The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-02-14
DEATH CHAIR FOR
TWO DURING WEEK
Nathan Montague Wed
nesday, PIyIer Friday
MAKING PLEAS FOR PlyLER

Nathan Montague is the Negro Con-
,icted Of the Horrible Crime in
Granville County a Short Time Ago
and Charles b. PIyIer is the White
Man Of Union County Who Was
Convicted Of the Murder OF His
Brother-in-Law. Carter Parks on
Whose Later Confession Three Ne
oroes Were Sent to the States Pris-
on For the Same Crime.
Two ~electrocutions are scheduled to
take place in the States prison this
week. On Wednesday Nathan Mon
tague, the negro whose u~nspeakable
crime in Granville county a few weeks
ago brought horror to the State. and
charles b. Plyler, the white man OF
Union county. sentenced to death for
7hc murder Of his brother-in-law, Car
ter Parks. In the case Of Plyler ef-
forts are being made in his behalf to
have the Governor commute his SEN
Jence to life imprisonment. There IS
no appeal for Montague.
Montague on Next Wednesday,.
The e~lectrocution of Nathan Monta-
que is set for 1890 on the morning
of Wednesday. February fifteenth and
it will be the third to take place, that
of Walter Morrison, the Robson
county negro rapist having been on
March Is, 1910, hat Of Philip Mills.
the negro wife murderer of Transyl-
wanna, hcNing taken place last week
on Friday. the tenth of February.
Nathan Montague is the negro on
Nicted at a special term Of the Grim
Inal icourt in Granville county, a
month ago OF triple murder, criminal
assault. arson, burglary and larceny
in the killing of Mr.. j. l.. Sanders, his
daughter, Miss Matte Sanders and
his granddaughter, little Irene over
ton. assault on Miss Sanders, the loot
ing Of the house and the burning OF
it. The horrible details Of the crime
are fresh in the minds Of the people
Of the State. Montague was quickly
caught and was sentenced on Janua-
~ 18th at a special term Of court.
Plyier for Next Friday.
Charles b. Plyler's ~electrocution is
set for next Friday, but his friends are
still at work seeking a communication.
He is q Union county man. twenty
seven years old, rather small and with
one eye. He was convicted of the
murder Of his brother-in-la", Carter
Parks. last year, in the lower part OF
Buford township. and after the Su-
preme Court had heard his appeal the
Judgment was confirmed.
The case has PROVEN a strange one,
starting from the day before Carter
Parks burial, when the man convicted
OF his murder went to Monroe to get a
coffin for him. Various circumstance
aroused suspicion, and it was freely
said that. a short time before the
murder, Plyler had shot at Parks and
Wounded him on the leg while Park S
was on his own porch. Runor went
that Plyler had been seen near Parks
mouse just before a shot was heard.
FINALLY it was talked that Plyler had
engaged three negroes for a gallon Of
IlGuor apiece to kill Carter Parks.
PIyler and two OF the negroes were
arrested: the third had fled. On the
tIal Plyler vas found guilty, though
ne tried hard to prove an alibi- One
negro was found not guilty, and the
as to the other. With Plyler sen
fenced to death and no relief from
me supreme Court, there We're appeals
20 the Governor, but Without result.
men PlYler made a confession, which
III Qetall implicated three negroes,
1lat ne had hired them to kill Carter
fdikS, and that he saw it done. He
Was feprieVed till February 18th so as
10 SINe testimony against the negroes.
ne negroes We're arrested and their
ul%l was held at the February term
~ mon county court. PlyIer was the
man witness. In his testimony he
Sald That Garter Parker had threatened
hliA ana that he was afraid. The
,nree negroes agreed to his &c
NH carter Parks. and d spot in the
WOODS was selected for the death this
some -! yards from Parks home
flNIer and VIII Funaerburk fxed .