The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-28

Four negroes are now in the county jail under sentence of death for highway rob- bery, but their cases have been appealed to the Supreme court
 Religious Services.
 The hanging of Dorsey was the second execution at the Jail this month. Jim Webb was hanged on March IS for the murder of Policeman Walton.
 Two hours before the time for the pris- oner to go from the Jail to the gallows he was escorted by deputy sheriffs to room directly above the warden's office. Here a number of negro ministers assembled and sang and prayed with the prisoner. The preachers who consoled him in his last hours on earth were the Rev. T. w. Walker, pastor of Shiloh Baptist church; the Rev. P. Woollen. pastor of a church at Woodawn; the Rev. Pearson and the Rev. Gordon, the latter the pastor of a church at Green Springs.
 Dorsey sat on a box and the preachers gathered around him. After praying for an hour number of songs were sung. Walker asked Dorsey if he was satisfied he would be saved. Dorsey replied that he was
 
 Nearer, My God, to Thee" was sung. He said he was ready to die and that he would have no statement to maKe on the scaffold. To the last he denied shooting MT. McNamara or robbing his son.
 At 11:45 o'clock Deputy Sheriff w. I. Love ascended the gallows and in min ute Sheriff Burgin came out of the jail door followed by Deputy Sheriffs George Courson and c. H. Cole, who walked on e41 Of ha ministers followed.
 Walked With Steady Tread.
 Dorsey walked with a steady tread up the steps of the gallows. Walker went on the scaffold with him. He asked the sheriff if a hymn could be sung and the officer assented to the request. The preacher began the hymn, Tn the Chris tial's Home in Glory There Is Rest for the Weary" the other preachers taking it up. Dorsey joined in the singing. Three verses were sung The prisoner had noth- ing he wanted to say. His hands were handcuffed his feet tied. The rope had already been placed around his neck. He turned, shook hands with Deputy Sheriffs Cole and Love and with Walker. The black cap was adjusted by Deputy Love, the signal was given and at one minute to F Sheriff Asurgin pulled the drop. Dor sey shot down through the trap. His body was convulsed for several minutes. He had not broken down and seemed to be nerved up to meet his fate.
 McNamaras Witnessed Hanging.
 Mr Renter of the Milwaukee Herald, MT Rich of the Chicago American and l. H. Holloway, colored, editor of the Even ing Striker of Memphis, were present at the execution.
 Dorsey was convicted of shooting Dave McNamara and robbing his son, George McNamara. Both MT. McNamara and his son witnessed the execution. Mir. McNa- mara stated that Dorsey was the negro who shot him, and that after shooting him he robbed his son of between s8 and $10 He further stated that about five years ago Dorsey and two other negroes came to his home near Coalburg about 6:3O o'clock one Saturday night. Dorsey asked for some coal oil and MT. Me Namara thinks he wanted to get him out in the yard. Refusing to go out Mir. McNamara says that Dorsey fired at him with a A Colts revolver, firing over the shoulder of Mrs. McNamara. Young George was in the house, and it was charged that the negro secured the money from him.
 The negroes who were with Dorsey have not been captured.