Warren James Price, hanged
Dec. 12, 1884, New York Times
ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. 11.--Warren Price, the Johnson County murderer, has been refused a second reprieve by the Governor, and will be hanged to-morrow.
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The State of Georgia. 6. The charge was full, clear and explicit, and fairly presented the defences to. which the defendant was ... September Term, 1883 Warren Price was indicted for the murder of Romanus F. Perry, alleged to have been ...
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Atlanta Constitution April 12, 1883
Conviction in Johnson County – An Old Man Found Guilty of the Murder of His Son-In-Law
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From the Dublin, Ga., Gazette
On the 12th of January, 1882, Romanus F. Perry, a promising young man of Johnson County, led to the bridal altar, Miss Jennie Price, a gladsome, blue-eyed, bonnie bride, of fifteen summers. The parents of the child bride opposed the union, and encouraged the suit of another young man of the same bailiwick, Mandal Powell. ...
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Atlanta Constitution May 14, 1884
The Confidence of Warren Price
Sandersville , Ga. – May 13 - Mr. Warren Price, who was convicted at the March term, 1884, of Johnson superior court, of the murder of his son-in-law, Romanus Perry, and who is now confined in our jail awaiting the action of the supreme court on his case, seems confident that the court will render a decision favorable to him to-day. He displays little anxiety aboutthe matter
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Atlanta Constitution May 14, 1884
Death the Penalty
The Supreme Court Decides that Warren Price Must be Hung for Murder
Several interesting cases were decided in the supreme court yesterday that deserve a lengthier report than given in the in the published decisions. The case of Warren F Price was one.
Price was indicted and tried in the March term, 1883, of Johnson superior court for the murder of R. F. Perry in August 27th, 1882. Perry was a son-in-law of Price. The difficulty arose out of a domestic trouble between Perry and his wife. It seems that the woman was too intimate with a neighbor and finally left the house of her husband, stating that she would return to her father. She rode away mounted on a horse behind her alleged paramour. Perry still desired to have his wife return to him and after sometime received a letter purporting to come from her and notifying him that the matter would be adjusted and requesting him to come to her father’s house. He secured a man to go with him stating that he was willing to forgive and forget, and he was going to have an interview with his wife with a view to getting her to return to his home. They reached the house of Price after dark and approached it through a corn field. The moon was shining brightly and Price was sitting on his front porch. As the two men neared the house and became visible to Price he took up a gun which was sitting near by, and with only a few words, shot and killed Perry.The jury found him guilty and the supreme court has affirmed the ruling so that Price will now have to be hung.
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Atlanta Constitution September 26, 1884
Sandersville , Ga. – September 25, - [Special.]- Warren Price, who was convicted at the March term, 1883, of Johnson superior court, of the murder of his son-in-law, Romanus Perry, and who has been confined in our jail for safe-keeping, was to-day taken to Wrightsville under escort of the sheriff and a large body of heavily armed men. It was rumored that an effort would be made to rescue the prisoner. The death sentence was imposed.
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Atlanta Constitution September 26, 1884
Sandersville , Ga. – September 25, - [Special.]- Warren Price, who was convicted at the March term, 1883, of Johnson superior court, of the murder of his son-in-law, Romanus Perry, and who has been confined in our jail for safe-keeping, was to-day taken to Wrightsville under escort of the sheriff and a large body of heavily armed men. It was rumored that an effort would be made to rescue the prisoner. The death sentence was imposed.
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Atlanta Constitution October 1, 1884
Warren Price’s Crime
Pretty Miss Jennie and her Rival Suitors
Her Heart goes with her love, but her parents bring her to shame – The shot in the moon-light – The father sentenced to death – The marriage of the guilty woman and her paramour.
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Savannah , Ga. – September 30, - [Special.]EXCERPT- Warren Price, who is under sentence of executionfor the 11th of November next is the villain in a tragedy of more than ordinary interest.
Mr. Price is one of five brothers who live in Johnson county, all highly respected and past the line of fifty years. The five brothers are tall, shapely men, with long whiskers whose whitened coils give them a marked resemblance to the pictures of Moses on Mount Nebo. Warren Price lived in a pleasant little home near Wrightsville, where his daughter Miss Jennie, reigned as queen. Though but fourteen years of age at the time the story begins, she was exceedingly well developed, being a girl of remarkable natural beauty vivacity. This drew to her feet a large number of admirers from among the best young gentleman of the county. Two of these, Mr. Mandal Powell and Mr. Romanus F. Perry, were looked upon as the favorites, and in favor of their claims all other suitors withdrew. Powell met the approbation of the girl’s parents, who used every persuasion to induce her to turn a willing ear to his suit. Miss Jennie, however, gave her affections to Perry, and the day for their marriage was finally set.
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Executive Office, State of Georgia, Atlanta, November 13. – To the Sheriff of Johnson County: Whereas Warren Price was convicted of murder at the March term, 1883, of the superior court of Johnson county and sentenced to be hangedtherefor on Friday, November 14 inst. And whereas a petition was presented to me yesterday the 12th instant, asking said death sentence be commuted to life imprisonment in the penitentiary of said state and whereas said matter is of greatest importance and should receive careful consideration before determining the same, and whereas it has been impossible to give proper consideration to the case by reason of the fact that it was not presented until yesterday, and there is a large amount of pressing business in the executive department, the legislature having recently convened.
Now , in order to duly consider the whole matter, it is ordered that said Warren Price be and he is hereby reprieved until Friday, December 12, 1884, at which time, between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. you proceed to execute the said sentence of the court, unless otherwise ordered.
Given under my hand and seal of the executive department the day and year first above written.
Henry D McDanielGovernor.
J W Warren
Secretary Ex. Department
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