The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-23
PETE ! | GOOD MAKES
FULL |. CONFESSION. |
Says He Had Made Up His Mind;
'ssssto Il Kill ctFcart, Then.
Himself. s
]. HIS NERVE 4 I ALLIED HIM
:pE'ul1tssMs.uzale. .ofs Sun il His N1outh,
S5 But Could VS. oot sPul
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LUItAY,,fS5yrA. a., March 9 9 2 P ter Good,
1 alias Charlcs schafr FER, I was hanged ii,
Luray this morning atsan early hour.
s for the murder OF his sweetheart, Miss
4 Fannie Stroop,5Sin this county on the
4 S0th$ofs last; November. The prisoner,
preceded by Deputy Sheriff Wood, as: 4 as-:
i sc'ended the scarold at 1898 N o'clock.
His step was firm. and not #u9 tre n1or nor,
i was as to be seen. Deputy Sheriff yooe,d
Hste pped forward and said :98. Good -by.
% tee te q; may God " have Il mercy on our
4 %Eonl.' Sheriff Sedwick y adjusted the
& black cap, and stepping back Il said Z
&C ood- by, !, Pete Then came Rev M 81
+ + stric kler, who bade good by ana ssed
Y Good. III n is S'SSS1. q -l
= he only thing Good could BE hca ri
1 70 say was, Mr. 3Sedwick.', q Then the
"A body OF Peter Good was launched into
y 8 [rf &C. here was not hitch con-.
4 pleteness marking every detail. I583
Last Last night Good had his clothing md
conn brought 5to the county jail that ho
6 m1sht INSPECT them. He seemed plensed
II Last night at supper G sod ate f,ea rtilvi
NJ i' Gut t Of three cigars given him he smoked
4. two ren'arking he would smoke q thc otl,-
I er9 at my journeys end Mrs. Wood
X wife Of Deputy Sheriff Wood under SIC
direction OF Sheriff Smallwood, OF Clarke
4 county, made Good 8 black cap. He or-
dered lf'd that sa3 vault be made III Ills grave,
Gives Out Statement.
5$# ! Good at a. lato hour last night gayo out
4 The following confessions: n g a
5 '''Tha first beginning Of my trouble
was on Thursday night, when we Il
were ct Noah stroop'as We had "a II
few words there in. regard to court
& ship. complained of her actions on ~
Sunday before; with Dave sBlossser. a
We had q few words aboutsit. When x
] 3leftSher on Thursday night We were 4
& in good humor, and then on Frid lay 4
6s was at tho saw mill and asked III
her certain questions Mt N oal stroop' II
. Y and she refused to answer yes or no, Ri
'syVhat this question is i do not IF
" care to state. l had been drinking,
and was thinking over the question
asked, l, When I was at the saw mill "
rs started for my gun to 80 hunting, g
F8 i then did not intend killing her, j n
4 told one friend that II sheRdid not q
\ do what asked, Intended to- Kill
4. her and then myself, I had also told n
nor this at Noah s;troop' s. got my II
gun, passed n by tho saw mill and
sis went on down to Charley stroop' ..
went In the house and sat down, 4
She came IN the room NYnere &1f WIS WIS Y
and she said 7 Thought you a nag iet3
ls u promised me to quit drinking z 3 a; RS
N ~ e u said: N ou have promised me }
s5,J Eaany3 things. and II you do not a a
carry them out it vii II be to your
gorroW,' We talked q while. and ~
III & sho said, a S'I have got to get dinner, '5 '
63S She asked me- to dinner; later she y
S,S Il came in the room and showed the "a
Y " chair oyer Which I was sitting in:i
@ asleep. # Sho, st ned n over y to \ the Il
Il window so II hold Of y q n stick or.
II t8 some kind, and walked back to hit \
N s,s me with IT, tj Ilssie III said to 4 her: g5
Amt you ashamed Il Of yourself,
Fannie then sal ia to mo X ou never 4
got drunk here, and won't sober
4 up liere.' @ She y ca 10 over, nut her
Il n arms around my &c cll, and Il Isa Id IS
4 q Are you not ashamed OF 4 he way,
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