The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-18
CRIBB'S LAST SHAVE
"MAxE 1T CLOSE" HE TOLD BAR
BIER AT UNION STATION.
NEGRO WAS FRIGHTENED
WHEN HE DISCOVERED IDENTITY
OF MAN HE WAS SHAVING.

with Bowed Head and Apparently
Full Realization of His Impend-
ing Fate the Coffee County MUIR
derer Left Savannah Yesterday
Morning in the Custody of Three
OHicers-At Railroad Station He
Was Allowed to Get a Shave in
Public Barber Shop - Attorney
Played Last Card.
Make it a close shave for it may be
my last one"
Sitting in a BARRIERS chair at the
Union Staten yesterday morning Lee
who is to be hanged at Douglas to-
day. unless Gov. Terrell changes his
mind, nonchalanetly gave these
instructions to the barber who had
stepped forward when he took his seat
in the chair
The ebony hued tonsorial artist
glanced at the handouts on the wrist
of the man in the chair, and then
looked nervously in the direction of
the officers in whose custody Crib
was. The barber finally mustered up
courage enough to enquire if he was
shaving "dat gemman from Coffee
county"
The condemned man unhestatingly
admitted his identity and was shaved
in silence. The man with the razor
was somewhat frightened-he knew
that CRIBS sanity had been ques-
ID Tnll ac
usual with the razor. But Crib SEEM
ed satisfied with the BARRIERS work
and made no comment when he left
the chair. Col. w. w. Mcdonald,
counsel for the condemned man, re-
marked before the departure of the
train that he had one card up his
sleeve, but failed to explain his mean
ing.
Cribb Seemed DOwncast.
Crib was delivered by the Chatham
county authorities to Sheriff w. w.
Sutherland and two deputies. and he
left the Jail in their custody. There
was no scene of any sort when Crib
was led from his cell and handcuffed.
and he accompanied the officers with
out a murmur. The condemned man
hung his head and appeared to realize
that he would have to meet his fate
from the scaffold.
The crime for which Crib will be
hanged to-day was committed last De-
cember. Since his conviction every
effort has been made to save his neck,
and his counsel will not give up the
fight until Crib has been executed.
While under the influence of liquor
Crib wandered through the town OF
Nichols, where he lived. and exhibiting
a palm full Of pistol cartridges, de-
clared that they were little blue pills
that he was going to serve out to the
town.
Ran Amuck With Rife.
With his watch in his hand, waiting
for the second hand to tick off two
minutes. at the expiration of which
time he had announced that he was
going to kill his father-in-law, who
was on his knees in his store, Crib
turned to find himself facing Town
Marshal Tom Holton. Without a
word he shot the marshal down in his
tracks. The drink-crazed man a few
minutes later shot and killed a boy
who crossed his path, and, with a
Winchester rifle, took pot shots at
everybody in sight. He was finally
shot down from behind by the father
of the boy he had killed.
For several days the murderer
lowered between life and death. He
was finally tried and convicted his
only defense being that he was drunk
when the crime was committed and
that he did not know what he had
done. After his conviction he was
supplied with saw and managed to
make his escape from the Coffee coun-
ty jail. In letting himself to the
ground by means of an improvised
rope Crib struck against the window
of the jailor's room and the jailor's
wife was aroused. Blood hounds
were gotten out and the condemned
man was run to cover in a barn not a
great distance away. 1t was then
determined to have him brought to
Savannah for safe keeping.
Cribb's Last Chance Gone.
The following to the Morning News
from Atlanta last night makes it prac-
tically certain that the murderer will
be hanged to-day:
Atlanta, Dec 17.-Lee Cribb's last
chance failed him to-day. when the
Supreme Court refused to grant the
mandamus asked to compel judge
Parker of the Brunswick circuit to
grant the supersedeas asked.
Judge Parker. it seems, refused the
supersedeas, though he approved the
bill of exceptions. The Supreme Court
this afternoon held that he was cor
rect and declined to grant the manda-
mus prayed for. This means Cribb
must go to the gallows tomorrow.
The Governor has declined to inter-
fere, and there is nothing further that
" he low -.