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WOOLFOLK HANGED.
HE PROTESTS HIS INNOCENCE
TO THE LAST MOMENT.
A Sinn With a New* of Iron—The Exe
cution Wa* Very Qolet^Thlrty-ElBht
Minute* Itefore Being Cut Down.
Special to Recorder.
Perry, Ga., Oct. 20.—Our train
arrived here at 9:15 last night. I
found the telegraph office almost
blocked, as there were reporters
from all ot the papers on the
grounds nud wiring every possible
imagination that could be consid
ered.
I wended my way to the hotel
that was being, packed from cellar
to dome. The grand topic was,
would there or would there not be
an execut'on to-day.
I soon found Editor Hodges
who had just had the following
INTERVIEW WITH WOOLFOLK:
“Some people have tried to get
me to confess, but I have nothing
to confess. I didn't commit the
crime, and I won’t tell a lie to
please tbe«people,” said Woolfolk.
He talked unconcernedly and
laughed heartily at a joke on one
of the guards; and in answer to a
question, said, “I believe Jack Du-
Bose either helped to commit the
murder, or saw those who did it.
They say Jack was crazy and sent
him to the asylum. Well, no ono
but a crazy man or a demon could
have committed that crime. No-
future life could have done It.
‘‘1 don’t know who did it, and to
save my life I wouldn’t accuse any
man of it unless I had proof. I be
lieve four or live persona helped do
It. When I Jjumped up I thought
it was a general thing, and all the
neighbors Were being done the
game way. I sent a man to a neigh-
boa’s house, but expected him to
bring back news that murder had
been committed there too.”
The night passed off quietly, but
at light this morning the tramp of
feet began on the streets, and by
eight o’clock a crowd assembled in
front of the jail to see if there was
anything to be seen.
At 9 o’cloek a good breakfast was
served to the coudemued, which he
ate very timidly.
After eating he bathed and don
ned a new Buit of clothei entirely.
His outer apparel was composed
of a neat suit of black cassimere,
the coat of the eutaway style, and a
pair of patent leather slippers.
At9:S0, Bevs. Morehouse, of Per
ry, and Bateman, of Fort Valley—
Methodists—and Brentou, of Perry,
and Dr. Warren, of Macon—Bap
tists—were admitted to his
cell, where prayers and
general devotions was conducted
for nearly an hour, after which
Will Russel, a local barber, was
called In to shave Woolfolk. He
expressed a desire to his brother-
in-law, Henry P. Cowan, this
morning, that he did not want his
sister to see him iu his coffin.
To Deputy Sheriff J. A. Relley
and Sheriff Cooper, Woolfolk ex
pressed a desire that his body
should be allowed to remain, if
necessary, at least live minutes
longer than the physicians an
nounced death to be sure that there
would be no recovery.
During the forenoon every hour
added hundreds to the crowd, until
one o’clock p. tn., when Woolfolk
was
TAKEN FROM THE JAIL.
Surrounded by the Perry Rifles
he emerged from the jail and en
tered a carriage, with Sheriff
Cooper on hie left, while the front
seat wee occupied by Rev. Dr. War
ren, of Macon, and Editor Kersb,
of Fort Valley, and the negro
'driver.
The line of march was up through
town and down aoross the
railroad to the branch on the west
side, where the gallows stood, and
the one upon which two negroes
paid the ;penalty|for|murder a few
months ago.
AT THE GALLOWS.
Woolfolk alighted,and with a firm
and an elastic step entered
the inclosed circle, and
up the steps he tripped
very gracefully.
Here a short prayer of about one
or two miuutes each waa offered to
the Throne of Grace, Srst by Dr.
Warren, then by Rev. Morehouse,
and next by Rev. Breuton, and
then a most fervent
PRAYER BY WOOLFOLK
which I am unable to report verba
tim, but was in eubstance to the
Creator to “take In His charge hie
immortal sonl, and wash It ae white
m enow” and “comfort my
■liters who have suffered untold ag
onies from this circumstance, and 1
Mir of thee Oh, Lord, more than I-
ask of min—mercy, amen!”
