The New York herald., 1870-01-17
70 his words; ana being unable to CLEAN anything
further took ms leave.

70 his words; ana being unable to CLEAN anything
iurtner took nv leave.
In oo :, ,r THE 1T FINAL STAGE
planks nailed TO tue fence at me bottom and reach
ing about twelve feet nigh. with Old army blankets
visitor. Witnn tns rather uniuu \ q led enclosure
was the omnous weather-sraincd structure-the
scahoid. lt mas become veneraoe in its peculiar
iinc OF business. Hines makes the fourth victim
that mas been sent into eternity or s ungalny drop.
i seems 70 De as substantial as ever and as greedy
for iresn victims as the first aay IL appeared new
and handsome, from tine naDds Of the carpenter.
Tne drop Is about SIX feet ifom the ground behind
and Oh q level with winch Is 4 u,a ioTm On TINS is
u rustic chair. rope passing through tue cross
to peg driven Into Oae ol the man unrignta
Above, dangling in IN. breeze. hangs the fatal
complete, iaexing the vlctim. sharp blow OF 8
hatct the rope IS cut the nrop tails and the wretch
l5 Suspended between neavea anl earth.
But. thanks 10 tno enerSy of Mr. Bartn Bryan,
Sheriff, ali this tragic ACT today was hidden from
tae public gaze by nj. masterly hoavh novel, fence
OF pine boards ana army bank-ts. 1t erectuaiIy
shut out the horrible sgnt from the crowd outside.
Lewis rcurca ast s h. IA 4 I roina 70 seeu on hi,
miserable pallet can be designated retiring
as IA early nour, ana enjoyed what ne called
arose considerably rerresnol. aad partook OF 9
hearty breakfast, somewhat better than the usual
Cal black suit OF clothes wllc bore sucn unmpeaon.
testimony against him at nls trial, and ne had
| quite respectable appearance. mucn more IKE
colorei n0t,l walters IN arse cities than
Soue s0TMS Ieryently 0pa IN prayer With vsnerabs
| coIored preacher, and after mat received
er @ asrons re sasn 81 seeing nun large o maortv q
tDCse VINO called were WoMen; olt. tilolgh he - xe0
for ner several times. his uAo.tlna.e wlie aM NOS
ing vi his earthly existence wore Slowly away; Due
the hour was fast approaching wnen be would stand
| In the presence VI nis Maker " DC adJuaged guilty
| THE CROWDS T.louT.
II hanging day has It's horrors FOR some IL has ft9
Charms FOR Others. VAN tnat singular but morbid
appetite for the horrible large III Of people
| lnostly negroes. lnronxed into ,own tue entire
| morning, and soon the sicols exhibited quite
| al animated aad lively appearance. ~ eleven
| A. M. vast crowd had masscI directly IN front Of
the jail aad immediately around the location Of tho
Sca.foid. Here tney could hear sJinetning II they
the fence MAS brough. inLu rcQuHltl0n. Faces
Of all shade, and ors were liucu TO the boarded
!ence looking tnrou2n the quarter-lnch division ne
tween eacn plank; but little could DO seen, Tor tue
privileged crowd within flied the small enclosure.
ine surrounding holsetops aud trees were also Oiled
Win crow Us ol men ana DoS wuo had some advan
taxe over those on tue ground, Us tner eevated po
ston gave them somewnar VI view over the I'm
| prOinpru fence.
1 FINAL PRELIMINARlEs.
guaro OF lhlrty-slx citizeas Of both races, had
been summoned by tie sheriff 70 eniorce the stern
deere, of tue iaw and preserve order among the
crowd, DOtn without aId WiLnIn. These were
armed mostly with snOLguns tne negroes m some
Instances naVIng Old army nasleis. wnich seem 70
have beel generally dIstr'ouLel among thon at the
Close % q tue war a "a ana mo. odd dnsy Is ss sGey
| aau owing 10 their presence the greatest dec0rum
prevailed on tile occa5.0a.
| On Taa SCAPFOLD.
| At about quarter past eleven the condemned
man ma was pln'oas1 a. tas e.Dows and, with ins h,s
jail ~ the lower moor, lh.nco INTO the
| yard, AMI INTO the enclosure, wherc for
the urst tune lie Wis saw tae structure on winch he
| was die. lie assembled TO the platform firmly
ana took seat on tue chair viewing the assembled
| crowd calmly aud sn,iiiI! all Lae waite. Every.
