Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-01-17
MInGrrg REMINIsCENCES.

MIDGETS hi hlNIoOENOEo'
Az wss stated 10 the Gszstte, officers
alta late hour Wednesday night went to
the i,il in this city and took charge OF
George Nuggets, coloTed, who had been
sentenced TO be hanged today, and after
placing him 10 carrisge conducted him
20 the Jail in Alexandria county. The
entire proceeding was strange TO the
condemned man, who did not know till
late Yesterday afternoon that his execu-
ton had been postponed until Feb
ruary IA
Tia officers who took charge OF the
prisoner ssy that he treDbled Ike
leaf, he supposing the procedure was
one of the preliminsries which Was TO
preceJe bis execution. After having
been placed in the carriage Midgets be-
came communicative, and notwithstand-
ing his previous assertions that the
world would never know anything con-
oerning bis past life, he recited to the
officers several chapters In the history OF
his career.
Among other things the officers re-
port, Midgets said he never worried IN
HIS life nor intended to do so. He had
his own theories about human existence,
one cS which was his disbelief In female
virtue. The prisoner had therefore
Kent away from women passing as re-
soectable and always kept company with
tbosa of another class. On one occasion
Midgets said be was intimate with
voung colored woman who was employed
in a northern hotel. De induced Dis
compsnion to stesl sundry articles from
the nlace. ADD when he learned they were
searching for the woman he msde the
latter don male apparel. Inc oincers
.cams 10 his home aud saw the object OF
sheir search in masculine clothing, out
failed to recognize her. Midgets aud the
~vomau told the officers the female they
so,gh, had left the house several days
400 nut that they would do all in their
mower 10 aid in ferreting her ont, MID
Gets aud bis female companion later &C.
oomuauied the officers to the hotel where
they weres hown a list of the articles
(which had been taken.
Midgets said he had contempt ior
Officers in citizens clothes. when ne
went TO a city he always identified such
and invariably made their acquaintance
HeSud 10 his incursions into residences
ne slwsys carried knife and q pistol.
On one occsson he and companion,
whose name be did not mention, IsarIeo
to rob a homo in Pennsylvania, Midgets
left his confederate on the outside. Fhe
prisoner said he entered room where
he saw a table on which note paper and
envelopes with black borders we're
living. There WAS nothing in toe room
to attract his cOvetGusnes', sud De
passed to another where he collidea
with a cofiu. He took a glance az
she corpse and left tho house Is soon
"a possible. After be had emerged bis
companion observed that he had brought
no plumber with him. Midgets told
him if he wanted anything 10 that house
he would have to get it himself
Midgeis said that at another time ne
and companion accosted gypsy on
y,nad u>ar Philadelphis. His confeder-
als ordered the msn to throw up his
hands. The nomsd threw out bis right
ann ipsiead and knocked Midgets
companies down. Midgets discharged
a pistol st the gypsy, and his companion
having rsined his feet, the foolpads ran
away. Midgets said he did not know
whether the gypsy was killed or not;
The prisoner ssid be was fond OF good
clothes and good living, and MS con-
.yersation throughout was that OF q man
Who was determined 10 get all possible
out of life. He protested to be OF al
independent nature, and said he never
authorized anybody to carry his case 70
the Court Of Appeals, nor did he want
his sentence committed, as ne - aVetse
TO work and would have to work 10 the
peuiteutiary. He preferred death 70
Ave years imprisonment.
Midgels said. in returning to his rem
iniscenses, that he never entered house
10 which all the lights had been extin'
Ruisbed. he invariably selected those
In which lights we're kept burning.
II is said that Midgets repeated to
the officers the story Of his escape from
Alexandria after the murder on the
night of the 2O;h Of October, 1906,
which materially differed frou that made
by him before the Corporation Court
last March.
When told late yesterday evening that
he had been reprirsed for thirty days
he expressed his regret, saying ne was
ready 10 die. =,
1t is uadetstood that ex-Judge hlcol'
who is DO. ssiis6e6 with Ihe lFgai pro-
.ceeiinss in Midgsis' case, has tsEen
some ;nter.ss ia me matter. ne wTOIt
A lester to Governor Swanson advocating
she c9mnuia'ion OF the sentence to IN
Imprisonment Ths sx-jadgo in biz
letter said he did not think MIdgets G
beeu properly Represented from 'he fec
.1ba, nj. cpunsel had not bad sufficient
tine to prepare for The define, oihel
aawyers hlviog previously heFn appoint
ed 70 deIeuS Midgt;s tut he'd ceciihtC
10 accede ! the coprts request. IL II
also ssid lhsl Judge Barley mas writer
a letter to the Governor defending ni
course 10 MidgetS' trial, tho Judge COZ
tending that everything was conouc'e'
fu legal manner.
CLAIMANTS OF REWARD.
Buck Bush, the colored boy who fouu'