Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-06
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Smith Realized He Was Going
to Be EIectroCuted.
CURRENT STORIES DENIED
Convicted Murderer, Before Death,
Declared His Innocence-Fun-
eral of Capt. Fair.
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ALEXANDRIA Va. June 8. 1910.
Henry Smith the negro who was cleo
trocuted Friday last at the state peni-
Tertiary for participation in the murder
of Walter F. Schultz, was fully aware
that he was going to die, and there is no
truth in the stories to the effect that
Smith believed that he was going through
a third degree or a farce of some kind
according to a statement this morning to
Attorney Lewis IL. Machen. over the long
distance telephone by DR.. Darlington.
surgeon a the state pententiary, who
superintends the eIectrocution of con-
demned men at that institution.
Dr. Darlington said Smith fully realized
he was facing death and told all goodbye.
In going from the death chamber, he said,
Smith made statement that he was in
nocent of the crime and added that John
son, Dorsey and Pines, negroes convicted
TO die Friday. also were innocent After
saying this Smith never made, nor at
tempted to make, any other remark and
was dead within two minutes, according
10 DR.. Darlington.
DR. Darlington stated very emphatically
that he would not be a party 10 any
third degree fooiiShneSs in a case of that
kind nor would he permit such thing
at TIE pententiary ii he knew it. He
also stated, Nh Machen said, that he did
not know of the test which Smith was
subjected 10 on the previous occasion un-
Ill afterRaTd.
COY. Mann Yesterday Informed Attor-
ney MaChen that lie would wait until
"Wednesday before he decides whether or
not he will commute the sentences of
Johnson Dorsey and Pines who are
sentenced 10 die for the same murder.
Much interest centers in two letters writ
ten by Smith To his wife here few days
before he died 1t is understood that
Smith tells his wife in the letters that
he is innocent of the. crime and adds that
the others are guiltless. Other than
this it is said. the letters throw no adj
ditional light on the case. Efforts to see
the letters on the part of certain people
interested in the case have been, 1t Is
stated unsvailing.
Children's Day Services.
Children's day services were held last
night at the Methodist Protestant Church
and an interesting musical and literary
program was given The program was as
follows: Hymn. Hail, Glad Days:
prayer, Rev. ]. NJ. Holmes, pastor; hymn,
The Voice of Weeping" psalm mission.
Miss jamie Craven; hymn. anniversary
Song; recitation, DO What You Can,
James Deeton and Louis De Moll hymn,
Jesus Loves the Little Children; reci-
Lindsey; exercise. What the Little Flow
ers Say" primary department: hymn,
Would You Be Soldier? recitation,
Japanese Babies" Miss Geneva AIRING
Mary Nails; hymn. 20. Zion, Haste Thy
Mission High Fulfilling; recitation.
Thoughts and Offerings for Others,
Miss Marion Wood: recitation. What
Missionary Hymn: recitation, Chill
dren's Day." Miss Hattie Tyler; exercise,
Good Tidings. Misses Pearl Lindsey
and Jennie Deeton; hymn. .'China's Mil
lions: recitation rec, DYING agdors Without out
dress. J. NJ. Holmes, jr.; recitation, The
hymn, THE Whole Wide World for
Jesus" benediction. The collection taken
UP amounted to s69.
The funeral of Capt Albert j Fair
whose death occurred at q O'Clock yester-
day morning, will be held al clock to-
morrow afternoon from his home, ~
Wolfe street. Rev. j. r. Sewer. pastor
of the Second Presbyterian Church, and
Rev. Edgar Carpenter. rector of Grace
p. E. Church. will conduct the services.
Burial will be in Methodist Protestant
cemetery. Members of Potomac Lodge, NO.
IS Order of Odd Fellows, of which or-
ganization the deceased was a member,
will attend the funeral
Capt. Fair was one OF the most wide
" known river men in the city. and
was Seventy-siX years old. He leaves
wife. He was born in Brentsvllle.
Prince William county. Va. and most
of his life he spent on the river on sail
ing and steam vessels. having been
captain of number of river steamers.
among them the Guy. Mystic and the
old City of Alexandria. For twenty
years he was captain of the Baltimore
and Ohio tug Beaverton. which con-
voyed the railroad barge between this
city and Shepherds Landing, on the
opposite side of the river. Capt. Fair s
death followed a lingering illness from
a cancerous affection of the face. OW
ing TO i'll health and declining years he
retired several years ago.