Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-07
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Double Execution for the Cruel Murder
of Miss Florence Ailinson.

Of Miss Florence Allinson.
Mount Holly N. j., March 7.-Al
efforts TO save George Small from the fate
OF his companion in crime proved futile
yesterday, and. after his conviction of
murder In the first degree, he was sem
fenced by Judge Hendrickson to die with
Rufus johnson on Saturday, March 2fth
for the fendish murder Of Miss Florence
Allinson at Moorestown. Small persisted
at every step in denying that he had any
thing TO do with the crime, and that his
alleged confession was not true The
chain Of evidence was too strong for the
negro, however, and justice grips him
bard.
In measure, the days proceedings
were less interesting than those which
marked the opening of the case, and had
the prosecution been permitted TO proceed
undisturbed by the delondants counsel
in his stubborn fight to enforce all tho
rules of evidence something not on the
programme would have been necessary TO
hold the spectators in their seats.
Tho important testimony produced by
the State included the offer and identi-
iication of tho ovcalls that Small ad-
mitted he wore on tho day OF the murder,
and the garments found near Small's
house by Andrew Preston after they
had been hidden under "a bridge. There
WAS a motion TO rule out this clothing
o. tho garments were mo rely owned by
Small and had not been connected with
the crime. but tho objection was with
out avail The cake OF soap that was
stolen from tho Allinson barn and hidden
with the clothes was also given further
Identification.
Considerable time was taken up when
an altonpt was made by Prosecutor
Atkinson TO introduce in evidence the
accusations made by johnson against
Small who, he said. committed the crime
while his accuser was robbing the house,
but Small did not make any admissions
or assent To the accusation. at the time.
The court ruled out everything connected
with the meeting, as having no bearing
upon the case.
Amusement was caused when the state
introduced some sausage testimony. In
his confession Small referred TO some
sausage he furnished for Johns supper
the night before the murder, and to cor
roborato this portion Of tho signed state
ment Prosecutor Atkinson called several
witnesses One of these was Detective
Parker, who dug for the missing links
after they had been buried by Small. This
matter reached this point when the court
took q hand in the situation and decided
that the sausages had no connection with
the murder.
Small statement TO tho effect that h,
was home on the day of tho murderswai
proven 10 be false, and It was showi
that his wife was not home, as he olaimeC
but was al Bryn Mawr, Pa, There wal
considerable testimony TO corroborat'
Small confession. and IL was shown
beyond a doubt, that he was on the seem
OF the murder on January 18th.
In opening the defence Lawyer Gaslxil
stated that Small would deny that h
killed Miss Allinson; that he was presen
when the murder took place. and tina
he knew anything about the crime. Smal
was put ON the stand and his testimon
was along this line He made many broal
statements that characterized the test
mony placing him at the Alinson farm q
false
The defence put Johnson on to testif
for the purpose OF having him say tina
he alone killed Miss Allinson. and Sma
was not with him The court ruled tina
this would not be proper and Johnso
was not asked more than two questions
johnson came into the court room smiling
and after leaving said he was glad that h
had been taken from the jail, If only ia
enoIl liInc.
Az B o'clock all the testimony ha
been presented and shortly before
o'clock the case was in the hands Of IN
fury. Il required less than two hom
20 reach a verdict, and at S o'clocl
when Judge Hendrickson took his sea
tho jury was ready 70 report. A fe
minutes later the II men filed into n
room and the verdict of murder in n
first degree was rendered.
Small was not affected by the situatio
and there was no dramatic scene. Who
asked by the judge if he had anythir
10 say the prisoner said. "T'm not guilt
of this murder" Later. when the con
informed him that il became a paint
duty 70 pronounce Judgment, the de
iendsnt spoke up again and said: Il new
had anything 70 do with Il any way.
The date Of the johnson execution W,
fixed for Saturday, March oath. in u
reprieve granted BY Gov. Stokes 70 allo
him 10 aid in Small's conviction.