New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-25
FROM NORTH CAROLINA.
MURDER OF NEGRO By WHITE MEN
CRUEL TORIURE-NEROlCr OF NOT
GULLY" BY THE JURY.
1 The n. I. Tnb-n-.

FaYETTFytiLE. n. c, Nov. ~. 1853.
Amorg the cases whch came before the Superior
Cont ielc in this place during the pas. wees, ~-s
that OF the Common cath ". Faux for the murder
ef -laye aired Poupsy in the month of May i59'.
Tie u,urLer was alleged % have been committed nj
relt Nv three white men charged in tie ndctneut,
tsc ed Howrl, Murphy, and Faulk. TIE G'aud Ju'y
found ";rue bIl sgaiust tJese three men, two of
whom were arretted but took the lib'rty OF =av-
rg iaH without p,rmi,sVn OF their keeper. One OF
then, How.l, has rcver been re-aTfe ted. MafphS
.lrcid.d loIi the Stale sud made hs''li sale FROM
10 hnrd- cf ,h- law for mc at least. + tulk was
sut-.q ueltv fond ir Charleston where, some tine
le-t sumner he vBsreGres'ed and returned t. s.t
lis trial upon the uinrirruus ch.tse. M p-u'e res
iiuau, aGdrctd upon the 'Ta', OWING u ihe ttc'
,l, nh fh. white PERSONS who vltbes-.f the nor lble
deed weie tie men under Indictment. The pr's"nef
p. cured uIo.t formidable array oi cotus'L osven
u, Iesrn.d IN tie law and talrte ~ the ui lan
guhge s,guu ert. and sopp-,ry. appeared 70 d-feud
ihe ~, rdter and to defeat the ends 81 justice. i"r
side of the people presented by Solicitor S'r'nf
Who trougi; before the Court and jury the following
array Of e,iceDoe, as biefy coIdensed as possible:
Tie vIer ot the murdered slsye. PVnpey, Was
srupet from hi. bed vn the night If May II, 1891, by
,ho wr:c cs Pompey, who Informed the master tn"t
some men lad seizsd PomPey, ard conveyed hnn
away ifcm tie house, ard we've huiiying hn oh t'
a place about two miles distant, called tie White
House al known hl-O Il store. The osner ui me
Iecro. Mr.. Lewis, b'ing an unfortunate cripple, 'ot
unwilling through fear, And nnabl- iron hi- lauenees,
g. f. Ii " the parties without assistance lie thrr',
fore went to h u.s shbur T. med Waters. and Induced
hin. 10 star. III pulsuit toward the White House
This place, poucahHt unlike, perhaps, toe paatial
,ditre 10 vi len r.sdes our venerable cheiitn III
Washiugton was reachei in the moruirS ut day
hreuk About fifty sixty yards from tge "hte
House, a stAble; clure by was observed c"lofed
man. who appeared CRAFTY asiated ana noeasy noou'
something. it peivcus aotoi aud suspicious move
H.. In
search it, too. But the search was brief, tor thors
;bsy beieid What might have made their blood run
coLi : rho object of their search. poor Ponpey-
rather b,s bOcy, for the life was Jst IN hia ana ne
but barely hreA,h-d The boz 9! the p"of negro was
stripped naked, With the exec pton OF single thn
gn,ment and its appearance was horrible To oeh"''
IL was bi d. beaten, msDgled aod maIed IN tHe
mort shocking manner, from heai TO foot. lie was
II, aiy esd. M. Waters instantly rrrs irei I" the
houss Of Faulk, close by wien lac iVuni i. IN bed
wrapped mp II bankst, aud with ai nus clothes on
bu, his coat Waters immediately awok' the uan,
~ irforued him that he mad found nesr" des'' OF
eary -O hs premises, and ieqnrnrl hl Ia <" WIN
in 10 whe,e the negro wss Faux Acte, put on Ills
coat anc started toward the stable, remrkng two "r
three TINES Il is atIociou- act. On snViny 81
Il stable, Faux asked w alters Who owned me Niger
ana what was his name he then went apt f"ipey
and called hm by Esne. But po,r Ponpry n'aie no
reply. Faux then put bis hand upon Lini ani sail
he WIS cold and II gg.sed that he b. placed reH,
tre Watt. then sisted Faux and Ierr, 10 take
P,ull,y w aud start to EAR, hIni away. Ihey had
p,le bu, few yards with their glci Unrtrn 'Shea
hey raw TINT lite wss ex;Hct. The beaten, broken
arc bruised Ponpey Tas dead.
