The semi-weekly messenger., 1905-09-19
ADAMS PAYS DEATH PENALTY
Negro Murderer Hanged at Raleigh
Yesterday.
Condemned Man Was Apparently I'm
concerned at His Fate-Respite of
Ten Days Granted to Peter Smith.
Delay i'm Erection of Markers ut
Chickamauga.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh. n. c.. September II.

Raleigh. n. c.. September II.
Yesterday Governor Glenn from
Concord y. H.. respited for ten days
Peter Smith. under sentence to be
hanged today at Marshal Nothing
regarding rhe respite was given out
from the executive office yesterday.
Tho first news Jour correspondent had
Of il was n telegram last night from
Asheyile. saying the authenticity of
the telegram was doubted. The pri-
vatc secretary was asked today about
the matter and said nothing was given
ont Yesterday as there was nothing to
give out. as the man was in a day of
being hanged and a quick action was
needed He said thai Attorney Ebbs
for Smith asked for respite the telc-
gram being addressed to Governor
Glenn. The private secretary says
thiS came about l o'clock in the af-
tcrnoon and that Ebbs said that he
had secured evidence from the young
woman iii the case that she had been
forced by her father to make the state
ment which resulted in tho conviction
of Smith. The private secretary con-
suited the attorney general and two
members of the council of state and
they advised him to telegraph Govern
or Glenn. the attorney general writing
the telegram giving the facts in the
case. TIE governor in reply tele-
graDhed the private secretary to re-
spite Smith for ten days. The ques
tiOn came ND whether the governor
being out Of the state could in law do
this. or whether Lieutenant Governor :
iS
crnOr Jarvis left the state to go to
Boston in 1888. to remain a month
Licutenan. Governor Jas. Il. Robinson
was notified 70 come here. and as soon
as Governor Jarvis crossed the state
line. Lieut.. Gov. Robinson was sworn
in as governor. and all the time of Mr.
Jarvis absence exercised full powers
OF governor as 20 pardOns. commits
Si0nS etc. His letter-bOOk is in the eX-
ecutiye office. with the title Letter !
Cook. Governor James l.. Robinson ~
Today Will Adams. the negro mur-
derer was privately hanged in a small
enclosure. roughly boarded in. and
covered III the rear Of the Jail. Over
five hundred had applied for tickets
tn 81" the hanging. but about thirty
six saw it. Today a negro who had a
ticket was offered $500 for the tickc t
but refused to sell. There was plenty
of mrbid curiosity to see the neck of
the wretch broken. Sheriff Page him.
self sprung the trap. The negro call
cd for breakfast of sausage and cof-
fee. 1iIe execution affected the thirty
prisoners i'll the Jail very much. Ne
groeS. included preachers and singers
were in the Jail with Adams until III
o'clock last night. His wife again|
went to see him this morning. He was
unconCerned and said he was ready to
go and had been all the time and that
he had always told the truth. TIe IS
the fifth man hanged by Sheriff F'age.
ell being murderers.
The State Pension Board in dividin;,
The S27o.000 pension money gives the
same allowance to first. second and
third class pensioners and $500 to-
fourth class and widows. which is an
increase of four dollars for them.
A letter to your correspondent from
Hon. A. c. Avery of Morganton. who
is the chairman Of the committee
created by the legislature to erect
markers at Chickamauga TO mark the
points of furthest advance reached by
North Carolina troops. says that the
contractor for the markers. which are
to be three III number, was dissaD-
pointed in carrying out his plans, and
at the last moment has found that he
could not ship the monuments at the
time agreed on. Herce the erection
and dedication of these has been de-
terred from September 10Th until No
vemher 9th and 10th. Colonel Ray
is having a monument finished at
hshcville which was paid for by
members of the Goth Regiment which
wa& so conspicuously gallant at the
battle of Chickamauea. and which
will lie more imposing than those
furnished by means of the states
small appropriation. The Southern
Railway Is asked to sell tickets on the
7th and Stl. of November good for five
days from date of sale. at the rate
of one stranght fare from all points III
North Carolina to Chattanooga, plus
2E cents, instead Of issuing these Sep
tember 18th and 18th an6 is asked to
give the same special rate of a cent
a mile for parties of 25 or more in
Uniform or for bands.
No one seems to know how long the
investigation into affairs at tho hospi-
tai for the Insane here will continue.
1t may be week or even longer. The
attendants and everybody else are to
be examined. one by one. These at
tendants. by the way are not appoint
ed or DISCHARGED by the board. which
has really noIhing to Go with them.
but they are appointed and discharged
by the superintendent. under the rules
governing the institution
Last week State Auditor Dixcn rep
resenting State Superintendent JovEer.
made speeches in four school districts.
III aid of the local tax movement. He
said IN his return here that the tax
would be voted in every one of these
districts One. that at Dunn was
heard from today and voted the tax
by 4 large majority
Small Farms