minutes, he made a complete confession. He spent the time before his
execution reading and making a careful study of the Bible and seemed
resigned to his fate, often expressing his desire to have it over
with. On April 1h, 1905, "with wonderful composure and fortitute,
he walked to the scaffold in the jail yard at Columbia after eating
a hearty breakfast. The execution, .conducted behind a canvas screen,
was a private one with only official witnesses being allowed. Parr
joined in singing two hymns that he had requested, NXHXMX\XMAKLAUXXARX
NXERMAPXRAMIAMKE “Jesus, Saviour of my Soul," and "Rock of Ages,"
after which he knelt in prayer, He then made a final statement in
which he blamed his predicament on whiskey and expressed the hope
that Richland County would become a dry county,
COLUMBIA STATE, Columbia, S. Ce, 2/11 & 2/12/1905; 1h & h-15-1905
Worksheet = South Carolina - NWU = Bound,
minutes, he made a complete confession. He spent the time before his
execution reading and making a careful study of the Bible and seemed
resigned to his fate, often expressing his desire to have it over
withe On April 1h, 1905, "with wonderful composure and fortitutie,"
he walked to the scaffold in the jail yard at Columbia after eating
a hearty breakfast. The execution, conducted behind a canvas screen,
was a private one with only official witnesses being allowed. Parr
joined in singing two hymns that he had requested,
NIRRHSQXRAMIAWK "Jesus, Saviour of my Soul," and "Rock of Ages,"
after which he knelt in prayer. He then made a final statement in
which he blamed his predicament on whiskey and expressed the hope
that Richland County would become a dry county,
COLUMBIA STATE, Columbia, S. Ce, 2/11 & 2/12/1905; h-1h & h-15-1905
Worksheet - South Carolina = NWU = Bound,
minutes, he made a complete confession. He spent the time before his
execution reading and making a careful study of the Bible and seemed
resigned to his fate, often expressing his desire to have it over
with, On April 1h, 1905, "with wonderful composure and fortitude,"
he walked to the scaffold in the jail yard at Columbia after eating
a hearty breakfast, The execution, conducted behind a canvas screen,
was a private one with only official witnesses being allowed, Parr
joined in singing two hymns that he had requested,
WDEAMAFARAONA "Jesus, Saviour of my Soul," and "Rock of Ages,"
after which he knelt in prayer. He then made a final statement in
which he blamed his predicament on whiskey and expressed the hope
that Richland County would become a dry county,
COLUMBIA STATE, Columbia, S. C., 2/11 & 2/12/1905 klk & h-15-1905
Worksheet - South Carolina = NWU - Bound,
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PARR, W. F. Marion
Parr, a young white man, was a resident of Columbia Co,, S. C, Early
on the morning of August 25, 190), he appeared at a fishing camp :on
the Congaree River two miles from Columbia, The only person present
was a 15-year-old boy, Clarence IL, Shealy, who had.been left alone to
prepare breakfast for two fishermen with whom he was staying. Parr
sought to steal a distinctive .16 guage shotgun from the camp and
when Shealy resisted, Parr split his skull and face with a hoe, When
the two fishermen discovered the body about two hours later, they
promptly notified the authorities and stated that the only thing
missing from the camp was the shotgun, ‘when word spread that the gun
was missing, along with its description, Parr's brother-in-law report-
ed that. Parr had the gun and had shown it to him, A search of Parr's
residence uncovered the gun hidden between two matresses on a bed,
A six inch length of the barrel had been sawed from the gun and this
was found in a pocket in one of Parr's coats, He was endeavoring to
escape when he was eaptured by a posse of citizens on the railroad
track near the fair grounds, At his trial on Feb, 10 and Feb. 11,
1905, he pleaded not guilty and his mother sought to proraee him with
an alibi, testifying that he had been at home at the time of the mr-
der, His conviction and the death sentence were not appealed and a
few days after his conviction (by a jury which deliberated for only 20
PARR, W. F. Marion
Parr, a young white man, was a resident of Columbia Co., So C, Early
on the morning of August 25, 190), he appeared at a fishing camp :on
the Congaree River two miles from Columbia, The only person present
was a 15-year-old boy, Clarence L, Shealy, who had.been left alone to
prepare breakfast for two fishermen with whom he was staying. Parr
sought to steal a distinctive .16 guage shotgun from the camp and
when Shealy resisted, Parr split his skull and face with a hoe, When
the two fishermen discovered the body about two hours later, they
promptly notified the authorities and stated that the only thing
missing from the camp was the shotgun, ‘then word spread that the gun
was missing, along with its description, Parr's brother-in-law report-
ed that. Parr had the gun and had shown it to him, A search of Parr's
residence uncovered the gun hidden between two matresses on a beds
A six inch length of the barrel had been sawed from the gun and this
was found in a pocket in one of Parr's coats, He was endeavoring to
escape when he was eaptured by a posse of citizens on the railroad
track near the fair grounds, At his trial on Feb, 10 and Feb. 11,
1905, he pleaded not aay and his mother sought to eA | him with
an alibi, testifying that he had been at home at the time of the mr-
der, His conviction and the death sentence were not appealed and a
few days after his conviction (by a jury which deliberated for only 20
PARR, W. F. Marion
Parr, a young white man, was a resident of Columbia Co., Se C. Early
on the morning of August 25, 190), he appeared at a fishing camp on
the Congaree River two miles from Columbia, The only person present
was a 15-year-old boy, Clarence I, Shealy, who had.been left alone to
Prepare breakfast for two fishermen with whom he was staying. Parr
sought to steal a distinctive .16 guage shotgun from the camp and
when Shealy resisted, Parr split his skull and face with a hoe, When
the two fishermen discovered the body about two hours later, they
promptly notified the authorities and stated that the only thing
missing from the camp was the shotgun, then word spread that the gun
was missing, along with its description, Parr's brother-in-law report-
ed that. Parr had the gun and had shown it to him, A search of Parr's
residence uncovered the gun hidden between two matresses on a beds
A six inch length of the barrel had been sawed from the gun and this
was found in a pocket in one of Parr's coats, He was endeavoring to
escape when he was eaptured by a posse of citizens on the railroad
track near the fair grounds, ft his trial on Feb, 10 and Feb. 11,
15054 ,he pleaded not guilty and his mother sought to provide him with
an alibi, testifying that he had been at home at th
der, Hi8 conviction and the death sentence were ni
few days after his conviction (by a jury which deliberated for only 20
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