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DAILY ENQUIRER-SDN: COLUMBUS, GEORGIA* THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 30, 1890.
NO. 261.
Mixed, But Harmonious.
DRESS GOODS.
36-inch wool Tricot* 25 cent*.
36-inch plaid wool Suiting 40 cent*.
Best of Engla-id Plaids, all wool, 60 cents.
All ths desirable Plaids, such a* Tartan,
Typolean, Caladonian, etc., in all-w*ol fa
brics, from 40 cents to 82.
DRESS T- l MMINGS.
We have, by far, the greatest variety and
the largest stock of Dress Trimmings In be
found in the city.
LARGER THAN EVER.
Our stock of ladies, children and men and
boys’ Merino Underwear.
Call for our ladies’ Vest at 25 and 50 cents,
they are exceptional good value.
Our men’s and boys* natural wool Shirts
and Drawers are choice and low priced.
CLOAKS, JACKETS, WRAPS.
A choice lot of children's and misses’
Iteef-r Jacket, and long Wraps at attractive
low prices.
Ladle*’ Jackets, all wcol, at 82.50; also a
line for 85. which are the best for the price
ever offered in Columbus.
Our Plush and Astrachan Capes are the
latest in design, and are low priced.
We are prepared to give extra good bar
gains in this department, and positively we
are willing to do so.
Birds From Ev.ry Clime
are in our Mtlinery Department; also all tbs
novelties In trimmings and shapes a* they
some oat In the fashion centers.
DON’T FOP.GET
we keep a choice line of Bugs, Carpsts, Wim-
dsw Draperies and Shades.
J. A. KIBVEN & CO.
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FIGHTING LIVINGSTON
THE SLANDEROUS LETTERS WERE
PREPARED IN ATLANTA,
AND EVIDENCE ACCUMULATING AS
THEIB AUTHOB—ALLIANCE DAY
AT THE EXPOSITION—CON
GRESSMAN CBISP.
OFFER SPECI VL DRIVES ON MEN’S AND
CHILDREN’S WOOL UNDERWEAR.
We bought about 40 dozen too many,
and shall s -11 them at a very small bar
g.iin. Note a few r rices.
25 dozen Cotton Shirts and Drawers
25 cen s each, usually sold at 50 cents
25 doz' ii Shirts and diaweis (slight
ly touch 'd w:th wool) 50 cents, regu
lar price 75 cent?.
25 dozen white and colored mixed
Shirs 75 cents and $1. Th se goods
sold usually for a 1 wcol
50 dozen Shirts and drawers $1 25
an ; $1,60 that have no iqual for the
prio s.
Children’s Underwear about cost.
Ask to see th s line.
JAMES H COUDEN PAINTS SIGNS.
Jt3f = Gffiee over Howard A Newsom, opposite Bell Tower.
Telephone 268. OATjL AlHSTID SEE IMIE.
Atlanta, October 29.—[Special.]—The
Livingston political letters are just now
getting in form, I believe, where they can
be handled intelligently by the average
outsider.
Two things now are demonstrated.
First—The letters against L. F. Living
ston were originally inspired, if not actu
ally written in Atlanta, Ga., and not in
the State of New York.
Second—'The signature of John Living
ston, President of the New York State
Alliance, is genuine.
In other words, John Livingston know
ingly perpetrated a wrong and a libel,
under the direction of certain parties here
in Atlanta, stating what they all knew to
be false, with deliberate intent to injure
both L. F. Livingston and the railroad in
terest in Georgia.
The Atlanta parties were enemies to
Livingston and the Alliance, and to Pat
Calhoun and the railroad interests. Liv
ingston and Calhoun, remember, are both
regarded in certain quarters as probable
candidates for the Senate.
Beyond any reasonable doubt, and
the extent of a moral certainty, this ought
to fix the origin of the lie. It is the same
hand that has forced an issne between
Gordon and the Alliance, that has injected
all this needless venom and personality into
the campaign, and that has all along been
so vindictively and unreasonably opposed
to the railroad interests of Georgia.
One more thing.
If John Livingston’s signature is genu
ine, it remains to be proven that he is ca
pable of fabrication in order to exonerate
L. F. Livingston. That he is shown in
these letters, the ORIGINALS of which
are now in Atlanta.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
While striving for reformation all along
the line, and demanding, among other
things, a free ballot and fair count, yet, at
the earnest request of Col. Leonidas F.
Livingston, president of the Georgia State
Alliance, endorsed by its convention and
by other Southern State Alliances, whose
orders I am pledged to obey in the matter
of the pending election bill, I hereby
promise to oppose the same—reserving,
however, the privilege of changing my
views in case satisfactory proof shall be
presented of such unlawful intimidation,
violence and fraud against Alliancemen in
these States at the November election, as
shall afford undoubted cause for its pas
sage. John Livingston.
Accompanying the original copy of this
article was the following private letter to
Col. Livingston from John Livingston:
Office of The State Fabmebs’ Al
liance, Campville, N. Y., September
20, 1890.—My Dear Colonel: Published
in The Alliance Farmer and widely circu
lated, the within should exculpate you
from ail question as to your position. Ex
ercise your judgment and inform me if
satisfactory. If, not, it shall be made so.
Yours hourriedly,
John Livingston.
GLADSTONE ON THE TARIFF.
it will inflict injury on tite united
STATES.
