, 1869-01-11
THE SUAFFQID,
4 Negro fIangsd on New Xeat,s Day
singular scene aI the HxtcuIson.

NiH%uAAE 6CEAN NJ eAb DAtCuAsOAS
Augustus Holmes, nu'atto, was hanged
st Tarboro, y. c., On January !, for the mur-
der Of Mathew King. a correspondent Of
The New York Htrald thus describes the
scene at the execution:
New Years day being from time .mmemo-
rial holiday with the negroes, large numbers
had th:ong.d 10 town, as we'll to enjoy
themselves and make purchases as to see the
hanging" These began to collect In the
vicinity Of the scat1uld at al carly hour, aud
By II a. m, large crowd was massea on the
side IRON which the condemned was mast ex.
posed to the public view. The guards were
stationed in regular order round the scalIold.
aud besides tht SC large number OF persons
9afa 9aa esse asnef sbosy S;'la .a4 tae ss
was seated, Holmes requested that come
body would pray for him, and at the sug-
gest tion OF pArty near The scafold. as the
Condemned had embraced the teneis Of tue
venerable and respected Liss! gentleman re-
eidibg here, We: asked to make the desired
PRAYER. This he did, though q professional
Baptist clergyman was present, and as he
repeated, with uncovered head, his gray
LOCKS shaken By the wind the Lords PRAYER
In nll lis SIMPLE brauty and putty, followed
| by the Belief aud arother short prayer, the
| scene was exceedingly solemn aid impress
| I've. But this was not foug to remain SO.
The condemned then askcd tha: somebody
I
Chapman aud bus wife, negroes, be sent for.
| This request WAS also COUPLED wi.b, but
while The messenger was absent a number OF
other negroes volunteered to sing. Accord
over the fentcs, splashlng through The mud
aid ascending the scat1uld. until 4 oue time,
there beng ten people upon the op besldes
tho condemned, fears wore entertained that
the rope, by With 1t Was suspended, might
| give why. ne negro woman, who at H.st
| snnEN rAjn1tY Rnnurh hrrn1nn i'm 0r1H1ty ur
cited and brake forth into au uncomfortable
tlt OF reilg Gus enthuslaam, which for a while
create quite q commotion. Then another
religious enthusiast, male negro, "gavc
out " b, mn, and invited all, whether inside
or outside the enclosure. TO come forward
and ltpc fu dc si1gln'.H which invftAtlou
nuaiy accepted, and the hymn vas chantctl
With all The ~ildrcss and feryor peculiar TO
u.rrots: Another negro. a preacher, who
tcd, !hcp made sculi.praycT asd speech,
which, for richncss OF dialect and absnrd,ty
Of English pronunciation, has m cqual.
Nearly duzen nrEio women had meantime
: ascended .hc. scalold, and were engaged
with him, and taking n last f1rewcll. Next
followed aaottcr hymn. differing little trou,
! tho one OBVIOUSLY sung, and while this
ras IN proEreks Mary klug,
= | wife uf tho murdered man With her chilli la
! her urns, came srlashlug thr,ugh the mud
: towars. tho kcatIuld. she climbed tho stt ps
>, and extending hrt hand, +hnok thu. of tht
r c,.rdeHi,lcd warmly. nnd told litu she fnsg ".
. him. The .trne WIS quite affecting. Agai'
i nn.t usain uoimcr, evidcntly nnncrved, nskct
= If t,c w1s i'rsivru, being assured IL Iltc utllrn
u.,vr zach time. liu shonk hands With III,
i child. httlr girl nbn.,t nix yrnrt VI ngc, sa1s
Il ilnt he Ind killed lta lntl.cr, fur which h
= wns eorry, aud hoped t}''d and csury bud
:. though somewhat socmn hecnus. rtdotl n
y tho r, .,,Ic.t ii tl. coinIcin,,cd. Mr. Ph!ihp.
:, hts e,trnri. rcad frutn thu scatfold Tie sn
i, ~ I, stiul,, which wns t,rnsd by thu entire crowd
i, Thus. iHnttal III u prlya,u, thiA wnA nuuf til
N N n,nr, public executions ever witnr<,rsi. mt
!. withrtn ding ,hr law 10 The contrary. II wn
!, ,t.d" IN nel.ial exhibition,
:, 1lu kcvIlO Il telnE cfrRrcd tlr aalrstI II
~ ~ termed Tho condemned TINT his i,nur ha VI
- rived, but tIufn thu continued Gxcltutntnt
IN tho hour rrcyloor lc ~ns unablr to r!sc
-, :" his Icrt wthout qnl'c MI ctInrt The cap vi
~ ~ thin placed over Ills hcnd, bl He asked III
~ Il lie removed TOT au lnstant tN gntn nt0tn
~ ~ glimpse Of the light Ut heaven. Tint vi
N crthv thc earthly ,lAl"n ri t;us Holmes. II
"a "a rope was then ahjun:td, md wliru tho kn
H. ~ wus rI. rcd The condemned Girly gare vi
~, ~ III The ktces md wrnlt have sunk upon /
~ drop hut That he WAb caught. Az thtH Jun
~, ~, tnrc thc shcrlll. who ~nt sotncwnas excite
III III ~ might sn expected under the elrcn
~ y. hurt" A negro had I" ho ,cnllcd
=. =" tho ialtorm 10 support t'sc sinking tla
-" -; mt, ~ hc had to stand clear Of the dr1
H. H. lloincs lrculuc In Inhilion leaning Atuls
~ him. cu,Irrly helpless. his fret being ,w4l
~, - - tho iron, VI The dsop. thu consequences
~ thl, ~na iha. hon tho drop tel tuo g
Z" dem cd slid cfI, thc knut layins wark
49, rr+illl. Tho neck wns mt hrokc,. TIL
=, =, With yt,1cnt cunyulslyr movement Of
~ lnwcr litnbs. 1astssG fnr nfaFlg three mint
nir 1nxr,i ,in., $ap.4