The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-10-08
Execution of a Murderer.
ARCHER HINES HINGED ITPRINCE
EDF1RD COCRT HOUSE. =.
Sketches Of the Murderer and His
Victim.
DEEAXLS OF TEE; CRIME.

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Prince EDWARD CouRT-rIorsE, VA.,2
October, 1870.
The first execution that has taken place
In this county for twenty years was at
Prince Edward to-day. The executed nan
was Archer Hines, who murdered Ander-
son Fowlkes alias Hines about two years
ago, the wife Of his victim being IN accom-
plice in the crime.
TIE MURDERED MAN
was called Anderson Fowlkes until the sur
render Of General Lee, having belonged to
Il family of that name in this county, but
afterwards was more commonly called An.
derson Hines. He was u rather bright
mulatto, and apparently about thirty-lve
years of age. His wife, Lucy Hines, was
probably several years younger than her
husbsnd, and of a somewhat darker shade.
They lived together about n mile and a half
from where the prisoner lodged, and were
both on intimate and friendly terms with
him. Early in the year 1865 the murdered
man discovered evidences of an unlawful
intercourse between his wife and the con-
demned. The proofs were so strong and
unmistakable that Archer Hines was forbid
den to visit his house and warned of the
consequences. Instead Of Anderson aveng-
Ing the wrongs pcrpetrated OF him by
Archer-a natural result of bis discovery
we find the destroyer of his peace and hap
piness the man who has violated the sane
tity of marital relations, and exposed him
self to the consequences Of his discovered
guilt, planning to remove the obstacle in
the way Of satisfying his unholy lusts.
Ii MURDER
was committed in the month Of November,
1868, and but for the circumstances EVIL
dencing guilt furnished by the prisoner
himself, would have remained q mystery
with no clue tothe perpetrator of the deed.
1t appeared from the evidence that on the
morning Of the murder the wife of the
murdered man called her husband before
day, and sent him out Of doors TO obtain
some dry wood" TO start u fire, telling
him where it waS laying. lie went TO the
door and was shot dead, fifty or sixty shots
entering his neck and breast. When the
deed was discovered the murdered man was
found lyiEgon his back quite dead, with his
own gun ut his side, r tact accounted for
by the following testimony adduced ut
TIE INQUEST,
which resulted in the committal for trial Of
both Archer Hines, the condemned, and
his paramour, the wife of the murdered
man. 1t appeared that on the night before
the murder HI old colored woman, named
Armcs, paid Il visit to Anderson's house,
and remained there all night, sleeping IN
the same room with Anderson and his wife.
Shortly after hearing the fatal shot fred this
old woman went TO the door aud saw the
dead body, Ill weltering in its own blood.
She told Lucy, his wife, and then got into
bed again. Lucy got up, and taking down
from over the door her murdered husbands
gun, took it out of doors and left 1t there,
returning 10 the house without it.
INCIDENTS OF THE TRIALS.
On the %Qrraignment of the parties for
trial Archer Hines elected TO he tried III
The Circuit Court. while Lucy went into
trial before the County Court. She was
tried and found guilty Of murder in the
second degree, and sentenced to five years
in the Penitentiary, and it is rumored here
that she has recently died of a delrium i'll
duced by the cravings Of conscience and
the hauntings Of u crime so shocking In Its
character aud details. The prisoner Archer
last, when be was ably defended by Col. j.
7. FITZGERALD and the late J. W. Wilson,
Esq, OF Cumberland. The trial lasted two
days, and resulted IN the discharge of the
Jury without n verdict, they having failed
to agree after being locked up all night. He
was again put upon trial before Judge
Dickinson Mt the August term Of the pres
cnt year, and after less than nm hours de-
liberation the jury brought in & verdict OF
murder in the first degree.
THE SENTENCE OF DEATH
The sentence Of death pronounced by
Judge Dickinson was unusually impressive.
We give it entire
"Archcr Hines, tue law has devolved
upon me today the most solemn and pain
ful duty have ever performed, in pronunc-
ing its sentence upon a fcllOw-being who
nad forfeited his lilc by the commission OF
crime You have been arraigned upon 4
charge Of wilTlI. deliberate, and malicious
murder OF Anderson Hines. You have
pleaded mot guilty. and an intelligent.
fair, and impartial jury has been ~impanneled
to decide upon your guilt or innocence:
Against this great sin the laws OF God anu
lnan have denounced the severest penalty
whatsoever sheddeth mans blood by man
shall his blood be sized. The evidence goes
far to show that prior TO the commission OF
ills crowniny net of Wickcdncss. you had
inflicted on your unhappy victim one OF the
most cruel outrages which human nature
ever suffers in destroying the happiness OF
his home. running the peace OF his family,
hy dcfiling his bed ard prostltutins
the wife OF his bosom, and then tax
ing the life Yourself hid made miserable.
After the lapse Of two years, when ca
citemcnt and passion had passed away. III
apy had existed you have had Il perfectly
fair ana impartial trial, according to the
forms OF that law which metes out its pains
and penalties equally on all its Hiolutors.
The utmost care has been taken TO give you
a Jury of moro than ordinary Intelligence,
free from all faint or SUSPICION OF Dlas or
prejudice against you.
"Eyerv effort has been made by the court,
the counsel, and the jury to afford YOU
whatever relief the law and the facts iusti.
lied. You have been defended With zeal
and fidelity by three counsel OF your own
choosing. Who have .doue for you oil that
fhev conld under the circumstances. ana
tbousS the prosecution has been distin.
guished by marked ability, it has been free
from all bitterness or needless severity, ana
while doing his duty the attorney for the
Commonwealth has dealt with you falily.
1.-THE jury, after a full bearing and care
fr| consideration of I'LL the evidence Il The