The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-06
Dan TeaChy and Will
EXu m.
NEW TRIALS REFUSED
TeaChy Killed W. Robert RiVenbark in
Duplin March 4, 1908, and Exum
Murdered Guy WaIstOn in
LenOir September 3,
1904.

Governor Glenn yesterday sem
fenced Dan Teachey, of Duplin coun-
ty, and viii Exum. Of Lenoir county,
both white murderers, to be hanged
May 18th. Both were convicted Of
murder in the first degree, and their
attorneys appealed to the Supreme
Court, but the judgments of the lower
courts We're confirmed, and unless
there is executive clemency, in the
form of a pardon or respite, both
will hang on the 18th day of May.
Teachey was convicted of killing w.
Robert Rivenbark of Duplin county,
on the night of March 4, 1908. Riven-
bark had left his home shortly after
dark on the night of the murder, and
went to the house of woman for the
purpose of securing her services in
picking strawberries. When he left
the house, Teachey approached him
from behind and made threats, using
profane language, and then shot
RiVenbark. After the shooting the
wounded man went in the direction of
the house of a friend, but before ar
irving there he fell, but he endeavor-
ed to call, and in answer to his cries
friend came and found him in
great pain, lying on his back in the
middle of the road. Rivenbark said
to him: 81 am shot, and shot to die,
adding, Dan Teachey is the man who
| shot me. I saw him and caught his
voice. Rivenbark was carried to his
fathers house, and died from his
wounds two days later.
There had been illicit relations be-
| tween Teachey and the woman whose
services Rivenbark had tried to secure,
and Teachey was the father of the
woman's youngest child. He had
been heard to say that if ever he
found Rivenbark at the Woman's
house he would kill him.
Will Exum was convicted of the
| murder of Guy WalSton, in Lenoir
county, September 3, 1904. Mrs.
Exum (formerly Mrs. Walston), the
mother of the murdered man and wife
of the murderer, was on a visit with
/ her husband, at the home of her son,
4 Runie, whose wife was i'll with fever.
They arrived on Tuesday before the
homicide, which occurred on Satur-
day Guy Walston, had been working
in Greene county, twenty miles away,
and came in on Saturday. After din
neT Exum went into the room of Mrs.
| Walston. Guy came in and sat down
by the bedside of Mrs. Walston, near
an open window, with his head on a
pillow, and was tanning Mrs. Walston.
The following statement is taken
from the testimony of Mrs. Walston:
| Mrs. Exum came in and sat down at
the foot of my bed and she and Guy
| commenced talking. She was telling
him about Mr.. Exum going down the
country next week to look for place
to live another year and Guy asked
his mother if she was going with Mr..
Exum, and she said Yes. / reckon /
WILL and Guy said Yes, and if the
son of a -- goes he will not come
back to you any more; just as l have
been expecting for a long time Mr.
! Exum then pushed the ell door open
and came in the room and asked Guy
who he was talking about, and Guy
laughed and said You. Mr.. Exum
then reached up on the bookcase and
got his pistol and came towards him
with his pistol pointed at him. When
he got to the east corner of the fire.
place Mrs. Exum pushed him back in
the corner next to the bureau and
tried to take the pistol away from
him. Guy then jumped up and ran
for the door. Just as he passed and
was middle way of the fire. place,
Exum whirled and shot him in the left
shoulder. Guy then reared back
wards and fell forward and put his
arms around his mothers waist and
lswung around on the hearth. AS he
fell forward Mr.. Exum put the pistol
to his head and fired again.