Dr. Warren then read
ouuff statement:
.“I, Thos. G. Woolfolk, realize the
solemnity of the occasion, and
with a due appreciation of my . ap
proaching deatli, and feeling that I
must this day stand at the judg
ment bar of an All-Wise God, who
reads all the secrets of our hearts,
do solemnly protest and affirm that
X am innocent of the crime of kill
ing my father, or any members of
his family, and that I do not know
anything of the party or parties
who did commit the crime.
[Signed.J Tito.s G. Woolfolk.”
THE BLACK CAP.
was theu produced, Ills limbs pin-
Ioned by a cotton rope, and in
answer to a question by Deputy
Sherlffltfley, he said: “You have
treated mo all right,” and to Editor
Kereb, of Fort Valley; he said:
“May God bless you all.”
• THE DROP
fell at 1:31, and the grass rope that
did the work, turned to the right
cheek, which prevented the six and
a half feet fall from breaking the
neck.
There were but few quivers In the
body, and at 1:43, twelve minutee
from the drop, Drs. L. A Felder and
C. It. Mann, who wer« the legal
attendants, claimed a cessation
of the pulse; but as the breast had
made three distinct heaves they
held on, and at the expiration of 30
minutes, Dr. Mann said ho clearly
felt a revival of pulsation. But at
2 o’clock, 38 minutes from the drop,
he was cut down, and placed in a
very neat coffin and was turned
over to Dr. Fleetwood and his
brother-in-law, Mr. Cowan, of
Hawklnsville, where the body was
tuKeu by hack and will be interred
MILITARY SENSATION.
FOUR MEN OFTHBGUARDS TO BE
COURT MARTIALED
They Tried to Bribe a Printer—They
Have Been Suspended from Bank—
Capt. Sneed Is In It,
BARNUM’S CIRCUS WRECKED.
GROTESQUE GIBBS. THE PERRY BOYS WIN.
Two People Reported Killed and Sev
eral Irjured—Cars and Engine* a
Wreck..
HE MAKES A SPECTACLE 0E HIM
SELF IN A MEETING- .
BRUNSWICK RIFLEMEN TAKE THP
SECOND PRIZE. HE
In a private lotm the cemetery to-
body who believed.in a God and a morrow
NOTES.
Woolfolk awoke at6:30this morn
ing, and first entertained his broth-
er-ln-law, Henry P. Cowan, and
two cousins, It. S. and W. W. Wool-
folk.
Six of the last jury that convicted
Woolfolk saw him executed.
There was an earnest looking set
of lookers-on from Bibb county that
this reporter believes are satisfied.
To Will M. Kersh, of tho Fort
Valley Enterprise,!and his foreman,
Rev. D. D. Bateman, wo are in
der lasting obligations for favors
on this trip.
Woolfolk possessed the most de
cisive eye that I ever saw; one look
seemed to carry conviction to his
mind.
W. M. Klrsh, of Fort Valley, is
in possession of the black cap, but
the binding ropes were distributed
among many of us.
The crowd was estimated at from
five o eight thousand, three-fourths
of which were negroes.
THE COURT-MARTIAL ORDERED
It will be Held on Monday, Dec. 3, to
Try the Quard Briber*,
Special to Recorder*
Atlanta, Oct.29.—The court-
martial trial of Capt. A. C. Sneed
and the other three members of the
Gate City Guards will be held In
Atlanta iu the Adjutant General’s
office at 10 o’clock on the morning
of Dec. 3d.
The Adjutant General has-ap
pointed the following members of
the Georgia State militia to act as
judges in the court-martial:
‘Col. C. M. Wiley, of Macon, com
mander of 2d battallion; Capt. Ed
Yeung, of Greensboro, commander
of Greensboro Blfles; Capt. O. T.
Keenan, of Macon, commander
Macon Hussars; Capt. John A.
Miller, of
Special to Recorder. •
Atlanta, October 27.—A mili
tary scandal, which has been smoul
dering here for several days, conies
out officially to-night.
Four members of the Gate City
Guards, the company that won the
first money In the interstate drill
here Friday, are' to be court mat-
tiatled on the charge of conduct un
becoming officers and gentlemen.
