The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-09-20

Z Was neeaslohRllE Eood deal tFaEeisso.
Whea lhe witness reached he point
designated she fosni The prisoners Luein-
"A snd Andrsw. visiting fof lhean, ihs lal-
Ger Iesning on the fence. with his shlEt
sleeves rolled up 10 his shoulders. Al
most Immediately upon thsir reaching The
scot, I.ueinda seized The eldest child.
who. finding herself 30 roughly handlrd.
bsggsd Lucinda not 10 huFl her. - she
had never Gone her any harm. I.0einda
made no reply 10 his prayer for mercy.
bul catching Ibid Of the head Of her VIC
tin she drew il yiaienIly back 80 as 10
leave the lhrosl fully exposed. and stand
ing behind her held her iraly in this po-
silian until Andrew with single stroke
Of shOemsksr's knife Gu. her throat al
most from ear 10 ear.
I.urinda then rrlInqnished her hold.
and Tie poor lille innocent with rs eyes
ruled upwards 10 agony. and with mp
lifted hands. staggered forward deserl5-
ing in her course half circle. with the
blood spouIing from every vain and arIe-
~. until she fell PROSTATE upon her face
and expired without grOan. The other
linle victim. terrified beyond expression
al the horrible scene which she had just
witnessed, fed inln corner OF the fence.
and with oulsIEeIehed arms inn!ared for
mercy. But she might as well have sP-
pealed 10 hungry tigers. Andrew rush.
ed upon her. dragged her forth from her
place Of refuge. aud handed her over 10
Lucinda. who held her in The same posi-
ton in winch her sister had met her h0r-
rible fate. aud Andrew, with the same in
sirumenG Of death, 10 use The language Of
Tie witness, sawed at her neck for
some time" until the head was almost &c.
Sered from the body, and she fell dead
without struggle.
The witness stated that she then ran
away TO the house. and did not know
what the prisoners did or where they
went for some time afterwards.
THIS dreadful narrative Of the witness
was sustained by all the cireumsIsn,isl
evidence in the case, and by the lsslImo-
ny Of all the other witnesses a. 10 the
collateral facts.
Words cannot describe The feelings
which was produced upon The bystanders
as this dreadful narration progressed. par
licularly as The father and the mother Ol
the murdered children were obliged TO
be present. The deepest emotion per-
yaded the yhOls audience. The counsel
were so much affected as 10 be compel
led from time Ia time to suspend the ex-
animation. and the ponr mother was 81
convulsed with agony. thai she was oblig-
ed to be supported, half fain,ing. aud sob
bling as il her heart would break, from the
court house.
A number Of witnesses were examin.
ed, whose testimony went to establish
The guilt Of the prisoners. and the cour'
accordingly pronounced them guilty,
The gIrl Caroline was subsequently, ar
raigned and tried. Ia consideration o.
her youth and OF The full disclosure sh,
had made, and from a regard 10 public
policy, as we'll as from The inconelusiyt
nature Of the testimony, independently oI
her own evidence, the court acquitted Ca
roline. but bound her master over in the
penalty Of $4,000 for her good behavior
Or in other words for her transportation.
The two negroes convicted 0f the NUT
der are 10 be executed on the 25Ih ln'
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