The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-05
EXECUTION Of A NEGRO IN VIRGINIA.
LARGE AssEMBLAGE OF BOTH RACES
Intense Feeling and Excitement
Among the Blacks.
EXECUTION In INDIANA.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE or TIE HERALD.

fearful excuses OF crime outrage arson murder OF the
most brutal character and ncendiarsm being the pecu-
larities that distinguished the negro a. Tree
man For months and il might now be said for years,
the press or the country North well as South, has
teemsd with reports Or horrors and most
voting atrocities In the memory Of man perrerated BY
the newly entranchised Afrcar The place from which
your correspondent writes Is abundant in illustrations
OF characteristic OF the negro. Several murders or
mysterious and aggravated have occurred hero
the perpetrators in instances being negroes
as the victims mainly whites. About nine
miles from the place in which l now write
there occurred mysterious murder. Why IL was
how II was nobody can tel but one morning about the
hour OF IN the month Of July the body or negro
discovered lying in the midst OF some bushes no,
in which the murder bad been committed at once
identified II as being the workof negro and banishod
NIL doubts az TO the possibility OF the murderer beng
white man; but to the present T. has been OF
mpossbilAy to discover tho real perpetrators OF the
deed. The general supposition is. however that
sable lover q the Africans wife, with her connyauce,
despatched the negro the mode being the siaying in OF
manner possnie 10 relate ms infamous murder has
puzzled the Efforts Of the best detectives who
na a nov nToa 9 onos 20 Sy
FAINT Idea Cf the negro in this section He has become,
throuen the influence OF ncendary orators, peramDu-
latng angels apostles the Hanaicuit stamp,
only worthless 10 the community in which he lives, but
very nuisance
To-day IN the presence or larre assemblagc OF both
white aud black citizens, negro named lsaac Var
borough paid the extreme penalty Of the law of
the most atrocious crimes record ~ the hoEr OF
forty minutes past twelve = ~ the scaod received It's
victim, aud more hardened uniorgiyng wretch IT
has been the fortune OF your correspondent TO
The circumstances Of the murder are that on the morn
ing OF December %, 1906 Mehersin depot, station
the Richmond and Danylls Railroad, in Lunenburg
county, was The scoae OF most brutal and shocking
murder, committed by freedman named Isaac Yarbo.
rough and his accompces Bedford atoacs and Boatman
Roo formerly slayes, upon the person OF white
citizen u the same county, named Samuel : Rowiett
On the night OF the 9th 81 December 1865 Christmas
party given at the house OF Mr. -----, about
four miles from Meherrin To this party youag Rowlett
went returning about two O'Clock the morning OF tho
2sth TO the depot where he employed by Hiron
Wall, OF thus county, az clerk and barkecper in
small store about fifty yards from the railroad depo.
On the identical night, while Rowle. at this
party, the murderer and his accomppces the
depot the house OF Squire Taylor freedman,
gagged in Playing cards with freedman named Bob
Scott The game continued until the small hours Of the
2sth Scott winning the money Isaac had after which
the coat shoes hat Of the sabio gambler followed
the fate OF his money. Being completely broke, Isaac
morning of the % n. calling Boatnan Roe 10 follow
him taking with him an axe, which AZ the door.
outdoors. Boa.Inan Roe remarked that direction
taken was not the way home. Isaac replied he knew it,
and that e was going down 10 the grocery where Row.
lett slept adding that nc going ~ Kill him, and take
his money This inlimidaled Ms accompllce. who de-
e nS 70 aceoapany nm SAYING ina. kowism was
murderer then threatened TO kill HIM IL he did
not accompany him, and he was thus forced
10 60 - the OF this awful tragedy.
