Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1867-11-06

Two MEN SENTENCED TO BE HUNG.-On Sal
urday of last week, more than ordinary interest wa
manifested in the proceedings of the Supreme Court
Two man, John Nance, white, and Joseph Hough
colored, having been found guilty of murder in th
drst degree were sentenced TO be hung by the neci
until dead dead dead Nance murdered Mr.. Nc
Bee in the county of Granger under the most ag
gravating circumstances, as was shown by the proc
in the case, and with fendish audacity was after
wards heard 70 boast of the horrible crime. He
murdered McBee in tho autumn Of 1864, for his
money. For some time he evaded the vigilance of
the officers Of the law, whereupon Gov. Brownlow
offered a reward for his capture He was soon after
arrested, and confined in the Granger county Jail,
tried in the Circuit Court of that county and found
guilty as above stated, from the judgment of which
court be appealed TO the Supreme Court After
carefully considering the whole proceedings the
case having been first ably argued by counsel on
both Sides the Supreme Court failed to detect any
error in the Court below, and the Judgment thereof
was affirmed
Nance was brought into the Court room al ten
o'clock on Saturday, in the presence of large num-
Der OF spectators to hear the court pronounce his
awful sentence. He seemed to regard it with less
feeling than almost any present. Notwithstand-
ing the impressive mannefin which Judge Shackle-
ford pronounced the sentence of tho law against
him, couched in such language as TO bring tears TO
the eyes Of bystanders Nance remained stoica1v in
different, seeming TO care but little about his fate
When asked by the Judge if he had anything TO
say Why the sentence of the Court should not be
pronounced against him, he only replied believe
not" The Judge then pronounced the sentence
which is, that he be hanged by the neck the 9th
day Of December next, within one mile of the Court
House at Rutledge, until dead, dead, dead
Joseph Hough was convicted in the Circuit Court
of Hamilton county for the murder of John Kill
patrick. He appeared in error to this court, and
the judgment Of the Circuit Court, which was that
ne be hanged, was affirmed. he was brought into
Court on Saturday evening, and when asked by
Judge Shackleford if he had anything to say why
the sentence of death should not be pronounced
against him, he proceeded with much composure of
mind 10 talk for about half an hour, endeavoring
to extenuate his crime, complaining that justice had
not been done him. He said his case had been made
to appear worse before this Court than before the
Circuit Court and that if he could have procured
witnesses he had ordered summon ed in that Court,
he could have proved circumstances in his favor.
be concluded with smile on his countenance, and
kind of forced laugh, saying that ne supposed as
the Court had determined TO hang him, the sooner
it was done the better. To our mind, it really
seemed that he had not enough TO realize his
condition. He seemed perfectly resigned to his
fate. The Judge then proceeded TO pronounce the
sentence Of the Court which fixes his doom for this
world, after concluding which, the prisoner re-
spOnded, Thank you, sir
He will be hanged by the neck until dead, on
Friday, tho 9th day Of December next, within one
mile of the Court House at HARRISON in the county
Of Hamilton