The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-08
WOULD NOT Die
WITH LIE ON LIPS
CALVIN AGAIN CONFESSED
MAN WHO WILL BE EXECUTED TO-
DAY ADMITS GUILT.

Declares That He Used Razor Blade
on Rosa Pace, His Paramount, SO as
TO Rid Himself of IN Annoyance.
Denied Crime at Trial, and since,
So as to Give His Lawyers "A
Chancc-PIans Have All Been Made
for the Execution This Morning.
Facing the cell from which he will
meet his Maker this morning, Willie
Calvin, the condemned slayer of Rosa
Pace, made a full and free confession
to a representative of the Morning
News yesterday.
1t was the same story Calvin told
the same reporter Immediately after his
arrest nearly two years ago. And CAL
win very promptly recalled this first
C lfession. although for months he has
protested his innocence and declared
that an innocent man was going to be
sent into the great beyond. All of this
was explained by the prisoner as he
gazed at the harmless looking cell
from which he viii drop into eternity.
again I tells you l killed Rosa, and
may God have mercy on my SOUL" said
Calvin. II amt going to heaven with
a lie on my lips. Is only been fol-
lowing out the letter of the law. The
law say that no man shall go into
court and say he's guilty of a muir
der, cause then it don't give the law
yer no chance to work on anything
with the jury. That's why ! has been
saying I didn't do it, but it amt no
use any more, and 1 go before my
God with a clean soul and good words
of advice and warning for those
leave behind me.
Calvin Warns Sinners.
Let those who are leading bad lives
be warned by my lot. They are free
now, but they don't know how long
their freedom is going to last. Even
if they don't get killed they can't go
before their God clean. have clean
ed myself of all my sins and feel that
my Master will decide that I have al
ready been punished for my sins on
this earth. / will not be punished
again for these sins, for 1 have made
my peace with God
Il killed that woman with the old
razor blade that the officers found
and that statement 1 first made was
all true. l wanted to get rid of the
woman, but she wouldn't let me alone.
She just wouldn't keep away from me.
I knew her before 1 married, and
wanted to be free from her. But she
kept on after me and forced me to
Il hot he tod I
just couldn't keep from cutting her
that night.
Murderer Is Penitent.
Bad company is what causes all
of the trouble in this world. There
wouldn't be any bad company, either,
If people would work honestly and
live as the Good Book teaches. | was
a hard worker, but it was by bad life
that l started out to lead that
wouldn't leave me. l wish now | had
behaved myself cause then l wouldn't
be in all this trouble"
Every preparation has been made for
the execution and Calvin will be
hanged very shortly after 10 O'Clock.
He is composed and it is believed will
go to the death trap without a tremor.
The condemned man has displayed a
remarkable amount of nerve and says
he will not falter when the march to
the death cell is begun.
Ready for Execution.
The death warrant will be read.
final prayer will be offered for the re-
pose of his soul, and the death trap
will be sprung. The execution will be
witnessed by those permitted by law
TO be present. The rope has been
made ready, the knot has been ar
ranged, and the false doors have been
thoroughly creased. Nothing has been
left undone by the authorities, and the
execution will take place without de-
lay
The condemned man ate hearty
supper last night, and talked with the
death watch for some time before re-
firing. He prayed and sang before 60
ing to bed and slept well. He will eat
a special breakfast this morning, after
which he will prepare himself for the
hanging. A new suit of black clothes
has been purchased, and Calvin will
wear this when he walks to his death.