They have already, by order of
Adjutant-General Kell, been sus-
pended from duty. Tbc four men
are: Capt. A. C. Sneed; first lieu
tenant Charles M. Roberts, and
Privates B. H. Miles and J. H.
Spillman.
Tho facts briefly told are these:
One of tho judges) Lieut. McDon
ald, stationed at Auburn, Alabama,
reported to Lieut. Colonel Calhoun,
of Sueed's battallion, that Captain
Sneed and these other three men
bad attempted to bribe the v nen
printing the official programme to
furnish them a copy of It.
The printing was done at Auburn,
and conclueive evidence that all
four were ooncered in the attempt
was furnished. Adjutant General
Kell promptly instructed Colonel
Calhoun to suspend the four men j
from duty. This order was sus
pended until affog the drill, in
order to give the company a fair
chance.
It appears the men failed to ob
tain u copy of the programme. - At
any rate tho 'programme was
changed entirelyby the judges, to
be certain tho Guards went into the
drill with no undue advantage.
The victory was Von fairly by the
Guards. After fho drill was over
tho order, suspending the men from
duty, was carried out. Official
charges and specifications were
preferred to-night, ordering the
court martial.
A strong effort is being made to
hush up the affair, but Col. Cal
houn Btates positively to-night that
this cannot be done. The affair Is
the more important because the
Guards won tho first prize, the
judges all agree, through tho excel
lence of Bnced as captain.
None but these four men are be
lieved to have been concerned in
the affair. Sneed was at one time
captain of the Atlanta Rifles, and
most of the betting done here was
that the Rifles would beat the
Guards, or vice versa. Sneed, more
over Is now an applicant for ap
pointment as adjutant-general.
AN ABBEVILLE BIGAMIST.
Special to Recorder.
Macon, Oct. 28.—As Baruum’s wl „ v „, *
circus was going from Macon to oiutions Passed.
Athens It was wrecked bet^eu
Macben and Montfcello this morn- Special to Recorder.
lng about 7 o'clock. Atlanta, Oct. ■ 23.—The Coufed-
An engine stalled on a steep erato Survivors Association of
grade and could not hold the train, Georgia m,there to-day.
and it ran back into another section It was a representative gathering
of the train which was just starting of old soldiers, representatives be-
up the grade. . Ing present from nearly all veteran
It is reported hare that a fireman associations in the State. Speeches
and a circus man was killed, and were made by Senator John W.
several injured. Daniels, of Virginia, Gov. J. B.
Two engines and several cars Gordon, Hon. W. A. Hemphill,
were badly wrecked. The circus and Hon. Jno. Clay Smith. All
had to caucei its engagement iu old officers of the association were
He Refused to Allow an Old Union Floyd Rifles Are Third—A Big Day*.
Officer the Privilege* of the Hall-Bei- j T he Expo«ltion-The Big Drill Came
Athens.
HORSE GUARDS GET THERE.
They Win the lilg Prize—Tho Indepen
dent Troop are Second.
. re-elected by acclamation, viz:
. Gen, J. B. Gordon, Commander
in Chief; Geu. A. H. Colquitt, Gen.
P. M. B. Young, Gen. Phil. Cook
and Capt. J. Mclutoeh Kell, Com-
j manders, with same Division
Special to Recorder. Commanders, one for each Cou-
Atlanta, Oct. 28.—At the Pled- j gressioual district,
niont Exposition to-day there was : A painful sensation was spruug
a CalvaryjTouriiament,participated to-day, which is the talk of the
in by several teams lrom Georgia town to-night. During the fore
calvary companies. noon session at the capilol, a uum-
Tbe first prize or $1,000 was won J her of visitors began coming In, and
by team No. 2 of Iho Governor’s several motions were made to ex-
Horse Guards, Atlanta. j tend to them the privileges of the
Second prize, $250. to Liberty : hall. All these motions were sec-
independent Troop, of Liberty ouded and carried. Two gentlemen
county. i and a lady came in and occupied
Third, $100, to team No. 1-, of the seat* In the same row of desks with
Governor’s Horse Guards. Judge Robert -L. Rodgers. The
In the Individual contest, Bcu-
tlne and Boylston, of dbe Govern
or's Horse Guards, and Waite, of
tne Liberty Troop, took first, sec
ond and third prizes.
