The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-05-15

INC CURIOUS anu cooler ntlSuuorn were
looking carefully on all marks The violence
had lsh in the premises. The house. q
large frame one. stood some distance from
the road. The front door was found open.
all the inner doors unlocked or broken,
every drawer. chest, press or cupboard
forced. and their contents scattered over
The floor. In the garnet. 90 which place
the poor little creature had probably fed.
Mile was found covered with blood that
flowed from stab in her side. her lille
hand grzsping arnold bed-posl, ahile
around her neck white handkerchief = a.
slightly knoiled.
Upon the floor of the hsll one Of the
neighbors picked up squirrel. with one
fore-paw gone. and his head scalped by a
rifle ball A young man who had been
chop ing wood in a neighboring grove,
Immediately recognized IL as one that
W. had shot that afternoon he was
BY. and picking il mp. remarked TO W.
the excellent shot. W-leh him in
The direction Of Woods hause with the
squirrel in his hand. The handkerchief
unwound from Miles neck had The let
ters NJ. w. in one corner. True, these
were the initials OF Miles own name,
but her mother positively avowed she
owned no such article. Satisfied with
these circumstances. the officer al once ar
rested w. From the time the MUIR
der was discovered. 10 that Of VS.
arrest vas just two hours.
The prisoner was hurried to the near
est msgisiIaie.- and the evidence have
detailed given before him. In addilion
TO this. spots Of fresh blood were found
on bis coat sleeve, and as Woods had
been robbed o. some gold and silver coin.
OF a peculiar character, two or three of the
pieces we're found upon the unfortunate
mans persons This riveied the final
link. and the crowd grew furious. Little
Millie, so good. so loved and loving. all
remembered as child Of their own. and
she to be buichered for gold-the law
seemed too slow and mild for vengeance;
and THE great crowd now swelled TO humid
reds. swayed to and Iro. shouting angrily
for blood.
A convict but lately from prison, has
tened forward wilma rope, threw il over
a post while some of the citizens in an.
swer TO this nuie suggestion, hurried the
unfortunate prisoner towards tho i'm.
promplu gallows.
"Oh, gentlemen" screamed the young
man, frightened at what appeared his
inevitable fate. " have mercy upon me-
| am innoceit-;ndeed T sm-have mer-
cy.'
His voice was drowned in a roar from
the crowd. /" Who h. d mercy on little
Millie! kill him, kill him!" and again
they pushed him towards the fatal post.
"Oh. God!'' cried the unhappy man in
bitter anguish, aud trembling like child,
twill no one pity me! Ihave widow
ed mother mercy, mercy-wail little
while-only a little while."
One, alone, answered this last appeal.
A young lawyer, Of eminent ability, and
personally popular, sprang forward, se-
vered the rope, aud then II clear. sllye-
ry voice, that rung out high above the tu-
multi, said |:
.My friends, be careful Of your acts.
You are about 10 do what in this man
you condemn-an awful murder. Chain
! him down, do what you will 10 secure
The criminal, but respect the law"
.And give Squire B. chance 10
clear him" in,erra, lied the convict have
mentioned.
40 that man, fresh from the cells, |
have nothing 10 say. But 10 you, my
companions. neighbors, friends, ! appeal
earnestly appeal. Why do you do this
cruel thmg! What right have you 10 com.
mi. murder! How will you answer TO
the Great Oliver Of all good for this!
Where il your authori.yE
Whose sheddeth mans blood, by man
shall his blood be she'd" responded a
harsh, solemn voice, and the crowd Turn
ing, saw here torch waved over stern.
unfeeling face, the counienance OF their
| preacher! Ii was time when the gath
cred feeling, checked BY some grea. obssa-
Gle, pauses in lis rash career, aud far a
moment there seems doubt which way
The tide will flow. The awful passage
So solemnly quoted. fell ON the crowd at
that moment. when the slightest word
would have turned them from their pur.
pose, and, stimulated as il seemed TO them
by command from Heaven. they once
more seized their trembling captive, when
the old captain. whom W had lm-
porluned for passage, claimed 10 be
heard;
! Comrades" said he, /" Squire b
thinks we hadn't ought to hang this TEL
low. Well, LII tell you whal we'll do.
| He wanted TO sail with me this day. tie
shall do so. We'll take him outside the
Bay-lay him in an open boat and sci
him adriit. Then the Lord have mercy
on him. What say youp'
A shout of uppIobation was the res
nonse. and they hurried W. 10 The