Archived Shadows: True Crime Chronicles from Lowndes County’s Past
To Save The Rawlings Boys Is Aim of Mafiy Petitioners —Prison Commission Received First Plea for Mercy Today. Special to The Herald. Atlanta, Ga.^ May,10.—A petition calling for the commutation of the existing death sentence in the case of the celebrated Lowndes County prisoners, Milton and Jesso Rawlings, was filed with the State. Prison Commission […]
Continue ReadingPRISON BOARD TO HEAR CASEMrs. Rawlings’ Appeal for the Life of Her Two Sons The hearing before the Board of Pardons will take place on October 13th, and Squire Jowers will also be present. (From Wednesday’s Daily)Despite the opposition of J.G. Rawlings and his sons, Milton and Jesse, their case is being taken to the […]
Continue ReadingRAWLINGS REPLIES TO ALF .Requests Publication of a Statement Regarding Moore’s Denial He Still Contends that the Negro Will Clear the Boys and Surprise the People When ge Goes on the Gallows—Wants the Thing “Put Through” at Once. (From Thursday’s Daily.)J.G. Rawlings sent the following statement to The Times office this morning with the request […]
Continue ReadingALF IS WILLING TO GO FIRST. Negro Accomplice of the Rawlingses Makes a Statement. He Reiterates His Intention to Stick to His Original Story, but Says That to Satisfy Rawlings He Is Willing to Go on the Gallows First and Pay the Debt of His Crime (From Wednesday’s Daily) The Times received yesterday afternoon the […]
Continue ReadingPLEADING FOR THE BOYS A Big Petition for Mercy for the Younger Rawlingses. Macon, Ga., May 17—J.J. Powers, father of Mrs. J.G. Rawlings and grandfather of Milton and Jessie Rawlings, came here from Coffee county, with a petition signed by over 600 citizens of Coffee, Berrien and Lowndes counties, which will be presented to the […]
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