London, October 29.—Gladstone ar
rived at Dundee today and was presented
with the freedom of the city. In accept
ing the honor, Gladstone made, an address
in which lie referred to the commerce of
the city, which, it was said, was threat
ened by the adoption of the new tariff bill
by the Amerieau Congress, lie would
not, however, he said, bring a railing ac
cusation against the people of the United
JStates. Protection, although it. might in
dict incidental collateral blows on other
countries, did far greater mischief to the
people of the country which adopted such
a policy. Gladstone then proceeded to
contrast the decrease in the tariff in Eng
land with the increase in the tariff in the
United States, and said he found comfort
for England in the fact that it was not
a time that any tariff adopted by
any country on earth could interfere
seriously with the prosperity ol Great
Britaiu. The first effect of the McKinley
bill would be to raise the standard of
prices in the United States. This meant
a diminished power of exporta! ion. This
again' meant that while we were damaged
in one of our twenty markets, we derived
benefit in the other nineteen from the di
minished power of the merchants in any
one of them, being due to au augmenta
tion of prices in the United States, and
increased restraints under which the mer
chants of the latter country have to work.
He advises the manufacturers to allow
America to find out for herself the evil
facts that will follow the adoption of the
high tariff'.
MINISTER LINCOLN COMING HOME.
London, October 29.—Robert Lincoln,
United States Minister, left London to-lay
for Liverpool, where he will embark for
New York, having been granted a leave of i
absence by his Government. lie will re- I
turn to England in January ami resume
the duties of his office. ;
A large number of friends of Mr. Liu- j
coin gathered at the Eastern station to
bid him farewell. Among them were a !
few Americans, the Consul-General at
Loudon:-Lieut. \Y. H. Emery, naval at-
taeliee of the American legation; S. Dana
Horton and Col. Thomas Ochiltree.
WITNESS REFUSE TO ANSWER.
Tipperary. October 29.—Among the
witnesses called today to give evidence for
ihe prosecution in the conspiracy case were
Simon Gleason and Alice Sadler. When
questioned by counsel for the Crown each
of the witnesses refused to answer. The
court directed them to answer the ques
tions. but they still persisted in their re
fusal. The magistrates thereupon com
mitted them to jail uutil Friday.
BIRMINGHAM’S BUDGET.
SHERIFFS’ ASSOCIATION — THE STATE
j FAIR—THE TRIAL OF DR. DAVIS.
Birmingham, Ala., Octobtr 29.—[Spe-
| cial.]—The Sheriffs’ Association of Ala-
; bauia met in annual session at the court
house here today at noon. There were
j about a hundred delegates in attendance
representing every part of Alabama. The
; officers of the association are W. D. Wes-
cott, of Montgomery, president; Jesse H.
Lockhart, of Birmingham, secretary, and
. Joseph S. Smith, of Birmingham, treas-
j urer.
I The convention will be in session three
days. C. W. Furguson, assistant solicitor,
made the opening address of welcome and
also gave the sheriffs some very good ad
vice as regards their duties.
I The committee on legislation reported
some proposed changes in the State laws
effecting members of the association.
Other important matters were taken up
and discussed. There will be a grand
banquet tomorrow night tendered to the
visiting Sheriffs.
The State Fair continues to draw large
crowds, and is a great financial success
this year. The second balloon bridal trip
takes place tomorrow if all arrangements
are concluded and the weather is propi
tious, which now seems probable. The
Fair closes Saturday. Today was baby day
at the Fair, and hundreds of “kids” were
out.
The State Convention of Confederate
Veterans adjourned today, after an impor
tant session, and the old vets are taking iu
the fair.
The trial of Dr. J. D. S. Davis, charged
with the murder of Dr. W. L. Chew in
December last, is still in progress and is
attracting much attention. Today was
the third day, and still hardly half the
witnesses have testified. Davis takes it
very cool, and his acquittal is predicted by
many.
SPAIN’S NEW MINISTER
JUST APPOINTED TO REPRESENT HIS
COUNTRY AT WASHINGTON.
Madrid, October 29.—The official Ga
zette today announces the appointment of
Senor Miguel Suary Guanes, now Spanish
Consul-General at New York, to be the
Spanish Minister to the United States in
place of Senor Muruagata who recently
resigned.
THE MAYOR ENJOINED.
A DAKOTA DECISION.
Huron, S. D., October 29.—The Su
preme Court has rendered the opinion that
the action of the Commissioners of Hughes
county, in attaching to that county the
unorganized counties in the Sioux reserva
tion for election purposes, is a violation of
the election law and therefore illegal.
CINCINNATI'* FIGHT OVER THE NEW CITY
BOARD.
Cincinnati, October 29.—The parties
to an injunction suit against Mayor Mosby
to prevent him from appointing the mem
bers of the newly created board of city
affairs have agreed to take the case at
once to the Supreme Court for final settle
ment.. The petition was therefore dis
missed by the Superior Court and it will
be heard by the Supreme Court as soon as
possible. Meantime it is understood that
the Mayor's appointees, who have been
selected, will not present their bonds for
approval nor attempt to execute their
functions as officers.
Highest of all in Leavening Power.—U. S. Gov’t Report, Aug. 17, 1S89.
Baking
Powder
ABSOLUTELY PURE
John Livingston, President, Camp
ville. New York.—Office of the
New York State Farmers’ Alliance,
Campville, New Y’ork, September 30,
1890.—My Dear Colonel: The same mail
which brought yours of the 27th, had Gen
eral Gordon’s of the 27th, enclosing the
only letter of yours he had. Here it is.
