Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-06
tNecuticn of -Four colored htu-TerriLir
SCsne on tie l.ilIoM>.

On the aits rncon % Monday, March "a, 4
the schoontr BTaIe, used As an oyster pan-y.
vas observed by several persons cruisin. IA
tie Ha'eIs OF the Chesapeake, with ey-ryt.iug
al night, al least TO all Appearances. Tue
sci Was IL Command vi Capt. Benz. +. Jonnso
vho was half owner OF her. Captain John~Jp
Was white man, as was also Henry Cannoa.
MS mate, lat has crew was composed o. four
color.G men, William Wilson, william Wells
Frank RouEds, and George Bailey. The We sci
hailed from CiIsileld, Mary land, and at tire
tIn-e me eLtlcn-d engaged ia dredging f.r
oysters. AS ELECTED on the Trial, fully corro5S-
rated Dy ihe ccnf-s siohs of two of the cou-
demEsd, while 4 us employed the whole OF the
four raen assailed Captain johnson whilst IN
his cabin, aud afier mutilating him IN the
most horrible manner, threw the body oy~r-
board. They then turned their attention ID
Cannon, the mate, gbo wss on deck at
tie iime OF the murder of tie captain be-
low, and quickly disposed of him, but with
out The use oi c.adiy weapons, as when The
body was found there We're no marks OF ylo-
IeICe upon IL. a s soon the two white men
had been Put out OF the way, the condemned
men prCceeded 10 r.ne th- vessel. tearing oppn
every thing that could have BEEN used as s
receptacle for money CT ether yaiGab.es. They
Succeeded In fiL oing over live hundred doIla.s
Ia money aud quantity Of clothing. Tn-y
then hoisted ssl and r2n the vessel ashore In
Cages Straits, and took 10 the woods and sep
aratee. They Were subsequently, pursued,
arrested, T. ieo. cor demne d, AMI sentenced. and
yesterday suffered the extreme penalty Of the
law at Princess Anne, Somerset county Nd
The men had. since their sentence, been con-
-
nominations, and fully confessed the CRIME.
At y. m. the four prisoners. in their shroud-
were brought on the scafold by Sheriff Miips
in the presence Of about 5tUO Spectators Taey
were very solemn, save Il alley. VINO appeared
smiling. Their ministers, Messrs. Heaiton . A.
carroll, sung hymn. in whch tie conda ina,-d
JoiBed. The Rev. A. q. He3lton thee rad say
eIai passages OF Scripture and ofIere! an r.a-
qneht prayer. in which they lolnsd win au-
dlble ercaEs. The prisoners thea, ail in tnru.
addressed the crowd, confessing th-ir cu'I.
and warning thei: hearers not 10 initiate them
IN II cir conduct. They also thanked those y DO
lad had charge OF them for their treatment
Ralley said bis true name was tieorge & R-v-
an. The rope and black caps Were then ad i,s,-
Ell. The sheriff shook bands with them, and fer
a few seconds they We're left, and the drop fei,
precisely at forty minutes past one O'clock
Ronnds. Wells and Bailey died almost iastsa .
~. DIT Wilson struggled aud groaaed fearfnlIy,
and getting his hands and legs free. while VET
hanging by the neck, caught hold of Rounds
hen Of hIs own rope and dra wing himsa,f
up. got on the scafiold again. The jaiIer as
crnded, tigh;e ened the moose again, and pushed
the wretched man OF, jerking the rope Mo
ientIy as be fell. The c1lprit continued %
struggle Tor five minutes, some of the crowd
yelling ''thaI's right, you ought to suffer-
Ibe execution occupied forty-fiye minutes.
TowarGs the last four or i've Thousand spec,a-
tors were present.