The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-12-12

':listen to me; my boys sre innocent
His plea for his three boys ssene
TO make his own peril pale into signi
6csnce. Frequently be would aluos
yell at the crowds. NOV, do you ua
derstaud me? Do I make mysel
plair?"
MOORE DENoUNCEs RAwLNs.
Rswlins addressed the crowd for f7'
minutes and st 1925 Ali Meore, ths
negro, was led from his csll to tht
front second story window Of the jsil
Moore looked long and eagerly into
the sea CT faces, in which there were
many black ones. Moore's denunoia'
Slon of old man Rswlins showed great
bitterness:in the negroes heart. IS be
attributed his present condition to bis
partner in crime.
''Ltsseu one and all Of you white
folks, and black folks" cried the ne
gro, eesticulating wildly, Milton
Kawlins killed the Carter children. ]
swore this on the stand in the court.
house and swear it again today.
These will be my last worSs, people;
Milton RaWlins killed the Carter chill.
dren.''
AS the negro spoke old man Raw
inns sat unmovsd, not more than three
feet away. 'It's lie," almost Kissed
Rswlins under bis breath. Finally
Sheriff Passnore ordered all In the
street blow to stop questioning the
negro.
At 1885 q. NJ, after speaking ten
minutes, Moore cried: "Good-bye" at
the top OF his voice and be and Raw
;ins were led toward the ez. cl5ioD
chamber. En- route, Rawlins stopped
Tor q photographer to make 8 picture
Of him.
IT DO this j 2st 30 ms wife and chill.
d,en can have one," be repeated sew.
ersl time over to the photographer,
during the process Of taking the pic
ours, the man never d.nched muscie
md his expression was stoltd and a..
lost Indifferent.
Into the execution room the j2tlers
snd guards and party were ushsred.
Rawlins iss..aing the way and Moore
Following olosely ushiad.
AT THE GALLONS
At the foot Of the steps leading TO
the galIows. Rswlins sat down on the
first step. The negro walked towarI
ain, holding cut his hand. Then
followed an almost heated colloQuy In:
which both men told the other they
nsd sworn the truth, esch referred to
3he fact that he stood IL the SHADOW
3f the gallows and on the vary brink
Of desth, but Rawlings maintained
that bis boys were innocent and the
aegro saore that the statement was
not true, and that he himself, had
aold tins truth.
The heated interview was brought
20 close by the sheriff, who aunounc
ed t1at a prayer would ha offered, all
7ats were taken cfs, many knealins
On the steel floor, while above al
loonsd the grim death trap, decorat.
ed with weights aud levers and ropes.
The prayer, 6 most ferVent one, vas
offered by Rev. ". ". McCord, for
nerly Of Atlanta.
This Was followed by a: a:benediction
and the party was il the act OF NOV
ing towards the scafold, when the
aegro bsgan prayer, wonderful for
it's wording and earnsst1ess. But
even in his final prayer to his Master,
she negro's bitter heart showed there
was no forgiveness there for Rswlins,
ahcm he deelsred had brought him
10 bis doom. When Moore had finish
ed the two men took their positions
on the scafold, the trap was sprung
and il . few seconds they were land.
ed into eternity.
SAID HELL AWAITED HIM,
The night before be was hung
Rswlins denounced the editors, the
lawyers and the preachers, saying
shey were Sll towards. Hs said there
Is no such thing as justice in all the
world, and thst his hanging would be
assassination. BE said he had nevar
killed man in his Life, and that the
negro did the crime for which be vas
20 be IYnehed. he said that the
sheriff was the luckiest man that
ever lived because he heard that old
Csrtar was going to make him nova
out Of the county: How lucky it
would have bssn for me it I had drop
ped dead before I got in trouble with
Carter" be said.
1.-THE Bible tells OF the evil spirits
that live to haunt men; We are dis
5inctly told OF the evil spirits that
vent from man into a drove OF hogs
causing them to drown themselves in
the sea. want my spirit when l
an dead and gone to haunt the court
Official to the end Of their days.
BE also jumped on the newspapers
He said he believed that nine hun
dred and ninety. nine in q 1houssnd OF
the editors would go to hell because
they were too oowaZdl7 to fight
against public sentiment" RsWlins
declares that he will go to hell, but
that 1t Will only give him an oppor-
Sunity Of piling coals OF fra upon bis
enemies.
FACED HIS CELL.
The fact that it was the last nigh!
on earth did 1os sppesr to De e source
OF much worry on the part OF the DC
man, who paced up and down bis
narrow steel cage talking, singing OF
praying as the opportunity presented
itself. He was visited by his wife
and daughters and many friends call
ed at the jail during the evening
some being admitted, while others
we're satisfied to stand on the side
gslk and talk to the prisoner through
the Sc cond story window.
Although RaWlirs could not bs
sean through the window, he listened