Return it to me. -•
Referring you to mine of Sunday, the
28th, it will be impossible for me to come
to Atlanta or to meet you in Kansas, un
less yon shall remit without delay the $50,
as stated therein, without further delay,
because I have not only expended all my
available money in the matter of the Alli
ance, but have actually sold out of my pri
vate library of over 7,000 volumes,
500 of them for further means to carry on
the good work, and now my last dollar of
ready cash has gone. While you are sure
of a $10,000 office, and will, probably, get
a $60,000 United States Senatorship—as
you will be the strongest man in the next
Georgia Legislature. I neither desire or
expect any office. Here, the sub-treasury
is my great stumbliug-block, but we stick
to it to give strength to you.
Hence, at your request of July 30 to
write you, and also the time, work and ex
pense involved iu making and sending you
the required copies of my correspondence
with General Gordon and other matter
was considerable, and much of my work
has been performed at your request an 1
for your official or personal advancement.
I think you should—without further ques
tion or delay—remit to me $100, or, if
that is deemed too much, at least $50. If
this explanation is not sufficient I don't
want to be called upon for any further,
but would like your prompt repiy hereto.
The Dr. Macune and Gordon letters
merely develop the device of a very cun
ning railroad lawyer to break up your sub
treasury plan, and then the Alliances. He
will fail, as he seems to have done in what
ever else he has ever undertaken.
If ever I come to Atlanta I shall make
a speech worthy of being heard, read and
preserved. Yours hurriedly,
John Livingston,
Campville, Tioga County, N. Y.
John Livingston, President. Camp
ville, N. Y. — Office of the New
York State Farmers’ Alliance,
Campville, N. Y., October 4, 1890.—
Colonel Livingston—Dear Sir: Yours of
the 1st inst., replying to mine of the 28th,
is here; but to mine of the 39th ultimo no
response has come.
Y'our intimation that I might be such a
fool as to deliver any address at Atlanta
without first submitting the same for the
revision of your committee is humiliating;
but the hurry of your affairs may explain
the contradictory statements of some of
your letters, which might otherwise be
deemed to evince intentional deception.
The work done and advice given by me
to you, at your request, for the advance
ment of your personal or political ven
tures have been a heavy drain upon my
time, for all of which it seems no compen
sation is to be made. Am I correct? Yours
very truly, John Livingston.
Campville, Tioga County, New York.
I am quite confident that the evidence
as to the origin of the original campaign
document will in a few days be sufficient
to convict in a court of law. I mean by
this merely to describe the quantity and
quality of the evidence now accumulating,
and not to insinuate that any legal pro
ceedings for redress are in prospect.
It is a pity that John Livingston, the
tool, is between justice and the people
that used him as a tool.
the farmers’ alliance grand march.
Quite a notable souvenir of the Alliance
movement is a musical composition, con
spicuously displayed now in the book store
windows and about the Exposition
grounds. It is “The Farmers’ Alliance
Grand March,” a piece of music, with J.
F. Livingston’s picture, framed in corn
and cotton stalks, fora frontispiece. the little fighting canton has set-
THE ALLIANCE CAPTURE THE EXPOSI- TLED DOWN.
tion. Berne, October 29.—Quiet has been re-
Great is the Alliance, for many are the stored at Fribourg, the capita! of the Can-
Alliancemen! Truly there is demonstra- j ton of the same name, the scene yesterday
tion a plenty of that in Atlanta today, | of the conflict between the Radicals and
Never before was there such a gathering Conservatives growing out of the Cantona!
of Georgia farmers, and of farmor visitors ' elections held last Sunday.
from other States as at the Piedmont Ex
position today.
The speaking began at 1 o'clock, Presi
dent L. F. Livingston introducing the
speakers.
After this, came the double wedding,
Rev. Sam Jones and J. W. Lee, of At
lanta, officiating. The first couple were
Miss Pearl George, of Atlanta, and Mr.
Edgar Fuller, of Fulton county. He is
twenty-four, she is sixteen. Her bridal
costume of cotton bagging was very pretty
indeed, a present from one of the leading
dry goods firms here.
The second couple were Miss Autnett
Petty and Mr. Geo. W. Stovall, both of
Twiggs, Ga. He is twenty-two; she, like
the other bride, just sixteen. Her costume,
presented by another prominent dry goods
firm, was also very pretty.
The grooms wore buttonhole bonquets
of cotton bolls and a leaf.
Tomorrow there will be another double
wedding, and the crowd will go over 50,-
000.
JUDGE CBISP HOPEFUL.
Judge Crisp reached Atlanta last night,
and left with Mrs. Crisp for Americus this
morning. He talks very hopefully of the
Democratic outlook in the North and East.
In Massachusetts,” continued Judge
Crisp, “I was particularly impressed with
the many changes the McKinley bill has
caused. Many of the stannch old Repub
licans of former days will vote the Demo
cratic ticket. The sons of the founders of
the Republican party are leading the fight
for the Democrats. There is John An
drew, the son of the war Governor of Mas
sachusetts, again a Democratic candidate
for Congress, and Sherman Hoar, nephew
of Senator Hoar, another candidate, and
Mr. Everett, son of old Edward Everett, a
third Democratic candidate for Congress.
Yes, we are quite certain of gaining two
Congressmen from Massachusetts, and I
believe the State will eventually be Demo
cratic on account of the tariff.”
What do you think of the political
complexion of the next House?”