THE DEADLY WINCHESTER.
Special to Recorder.
Atlaxta, Oct. 23.—Ben Oliver, a
notorious negro, was shot down iu
the steets aud instantly killed to
night by George Washington, an
other negro desperado. The killing
took place on Fair street.
Washington was going along the.
sidewalk, carrying a Winchester
rlflp on his shoulder, when Oliver,
from across tbg street, accosted
him. What passed between them
is not known, but Washington sud
denly pulled down on Oliver and
shot him through the heart.
Washington liaBnot been enught.
FLOYD COUNTY AGAIN
Wife No. 2 Causes tho Arrest and Im
prisonment of Her Husband and Wife
No. 3.
Special to Recorder.
AyiiEViLLE, October 28.—W. H.
Davis, allas^WJUiam Rartow Nun-
ally, and wife'No. 3 was arrested
here last night on a warrant charg
ing them with the offense of bigamy
On last Sunday a lady, with c
child three or four years of age, ar
rived at this place and very quiet
ly sent up town for an attorney, and
told to him her business. This was
wife No. 2.
Mr. Davis lived about four or five
Atlauta, commander miles from town, being employed
Governor’s Horse Guards; Col,
John S. Candler, judge advocate.
IS HE CRAZY.
A Negro Returns To The Penitentiary
After Escaping, Of Hie Own Accord.
Speolal to Recorder.
Atlanta, Oct. 29.—A unique
case was reported to the penitenti
ary authorities to-day. A negro
named Gus Hall escaped from the
convict camp in Montgomery coun
ty, Friday last. He had served
only one year of a fifteen year sen
tence for rape. All efforts to track
him failed, and the search was fi
nally abandoned. Monday morn
ing be quietly walked Into the
camp and surrendered. He ex
plains he had no idea of leaving for
good, but merely went to see his
folks in Washington county. He
walked nearly all the way there
and back, aud having seen .his
folks once more, was perfectly wil
ling to go back to work, totally in
different as to bis fututo.
A Valuable Horse Poisoned.
Special to Records*.
Atlanta, Oct. 23.—Lady May,
a two-year-old runner by Hyman,
out of Queecby, owned by W. F.
Ramsey, of Philadelphia, died sud
denly at the Exposition grounds to
day, and save tern sry surgeon says
■he wae poisoned.
BheWM looked upon as a winner
In the races in which ebe wae en
tered, and It te believed ebe was
dragged by eomejioneman, though
not with *’ 4 of killing
her ,-*- '' sed $4,000
Eg .
at the shingle mill of Carswell &
Stubbs as sawyer, and wife No. 2,
wanted to see Mr. Davis without
having him arrested, as she bad no
desire to put him to any unneces
sary trouble if Mr. Davis would re
turn with her, or help her support
their child. But as she could not
see him, she had him and wife No.
2 arrested and brought before His
Honor, G. Q. Williams.
Wife No. 2 wae sworn, and testi
fied that Mr. l>avls had been mar
ried three times, the first wife hav
ing died before he married the
second time. She also stated that
at the time of their marriage he
was going under an assumed name,
but she did nbt know of this until
a week or two before -he left her,
his right name being William Bar
tow Nqnally. Wife No. 2 further
stated that they were married at
Troy, Ala., by Judge Starkes. She
also stated that wife No. 3 lived in
the houso with tnem for some time
and knew of their marriage.
Davie made a statement and con
fessed guilt, and he and wife No.3
were bound over under a twelve
hundred dollar bond, each. On
failure to give this bond they were
carried to McRae jail, to await the
aotfotfcof the grand jury.
At the age of thirteen my son be
came affected with chronic dlarhoea
caused by scrofula. I gave him
Bull’s Sarsaparilla and It cured
him. I recommend It especially
for scrofula, feyer, fores and gen
eral debility. The cures I have
known it to make in some cases
seemed almost miraculous.—Jennie
Johnson, Benton Barracks, Mo.
Sho Wins the Firnt Prize For Best Agri
cultural Display.
