Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-11-20
STAYED THE MOOSE
BY Wild FIGHT
Could Not Take Negro Murderer
xsa From Cell to Gallows. IA
HURLED BOTTLES AT JAlLER
He Was Finally oVerpOwencd by Mr..
John Barton, Who Acted With Re.
markabIs eravsry-wa,sr Was Re.
sorted to, But In Vain.

! markable BraVery--Water Was Re
sorted to, But In Vain.
Mllledgeville, Ca. Nov. Plight
ing with the desperation 81 a man
who has nothing to lose, Minis Dew
ereaux, a negro sentenced to hang
Friday between tn hours OF 10 a. m.
and .. m. kept at bay the sheriff
OF this county and all available help
for nearly two hours, the execution
not being accomplished until one hour
after the time named in the sentence,
and not until nearly every means had
been exhausted including the pouring
on him for quarters Of an hour
of water from the fire hose Of this
city.
Minis Deyereaux has been what
Sheriff Prosser termed a good prison
er, giving no trouble during his con-
finement In the county jail. His
counsel, who were appointed by the
court to defend him. exhausted every
possible means to save him from the
gallows,
AZ ABOUT o'clock Friday a telegram
from the governor stated he would not
interfere or stay the sentence. sher-
IN Prosser az about 1l5 o'clock went
into the enclosed hall that Is between
the cage cells that comprise the mans
department OF the county jail. opened
the door to DeyCreauxs cell. the mid
die one OF the left and picking up the
clothes that Devereaux was 20 be ex-
ecuted In, said: Here, Minis, put
on these clothes"
The sheriff had Just offered then.
10 him when Devereaux threw a full
bucket OF water into his face. follow
ing Il with the bucket, which missed
the sheriff. who stepped TO one side.
This was followed by another buck
Ct, and glass bottle, and another
bottle, which forced the sheriff out
OF the corridor between the cells, as
the sheriff ala 9ot wish to shoot him.
Devereaux then threw himself on
me floor, making a gurghng noise
and no doubt wishing 10 give the i'm
preston that he was crazy He also
soon afterwards cut his throat with
a piece Of the glass bottle hut did
not cut the large VEINS. He also
ground glass between his teeth. but II
IL not believed ne swallowed u.
The retreat % the sheriff left Minis
In possession OF his cell and the cOrrl-
dor between The cells. How 20 get
hold % him was the question. as Il
soon developed that he had a large
supply % glass bottles which he
threw with 80 much force that they
broke against TIE steel cage with q
report Ike a pistol shot that could be
heard for half a block. Minis soon
showed that Il was his purpose to put
40 = desperate hght. The glass from
me bottles would ~ IN ere faces of
any who approached the side OF the
cage. Tie also took possession % two
hrEe locks % hts cell door. heavy
enough % crush down a man. and m
hls hands deadly Wcapon. He
weighed $50 pounds and vas slroar
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