The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-03
The Late Slave Murder Case I'm Mecklen~
berg County--COnviction Of the MUIR


berg County-Conviction Of the Mus-
Prom the Petersburg IVA Express, sept col
u was announced yesterdays Erpye by our oarks-
ve CORRESPONDENT that Ut the late term OF Circuit
oa,i o. Meetsnos'g county Charles Hudson was tried
ior me murder OF his slave woman Jane convicted Of
maroer the second degree ana sentenced 70 the pen
am and Edward oaamS.r .o mS0s s0S n
the prisoner and Col Thomas Goode the Common.
wealth
The TbSacoo Plant says very truly thai n n ona &C
those which thoroughly vindcae Southern charac
against the aspesons cast upon by enemies a
the North II developer what s as true Of OF any
other people the civilized globe that utterly detes.
and abhor cruelty and barbsr,y whether 20 whites OF
blacks.
The evidence IN the case was that the morning OF tho
4h Of July last, at eight o'clock Of the hottest dAyI
Of the past summer Hudson stripped the woman naked
when che the world, tied her TO pers,nmoR
tree and whipped her for three consecutive hodrs, WITH
occasional intermissons Of few minutes, ant he had
the body the rubbed smooth and greasy by
the attrjnon OF the booy OF the victim The ground
been freshly ploughed Was iroddeu hard oae witness
testified that he heard distinctly at the distance Of
hundred yards oon the noise o. me SWITCHES Ana me
WAS buried the same Afternoon obH some tea inches be-
meath the ground in rough oox, without any shroud
The overseer suggested that the neghbors bal becs be-
eot for TO the hoty before burial but Hudson ds
ented The body vas exnumed on Friday, two dnyH
Afterwards but 10 such state OF decomposition thai
the external marks Of violence well nigh ooltersed
But the testimony Of the physician who dissected the
body, and Of several othe- physicians who were
AHMED experts, distnct ana positive that tho
violence used was sufcient to produce death Il vas
HUDSON united The woman and sent her % the cross
some one hundred and MY yards distant, 70 wash
herself accompanied BY negro boy with Instructions 70
bring her back 10 him. that she complained cf groAt
thirst. and 10 20 down 10 the edge
she remained there about fifteen minutes that her
turn she stopped two three times, and complained CO
having ooIic that finally she stopped ccss,
proceed farther when the negro boy the command
oher and dragged her to cards the tree Tho main az
of the defence based the idea
woman went into the creek remained there fifteen NH
Dutes and drank 10 great excess, and that this In all
probability brought on congestion Of the vitas, and
produced death Such is an imperfect account Of this
horrible tranrsction The jury hesitaed much between
Q conviction for murder tue first and murder
cond degrees But finally they agreed and ascerained
the term Of Imprisonment in the peutentiary eighteen
years. the longest known 70 the law. Hudson -
now sixty eight years DID, and there is scarcely probs
biy that he survive his confinement Indeed be Is
already exceedingly Frustrated
On Monday mornp g the last day Of the court, Judge.
Gholson pronounced sentence upon BIN At the request
OF the members OF the bar he permits append hE
charge 10 Ibis account 1t cannot fall 10 pub
lie At large and especially immediate cormun
appropriate and striking
Charles Hudson you have been regularly tried for tho
murder Of your slave. You have been defended
great ability and jury Of your country found
guilty Of murder In the second degree and fixed tho
term OF your confinement in the peneprAry eighteen
years In this verdict this Court entirely Il
will not 60 into the details " the shocking deed You
tied and stripped female, who dared hand
against you-whose only protector In this world VOC
should have been For three hours did you Ct the
hottest days OF the summer cruelty whip and torture
this helpless woman, until in the language COUNSEL
the angel OF death DEL vercd her from
tormephr" You have thus committed = crime against
both human aud divine Law. You have outraged the.
feelings Of the community among whom you lived. Yoc
have enabled their To fan the flame of fanAtcis
by charging against them the euormity and cruelty Of
your bard and uDfeeng heart, although that commun
~ cordially loaihe and condemn cruelty towarde~
great, your punishment will be heavy. You are
an old man. In all human probability before.
eighteen years have expired you will DO dead. Tho,
ant OF days 70 be spent within prison walls
The abors Of the day will be followed oy plea
Of home and frendsbut night after night, unti.
the lst day Of your earthly existence viii you carried
70 your narrow CELL aud hear the prison
departs the harsh grating Of the heavy key that kecp
safe The door OF yoor dungeon From you have
thing 70 expect Your doom Ia fixed. mardereT-yoc
are nov convict and prisoner for life And your son
tenoe 10 jus-nsy, mercifui Nor there hope for VOC
beyond the grave, unless truly and deeply repent II
You VIII sincerely repent yourself OF this horrible
and your other ensn you will bow 10 the de-
seJv,d punishment, and pray Almighty Col to pardon
your sins ana soften and neart
hope Yes: II your repentance sincere, IL " certain
that God VII pardon for rest ssne
Heaven can ana viii alike the p-nitebs coovict.
Desoate and dreAry beyond description your present
condition With hard and uneeiipg heart human blood
resting upon your bssd and limbs fet,ered with
felon's CLANS whenever weary and tired nay Ask
"Nbn shall be ir.ey' lhs verdict Of years
VIII answer, Never, lever" Then I trnst you VIII
with deep humility and sincere repentance feel and COO
ess crime and siLs that this sentence may DC
the means OF saving your soul.