The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-12-19
LEE CRIBB WAS
PUT TO DEATH
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Coffee County Murderer
Died on the GalIOws
Yesterday
SOLICITOR BENEFITS WORK
He Had to Fight Best Attorneys in
This Section to Send the Man
to the GaIlows-A Hard
Fight to Save Him.


here yesterday announced that Lee
Cribb, the famous Coffee county mur-
derer, was put to death yesterday.
Every possible advantage was taken
by the attorneys of Cribb to save his
neck, but at last the magesty Of the
law prevailed. and one of the most
reprehensible crimes ever committed
in the Brunswick circuit has been dealt
with as the law provides.
In this connection the able and en-
ergetic work Of Solicitor-General
John W. Bennett. OF this circuit, is en-
titled to the very highest character
of praise
In this case the very strongest char
acteristics Of the solicitor have been
brought ont. Cribb was willing to pay
almost any fine imposed by the court.
In drunken brawl he had commit
ted murder; his people were willing
to put up money for his neck, but to
no avail, and in every phase Of this
case, the rugged honesty and able
ability OF the solicitor general has
shown out very distinctly.
Cribh was q murderer, pure and sim
pie, and mis- execution at Douglas yes
terday vindcates the law ald is a
Just tribute to the splendid intellect
of Solicitor Bennett, who, in this ea9c
has had to fight tho best legal tai
ent in this section OF the state.
When you come to think of it solic
itor-CeneraI Bennett is one of the hest
prosecuting attorneys in all Of the
criminal courts of Georgia. The ses-
sion of the superior court OF Glynn
county, which recessed yesterday
shows that every defendant on the
criminal docket was convicted. The
cases varied in character from the
simplest OF offenders to the gravest
of criminals and in each case that
sterling individuality and strong Ell
fort of the solicitor showed itself at the
proper time, and jury after jury re-
turned Yerdicts OF guilty.
It is with great pleasure on the
part CT The News to commend Solt-
citor Bennett for his able work He
is faithful to the state, yet consider
ate in all cases, and no public OIL
cial in south Georgia has grown upon
The people any more than has been
the case with this we'll known citizen
of Waycross.
The superior court recessed yeStef
day until January Ii, and at that time
Judge Parker and Solicitor Bennet
will here again and will resume the
trial Of the criminal docket.
In connection with the execution o.
Cribb yesterday but little could be
learned on the subject, owing to the
fact that it takes a telegram seVea
hours to get to Douglas. However
it is learned that the man was carried
there from Savannah Thursday nlSh'
and when told that his last chance mao
been lost he received the news with
out showing any signs Of fright, and
when he was carried to the gailo#S
he displayed that grim silence that
has characterized him since his awful
crimo at Nichols a year ago
Judge Parker and Solicitor Genera
Bennett both OF whom We're in the cit
Yesterday, were very much srat4beH
when they learned, through The News
that the sentence of the court in this
case had not miscarr.ed. They botA
deserve TO be complimented lor theif
work in enforcing the law against
s-reat odds in this special piece OF IL
isation, which has attracted tNe at'S'-
zion of the entire state.