Special to Recorder. •
Atlanta, October 27.—Floyd
county again take's first prize in the
county contest In the agricultural
department of the Piedmont Expo
sition. That means $1,000.
Talbot is second with $1,200.
Bartow is third, getting $800.
George W. Truitt, of Troup, is
given first of individual prizes, $500.
D. H. Shelton, of Floyd, is sec
ond, and gets $200.
Cochran, of Palmetto, is third,
and gets $100. .
Judge arose and stated that there
was present a distinguished gentle
man, who lmd beeu a major lu the
Federal army, aud later a member
of the committee appointed to en
tertain the Presideut of the Asso
ciation when he visited-Chlsago.
He then moved to welcome the gen
tleman to a seat among the tnem
bers.
Dr. Gibbs, from Madison, arose
and stated that this was a meeting
to consider association business,
aud if the motion was seconded
he would oppose it. A painful si
lence fell on the assembled vetgrnns,
while the doctor sat down, reared
back in his chair and began pulling
his whiskers. Nobody said any
thing, and then the gentleman
arose and went out.
The gentleman wasMaj. Wicker-
sham, of Chicago. Gibbs was a
member of the last State Senate,
and made a speech that furnished
a great deal of Republican campaign
telk up North. To-night this reso
lution was passed at the meeting of
the association:
“Resolved, That in the opinion
of the confederate veteVans, here
assembled, It is a proper courtesy
to our former adversaries, that
when any of our county associations
or our State associations isorare in
session, such respectable visiting
veterans of the Northern armies as
may be present should be invited
to seats on the floor.”
The resolution was introduced by
Judge George Hiliyer, of Atlan
ta, and carried unanimously, -Gibbs
was not present.
Special to Recorder.
Atlanta, Oet. 24-Over thirty
five thousand people were present
on the Piedmont Exposition
grounds here to-dey to witness the
great shAm battle and interstate
drill. 6
Senator J. W. Daniel was intro,
dueed by Gov. Gordon, and made
the greatest speech of the week
The result of the State drill WIJ
announced as follows:
Perry Rifles, lfrst prize, $1,000,
Bru nswlck Riflemen,second ni-lz.
$500. , ' 1 ’
Floyd Jlllles, of Macon, third
prize. $250.
In the interstate drill the com.
panies drilled In this order:
Fort Worth Fencibles, Sewanee
Cadets, Atlanta Rifles, McCarthy
Light Guards, of Little Rock, and
Gate City Guards, of Atlauta. The
result will be announced to-mor
row.
DEPEWS TRIBUTE TO CLEVELAND.
From Hi* Speech at the Dinner to Baser
A. Pryor in New York.
“But if I am to name the typl-
cal American, the man who lovn
and believes In Ills country beyood
everything else, the man who, de-
termtnlng once in what direction
his duty leads, cannot be swerved
from the path, the man who is*
doggedly persistent in what he be
lieves to be right, the man who |
thinks not of self, but of his com- I
try nnd its needs, I would name
Grover Cleveland. What lie hit
accomplished is the very highest j
tribute to the possibilities of Ameri- I
can citizenship, A country lawyer
In -the city of Buffalo, he shed lustre I
upon the high profession which he [
had chosen. As the mayor o( his I
native city he presented as his re-1
cord a clean and economical ad
ministration. Coming into the |
highest position lu the land with
out previous experience and withl
scarcely a precedent to guide him I
in the conditions which surrouDd-f
ed him, he won the affection of bill
party aud commanded the respcctl
and admiration of bis opponentt.!
I find myself in one of the proudest*
positions of my life in being per-l
mitted to present to you Grovel
Cleveland as the typical Amerl-f
can." ^
. THE ALLIANCE DAY.
THEY ARE IN FOR IT
A HORRIBLE DEATH-
Mr. J. W. Roberta, of Talbot, Killed on
tha Fair Ground* by a Falling Tim
ber.
Special to Recorder.
Macon, Oot. 28.—This afternoon,
while the balloon was making an
ascension, Mr. J. W. Roberts, of
Talbot county, was killed. He had
been assisting In inflating and hold-
lng the balloon, and as it roso In
the air a pole that had supported it
fell, falling on Roberts’ head and
breaking the skull. He was about
fifty years of age, and a well known
farmer of that county.