In store wllch belongr'. to Howell snd MURPHY,
war found Ia man named Floyd, with Murphy nnd
Houel-all three having shop; there that night. op-
po,,te the store small building, occupied "s
physician office or shop. To tho place the o'iy
vac conveyed, ana FGulk remarked that " t W. iii
be- safe there IL room ui tl- shop Ine ioor hs
di,co,e,cd to be- quite wet t40ulh water had Jl-t
| been ned upon Z. tr--b blood stains ser; noticed
On tie !oor beyond where the water rcacse These
y,r p,iutec out and 10 Ope Piied save Faux wno r.
marked { at il must have Tancd iurlnS the Lshl 20
We. the fo,r ~ much But the bloc! -tglc- To
| ,h,-e 70 word of explanation was oierei Mr. Lewis
then asserted q at there, IN iha rovn As save hao
bseu kil!ed-inuraeied. The Hen present saia not
| word
Err;her evidence proved ,bat two men uamot
Flo,d. Together with Mnrphy, Fan!k am Howell were
A. tie sture from cark I'll after midnight on the night
OF tie alleged murder OF the slave Another mv7'
singular circumstance Was s.-o dsclos d. hen the
Coon-r arr We'd o. hold inquest with jury ThlcI
| had been summoned, The body was mlssicg. Inls
wsr n.ar,y et nigh the day following the murder,
ard seAich for the yurOireG Sjd; was immediately
u,.ui.d. IL nas pr, seLty sscertained, 10y tracks
Discovered, thG. the bojy had been taken through
dor 81 he rear Of tbs house snd carried Oh. lae
parry followed the tracks, by AID OF ghta 10 the ~,
reci.or Of swamp. TIE s'aT-a was continues UNI,
midnight, when II was dete!nl.Sod u ouA'i '' "'
Wal; til daylight. ao.,,
A, sn esIy hour the foTn~:as morning the Athl,
ahua. joEr ol five pegroes Belonging to raAS were
ClscONc't0 p.CEu ".lr uau'N' - '''.
ioward when the tracks appeared to eai' i3Sali
thrn the s.schtrs went, and sOOn, In tue mlSe oi
Il ti.d the dead AID usDsed body WAS ioua9 '1n
II Was AFRO ei.coyer,dihat the negro -efv ants oi aA
wrle FL desvOIirR 10 cover up o1d e'H'eH Wv ~
by u ro Trg earth upon It. n,,
Another aud very -irong polat against SUE !" 90
that he had previous 10 BIS iesfEesI "iie'eo " pay
xetO (r the dead reeio, II Nsrfs shd Tue o"usf W
h- rs,, wuald leave the State AID not .est y
/ hu, goy tie de,ep=e one of the tIyds 'es.niuu
that an the n.ght .! the MURDER, about II coch ae
I,,rS "cry @. tstress.' He WA 10 the store, sna
! on Going out he walked over 70 the coctor so9p,
rh,rr he Jaw Murphy inow in ptrs utkn1wnl oesI.ns
H., moro with x u 0hdrEes' sno 'nal nc
| ro or l.. .rike the vlcticl but MrPhy. ne a'Y
| ..t,d .ha. he ,Fhydl, Howell and fanA 'eq'cs' e
| hin 10 dr-A and le. the piggrr goi "nd wn'" 80
hrn.i,y aid cease the victim - staggered on 70 tne
stable SEVERAL wlipesets were iououHo' " '"'e-
! "a ri Z rood character Of fpyd e.,i-., .,-
The r,,unrel for prosecution very io.r'o'y a.. ss
r,stl sr,,sd from he eYdeoce ina: 'hs ga''.i P.
r.re,or vas none o.hsr esn hiih cha' 81 - az
/ ,iic.s,,t He prrssuted TIE matter 80 o~aiy o"
- I,. ,,a, ,,rcun-tantsl a. the evidence MA, l.
-,;,,d 'irectly 20 tbe prsorer, anu thoisa e.Hels
i,, h ,.ed jet the sudleuce, u mol 'He jury
.r,1 Lsv h.,n convinced hat the lris'nef was o-'
! =, H. u.-n.,ra.ors uf the disoohcal deed
! NJ. ~ Judge Sanders, Delivered bret chArse.
49,, wtch The jury re;irei put soon returned WIKI
! verde. Of No. GrMy,
l"' .',;,nqrt ard the administration OF justice
/ 4 S',-,.,les, uiggers A baroarou- add cruel
,s. 80 eonrgrg and o.atiug IN piece OF Ear-
u u'i'' H. b.iy OF ifiencrss Garkry uHti W *,
- and tortured human nature yielded it- hie
-. al Ia tie hands q. ~ JreatoE lie inhunan
go. y. nt tie aNig clrI4c a.ttr hea.iu- :, ula i-