Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-11-25
OLD MAN SHOWS
T. SIGNS OF DREAD
AS Day Approaches Rawlings
Grows Nervous.
DAMPER THROWN OVER HOPES

he New Says that His Blood Will Be
on South Georgia Conference, as
He Expects All Moore to Confess on
the Galows.
Valdosta, Ca, Nov. 24.-As the
day for the execution of J. G. Rawl-
ings approaches the old man shows
unmistakable signs of dread, though
he has professed all along to be anx-
ious for that day to arrive. The
announcement that Attorney Cooper
would not make any further effort in
his behalf threw a damper over his
hopes, and he sent an urgent message
to Rev. M. A. Morgan, the Methodist
minister, asking him to come TO the
jail. Mr.. Morgan responded prompt
ly, suppoSing that Rawlings wanted
some spiritual advice or comfort.
Il just want to tell you" said
Rawlings to the minister when the
latter reached the cell in which the
condemned man was confined, that
the way things rae going now my
blood will be upon the hands Of the
south Georgia conference, which is
10 meet here week after next II the
preachers hadn't petitioned the gov
ernOr to respite Alf Moore and me so
that both would be hanged on the
same, day after conference, the
chances are that the Niger would
have said something on the gallows
that would have saved me- As it
Is, the members of the conference
have wiped away every ray of hope l
had"
Mr.. Morgan told him that the gov
ernor would very likely have prost-
poned the hanging of the negro until
the day set for his execution any
way.
DO you know that to be the cass?"
Besides that, you have told me a
dozen times that you wanted 70 be
hanged on the same day so thai you
could hear What the negro would
say"
Rawlings then opened his Bible and
had selected, which he thought would
bear out his contention. Mr. Nor
gan told him that he had come to aid
him spiritually and not to argue with
him; that it was the devil who put
bad ideas in his head and that kept
him mad.
Rawlings then told the preacher
that he saw where Rev. s. S. Kemp
was coming TO the conference. He
swore falsly about u.s." said Rawl-
ings, and l want you to tell him to
come to the jail and see me-"
The minister told him that he
would not send any minister there to
be Quarreled with, or who would in
flame him in any way, but that he
would be glad to send any one who
could help him to prepare to meet
his Maker.
Rawlings said that he felt salts
fed that fhe negro would exonerate
him and the boys both if given the
opportunity, but that if they were to
be hanged together it would do him
A4O 5OON' 4AS PISlCuuSu LuHJ ne COulu
not see 1t any other way than that the
members of the conference who had
asked for a change in the date Of
execution were responsible for his
blood.
1t is understood that Governor Ter
rell will change the date until the
next day after the day set, though
nothing definite has been done yet.
Rev. Mr.. Morgan desired that It be
changed until the 5th instant.
Late Friday afternoon w. L. Car
ter, Rawlings old enemy and the
father of the murdered children,
drove up in front of the jail to water
his horse. Rawlings saw him and
began yelling at him, abusing him
and upbraiding him to loudly that
Judge Mitchell had to send the sher-
If over to put stop to his yells.
The sheritf ordered Carter to move
on and Rawlings uuieted DOWN