Archived Shadows: True Crime Chronicles from Lowndes County’s Past
Newspaper clippings and articles about the Rawlings-Moore case of 1904.
Bloody Fight is Averted Rawlings and Hickey Clashed in Prison Cell Tuesday Rawlings was reading his Bible when Hickey tried to stop him, finally applying a vile epithet, which Rawlings would not stand. The two prisoners had to be separated by others. There came near being a desperate encounter in the county jail last evening […]
Continue ReadingCrazy Dodge for Rawlings Lawyer Cooper Says a Sane Man Would Do it Differently. He Will Probably Work the Insanity Plea for the Elder Rawlings and Will Appeal to the Pardon Board for the Boys—Rawlings Meets his Boys and Counsels Them (From Tuesday’s Daily) The Macon Evening News of yesterday had an interview with Lawyer […]
Continue ReadingWANTS PARDON FOR THE BOYSLawyer Cooper wants Rawlings Boys Given Freedom Dispatches from Atlanta to The Times this morning state that a petition for a pardon for Milton, Jesse, and Leonard Rawlings, convicted of the murder of the Carter children in this county four years ago, and who are serving life sentences in the penitentiary, […]
Continue ReadingSUIT ON RAWLINGS PEACE BOND. The Court to Decide Whether the Bond is Payable. It was filed in the Superior Court today against Rawlings and his bondsmen. The amount of the bond, $1,200, to go to W.L. Carter, who swore out the warrant. (From Tuesday’s Daily) Suit was filed in the Superior Court this morning […]
Continue ReadingRAWLINGS CASE TO COME UP.It Will Be Heard in Highest Court Next Monday. Attorney General Hart and Mr. Cooper to leave the latter part of the week for Washington to appear before the United States Supreme Court.(From Thursday’s Daily) The Rawlings case is to be argued before the United States Supreme Court in Washington City […]
Continue ReadingSALES OF SEA ISLAND COTTONSeveral Farmers Make Sales of Their Crop for the Year The Price is Some Better Than Has Been Ruling of Late-The Crop From the Rawlings Place Was Sold Yesterday-About Sixty Bales Sold Altogether. There is a stronger feeling in the sea island cotton market, and the demand is much more active […]
Continue ReadingCOMFORTER WILL NOT COME.Rawlings Refuses to Believe There is Hope for Him.Ministers Called Upon Him Yesterday but he “Outraged” Them —Their Visit Inspired him to Write Out His Views on the Questions of Grace and Forgiveness of Sins.(From Wednesday’s Daily) J.G. Rawlings was visited in the county jail yesterday by Rev. J.P. Smith, of Madison […]
Continue ReadingMrs. Rawlings On a Visit Mrs. J.G. Rawlings and her sister came over from Coffee county and spent a couple of days here on a visit to J.G. Rawlings and his sons. Mrs. Rawlings has not given up hope of saving the lives of her sons and she expects to work to that end as […]
Continue ReadingUntil May the 4th Atlanta, Feb. 28—In order for their cases to be heard by the United States Supreme Court on April 2, Governor Terrell has granted a respite for J.G. Rawlings, his two sons, Jesse and Milton, and Alf Moore, a Black man accused alongside them of killing the Carter children. The new execution […]
Continue ReadingBRANTLEY REPRESENTED STATE Congressman Presented Rawlings Case Before U.S. Court. By request of the State Attorneys he Presented the Matter in Washington—-Only the Question of Jurors is Involved and a Speedy Decision is Expected. (From Thursday’s Daily.) Congressman Brantley represented the state of Georgia in presenting the motion before the United States Supreme Court to […]
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