The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-12-14
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SIDE by 8lde the white mau and the
negro, principals in the bloodiest trag
edy that has ever shocked the heart
I south Georgia, paid the penalty OF
crimes upon the SalloWs In Lowndef
county JAIL before au approving party
OF probably fifty witnesses. The acenc
leading TO the execution was at times
pathetic and then at times almost
sensational In their human interest.
AT O'Clock, Mrs Rawlins ard hel
two grown daughters, all dressed in
black and weeping, were permitted to
enter the prison CORRIDOR They re
NAMED with the condemned husband
and father until $50, when they left
after the ilnal good by had been said,
AS the heavily yelled women passed
out, the great throng In the jail yard
and streets made way for them, th,
men lifting their hats out Of respect
to thojr grief,
at 10 O'clock the nawspaper mon
and several ftiSnds Of the condemne6
!ressed in q negligea shirt, without
collar. He wore blaok sack coat and
plaid trousers. He stood In the narrow
corridor into which the door Of hif
cell lead and st the other end of the
corridor wore his sons hilton, Jesae
and Laonard Old man Rawllnu, stand.
ing Dix feet and over, q perfect giant
Of aareDgbh and picture of health
held his tight hand high above his
head on the bars OF tho cell and with
Dis left made emphatic gestures.
PLEADS FOR HIS BOYS.
"Gsntlemen, he said. to ono and
all l want to say that myaboys are in
nooent, am standing In the pres
ence OF God and the very shadow o.
death. If what tell you is lie, then
| j. G. Rawlin5 Ia responsible to his
| makar II you believe the lie Of the
negro, then you are responsible tc
your God. Hear me, mon, my boys are
innocent, they never had anything tC
Go With the killing Of the Garter chill
dren.
Mr.. Dsvis," he satd to Captain E
II. Davis, o member OF tho jury, which
convicted him. Il have no i'll will to-
ward you, you did what you thought
was honest and right, but you are
wrong and the truth will appear soms
day, / have forgiven you and asl
God to do the same thing" To others
tina old man made the same statement
thanking some for their kindness ant
good wishes, now and tben danounc
ing his abtornoy and the judge.
when you hang old man Rawlini
today" he cried With feeling, "yot
will be lynchlng him; this iu mob Law
and not Justice that am getting; 1 "
b9en mobbed In Georgia, In the name
Of the law"
Then 6uruiDg to tho three boys, th'
old man would point his finger at then
and declare their Innocence. II won
der what's the matter with the shor
| if1, | Wisb he would come on" Raw
lins declared, . | am tired OF waiting
/ wonder what's the matter, wha
time Is 1t. )"
SPEAKS OF HIS WIFE.
Turning to the upturnad faces
RSWlins said: Please be kind t.
my boys, they are not guilty, bu
before God l would rather you woul
hang them next Friday and let then
/ follow mo than TO send them to tn
p9nitonMary. The penltentiary vii
mako educated devils OF them."
3 Dr. McC1rd, Rawins' spiritual ad
visor, pulled q store tag from tho ney
! coat that the condemned man wor
and Rawlins, half sailing, said: II
my wife had aaen that she Woul
/ have takon 1t off, poor woman, poo
woman."
Ravling walked from tho stael oor
S.aoT ,nto Tho jail hall and placed hi