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Newspaper
Atlanta Georgian
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1906
Page
1
J G Rawlins and Alf Moore are executed by hanging for the murder of two Carter children. Rawlins grieved for his boys as he faced death, while Moore stuck to a claim the Rawlins boys were guilty. The pardon board mercy decision loomed as the end approached.
In Valdosta Georgia J G Rawlins and Alf Moore were executed for the Carter children murder. Rawlins proclaimed his sons innocent and death by gallows followed a 10 55 local clock fall. Moore retracted claims about Milton Rawlins while asserting the crime was done by others. Witnesses described a somber scene with family ministers and jail staff present.
J G Rawlins, condemned in Valdosta, Georgia, lauded The Georgian and Colonel John Temple Graves for fair treatment as he faced execution. He asked that the paper’s staff be told of his gratitude and to pass thanks to Graves before his death.
President Roosevelt's message to Congress calls for making the crime of attempted criminal assault punishable by death in the court's discretion, with emphasis on the Atlanta riots. He warns of mob violence and urges whites and blacks to aid law enforcement, noting lynching data and urging courage in upholding statutes. The discussion references racial tensions and mob rule, urging both races to cooperate with police and avoid vigilantism.
Milton and Jease Rawlins, two elder sons of J G Rawlins, face the scaffold Friday unless the pardon commission intervenes at a special meeting on Thursday. Alf Moore dies defending the boys’ presence at the Carter home and Milton’s fatal shot. The father pleads innocence, claiming the brothers were asleep at home and deserve a new trial.
Atlanta police and detectives search for John F. Hardaway, Seaboard Air Line commissary clerk and timekeeper, missing since Saturday night. Relatives fear foul play as $20 was found on him and witnesses recall his last sighting at Howell Station before boarding a Beabord train to Atlanta. Authorities suspect robbery or abduction, with officials urging any information.
The article reports that Colonel Brown's son, Elias Brown, has wed a show girl, a union noted amid social circles in New York. Details are scarce due to the fragmentary text, but the marriage links the Brown family to a performer in the entertainment scene.
President Roosevelt states that the crime of rape by a Black offender should carry the death penalty and demand swift, public punishment. He urges courts to ensure the victim is not unnecessarily shamed and calls for immediate execution or capital punishment in rape cases.
Engineer F K Washaush steadied his engine and saved his life by reversing a lever as a temporary trestle collapsed sending two white laborers and two African American workers to hospital. Injured are Antonio Calo Iallan M Beni Weide Orsatte Craig W Moore and Fred Coggin. Four cars with laborers and a dump wagon were buried under timber and debris on Magnolia and Mangum streets just before noon Tuesday. Continued on Page Seven.
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