| body waved with intense aaXlcJy some expression
| from the condemned man 0. his eut OF winch the
| enCire coaMunlLy were 50 we saLl5liel but there
/ tvAt "A ~
either acknowledge or .dcay II. with0ut. however,
r,sng IRON ais GUAR he made rambling semtre.
| lisOu5 address Ol over ten nlnuLeS' duralOn, In
wuicn ne enacav orcd to impress tue spectators with
tne lniormatloa Laat ne was going to heaven where
colored After TINS ne asked for y cnew OF tobacco
aad ne took an lniinease qlld INTO hlS
| moutn, WDlcn Oystanucr Contributed. Next No
asked ioi glass VI WAFER all Gaen another. both
or wncl ne drank witn AN eyi.ent relish. HIS next
but venerable specimen Of tus colorel race quite
modest III MS dcmea a5ccllel 20 the platform
nee wv wuic wa. q sa ga az n:
eAect lie poilte0 W tne condemned, now on the
verge OF eternity. ano ncli aim up as warning 70
al ms hearers, D0Ln wnlre and c0lOred men should
control tner pasai ons and wnen % bad thougne
suggested itself 1t sl0uid be crushed at once. lie
hoped his brother was prepared 60 meet his Maker
aid tnat ne hal Ie.en.ed OF al the sins
done ~ his boiy. Ddrllx the delivery OF
tlls sermon the cuademued lnan exhplted the
strongest symptoms emUt.0n ana terror. Lis fea.
tAres assu ned 1T lines iearfu. ami rcpulsive ex-
preston OF misery. the muscles contracted.
AID me griInase5 lie uade were horrible behold.
Hc snOOA III every imD, Ills leels beating the scat.
fold vloleAuy 70 nervous was he fairly wrthed
IN his cuaw; but preacher needcl not tails exit.
blLlon OF terror. he iaLne1~ sesned gr0tiled, and
continued III tne same strain Nnch the more terri
biy l0cfea3su the t)r.ures VI the condemned. Many
IN the crowd Wno Witnessed tn.S scene were sur.
prised the sheriff did not Sls pend the remarks OF
tne preacher and put al ED tO tne agony OF the
unfortunate wretci. AS soon, however, O. the
Preacher concluded ana tOUA last farewell Lewis
STOOD up ana SEQ ned To regain MS cOnpOsure. An.
Otncr lnconeient religious aada .ss followed, but no
auslon 70 the CRIME wnas-vei. HIS main point
seemed III the latter spcecl 10 assure his hearers
tnat the cOorel naa would l'e Us Drghtn In Christ
there and This ne repeated sO,ue twenty times. He
br0k: lutO sort Oi song peculiar 10 negroes at tho
closs sIa.ing li.s ooor tle i soui wo9ia soon De
cailed upon OIL regardless of cv.or, to meet him In
tnas Oeosei place.
THERMAL DARKNESS FEARFUL SCENE.
The Saern then askec 70 cOndenined man II he
had any confession TO make, 70 winch he replied
tnat ne had not bat In naAing no confession he did
his mead, forever darxenny his vision to all earthly
Things, the nJose was adjusted by tho Sherln6
fearful excitement mere ensued. lna knot on the
rope Was uot properly paceu aDd when the body
tel Il slipped round under The cnn. The legs had
not been bluiuned el.ner and the suspended wretch
Struggled III terrible manner. lie nad fallen about
tnreo iees and q hal, ald the neck was
nes broAen With e. couva.siye effort he
ut MS throat and holding this lie GOT Ills feet again
on the platform. All THIS tiihe IN the greatest
eActelnelt and c0mmoLt0n In the small crowd
within tae enclosure, whe tnose without were
Ignorant OF tne exciting scene. A yurging noise IN
tsAc toat, as or uilicuG Respiration, could De dis.
tDctiy heard ~ Tie eltlre crowd III tho yard. Inc
SIeriR ran ana pushed Gne iect OF tIe scalold and
tne cvnuemnei vas again sRtnsln< ia md air, but
sCgn struagiln. yloenLly. In seventeen minutes.
however, he was pronounced dead by Drs. j. Fl.
Baker ana Stanton, ana tDe o0dy was cut down and
paced IN c0uin. aus eudcd the execution Of
iilAeS, DunAieu ana nUrrlul, Affair." but TRrboro
had lt3 annual hanging.
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