The New York herald., 1870-04-02
DOUBLE EXECUTION.
Two Negroes Hanged in Tillsborough, \. G, for
The Murder OF White Man.
The Crime and Confession Of One OF tho
Murderers-Shecklng Scenes In
tho Jaii-BUngling Work
Of the Hangman.
nlI1sponoUcu. orange County. n. c.. !


aw1nlly verified the truth OF the Scr,p,ur injunc-
ton, vengeance Is nine ana l will repay, saith
the Lord" II not swiftly, rclribut,on follows
surely the criminal who Is guilty OF shedding the
blood OF fellow man, and though months, some-
times years may eapse. justice invariably oyertakes
the murderer aud the scafod Claims It's victim.
There are fcw " any In the blackened list of mur-
dcrs where such cooness and de Iteration OF pur-
pose were evinceo. or wheresuch barbarous refine
ment of cruelty and atrocty was practsed. as IN the
murder OF Martin v. Balock, youn. white man,
by two negroes named TON Young aud Bob Gum.
CHRISTMAS night last when humanity should spe.
clally abstain from the commission OF evil deeds,
was the one selected by these demons to carry into
execution the iou purpose they had resolved upon.
ana on the succeeding SUNDAY morning the citizens
nere were startled aud horrided by the discovery OF
. nendIsh murder, tae deep damnation OF which has
scarcely parallel.
IT'S FIRST DISCOVERY
was made by q negro boy who had been In the habit
OF performing several mental duties for young Bla-
lock, the victim. Early OH that Sabbath morning,
as was usual, the negro proceeded TO the room OF
EiaocK twnlch was situated In tue rear OF grocery
and bar In which he onlcated), and on his way the
negro was met py TWO other negroes VINO told him
tnat something was wrong at tue store Blalock
had retired at late hour the night previous, after
his friends had taken their leave and that
was The last time he seen alive nor was there
any apprehension ielt >bJ either himself friends,
as he was o young man OF amiable dspo-
sition, good character ana popular In the
community. A terrible late was however,
fn store Tor him that Christmas night, or rather Sab
bath morn. Wien the negro boy reached the house
he found the shutters OF a back window partially
open and looking with the graysh lIgnt OF the hour
he saw the body OF Blalocx lying on the floor,
roundel as ne thouEnt. by pool Of either blood or
water, he could not ten tell which. Slartled by his
kasty glance tie Doy rushed the street the
residence OF MS old master, Squire Murdock, who
without ceremony he at once woke up, exclaimlng,
"Glt up, boss Git up on your feet, bossl Mr Ala
lock Is lyiug dead on de noor oh his room.n Hardly
believing the tale OF the boy, though sufficiently
alarmed that something oi serious ns,ure had
occurred, Mr.. MuId9ck, with all possible speed,
proceeded 10 The sccne, and SO norrincd was ne by
tie spectacle that met Ills SIGHT that he lost time
IN tonG the town Bella custom usual in the south
for the purpose oi alarming the citizens aud calling
tGem together whenever circumstances OF an extra
ordInary nature demanded. THIS very soon biouyh1
. large aud mucn surprised crowd to tue ssot.
THE-SLUSGSHOT, KNIFE AND HALTER
An entrance 10 the room was soon enected, and In
o body the citizens went IN. Here they bched, la
all It's slckening horror the evidence oil a barbarous
ana Dsoody ueel Stretcacd ON tne moor near the
centre Of tile room was the corpse or Martin Dlalock,
the ghastly anu inuiated features upturned, the
eft reg across and resting on the right ana rne
extenued near each side. The n,Rht clothes tn wncn
Tie body was arrayed were torn ana bloody. In the
dying cTic3 or the murdered man Tor help mercy
snu th,s ha!f saturated with Do0d protruded IRON
tine jaws, now r'el1 III Deaths cod embrace. The
throat was severed from TO ear by two deep and
laggei gushes, as toe Instrument used WAS dun
and uaeycu blade Around the neck was also fast-
ened tisntly rope, which led U The behef ihaI
strangu.3tiun vas at first attempted but falling ip
TINS, tie mHrierers had re50ited TO other aud more
effective means oI despatching their victim. The
leit ylempe aS entirely crushed In by tue blow OF
SOM some heavy weapon Which l lett porioa o. n,. .ne
or twenty woanus Of various KINDS, bur mostly
slabs about tue face and neck. The eyeuals were
uptarped and the Cavities c.ose TO che nose were
Med with clots Of congedled ofdck biood. Lower
down on the breast Were number OF s,abs, evil
IDENTIFY made oy knife ana with the bloody pillow
case sucking out OF the mouth, tue brain oozing
from The fIaciuled temple. the hlattsd hair, the
neck ana the pool OF blood on the loor, q more
sroc king Oh revolving spectacle cannot well be pic
tdred,
In the storeroom, behind the counter one OF the
Eurder0us instraaents was discovered. it was a
small coawheel, weighing about and half
pounds, with noe Ia tie centre, through which
rope had been Tied. From the iIden.atons on the
tanned tnat tuls hai been used effectively as sung
saot. The rope round tne necl told the WORK IL mad
done; but the kniie the murderers had carried OF
with them Inc OBJECT OF the mGrdcrers was e7t
dently
ROBBERY.