“ Certainly Democratic. I will be greatly
surprised if it is not Democratic by fully
twenty majority. We have little money,
but everything is decidedly favorable. I
talked with Chairman Flower of our com
mittee, in New York. He says he will
gain two members in North Carolina, two
in Massachusetts, one in New Hampshire,
one in Rhode Island, two in California,
one each in Illinois, Tennessee, Wiscon
sin, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, New
Jersey, New York and Minnesota, two in
Missouri, three iu Iowa and six in Ohio,
making twenty-eight in all. Now, even
if we only gain half of these, we will have
good majority. The next House will be
Democratic without a doubt.”
BXPIATIOIT
-OF th:
Greatest Grime in Georgia
Death of Thomas G. Wool-
folk on the Gallows.
amphi-theatre, and in the center the gal- IA BIG TOBACCO TRUST.
lows had been erected and was inclosed
STATEMENT READ ON THE SCAFFOLD
H© Made No Confession and Protested His
Innocence to the Last.
No Exhibition of Emotion or Contrition*-Hardened
and Careless.
DESCBIPTION OF THE CLOSING SCENES OF THE TERrtISLE
DHAMA BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONOEN C.
FULL HISTORY OF THE OHOCIMIiE.
THE CIRCUS WRECKED.
TWO MEN A^D EIGHT HOBSES KILLED.
IMMENSE LOSS.
Macon, Ga., October 29.—Bamum’s
great circus was wrecked on Tuesday
morning at 6 o’clock at Murder creek,
the Covington and Macon road, be
tween Monticello and Machen, about
three miles from Machen, on a hill about
two miles long, part up and part down
grade.* The circus had an engagement in
Athens today. It leftMacon last night in five
sectipns or five different trains. The first sec
tion left about 10:05 o’clock; the other sec
tions followed at intervals of half an hour,
until all had gone. This morning one sec
tion,composed of sleeping coaches and stock
cars, was climbing the steep grade toward
Machen, when the engine stalled. The
proper signals were sent back to signal the
section that was following on the down
grade. This section was pulled by two
good engines, one of which had just come
out of the shop from a course of thorough
repairs. The engineers reversed their en
gines and put on air brakes, but the air
brake under one of the sleepers didn’t
operate, and it was impossible to stop
the section, and it went thundering down
the grade, and rushed with great
velocity up irto ,ne rear end of the train
that was stalleu on the grade. The crash
was tremendous. The first car struck was
used as a kitchen. This was torn into
splinters, and several others were demol
ished. Fortunately the passenger cars of
this section were towards the front end of
the train, otherwise the human fatalities
would have been terrible. The two en
gines Were badly wrecked. A colored fire
man of the Covington and Macon road,
named McCurdy, was buried under one of
the engines and crushed to death. A
brakeman was hurt. A circus man
named Kelly was killed, and one was
wounded. Eight circus work horses
were killed. The track was badly torn up
for half a mile. Three hundred men were
put to work clearing the wreck, which
work was accomplished about night. All
the trains were delayed. The engines be
longed to the Covington and Macon road,
and were run by Covington and Macon
employes. All the cars were the property
of the circus. The circus had to cancel its
engagement today at Athens. It will try
to reach Augusta via the Madison and
Georgia road tonight and play its engage
ment there tomorrow. It is estimated
that this wreck will cost the Covington
and Macon road from $100,000 to $125;-
000. . The circus will hold the Covlngtou
and Macon road responsible for damages for
each day’s performance it misses, and this
is put at about $15,000 per day. The actual
daily expenses of the circus is $7,500. This
amage added to the wreck of cars, the
death of the horses, the killing of the men
and the demolishing of the engines will
run the sum total to high figures. As the
road is now in the hands of a receiver by
action of the bondholders, and under pro
cess of public sale, there is much interest
to know the effect of the wreck on the
road. Under the law the above damages
will have to-be considered as expenses,
and must be paid ahead of any claims of
bondholders. It is said that a short time
since the Selma and Montgomery road
failed to put Barnum’s circus in Mont
gomery on time, and Barnum’s claim for
damages was compromised at $7,500.
Pbbby, Ga., October 29.—[Special.]—
“You shall be hanged until you are dead.”
Such was the sentence read to Thomas
G. Wooltolk, the most noted criminal of
the present day.
admitted to the jail and Woolfolk was
allowed to come out of his cage into the
corridor. The Sheriff commenced unloos
ing the bolts of the cage, which are worked
by levers from the outside, and told Tom
he could come out into the corridor.
“ All right, Mr. Cooper,” said he, “ but
Perry has had more people within her j i can’t come until you let me out.” The
limits today than has ever before been
known. It is estimated by the more con
servative that between eight and ten thou
sand people were upon the grounds at 1
o’clock today to witness the execution of
Woolfolk.
Promptly at 1 o’clock Sheriff Cooper,
assisted by Sheriff Westcott of Bibb coun
ty, escorted Woolfolk from the jail to the
carriage in waiting to carry him to the
scaffold. Woolfolk was dressed iu a neat
suit of black clothes, with black cravat,
bolts were finally thrown, and Tom walked
out. He shivered slightly as the outside
air struck him in passing an open grating.
He recovered his composure, however, at
once, and seated himself by the stove.
HE TALKS TO THE REPORTER.
In answer to a query as to how he passed
the night, he said: “Oh, well; after I went
to sleep I rested very well, but didn’t gel
to sleep until late. I feel very well this
morning, and feel, I reckon, like any other
man would under thejsame circumstances.
I don’t think I would like to be respited.
If I must hang I had as well go through
A TRUST IN COURT.
A DECISION AGAINST THE CHICAGO GAS
COMBINE.
