The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-06
SENTENCED
 THREE TO DIE Negroes to Be Hanged
 May IS. SOL LEMN COURT SCENE Calhoun, Jones and Dorman
 Condemned Men. Judgment Passed on Thirty Eight Prisoners by Judge Thomas of
 the Montgomery City

George Calhoun. Toney Jones and Bill Dorman. negro murderers, were yester- day sentenced to be hanged on May IS by Jndge William H. Thomass presiding over the criminal division of the City Court of Montgomery, before whom the men were convicted last week.
 The sentencing of prisoners closed the February term of the City Court with the exception of the trial of cases in which Judge Terry Richardson is interested which will be tried the second week in May. when the term of Judge Richard son as temporary Judge. will have ex- |ptred.
 All three of the negroes, who by de- Ecree of court and jury are sentenced to die. have announced appeals to the Su- preme Court of Alabama and pending these appeals execution of the sentence was suspended by the Court
 Thirty Eight Sentenced. Thirty-eight prisoners were sentenced yesterday morning. The sentencing be- gan at o'clock and lasted until noon One white man was sentenced, e. Coleman. convicted of selling mortgaged property. The three men, under the death penalty were the last to be sen- fenced and an eager throng of onlookers crowded the court room to hear the ter
 
 Preliminary to the dramatic close of the sentencing. there were several light comedies played in the court room.
 General Robert E. Lee, the negro sneak thief, who formally toured. the country with circus. displaying his glass eating propensitiesa furnished most of the amusement. When his name was called by the clerk, he scorned to take the or- dinary method of walking up to the bar ~E,.A IT, rNaA under a table and up to the clerks desk grinning When the court asked him the formal questions preliminary to passing the sentence, General Lee parked like a dog and smiled on the amused specta- tors.
 Judge Thomas. before sentencing the negro, said that he had investigated his feigned insanity closely and physicians had agreed that the boy was sane but was a clever actor. He was given eigh- teen months in the penitentiary. On re- eeiviuR the sentence General Robert P. Lee threw himself on the floor of the court room and tumbled over.
 Bill Dorman at Bar.
 The three men under the death sem tence were brought to the court room to- gether by deputies S. s. Belser and W. D. Hall. Bill Dorman was the first to be sentenced. He Is a tall spare-made. vel low negro. He heard the words of the court without change of countenance Judge Thomas explained to the three men that although Sn appeal had been taken and without expressing an opinion as to the probable action of the Supreme Court he advised them to make their peace with God and prepare for the worst.
 '"rhen what have you to say, Bill Dor man. why the sentence of this court should not be passed on you?"
 Dormarl did not answer.
 Tt is the sentence of tho court that on May IS, 1904, between the hours of 10 a. m. and D. m. the Sheriff of Montgom- cry County infict on you the death pen aIty by hanging you by the neck until you are dead-and may God help you and sustain you in that terrible hour"
 The same words were spoken to all