They had gained an entrance By knocking at the .
barroOm door some hour after Midnight under
the plea or wanting drink. The young man arose
ano admtte1 them wnen 1t is supposed, they CON-
pleted their boouy work. As precautionary matter
taey closed the doors and window shutters. The
watch, cham, knife and otner articles belonging 10
Bial0ck were therapproprated. Tie I'll OF the store,
continuing about $40 III currency, aud snaii guam
tity OF silver ana coin were also taken and these,
with several articles ui small value COMPRISED the
booty WIN which t1ey conpeasae ed themselves for
the awful tragedy they mad committed.
Tue ADEDElERS.
Suspicion soon attached To Lon Gum, Tom Young
ami Joe Lutteriougn. negroes who had been seen
lurking tn tie vicinity or baiock's the night
the deed was committed. They had mysterIousy
disappeared from the ncighoorhooi Immediately
a fgn nyQlV I'M he a
ODce justified 4 magistrate IN issuing warrants Tor
their arrest Gum arres' ell Greensboro, Young
was Captured AZ oxford In Granville county. and
Lutterluugh in THIS yicnity. 1ney were all railroad
hands and mad been wor&lng in his section Of the
country for q considerable period. Tney were iAl-
prisoped here and the trial took pace on the attn OF
CONVICTED AND SENTENCED.
The evidence was many circunstanal but thor
orgnlg conclusive. A portion OF the stolen money
was found in the possession OF Cum aud Young,
among IL a German CON which was rare ana pecu-
Nariy marked az iAa;er,n easily ideatned as the
property or Balocs by many OF the citizens OF Hills
borough. The watch. VITA Ba ocA's iniais was
also discovered lii watchi1akers sDop at Hender.
son, where Young had left II 10 be repaired; blood
status those damning evidences OF guilt, were
found their person., ana altogether chain so
remarkable as To convince tue most exacting aud
douDti8i. Lutteriougii could not be so clearly con.
nectcd with the murder as the others and the proof
be ng lacking In his case he was acquitted Botn
Young and Gum received sentences OF DEAN WIN
comparative comp0Sure. Young, VINO ~ mulatto,
turned ashY pale when the Judge said TO nina, MAY
God nave mercy on your soul, You, ihat sbowen no
mercy.n Gum was apparently unmosed wnen nis
awful doom was pronounced.
TERROR AND REPENTANCE OF YOUNG.
Az the day upon which the condemned wretches
we're 10 explate their crime approached, Young,
who was tue principal character IN the Tragedy BE-
gan 10 repeuI. ard lie eXhbited the strongest symD.
IoDs oF coBtriton that hs negro nature was capabe
OF: He prayed incessantiy, sometimes breaking
into the widest lamentations imaginable makiug
the most ieryent and heartrenliDg appeals 10 hts
Maker for forgiveness, uttered with a desperation
and intensity that were sometimes agonzing TO
witness. The ghastly form Of the murdered man
seemed present 10 h,m IN his sleeping and waking
hours and ut times ne would eXcann, III accents or
utter despair, ''0h, Lord save me forgive me,
forgive me see him now looking at me ~ FREE
qneDiiy be seemed 10 be terrified fearful were
his thoughts and, Ike a hunted down criminai OF
Isbmaeiite he dreaded 10 encounter the face OF any
living human being. believing everybody 10 be an
avcnger, and that every mans hand was against
him.
THE CONDUCT OF CCNN IN PRISON.
Gum, his companion guilt was quite differently
Affected. lie was suffering from fearful disease
and. as he lay on hi3 wretcheL pallet, Crcaning