RAWLINGS REPLIES TO ALF

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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 that we give it a place in our columns:

“Valdosta, Ga., Sept. 26—Editor Times: I see a letter in The Times from Alf Moore in reply to one my boys wrote a few days ago.

Alf says he is ready to go on the gallows but says he has never killed anybody. One thing we all know, two innocent children were killed fifteen months ago and everybody denies doing the deed. I say put the thing through; there has been enough delay. If people will put the thing through they will do the right thing and will have done all they can to punish the guilty one.”

“If the people want to give the boys a chance they can get the governor to set the boys’ sentence 20 or 30 days after me and Alf are hung, if not, let the thing be put through anyway. I hope the people will see that Alf has a chance to make a statement on the gallows. I think Alf will surprise you all if he gets a chance to make a statement.”
Sincerely,
J.G. Rawlings.

Rawlings can find plenty of people in this part of the country, to agree with him that there has been enough delay in the execution of the sentence placed on himself, Moore and the boys. His fear that the negro will not be allowed to talk is entirely unnecessary, as Sheriff Passmore will give all of the men time to make any statement they may desire to on the gallows.