Madison County GaArchives News.....LINSEY MOON SUICIDES August 29, 1913
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Danielsville Monitor August 29, 1913
Negro Who Was Convicted of Arson Kills Self --
 Makes Statement of Innocence.

			Danielsville, Ga.,
			August 21, 1913	

My dear Father and Mother, while I am setting here thinking of you all, 
I thought that I would write you a few lines to let you all here from me. I 
am well at this time, trusting when the(s)e few words reaches you all, I will 
find you the same, But I am so wearried in mind untill I don't know what 
to do, I am going to kill myself, the white people is so hard down against 
me, But I ant redy to die, so good to you all relations and friends.  It's 
mighty hard to do this, but I am not guilty of the crime, that they have 
got me charged of, but that is alright.

   Above is the letter written by Linsey Moon just before cutting his throat 
on last Thursday evening August 21st and from which wounds he died 
Monday morning about two o'clock.

   Cell mates hearing strange noises coming from Moon's cell on the night 
of the suicide gave the alarm and soon Sheriff Davis was on hand.  Medical 
aid was called but it was soon found that Moon could not recover from his 
wounds.

   The following day in the presence of a large crowd Moon wrote the 
folowing notes:
	I would not never don this but I believed that they 
	was going to kill me.

	Other word Mr. will have not never bin down home
	at night, you all understand.

	and another word, if my mule was drive down to Carlton
	some one was bleged to drive him, for I was at home. I 
	lied down about eight o'clock.  I am sorry that Mr. O. L.
	Deadwyler, think that this fellow five Swaine, Will Swing
	just old Mr. O. L. Deadwyler a story, he never said a 
	word about the barn.

   Before dying he admitted his wounds were self inflicted.

   Moon together with others was arrested Oct. 17, 1912 on the charge of 
buring Dr. O. L. Deadwyler's barn.  At the time of arrest he admitted the 
crime.  At the trial he said he confession was made through fear that he 
would be killed if he did not confess.  He was tried at the September 
adjourned term and found guilty with a sentence of 20 years.  The case 
was carried to the Supreme Court and a new trial was granted, the evidence, 
in the court's mind, no being sufficient to sustain the verdict.  He was again 
tried at march adjourned term and convicted with the same sentence.  Again 
a new trial was asked and it was while waiting for the motion to be argued 
that Moon became despondent and decided to take his life.

   This case has created considerable excitement owing to the prominence 
of some of the parties connected with it, and the final outcome will be 
watched with interest.





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