The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-03-16
A VICTIM OF FATE
Brozier Smith Believes He Was
Predestined to Die on GaIlows.
INDIFFERENT TO DOOM
Maintains Splendid Nerve and
Says he will Face the Ordeal
Boldly.

While the preachers have been
visiting Brozier Smith and praying,
preaching, pleading and making
strenuous efforts to have him make
q profession of faith in Che Lord,
the reporter has made the discovery
tn At the condemned man is fatal
list. And a fatalist is one who be-
lieves that all things happen by in
evitable necessity. This discovery
was made Monday when the reporter
called at the Jail to have q talk with
the negro who is soon to suffer the
extreme penalty of the law for the
murder of his wife. When the re-
porter asceuded the stairway lead
ing from the jailer's office to the
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with his face against the prison
bars, watching Mexican tamals
vendor who was ambiing away from
the Jail with his basket If "hot"
wares. The reporter was given a
cordial greeting, and in reply 10 a
question the murderer said be
guessed he vas feeling as veil as a
man could under the circumstances
Soon after the scribe's arrival the
wife Of Rev. J. W. Hill, pastor Of
the coIored Baptist church, Mrs.
Mary Cade, Mira. Mary watkins
| and Mrs. Lucy Sloan called to see
the prisoner.
Mrs. Hin had with her small
testament which she said was a gift
from herself and the other women to
the prisoner. He thanked them for
the book and after turning through
its pages tossed it over on his cot.
Are you still trusting in the
Lord7'' asked one OF the visitors.
"Yes'm, I'm trying 10, was the
reply.
/ When the women had gone the re-
porter asked 10 see the testament.
/ IL was passed out Of the cell 10 him
/ and when he turned 10 the Av-leaf
ne found the names OF the donors
under the inscription, "A present Ia
Mr.. Smith" The reporter remark
ed that It was a nice book, and Bro
zier replied that be- guessed IL was
all right and he ought 90 get lot of
stuff out Of H..
What Do you think 81 the here
after?' asked the reporter
II don't know much about It,,
was the reply Pm not acquainted
over there and having never seen
any one from that place l have uo
idea what 1t is like"
DO you believe there IS a heaven
and hell7'f
Yes -ir. ha== gae-s sa. Tsc
/ Bible says SO, and have uu right 80
dispute it
DO you know whore you will 90
when you die37
"Neli, can 'J say that can, but
I I Ia NOT scared to die. That's
debt ~ AN have % pay whether We
are ready OF nos. When the Lord
gets ready to take as we have 60 20.
/ believe the Lord Knows how every
body Is going to die. / never went
To school and ! haven't got as much
sense, perhaps, As the preachers
who come g. see me, but 1 believe
the Lord knew before I was born
lthat I would die on ths sAilows
"po sou believe thAt She Lord
knew thousands af years before you
was bora Just what day your birth
would occur ou, Aud that before yoa
was rwebty-gwe years oldyou would
be oceupytu- tle cell ot Ia mardsrers''
"0f course to, The Lard kuows
Everything
hruEler continued lu ths above
stFata unEil ths reporter got tired
asking questions tie is nrmly son-
vineed Ia his uliad thai BITS pending
doom vas ordained beforehand ny
an anehangeahls decree.
rwo religious services were held
Al the daath cell yesterday after
aeon. the fsrst sinee Monday vas a
week Az. Between : and 3 oe loek
Rev J. w Hin and several fsmi
nina members Ut hta church called
a. the jail aud held short prayer
and sanW service. S0on aftaF thee
laft Rsv simpson, travelling
nFaaehaF, accompanied hy fuar or
ave eharoh memhsEs, visited tae
aanaaamAaa man. Rev. slmps0a
read A ; scripture lessoa thai heaa
ttfnl story ai me aavtaE'a ascension
- heavsn. fhia waa lallowed -
"a aaHasas prayer la hahalf al she
tnAaaa.an