Archived Shadows: True Crime Chronicles from Lowndes County’s Past
PLEADING 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 […]
Continue ReadingDATE OF HANGING NOT FIXED.But It Is Expected That June 8 Will be the Day.The Respites Will Extend the Day of Execution Beyond the Next Session of the Superior Court, When Judge Mitchell Will Have to Read Death Sentence for Them Again. FIGHTS GULLS FOR HIS LIFETerrible Battle With Birds by a Boy Marooned on […]
Continue ReadingATLANTA NEWS BRIEFThe Happenings of the Day by a Times Reporter. Governor Terrell Receives a Postal Card from J.G. Rawlings Asking to be Allowed to Hang Next Friday—Children Stricken With Meningitis and Both are Dead. Atlanta, May 1—Although Governor Terrell yesterday received a postcard from J.G. Rawlings asking that he be allowed to hang Friday, […]
Continue ReadingJUNE 8TH IS THE DAY FIXED.Governor Terrell Signs Another Respite for Rawlings. Governor Terrell yesterday issued respites to June 8 for J.G. Rawlings, his two sons, Milton and Jesse, and the Negro, Alf Moore, all under sentence of death Friday at Valdosta for the murder of the Carter children. This date was arrived at after […]
Continue ReadingRAWLINGS TO GET A REPRIEVE It Begins to Look Like There Will Be Another Delay Remittitur from the U.S. Supreme Court Will Bring the Case Back to the Lower Court and the Men Will Have to be Sentenced Again — Will Necessitate a Delay (From Thursday’s Daily) There is a bare probability that there will […]
Continue ReadingBloody 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 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 […]
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