Executed
Arnold Gilmer
Arnold Gilmer's mother, an elderly resident of the county almshouse, made a fight for her son's life, the Atlanta Georgian reported. Gilmer was hanged on the gallows, according to the paper's account published in April 1913. He and a man named Jones both took their cases to the Supreme Court. The paper said his mother was the only family he had left.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: the newspaper account.