Archived Shadows: True Crime Chronicles from Lowndes County’s Past
RAWLINGS DID NOT LIKE IT.He Was Not Pleased With Lawyer Cooper’s Argument. He Thinks That Mrs. Rawlings Should Have Spoken Up in His Behalf—He Says That She Knows That He Did Not Send the Boys With Alf Moore to Commit That Crime. (From Thursday’s Daily) “I know I am mean—maybe mean enough to be hanged—but […]
Continue ReadingNEW EVIDENCE IN THE CASEWhat Lawyer Cooper Told the Prison Commission Further postponement has been granted in the Rawlings case at the request of Attorney John Cooper. The hearing for clemency, which was scheduled for next Saturday in Atlanta, has been delayed. (From Tuesday’s Daily) Attorney Cooper claims to have new evidence in the Rawlings […]
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 ReadingSolicitor Faces Rawlings For the second time since the trial of the Rawlings last summer, Solicitor General Will Thomas has had to face the prisoners in the county jail, both times to serve papers upon them. (This afternoon, Solicitor Thomas went to the jail and served notice upon J.G. Rawlings that a motion to advance […]
Continue ReadingRAWLINGS TALKS OF SENTENCE. He Does Not Like Fixing the Day Before Alf Moore’s He Says That It Is a Scheme to Prevent the Negro from Confessing on the Gallows and Clearing the Boys—He Says Wrong Has Been Done and Other Wrongs Are Done to Cover It Up (From Tuesday’s Daily) The sentencing of the […]
Continue ReadingNO HANGING HERE TOMORROW Governor Respites Alf Moore and J.G. Rawlings Again Rawlings’ case is in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court, and the negro is said to be a material witness, so he is respited until the 5th day of October. (From Thursday’s Daily) Governor Terrell, acting upon the advice of Attorney General […]
Continue ReadingMRS. RAWLINGS IS IN ATLANTA Wife and Mother of Condemned Men Goes to Beg for Them Solicitor General Thomas Also Went to Atlanta Last Night, But Had Reached No Decision With Governor up to Noon Today — Rawlings Appears to be Indifferent (From Wednesday’s Daily) Mrs. J.G. Rawlings and her daughters have been in Valdosta […]
Continue ReadingSHERIFF IS TOLD TO HOLD UP Judge Speer Has Passmore Served With Citation of Appeal Valdosta States Marshal George White Came Down This Morning and Served the Papers Upon the High Sheriff, Thus Staying the Executions of J.G. Rawlings and Alf Moore (From Tuesday’s Daily) It is not definitely decided that J.C. Rawlings and Alf […]
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