Chicago, October 29.—Another phase
of the Chicago gas trust litigation was de
cided by Judge McConnell, of the Circuit
Court, this morning. It was on a demur
rer of the people to the pleas of the gas
trust. Judge McConnell holds, in brief,
that the gas trust has no right to buy or
hold the stocks of any of the gas com
panies which joined to form it. ■ It is un
derstood that a judgment of ouster will be
issued in a few days.
FIGHTING THE FAMINE.
NEW RAILWAYS TO BE BUILT IN WEST
IRELAND.
Dublin, October 29.—Balfour has
pushed forward the arrangements for the
construction of railways in the distressed
districts in the west of Ireland. The work
of building the roads will furnish employ
ment for a host of laborers, besides those
living in the districts through which the
roads will be built. Men coming from a
distance can. if they desire, have a part of
their wages remitted free of charge to their
families.
ORDER RESTORED.
. . . . with it at once. I have no hope of aD\
hose and slippers, a present from his rela- intercessions being available, and am tired
tive, Mr. Shackleford, of Athens. Seated | of being in jail."’
in the same carriage with Tom were
Sheriffs Cooper and Westcott, and Rev.
Dr. Warren, of Macon. The Perry Rifles,
who were in waiting, took up the line of
march, with the carriage following close
behind. The grounds were reached at
1:10, and Woolfolk
ASCENDED THE STEPS OF TnE SCAFFOLD
with a firm step, side by side with his exe
cutioner, Sheriff Cooper, immediately fol
lowed by Sheriff Westcott, Revs. N. D.
Morehouse, H. C. Brewton and Rev. Dr.
E. W. Warren, of Macon. The shackles
were taken from Tom’s hands, and
Dr. Warren led in a fervent prayer
in behalf of the condemned. He
was followed by Revs. N. D.
Morehouse and H. C. Brewton. Wool-
folk then asked for five minutes time, and
he delivered the following prayer, without
betraying the slightest emotion, save a
slight quiver of his lips: “Most omnipo
tent and merciful God, I ask thee now, in
the name of thy son, to pardon my sin",
and take my soul. I kDow thou art m r-
ciful, and I ask Thee, as I never asked
man, to have mercy upon me. Oh, Lord!
receive my soul at last. Amen.”
Then Dr. Warren stepped forward and
stated that he would read a statement,
dictated by Woolfolk this morning. It
was read to him and he placed his signa
ture to it. Following is the ruil text.
•‘I, Thomas G. Woolfolk, realizing that
the infinitely wise and Holy God sees my
heart, and knows all tiiat. 1 have ever done,
and fully understanding tli it I mast stand
before His judgment l> ir, and that today,
in a few hours I shall i»e in His presence,
I, in view of the solemnities of
the occasiou declare my innocence,
and leave as my last declaration
that I did not take the life of my father or
of any member of his family, nor have I
any knowledge of the person or persons
who did the murderous deed.
[Signed] Thos. G. Woolfolk.”
The ministers then each bade Woolfolk
farewell. The two Sheriffs shook ban s
with him, as did the reporters of the daily
papers, all retiring except Sheriff Cooper
and his deputy and Sheriff Westcott. Flis
arms and legs were pinioned, the black
cap adjusted, and the noose placed over
his neck. His last words, after all
was in readiness, were: “I bear
enmity toward no man. God have m“rcy
upon us all!” As the last word was ut
tered Sheriff Cooper sprung the trap and
Thomas Woolfolk wa9, at 1:31 o’clock,
launched into eternity!
In falling, the noose slipped around on
his neck, just to the right of his chin.
His body did not move in about two min
utes, when his legs were slightly drawn
up, which was followed in a few seconds -
by an upheaval of the chest. Drs. Maun
and Felder noted his heart and pulse beats,
and not until twenty-five minutes had ex
pired did they pronounce him dead. The
WOULD MAKE A STATEMENT
SCAFFOLD -
“Have’nt you some message to leave,
any requests to make, or anything you
vould like for the papers to 3av for you.
Tom?”
“None,’ said he. “I don’t care to
make any statements beyond what I shall
say on the scaffold, aud which you news
paper men will print aayhow.”
COOLLY XAKES A SMOKE.
At this juncture he took a cigar from
his pocket, and biting off the end, asked
for a match. He lit the cigar, placed his
feet upon the fender of the stove, and
leaned back in an attitude of ease.
“Didn’t you make a written statement
some days ago?” was asked.
“I didn’t,” said Tom, “Nor will I make
any beyond what I shall make at the Iasi
moment. Two or three days ago I did sign
1 paper, but it was a private matter and of
interest to no one outside of my people.”
Sheriff Cooper said that he could verify
that fact. The paper was only a private
matter and contained nothing that would
interest the public.
“Have you madeyour will?”
“I have nothing to will,” he replied.
Colonel Rutherford got all I had, whicli
amounted in value to only about $3,000
Colonel Rutherford is a fine lawyer, and
did everything he could to save me. Bu;
he couldn’t do it; public sentiment was
against ine. I may have some enemies,
who have bad feelings toward me, but 1
don’t think hard of anybody. I have been
thinking more of my soul lately than
anything else. I feel like I am all right,
but I don’t know; God will be my ju Ige.
I shall die with the
consciousness ok being an innocent
MAN.
I liave prayed considerably of late; I
didn't exactly get ou my knees last night,
but 1 prayed all the same.. I have’ at of
fered up any prayer this morning.”
“I9 there any one you would iike to see
specially?”
