resented by able counsel, and the ver-
dict of twelve good men have con-
signed him to the gallows.
The trial of the case occupied :the
day in superior court yesterday. Adams
was ably defended by Messrs James
Taylor, Alien Fort, Jr. and I. f. Cal
laway under appointment of the court.
Solicitor G eneral Hooper appeared for
the state and made out very strong
case.
Adams, the picture of composure and
self possession, sat near his attorneys.
Four months in Jail had made.his color
lighter, and he was the picture of ro-
bust health and strength.
He gave no sign of recognition to the
hundreds of people about him.
Sheriff Bell, who captured Adams
after the homicide, and five negro
witnesses to the killing were put up by
the State. These latter testified to the
killing, giving all the narrowing dc
tails. Adams fixed a piercing gaze
upon them during their recital of the
tragic story.
The defense put up no witnesses,
the statement of the prisoner att noon
closing the testimony.
Just before he took the stand Adams,
through Attorney Taylor, requested
that prayer be offered for him then and
there. This request was promptly de-
| MED him by the court.
, In his statement Adams recited q
i bit of his family troubles which, he
said, involved the good name of his
daughter and was brought about by
Hardy Robinson, who desired to. mar
ry her, Henry Sapp, an abettor to the
scheme, and Will Nighton and wife,
whom he also connected Herewith.
Adams declared that when he fred
he thought he was aiming at the Nigh
tone, whom he really desired to kill
He expressed deep sorrow at having
killed his wife and daughter,
All the attorneys in the case made
speeches and it was nearly 4o'clock
when the jury retired,
The jury in the case were Messrs.
T. J. Frazier, r. @. Luke, j. P. Car
non, E. T. Smith, R. G.. Smoot, W. w.
Davis, r. K. Webb, e. Y. Young, J..
Fl. Mohrmann, W. r. Hanstord, SIS. F..
Halstead and L. o. Gammage.
The jury was out but a short time
and returned verdict of guilty.
Judge LittIejohp, as stated, sentenced
Adams to hang zon goth. inst, but
there is but little likelihood that be
will swing 80 soon as that. The exc
cution is ordered to be in private.
An immense throng of negroes filled
the gallery of the courtroom during
the trial yesterday, watching the case
with absorbing Interest.
The Pride of Heroes.
Many soldiers in the last war wrote tc
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