The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-05-16

Inere were at first very faint fiutter-
lngs OF he heart. caused by the cur
rent, but life had passed out and at
1o:aS the physicians pronounced Lewis
dead and he was taken from the chair
and removed to an adjoining room
Ills oody was taken to Browns under
taxing establishment, it being uncIaim-
cd by anyone; but the law allows thir-
ty-slx hours for claims to be put in
by relatives. If no one claims h
body it will be sent to some medical
college,. to be dissected.
Death Certificate Signed.
AFTER the body had been removed
from n death-chamber the warden
caiied twelve men into his office to
sign the death certificate, these being:
A. +. May, of Spring Hope; J.. F.
Cornwell. of Middlesex; J. J. Proctor.
of Spring Hope; Geo. A. Wheeles, of
Spring Hope; J. J. Harvard, of Ra-
leigh; r. S. McGeachy, of Raleigh;
Ihomas E. Petty, of Raleigh; S. M.
Burritt. Of Raleigh; w. H. Richard
son. of Raleigh; J.. s. Stallings, of
Spring Hope. brother of the murdered
chief of police; Carey B. Taylor and
l.. ). Ellison, both OF Raleigh.
IhOse Who Saw EectrocutiOn.
There were present at the electro
cution:
Thomas E. Petty. Capt W. w. Bob
bitt. w. H. Richardson. Dr.. r. S. Nc
Geachy, r. z. Lee. Jr., l. S. Ellison,
Leo Vurnakes, G. L. Dudley, r. J..
Sellers, w. A. Woodan, A. Nj. Tart,
DR.. j.. r. Wheeles. W. E. StalIings,
j. w. Parker, r. E. Stanfeld, Dr..
j. P. Battle, E. T. Griffin, J. L. Corn
we'll. B. G. Creekmore, Neil Spence,
r. B. Bum. N. Warren, w. c. Proc
tor, N. H. Stallings. Opie Edwards,
w. b. Griffin, C. T. Sanders, B. A.
Smith. B. H. Jenkins, John N. Taylor,
MI II RVnl1n ~ Iohpoo- ID ID
Cooley, c. F. Sapp, Franklin Brantley,
Walton Sanders. E. F. Vester, George
A. Wheeles, ]. J. Harvard, S. M. Bur
rift, H. H. Roberts. Carey b. Taylor,
John n. BergerOn, d. B.. Foster, Her
bert Stallings. w. w. Bobbitt, j. c.
| Champion, w. T. Valentine, DIR. Will
liam Edwards, J. J. Proctor, A.. F.
Bryant, Buck Stallings. C. D. Jones,
Charlie Moss. J. S. Stallings.
Chief S~tallings' Relatives Present.
The relatives of the murdered chief
Of police Of Spring Hope present to
witness the eIectrocution were his
brother, J. S. Stallings, his two sur
wing sons. Herber and Norman
S%tallings, and his nephew, Clayton
S%tallings.
Lewis Relatives Not Present.
There were none Of Lewis relatives
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living in Raleigh, while his father
lives in Durham. The latter, who had
not seen his son in eighteen years,
was here on Easter Monday to pay
him a visit. and his sister also visited
him several times.
Spent Night in song and Prayer.
Warden Sale stated yesterday that
Lewis sang and prayed all during
Thursday night, treading the floor OF
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couch. Once during the night War
den Sale went in and asked the pris-
oner If he wished anything. He re-
piled in the negative.
For the past few weeks Lewis had
been visited daily by Rev. J. E. King
his spiritual adviser, who committed
his soul to God at the death hour.
The Crime at Spring Hope.
The crime for which Lewis was
convicted and for which he paid witt
his life in the electric chair was com
mitted the 18th of last September
when Chief Of Police Stallings, OF
Spring Hope. went to his house witt
a warrant for his arrest on the
charge of selling liquor. AS the chic
Of police knocked at Lewis door he
was informed by Lewis, II know wha'
YOU want me for, and I am not com
ing out" Finally, Lewis asked the
chief to wait outside until he coulc
put on his shoes. Within twenty o.
thirty minute he made his wife opel
the door. and the light was blown out
Lewis then shot Chief Stallings in tn
left breast with a shotgun.
When he committed his crime
Lewis fed. while Chief Stallings wa:
taken to Richmond. where he died OF
Wednesday morning, he having beer
shot on Sunday night.
Captured in Henderson.
Lewis escaped, but was capture
some time later at henderson 0!
Policeman Champion, who knew nm
nv the description he had seen in Til
Nevxs and Observer. In the descrlp
tion the fact that one of Lewis fnger
was missing was mentioned and tina
is how the policeman located IN
; prisoner.