“No, I don’t believe there is.” he said,
“except my brother-in-law, Mr. Cowan,
and Rev. Dr. Warren. They will call to
see me this morning. I have told my rela
tives good-bye, and beyond these I don’t
eare to see anybody particularly.”
“Is there anything you would like to
have?"
“Nothing that I know of. I shall have
a good breakfast. I wouldn’t mind taking
a drink of tine whisky if l had it, and Mr.
Ceoper didn't object."
INDIFFERENT ABOUT THE DISPOSITION OF
HIS BODY.
“What disposition do you desire mad
of your body, Tom?”
“I have no choice in the matter; my
relatives can do as they please about it.
but If I had any wish it would be that
they bury me where it will be most con
venient and the least expense to them. 1
believe, however, that my body will be
carried to Hawkinsville.”
NOT AT ALL NERVOUS.
“Do you feel nervous?”
‘No; I don’t think I do.
I know that I
slipping of the noose prevented his neck | mu3t die, aQ d I have made up my mind to
from breaking and he it like a man. Upon the
scaffold I expect to say a few words, but it
DIED FROM STRANGULATION. ! . J . .. . „ ’ .
The drop was six and one-half feet, and
his neck would have been broken but for
the slipping of the knot. His body was
cut down at the expiration of forty-five
minutes, placed in a neat coffin which had
been provided, and was carried to Hawk
insville tonight.
DID NOT WANT HIS SISTER TO SEE HIS
FACE AFTER DEATH.
The interment takes place tomorrow
afternoon. Dr. Fleetwood, who came to
Perry yesterday to take charge of tbe
body, told Woolfolk that he would
see that his body was prop
erly interred in the Hawkinsville
Cemetery. He asked Woolfotk if he would
object to the lid of his coffin being raised
will only be to the effect that I am an in
nocent man. I shall not say much, as it
; will only prolong tbe suspense. I have no
Idea whether death by hanging is painful
or not. I dread the trial, but it will soon
be over.”
“It will hurt you only a minute. Tom.”
int rposed Sheriff Cooper.
“I don’t know about that," replied Tom.
GOOD-BYE SAID.
The reporter then bade Woolfolk good
bye, shaking him by the hand. Frequent
ly during the interview Tom laughed
heartily and seemed to be in good spirits.
At one time he took his own felt hat from
his head and quickly swapped with one
of the gentlemen present who wore a
1 glossy beaver. “ That just becomes you,
when the remains reached Hawkinsville, 1 Tom,’’ the gentleman said. “No, I don’t
as some of his (Wolfolk's) friends might ' think it becomes my style,” Woolfolk
desire to see his face. Woolfolk replied laughingly replied. The ministers. Revs,
that he preferred to have the coffin kept ; Dr. Warren, Morehouse and Brewton, visited
closed, as his sister miuht see his face, and i Woolfolk at 9 o'clock, and spent some
this he did not want her to do, as be was
afraid it would be badly disfigured.
HIS LAST NIGHT AND DAY.
Woolfolk did not get to sUep uutil 2
o’clock,last night. From il until 2 he
was in rather a jovial humor and joked
with the guards, frequently laughing even
boisterously. At 2 o’clock he fell asleep,
and did not wake until aroused at 5:30
o’clock this morning by Sheriff Cooper. He
immediately arose aud dressed himself.
At 7 o’clock, by courtesy of Major
Cooper, the Enquirer-Sun reporter was
time with him, questioning him aoout his
future hope and conducting devotional
exercises. Dr. Warren had a private con
ference with Woolfolk, during which, at
his request, Dr. Warren prepared and
Woolfolk signed the statement which is
printed verbatim above. No other visitors
were admitted after tbe ministers retired.
Woolfolk was|shaved, and seemed anxious
to present a neat appearance.
THE GALLOWS.
About one-half mile west of Perry th*
bases mt three hills meet and fora a vast
with a rope fence about fifty yards in di
ameter. Within one hundred yards to the
east of where the gallows stands is the
village cemetery, and the white tombstones
as they gleam in the sunshine, and the
white timbers of the ghastly scaffold make
up a scene that is impressive and solemn
in the extreme. Along through the valley
flows Big Indian creek, its waters
hastening on, as if to quickly get away
from the awful spot, where blood has been
taken for blood, in obedience to the man
dates of the law. The hilltops are cov
ered with pines, through which the wind
sighs and mourn9, as if in sympathy with
the soul just passed away. Such is the
spot chosen as the execution of Thomas
Woolfolk, the most noted criminal of
modern times. The scaffold is a massive
affair, made of rough scantling,
whitewashed. A platform, reached by
a flight of about one dozen steps,
stands ab ut twelve feet from the earth.
Across two cross-beams was placed the
beam proper, and over which the rope wa9
drawn. The drop is a trap-door, held in
position by a cross-bolt, which is thrown
from the platform by the executioner.
This is the same scaffold which did duty
at the execution of Ed Johnson and Jim
Butts, the Miller murderers. This hang
ing took place in tha jail yard some
months ago, and was private.
THE STORY OF THE MURDER.
The horrible murder of the Woolfolk
family occurred on August 6, 1887.
Thomas G. Woolfolk was a son of Rich
ard F. Woolfolk, Sr., by a former marriage
By the second marriage there were six
children. Tom Woolfolk’s father, his
step-mother, the six children and an old
lady named Mrs. West, who was visiting
the Woolfolk family, were all killed on the
same night and with the same weapon, an
axe.
