The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-05-10
murderer Rawlings, of Georgia,
Asks the, Governor Not to
SUSPEND SENTENCE.
He Bpgs the Governor Not to PAY Any
i Attention to Silly Appeals for
His ReDrleve, But Let Him
%Be Executed 4As

Vnce a'Ea1
p From his cell in 8 Georgia jail q
conde mned murderer ts sending forth
spreals to stop al Efforts to save biz
ufe and demanding to be banged.
~ This unique example among muir
dcrers has written q letter to Cover
nor Terrell, Of Georgia, insisting upon
his rights as q murderer legally
condemned 70 20 to the gsllows on the
day named by the trial court-Msy Z.
Through the newspapers, when they
interview him, he makes the same de-
man6. .'t
This anomaly among condemned
sentenced murderers Is q former cler'
gymsn,! the Rev. J. G.. Rawlings. l.
ISL With him 81 ValdoSta, Ca, are h.a
three sons, Leonard, Milton and Jesse
convicted for compl city In the mur'
der last June Of littls Willie and Car
rie Carter, children Of W. L, Carter,
with whom Rawlings had been at feud
for years. =,
= As tina actual shooting of the chill
arsn was done by ALI Moore, o negro,
who confessed, declaring that Raw
lings paid him to do it,, many persons
sntereated themselves in efforts ] to
have the sentences commuted to life
! imprisonment, and the case was even
carried to the Supreme Court OF the
United States. -
Rawlings's emphatic and open re-:
sentiment Of these efforts to save his
life created 8 sensation IN Georgia,
which has not yet subsidized. In bis
letter to Governor Terrell ne said:
II respectfully urge your EIcellen.
cy NOT to interfere With the speedy
execution CT the death sentence. !
aun tired Of the business, and want
4 to be hanged as soon as possible.
URGED THE GOVERNOR TO LET HIN
HANG.
.'My boys are innocent, but I do
not believe there is any hope for them
aud they feel IS l do, that the sooner
we are hanged the better. We are
suffering more than death now. the
DELAY and uncertainty are far worse
than the gallows, and ] hope you
viii do nothing to prevent speedy
execution OF the death sentence"
Being interviewed for this neWspa.
per, Rawlings made this remarkable
Demand still stronger. He said: -
'sI am desperate. don't care any
thing about the deciBion OF the Su-
ipreme Court, and J. had rather be
dead than 20 stay shut up In this dark
and sitting cell another day. II will
suit me exactly to be hanged tie ror
row, and the sooner 1t is done the bet
ter I shall like it.
~ have written to my attorney,
Lr. Cooper, asking him not to take
any further steps in the matter, and
to let 1t 20 as it stands. / have writ
ten TO the Governor demanding my
rights. I don't care anything about
my own fate, 80 far as it sffscts me
persons.ly, and have only wanted to
live thus long In hope OF being able
to do something to save my innocent
boys. :. a., ,,,., 80, 49,, :,
one Of Lns 3 reaLest regrets ! have Is
on account of my mother. ] have
Just written her, though that shall
20 to my death brsVely,> She is old
now, and can't hear up under such
sm.otiou even as we'll % my wife
can.
!: But that can't be helped. I am
entitled by sentence Of the Court, t.
be hanged by the nick until dead
and In simple justice J. demand my
legal right-I insist upon no interfeI-
enoe with my execution"
The United States Supreme Court
has decided not to Interfere with se1-
tence of the trial court. But ,Raw.
lines's attorneys have still the plea Of
insanity to oargue-anl the condemned
mans strange demand, in itself, Is
considered . good ground for such q
plea. But this fact does not give rise
TO any suspicion that the murderer Is
playins an ''insape dodge" as he IL
too earnest and emphatic and logical
In his demands for his right to be
hanged. ....s $
Milton and Jesse, who are to hang
with their father, are not 80 anxious
TO 20 to the gsllows, and they BAY
that the old man is crazy and has
been for years. Both OF the boys have
made a pathetie appeal to the Cover
nor for elemencv, stoutly claiming
that they are innocent Of the Grim
for which they were convicted.
GLAD WHEN he Is HANGED
When Rawlings was tod that the
United States Supreme Court had re-
fused to interfere In his case be was
whistling How firm q foundation, ye
saints OF the LORD" He continued 10
whistle IS the news was broken to
him and finally said:
.. TT is no more than I expected and
sm not sorry. I looked for no favors
from the United States. will he
glad when we are hanged. reckon
we will be ct peace then.
The men have been confined In jail
for q little more than ten months
and the monotony OF q dinpy 10 by IL
foot cell has tcld sadly on their sp ri
and demeauor. They occupy 9 corner
cell in the j.il, with windows over
looking bnav thnrouoN Nforeo y
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