The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-05-06
LEXINGTON, S. c. WEDNESDAY. MAY 1908

they tod the first story IN the New
berry jail was because Brack had a
good reputation and he had bad one;
that he thought Brack's good reputa-
tion would clear them both and that
they would be turned loose.
"Tell 'em I'se made peace with the
lord and am ready and willing to pay
the death penalty for the po' woman,"
said Ned. ''Tell 'em I'rn sorry of it
and my brother is perfectly innocent.
This is all have to say now"
Brack was asked to make q state
ment and he said: 81 begged him
not to kill her from the first to the
last. He wouldn't listen at me and
killed her anyhow. Use made my
peace with God"
|; Ned's Warning.
When Mr.. Miller and myself were
about ready to leave Ned said he had
thought of something else which he
wanted to say and of course the op-
portunity was given him to make any
statement he desired. He said: ''Tell
AL young boys my age, both white
and black, if dey amt got but one
piece of bread stay at home and eat
it and drink water. Don't be loafing
around, for you sees what pattern
Fse laid down for all of dem. Home
is de best place. Tell my wife give
jeff Gallman, my brother-in-law, a
bible and dat I says treat my child
right; don't let anybody run over her;
raise her up right and treat her right.
Tell her to 90 and marry who she
wants to. Tell father and mother
and sisters and brothers goodbye;
that have made peace with God.
Tell them all to stay out of bad COM
panv; to 90 and attend church every
istnd ~. I'm ready and willing to CO."
Nvu said he was % years Old and
Brack said he was about II. Both
said that they wanted the papers to
publish that they had been baptized
and had joined the church in the pen
itentiary. AS we left the Jail the
two boys said: "Tell 'em all We'll
meet 'em in heaven.''
s. We called on the prisoners a little
later in the day. The crowd began
to gather early in the morning and
bythis time the jail yard was mass
of humanity, everybody seeming
anxious to get glimpse of the pris.
oners who were so soon to be hanged
foH the most dastardly and brutal
murder in the annals OF the county,
Waen we went in the jail Revs. G. E.
Howell and I. w. Simmons, from Co.
lumbia, were talking and reading
scripture" to the men. The scene
was, in sense, a sad one. Rev.
Howell made very impressive prayer
pleading with God to haye mercy on
The souls of the two boys. The boys
Joined in with the ministers in singing
''Asleep in Jesus" Brack completely
breaking down toward the last. Ned,
whose face showed that he had been
q hard criminal for many years, never
showed the slightest sign of fear or
emotion.
Both Eat Dinner.
At 11:35, according to promise, Mr..
Miller, brought dinner for the boys,
which consisted of beefsteak, potato
salad, stewed beef, baked chicken,
mixed bread, ightbread, rice, black
berry pie, coffee, and cream and
strawberries for desert. Both ate
with hearty relish. Ned said, "this
eats mighty good" and he ate raven
ously. It wasn't long, however, be-
fore Brack announced that he chad
enough" and said: ''Tell the people
I enjoyed mine fine; best we've had
since we left home. Tell the people