On Friday night, August 5, 1887, Tom
Woolfolk was seen with the axe with
which the killing was done. Next day it
was not in its usual place.
A short while before daybreak on Satur
day morning, August 6, some negroes who
iived near the house were summoned by
Tom Woolfolk and told to notify the neigh
bors that somebody had broken into the
house and killed the whole family. These
negroes testified that up to the time they
were called by Tom Woolfolk they had
heard no noise. A negro woman testified
that Tom Woolfolk told her that his family
were all “dead as hell.”
Other negroes testified to having heard
screams in the direction of the Woolfolk
house.
Tom Woolfolk told the neighbors that
te heard somebody beating his father and
Mothers, and that he jumped out of a
window and rati away. He was asked
how he knew they were dead if he ran
away, and he explained that he went back
and felt them.
Nine dead persons were found iu the
house.
In the bedroom of Richard F. Woolfolk
were six—himself, his wife, his daughter
Pearl, his sons Richard and Charlie and a
babe. Across the hall in another room
were the bodies of Mrs. West and of
Rosebud aud Annie, two daughters of
Richard F.
It was thought that Richard F. was
killed first, and probably he and Mrs.
West were killed without being aroused,
while the sous and probably ail the others
were killed after being awakened. From
he po-ition of Mrs. Woolfolk's body it
seems that she threw herself across her
hns'iaud, perhaps to protect him from the
assailant’s blow.
All were killed by being struck in the
head, and on all save Mrs. Woolfolk and
the infant were two to live wounds.
Blood anil brains were scattered all about
on the floor, and even on the ceiling of the
lder Woolfolk's room, anil there was a
great poo! of blood in the hall, as if some
one had been killed there. There were
oloody tracks about the house which Tom
ickuowledged as his. The bloody ax was
found at the door of the elder Woolfolk’s
room.
iu Corn’s room there was evidence of
ome one having tried to wipe the blood
from the floor.
A bloody shirt and a pair of drawers
were found in ‘.he well. The shirt and
drawers wo n by Tom were too large for
aim and evidently belonged to his father.
A damp aud bloody towel was found
under the father’s bed, as if some one cov
ered with blood had bathed with it.
Numerous witnesses testified that Torn
id threatened to kill his family, and
Mrs. Woolfolk had stated that her life
as in danger, iu March, 1887, Tom said
is father didn’t like him, and that he
ouid see them all in hell before he would
aud it.
There was other evidence to show-
hat negroes ou the place had had trouble
ith the elder Woolfolk.
Relatives of Tom testified that lie was
Affectionate to his fatlu r.
On his trial limi stated that he and the
other members of the family retired about
the same lime. He took a bath, went to
bed and slept until two hours before day,
when lie was awakened by a Wow, groan
and scream. He jumped up to run to his
father’s assistance. His brother Richard
was ahead of him and fell as he entered
the door. Torn said lie was frightened,
aud jumpe I out of a window aud called
lor lii lp. Negroes came up and he told
them to notify the neighbors. He re
turned to the house, when he he ird voices,
iie litaiJ the murderers walkiug away,
and he then went into the house and
found his father and the rest dead.
INCIDENTS OF THE DAV EPITOMIZED.
Sheriff Cooper deserves credit for the
orderly maimer in wliieh the exi-cition
was carried out. He was calm and col
lected, and did his part well. His uniform
courtesy and impartiality to the press boys
will not be soon forgotten by them.
The Enqi'iueh-Sun reporter asked him
if apprehension of danger caused him to
request the Governor to order the Macon
Cadets to Perry. Mr Cooper stated that
be did not anticipate any trouble
at all, and lie thought Houston
county was able to take care of its own
affairs. The request was made through
courtesy to the Cadets, many of whom de
sired to be present at the execution. He
hesitated some time before making the re
quest, but finally did so, expecting the
Governor would refuse to comply with it.
Last night scores of people camped out,
eu route to Perry to witness the execution.
Several parties of campers Were passed be
tween Fort Vailey and Perry.
Lun’b stands were in abundance upon
he grounds, and even the toy balloon
man was on hand. All seemed to be
doing a driving business.
A couple of photographers were present,
and made instantaneous pictures uf Wool-
folk at the moment the drop fell.
A representative of the Police Cazette
hail two dry goods cases on top ol each
other and on top of them had placed his
camera for taking instantaneous photo
graphs.
The town was crowded w.th people and
the accommodations last night were en
tirely inadequate. A number found no
lodging places at all, and remained in the
street during tbe night.
In add t onto h-E.NquiRF.R-Su v,all the
leading Georgia dailies aud several North
ern and Western papers had represent*
trees in attendance.
A special train of five cars brought over
a large crowd of spectators from Macon.
Operator McFarlan. of Macon, handled
the press matter, which aggregated a
vast amount. He is an expert operator,
and handled the business in a creditable
manner.
Tonight Perry looks deserted.
L. M. H.
A COMBINATION OF LOUISVILLE
AND CINCINNATI WARE
HOUSEMEN.
ORGANIZED WITH FOUR MILLIONS OF
CAPITAL TO HANDLE THE LEAF.
THE PRINCIPLE PLACES
OF BUSINESS.
Louisville, Ky., October 29.—Tbe in-
corportion papers for a tobacco company,
which embraces nearly all the leading
warehousemen in this city and Cincinnati,
which has already been published, were
filed today. Its business embraces the
storing and selling of leaf to
bacco and everything that usually
belongs to warehousing. The capital
stock is $4,000,000, one-half preferred.