They then proceeded e the section house,
found there. The murderer then held conversation
with Bedford which the other accomplico did net hear,
but the three then proceeded TO tue where Kowlett
slept. The scene of the tragedy u small fourteen
by sixteen foot house the nGnvie railroad about
sixty five mites from Richmond, Tho border Of
LuneDDurg and Prince Ed ara Counties Tho tenement
was used a. grocery where articles usually IN demand
in the country kept and who're, as the railroad
hands patr0nized ~ liquor of tue main staples
The depot presents poor aud ineasre appesrance-
nothing save q few wooden nuts Including the one in
which this murder committed Distinguishing IL as
human babitauon IL surrounded by woods--a few |
stunted oaks only relieving tue spac upon which stand
In gat1tn hu thN c4tMn Of nH
depot The one in which the murder committed IS
small habtation about fourteen b. sixteen eet roughly
weather boarded, win shingod Roof snrmonnting the
miserable story. Here tho victim OF iIc murder
dispensed tho and sold the liquors OF his
employer, and here he slept az night TO protect
hs employers property. TO the small door
OF this grocery Isaac Marlborough approached, and
who there and wha, they wanted, which Isaac
replied he wanted drink-Eet ur. the uususpectns
man then arose and opened the door Isaac aud Bed
ford entered, and B0stman renamed at tho door, Al
this particular juncute, while Rowlou DESTROYS cf
satisfying their thirst, he stopped 70 light the dying
embers The hearth, when Isaac the murderer struck
him deadly blow with tue which he had spread
ing bis brains the hoor The murdered man, before
expiring cried out Oh, Losd ~ aud All shll;
he fell dead upon tho hearth. Bedford the accomplish
Of Isaac, then, brutal glee took mold Of the body,
shook IT, and said. 'oh, hes done good dead Isaac
then took pistol Of Rowleis went behind the cOun
and nied pe drawer of ts contents, amounting 10
about seventeen eighteen dollars The murterers
then separated BedcTd returning TO the section and
Isaac and Boatman gong 10 place called Schohelds,
three miles IRON hehcrrn where they breakiastei. Ios
place they left and went 10 dcpOtcn railroad called
who drank with them Of bucket OF whlskey winch
Isaac had purchased al 0cboEelds with the stolen funds
While the negro Wright drinking Isaac pulled out
the stolen pistol and remarked eyes, BY tod, 90 we'll
armed too" Wright then offered 70 buy the pistol;
Isaac declined TO SELL but no loaned 10 10 him for pe
rod rne whole party afterwards me, ~ Green Bay,
when Boaman advised the negro Wright to give Isaac
back the pistol as ne did not como by II honestly.
This circumstance--the arOctOus murder being dis:
coveredat once hxed sus picon upon the guilty par
ties which caused the arrest Of Isaac. Boatmsn aud
Bedford Shortly aiterwatds, however, Boaiman con-
fessed the circumstances OF the murder above mar
ased Isaac also made statement in which ne denied
that he killed Rowlet, but that Bedford his acconpce,
did The three were thon committed 10 the isi Of Luz
nenburg county, after a fair inquest by corouers jury,
for trial. where they remained Considerable period,
until at lengh they planned escape, winch sue
ccssfu Isaac called TO the aer midnight saying he
sick the alior opened tue door both nc and
Bedford spraug upon tue taller aud threw him 10 tho
door, having previously broken the CHAINS from their
They then rushed from tho ROOM IN which
they confined, secured the iacr opened tho
door, locked t, aud taxing the Key with them
liberty leaving tie Jacr prisoner Tho tried
TO give lns alarm by raising window but he found tho
escaped prisoners had contemplated his, aud made
by fastening /. securely Perseverance, however sue.
cseded, and the jaiier erred usty thai the murderers
had escaped arousng the Inhabitants far and wdc and
causing instant pursuit wild sparsely popu-
Ia4ed country TO avail me murderers were gone.
Every adopted TO secure their APPREHENSION,
rewards being offered and every station on the railroad
being notified by telegraph but to no avail Boatman
third and least implicated accompice was confined
IN another CELL and did not escape Isaac suisse
uuently arrested in sdioning county by Captain
Iohuoy the agent OF the Freedmen's Bureau, and So
crrey lodged 10 jail for trial on abe 10th day OF sepem
the Let day Of september last Isaac was put upon
his trial IN the Circuit Court OF Lunenburs, and upon the
evidence OF Boatman, his accomplish, was convicted or
murder the st degree and sentenced 10 be hanged on
the LIST day OF November 67 The just aoncment OK
his horrible aud strocious crime. He heard HE sentence
with the utmost compcsure aud exhibited cold indif.
ference " ms fate showing clearly the caous nature OF
the negro murderer which amazed all behoders ana
stamped him as wretch whose heart capable OF any
CRIME Bosmau Roe too procured bis release by turn
ing states evidence but he Coca forth 20 tho world with
the mark OF Cain upon him. Thus ends one OF the
bloodest tragedies that stained The OF crime
The victim, Rowlett was young man Of respectable
psrcntage and unblemisned character, and his death
cast deep gloom upon tho community in which
he lived. Intense excitement caused by the
shocking and inhuman bnichery by which hts life
was taken, taken a. u IN cold blood, without
provocaon, TO rlut the Unsuitable thirst
negro for white blood and the sordid love Of money
HIS blood slaked the sayasos thirst but Il cried to