Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-11-27
CID MAN SHOWS
SIGNS OF DREAD
AS Day Approaches Rawlings
Grows Nervous.
pAMpER THROWN OVER HOPES

DE Now Says that His Blood VIII be
on South Georgia Conferences, ss
Ne expects Az Moore to Confess on
the oaIIOws.
valdosta, Ca, Nov. 26.-As the
May for the execution OF J. G. Rawl-
angs approaches the old man shows
nnmistakable signs OF dread, though
be has professed all along 70 be anx-
Sous for that day to arrive. The
announcement that Attorney Cooper
would not make any further effort In
hls behalf threw damper over his
hopes, and he sent an urgent message
20 Rev. NJ. A, Morgan, the Methodist
minister, asking him 70 come 10 the
GALL Mr.. Morgan responded prompt
~, surprising that Rawlings wanted
some spiritual advice or comfort,
n just want 10 tell YOU" said
Rawlings 70 the minister when the
natter reached the cell IN which the
condemned man was confined, that
che way things rae going now my
blood viii DO upon the hands Of the
south Georgia conference, which Is
10 meet here week after next. II the
preachers hadn't petitionCd the gov
ernor 10 respite Az Moore and me 10
fhat both would be hanged on the
same day after conference, the
chances are that the nlggor would
have said something on the gallows
thai would have saved me- As II
al. the members OF the conference
have wiped away every ray OF hope |
mad"
Mr.. Morgan told him that the gov
arnor would very likely have prost-
poned The hanging OF the negro until
1he day set for his execution any
Way.
"Do you know that 10 be the easeS''
"Besidcs that, YOU have told mo a
dozen times that You wanted TO be
hanged on the same day 80 that you
could hear what the negro would
say"
Rawlings then opened bis Bible and
Began 20 read some passages thar he
had selected. which he thought would
hear out his contention. Mr.. Nor
ERn told him that he had come 10 aid
MIN spiritually and not 10 argue with
hin: that II was the devil who pus
had Ideas IN his head aad that kept
aim mad.
Rawlings then told the preacher
that he saw where Rev. s. 3, Kemp
was coming 10 tho conference. "Hs
awore falsly about as. said Rawl-
ahEs. and I want you 20 tell him "a
eomo 90 the JAN aud see ME,
The minister told him that hs
would pot scnd any mlnister there "a
Zoe auArFeled wlths or who would In
fismo him Ia any way, but that hS
Noald b glad 20 sead aay one vhe
.eeould help him 10 prepare 10 meel
ais Maker,
Rawlings said that be felt salts
Ged that the negro would ex0nsrat,
Ain and the boys both u Elven th'
opporiunity. bot that Il they were ID
~ hansca together n would 90 hin
81 aood Ne pretended that be ooalt
mo- sse Il any other way thar that thS
nemhers OF Tie conference vho had
asked Zoe q ehangv la tho date al
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4looa.
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sell vill change TIE date uuIil "a,
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