The preferred stock is to have dividends
of 8 per cent per annum out of the earn
ings, but nothing more. The corporation
may issue $1,000,000 in bonds. The prin
cipal places of business are Louisville and
Cincinnati, aud the directory, which holds
till January, includes the best kuowu
warehousemen in the two cities. It
it is claimed by the Inspectors that the or
ganization will be of great benefit to to
bacco growers. There will be fewer agents,
and the agents’ pay, they assert, comes
finally from the grower.
A SENSATIONAL RUMOR.
AN ALLEGED BALTIMORE AND OHIO DEAL
CONTRADICTED.
Baltimore, October 29.—In regard to
a sensational dispatch from Cincinnati to
a Chicago evening paper that among many
rumors floating around is one to effect
that the Brice-Thomas people are unakii g
strenuous efforts to secure enough sloe a
of the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern
Company to give them a controlling inter
est in the line with a view to consolilating
it with the East Tennesse, Virginia
and Georgia railroad system, this much
can be said. The Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company own a majority of the
common stock of the Baltimore aud Ohio
Southwestern Railroad Company. If the
Brice-Thomas people want a controlling
interest in the latter they must buy from
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany. The executive officers of this com
pany will be in the market to sell out the
Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern when
they are ready to sell the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad stock, and quit the railroad
business. There is nothing in the yarn—
only werds.
MORE DENIALS.
New York, October 29.— Gen. Samuel
Thomas was seen this mocning about the
reported deal in which the Brice-Thomas
syndicate secured control of the Baltimore
and Ohio Southwestern system. Thomas
characterized the whole story as a “fake,”
saying that the first he heard of any such
action was when he saw the report in the
morning paper. Then he had to look
a railroad map to find the line
question, as he did not even
know where it was located. At the office
of the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern
railroad it was stated by the officials that
the first intimation of any such movement
they had was a dispatch from Cincinnati
published in the morning papers.
It was rumored on the street in this city
this morning that the Richmond and Dan
ville road was also tak.-u into the Balti
more and Ohio combination by the Brice-
Thomas syndicate. John H. Inman was
asked about this, and positively denied
that such was the case in any particular.
MEXICO RETALIATES,
HY PLACING A HEAVY DUTY ON LIVE
STOCK.
Kansas City, Mo., October 29.
There is considerable excitement today
among Kansas City stock men, relating
to advices received from Mexico, to the
effect that that country has placed a duty
of $500 a car on American cattle. If the
advices are true, and come from a reliable
source, this practically ruins all the live
stock trade between this country and
Mexico. The act of the Mexican Gov
ernment is purely a re aiialory one, and
was precipitated by tiie fear the Mexicans
have of the McKinley bill. Many cars of
American cattle are now on the Mexican
borders. About 500 bushels of grain have
to be sent with every train load of live
stock shipped from tiiis city to Mexico,
and the Government will not even per
mit this to go through unless a
duty of thirty cents per bushel is
paid. It has been rumored among the
stock men of this city for the past three or
four days tiiat the Mexican Government
was contemplating a move <>i this kind,
but there was thought to he nothing iu i„
until the dispatches were received from
agents there today apparently ct nfiruiiug
tiie report.
TIIE TROUBLE OVER.
SETTLEMENT OF THE ST. LOUIS TEI.F.-
OKAPH OPERATORS.
St. Louis, October 29 —The trouble
which has existed here for tile past ew
days between the Western 1’nion Tele
graph Compahy operators, who were, or
ire, members of the newly organized
Brotherhood of Telegraphers and the
Western Union Telegraph Company, has
been settled. The members of tiie m.
Louis lodge had a meeting today, and
if is an official announcement
that preliminary steps were taken to dis
solve the local lodge. The lodge will he
disbanded as soon as the r -gular forms
necessary for such action can he gone
through. This removed all local cause for
contention between the two parties, and
the telegraph officials have reinstated, not
only the operators who voluntarily left
their instruments and walked out of the
office, bat those who were discharged.
sun’s COTTON REVIEW.
New Iokk, October 29.—Futures
opened at 2 to 3 points decline, closing
steady at 3 points decline on October, and
1 point decline on other mouths. The mar
ket made an early decline under tree selling
by leading bears, stimulated by a weak
report from Liverpool and milder weather
■South. The bulls pointed to the relative
heapness of this market compared with
the Southern markets. The relatively
small crop movement and very srnali
stocks here were sufficient to cau^e
demand from tiie shorts, with some
making fresh long accounts to cause a re
covery of nearly the whole of the early
led ine. The weather at the Sotrh was
favorable to picking. The Southern mar
kets weie quieter except Memphis, which
was active at prices favoring buyers.
Spot cotton was l-16c lower, with busi
ness mainly to arrive on speculative ac
counts.
THE WASHINGTON RACES.
Washington,October 29.—The weather
and track were fine. Two favorites won
in five races.
First race—Six furlong"; Benjamin won,
Bertha (filly) second, Adair third. Time
1:17.
Second race—Six furlongs; Lowlander
won, Alarm Bell second, Bradford third
Time 1:17.
Third race—One mile; Samaritan won,
Leontine second, Larchniont third. Tim*
1:45.
Fourth race—One mile and a sixteerth;
Bell Wood wod, Watter»cn tkreond, Belle
D’Or third. Time 1:51.
Fifth race
Stonewall
■Steeple chase, regular course:
„ w on. Killary second, Elphin
third. Time 4:13.
.Two dollar mutuals paid on Stouewali
$62 straight, and $54 for place.