How I Was Cured of So-Called Cancer.
Lvlaton, Ga.
Dear Sir—This Is to certify that
I was a sufferer wltB a place on my
underllp for fourteen years, and
was under treatment or different
physicians, but they done me no
good. I had lost hope of being
cured by medical treatment. I
then went to a doctor living lu
Florida, who treated them by art.
After going to him it got well, ap
parently, for a white, nut returned
as bad as ever. I then concluded to
try P. P. P. (Prickly Ash, Poke
Root and Pofltsslum), and after tak
ing five bottles (pint size) .was
cured. I also find It to be a good
medicine to give a good appetite,
and to give proper digestion. Your*
truly, L. J. STRICKLAND.
The “Boy’s Democrat” is the
name of a neat little amateur paper
in Atlanta, with Eugene P. Thomas
as editor and Frank K. Boland ae
business manager. We congratu
late the boy* on tbeir pluck.
Banking Their Cane.
It looks as it cold weather Is com
ing In earnest, and the farmer, are
banking tbeir cane In anticipation
of ft. The slight frost* that have
fallen, bav* not injured
the crap to any extent, but the
warning hah oome and the planters
are preparing for tb* freeze.
THREE OF THE GUARDS.AC
KNOWLEDGE THEIR GUILT-
They Say Capt. Snoen Had Nothing to
do With It — What a Program wa.
Worth to Them.
A Big Crowd At The Expotition, i
Many Bpcochca Made.
Special to Recorder.
Atlanta, Oct. 28.—There were
further developments in the mill
tary sensation to day In the publi
cation of telegraph correspondence
between Capt. Bueed and the other
three members concerned.
Lieutenant Roberta and private
Myers and Spillman acknowledge
without reserve their attempt to
secure a copy of the prize drill pro
gram. They take all the blame
upon themselves, but say that
Sneed's name in correspondence
was used without his knowledge or
consent.
Capt. Sneed h^nself says em
phatically: “I have had no con
nection withthe matter.”
Lieut. Roberts and! private My
ers attempted to buy a copy In
Auburn, Ala., from the printer who
printed the programs,offering him
$100 for It. This was refused.
Private Spellman offered a Bervani
of one of the judges $20 to steal the
program from bis employer’s desk.
This also was unsuccessful.
Spacin' t > Recorder.
Atliinta, Oct. 29.—Great ii I
alliance, for many are the alllu
men! Truly there is demontt
tion a-plenty of that In AtlaoUU
day. Never before was there nit
a gathering of Georgia faruier»,i
of farmer visitors from the 8UI
as at the Piedmont exposition l
day.
The sneaking began *t
o’clock, President L. F. LlvingiW
introducing the speakers. The t
lowing made addresses:
Pat Calhoun, L. F. Livlngitog
L. L. Polk, president NatlonslAT
liauce; M. L. Donaldson, buiina
agent South Carolina Ezcbsnp
President J. Wm. Stokei, Sow
Carolina Exchange, and Presidei
Hess, of Illinois State AllUnce.
After this came the double
ding, Rev. Sam Jonee and DM
W. Lee, of Atlanta, offlelim
The first couple were MIm jfj
George, of Atlanta, and Mr. t-q
Fuller, of Fulton county.
'sheds 16. Her bridal coetuBM
cotton bagging wae very pre»7!
deed, a present from one oi
leading ary goods firms here.
The second couple were
Antnett Petty and Mr. Gee.
vail, both of Trippe.Ga- He J
she, like tbe other bride, Jo* I
Her costume was pretented 0
other prominent dry good*
and waa also very pretty. ,
The grooms wore button
bouquets of ootton bolls and«
To-morrow there will be J
double wedding, and the*
will go over 60,000.
We publish this morning
tion of a letter written by Mr.
Oglesby. It breathes the
spirit, and If Georgia bad *
morn such men it would,
next ten year*, grow beyond
the dreams of the moelI*®,
astic. Advertise! Advert!**-^
is what Georgiy should do.
liberally.
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