New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-01

TIE Brornsrlie Texas A->ricsa F,4y o. the
l7.h Of JOy h., the y 'osing s,co.ato tie IA.
Der o Capt Breans3, snd tie .ab.eq--u, i7ues.,,
q - -4rcerer BIZ HG6y:
o. lss; Tha--6sy Eo-uirr, llth ins, or eli
z-rsE rfe t.t1Jlcef win the m4 an ho.g tsta.t
ee1cc itst Justice Bacon. II Co seQsa.cs OF 80
cesiL ~ The COro1e- al been ca - p. .4fsg in
cueit ove- the bocy a. Gait J9hl Brennan a.,
I'D been 4 ur@ered II Oh e',1l b. t1e ro-,-i,,,
b. Hardy. bo.h recently from Glyel,oa. F.o.a
the 'sc's ELECTED 2 sppssrs trst sne Above IT,
d LuEH,r o. others, we're Il aue ~ .1e fa,i.s-
60 torscs, Rr-re tsey reuainec 81 B :rse- a1i
, 0'cock b tie uo-Di6g WHEN CsPt Brelt a. isi.
fcr t's place g oosiDg
E 81 rot yrD,ssCed FAR, when be "a. over.
isten by z srcy. w-o. = thouf any p-evi Ea-s-
us drew be knife ard h rgst Il % ,he hit1f Br-n
u1ls ct ,rs1E; Seeing EG-cys move q ais. be
threw up re hands AID excisi ned, Bill c31'I
cv;u i VA TO late the !1iG Sab came 10
o. * ard 700 certain igr nm 70 avoid r. Hs r1a
scme n ~ or forty yards fs.l ar sol expired
Aii,r ccmniitirg TIE br1tAl outrage, Hardy walk.
Cd back ito the house With his k1if- m b,nf.
reekug Win bod, exclsining. I u tart All
hats 6 e Wsy III serve any man WhO EIl fl.lJF
re" Sone q hose who heard him. su22rsing he
red sot into clfJcDly with Aexlcaa, s5vi.ei n n
u leEve. which re &C. As so0n as u as Gscer-
tsired thai he Hen Capt Brennan, mea were
seri % TIE several ierries - prevent hs escape
ito Mexico. and other, started e pcraIt- Hs
VISA arrested next morning sb1gi day Isht near ons
Ct tie ferrie, ironed AID taken 20 All Tns oa-y
cause sssue1 Tor ths brutal outrage 10 tie rsf1ss
q Brcuusn 20 let hardy Rave money while ~
the Brs1os, Which a. 10 al probability, the true
cause, as Hardy was heard - say on tie way
Cd from thAt place, that he had marked nts MAJ.
The peop,e resolved 20 mete on; j1s.sce - the
murderer. ard they accordingly assembled and de
nsnced tie culprii Of the deputy Sheriff, Who Ess
obliged 10 deliver Up the latEer into their hands
The fate Of Bill Is related 10 the 70 loving man1er
On reschsg ire spot selected for tais Tazic
scene, he remarked that be knew be had 10 die,
and intended 10 die ike man BAT Eoad rather
be sbCt than hung. Toe crowd assembled 70 VI.
meas this solemn - gedy gss quite .srge, BAT or
deFly ard quiet, with q few exceptions No one
volunteering TO shoe; the guilty hardened wretch.
IL decided that be mast hang.
during al iris time, and even while arrange
nents y ere making FOR launching hin into eternl
~, y here BE voald meet a more dread tribunal
Tran arv ca earth, be svnced the mos. peyfec; IL
ference as 70 bis fate, not sufering m1scle Of
bic face or Enbs TO betray the least emotion. and
even took the rope that = as 20 bang him and tied
tie hanguans knot, 20 show how !. was done
pibut the slightest PercePti0le trem3r Of the
nerves ThOEe managing the matter. fearing the
knoi was not vel tied united il FOR the purpose Of
reiyiDe. II which they fkied, when be remarked 70
gentleman standing near hin that he would have
10 tie L again. IuiS kIDd Office toe individual al
dressed promised 70 perform. The doomed man
then got into the cart, mounted on p&nk which
rested on the wheels without any assistance, Ra1
while the rope " hlch vas Suspended from G beam
used for hosting beeyes Was being adjusted arO1nd
bis neck arEed 70 have DIS hands ned behind him
There be stood, high above the crowd, bis hands
tied, TIE moose cose about his necs, death staring
him IN the face cal - cool and collected. Tee cart
moved from alcer him, and IL thIs condition be
was hurried into eternity. Such q spectacle we
never witnessed before-usy we never sgain IL
va. evidently nis intention TO have espedtron the
cart, but vas prevented from SO doing by some one
attracting bis attention IS il started, which caused
his feet 70 drag ltom the tai. He died after 8
sHeh. struggle AID thus terminated tie earthly
career Of The notorious Bill Handy, woo had been
the terror Of every community in which be lived
He met death with the same reckless indifference
that be had neted II out 70 others.