The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-12-12
HUNG At LAST.
Old Man RaWIias and ALI Moore
Side by Side.
PAY DEATH PENALTY
Foc the Murder of the Carter Children
Few Miles From VaIdosta, Ga.
On the GslIows RawIius
Declared His Boys limo.

! 0s the GslloWs kaWil1s
Declared His Boys limo.
| cent.
J G. R.wl!us snd All Moore were
aung at Valdasto, Gs., on Tuesday
Of last week for the murder Of Willie
aud Carrie Carter, two children 0;
Rev. ". L. Carter, who .lived on 8
farm sdj dining Rswlins' few miles
from Valdosta. Both Rswlins ano
Carter were Baptist preachers. Sew
sral years ago a dispute arose as &c
the line between their respective
'srms. Litigation and bad blood re-
u!tsd. Carter was wounded by shot
rom ambush and had Rswlins arrest
% cn the charge OF attempted nur-
der.
THE CRIME.
o. July IS 1865 night attsck was
made ea the Carter home. Two Of the
children, Willie aud Carrie Carter,
we're shot just outside the house and
shots vera hied without effEcs at Car
tsr and els wife and other daughter.
The wounded boy managed to drag
ainselt 30 the house and informed his
parents that Milton and Jsssa Raw
lis had stoS him. He died the next
say. Alter snocting the children, the
attacking party attempted tc Sst Ire
30 toe house, but wers fred upon and
driven cff without further casualties.
The trial, which lasted two weeks,
resulted in e verdict OF death for the
elder Ra.vlins, his sons Milton and
Jesse, and ALI Aoors who was ne
gro. The third son, Lsonsrd Rsw.
:ins. was given lie sentence, as &C.
complete. Every legal expediant IVES
resorted 20, but the yerdicts have been
sustained In each instance. The con.
7iction OF all the men wss secured
chiefly through the confession OF Ali
Moore, who claimed that he and the
boys we're present at the Carter house
when the children were shot, but that
the shooting was done By Milton Raw
linE. Moore cIsined that old man
RsVlins vas the instigStor Of the
zhole crime, and that be and the boys
csrrisd it cut.
TFEJR LAST VISIT
Side By side she whits man and the
negro, principals in the bloodiest trsg'
e6y ths: has ever shocked the heart
t south Georgia, paid the penalty OF
crimes upon the sauows in Lowndes
county jail, before sn approving psruy
OF probably ffsy witnesses. The scene
leading to the execution was at times
pathetic sDd then at tines almost
sensational in thsir humsn interest.
At 9 o'clock, Mrs. Rswlins and her
TWO grown daughters, all dressed in
black and weeping, were permitted to
enter the prison corridor. They re
nsined with the condemned husband
and father until $50, when they left
after the final gooc. BY had been said.
as the heavily yelled women passed
out, the great throng in the jail yard
and strests made way for then, the
men lifting their hats out OF respect
TO their grief.
AZ 10 O'Clock the newspaper men
snd several ftisnds OF the condemned
men were admitted. Rawlins wss
dressed In 8 nsgliges shirt, without
collar. he wore {: black sack coat and
pisid TROUSERS. Hs stood in the narrow
corridor into which the door OF bis
cell lead and at aoe other end OF the
corridor were hts sons-hilton, Jesse
aad L ,onard Ol3 man RawlinG. stand
:pg six fset ard over, perfect giant
Of Strength and 3 picture OF health,
held his right hand high above bis
head on the bars OF the cell and With
ais lsfa made emphatic gestures.
PLEADS FOR HIS BOYS.
s'Gsntlemen," be said. TO one and
ali I want to say that mysboys are IN.
accent, I an standing in the pres.
eccs of God aid the very shadow o!
death. II what I tall you IS lie, ther
}. G.. Rswlins is responsible to hts
usksr. II you believe the lie Of the
negro, then you are responsible te
ycur God. Hear me, men, my boys are
innocent, they never had anything K
Go with the killing OF the Carter chill
dren.
"M.. Davis" be said to Captain E
a. Davis, member OF tho jury, which
convicted him. II have no III will TO-
vard you, you did what you thought
vas honest and right, but you ar
arong and the truth will appear som'
day. I have forgiven you and asi
God to do the same thing" 20 other
the old man msds the same statement
:hsnkiDg some for their kindness sn'
good wishes, now and then dencunc
ing his stsornsy and she judge.
"When you hang old man Rswlin
today" be crisd With feeling, yo'