Archived Shadows: True Crime Chronicles from Lowndes County’s Past
NO 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 […]
Continue ReadingAT COURTHOUSE AND JAIL. There is a Dearth of News With the County Officers Now. Quite a Number of Prisoners in the County Jail Waiting for Trial Work to Begin Soon on Scaffold for Rawlings—-Vagrants are Still Being Arrested.(From Wednesday’s Daily.) The county officials are having very little to do these days beyond the dreary […]
Continue ReadingWhat Rawlings Says Now. The Times received a note from J.G. Rawlings this morning, stating that he had never said he did not expect to be hanged. He says that he believes he will be the only one in the bunch to hang. He says, further, that there will be no petition to the pardon […]
Continue ReadingJail is a “Dirty Dungeon” Dr. Broughton Criticizes Lowndes County Prison Conditions Dr. L.G. Broughton, an Atlanta preacher, visited the Lowndes County Jail last week to meet J.G. Rawlings and his sons. Rawlings had written to Dr. Broughton, requesting a visit and prayers. Upon returning to Atlanta, Dr. Broughton shared his experience during his sermon […]
Continue ReadingRESPITES FOR RAWLINGS Date of Execution is set for the 3rd Day Atlanta, Ga, July 14, 1906 The execution of J.G. Rawlings and Alf Moore has been postponed until August 3, The cases of the Rawlings boys are set for a hearing in the Supreme Court on the 16th instant. The purpose of respiting old […]
Continue ReadingSheriff Replies to Cooper An Interview From Rawlings’ Attorney Riles Official Sheriff Passmore responds to criticisms from Attorney John R. Cooper regarding his treatment of the Rawlings prisoners and shares his perspective on the claims made. Sheriff Passmore’s Statement: To the Citizens of Lowndes County: My attention has been drawn to an article in the […]
Continue ReadingCARTER DREW HIS GUN J.G. Rawlings’ Old Enemy had a Row in This City Yesterday. W.L. Carter who has received a great deal in notoriety during the last year or so on the account of his quarrels with J.G. Rawlings, and the subsequent murder of his two children, for which Rawlings and his two sons […]
Continue ReadingThe Rawling’s Case Will Be Heard on July 16th, Next. Atlanta, June 26—The Rawlings case reached the supreme court this morning and the hearing was set for July 16th. As the date of execution has been fixed for July 13th, a further stay of the sentence will result. The case contains 250 pages covering the […]
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