The New York herald., 1870-01-17

Lanes place mDee January II was reasonable 70 sup,
pose ne ~ fanlar with the nsSlts ana CUSTOMS VI
neghoors 10 close As they were
To look nc or even to converse with Lewis whose
mental canre u scarcely tnat OF Tue 20 nahle Of
the singua ar ingenuity and devlsh cunning prouyns
into requlsiton when he perpetraied tne ueeo 10 ~
mastery tact Of an adr0lt and accomplished viiaIn
experienced IN the arts and wiles oi IN oln criminal.
On Thursday, the z0th Of Aprii. 1863, MISS Saran
Johnson was at work alone In field about l5o yards
from her fathers house h0eing up corn s.ai1 coso
to q ditch or canal which drained tue land lence
bordered the neld on the edge OF the canaI' aha
strip OF pine woods ma her from the view VI net
father's house. ON the opposite SIDE on the canai
ton field IN when Lewis Hines was aC work. manur-
Ing With gnun0. About eleven A. M. Miss jonu-
son. while quietly worxng was So s'arsied oy yna
turning she saw negro. nabiteu Id latteIeu
Gotnes winch were bcsmearel with req cray.
The negro asked her where her father was, anu bno
informed h.m ne was not at home and tn0ugnt ~
had gOnc 70 Tarb0rO to transact some business.
Win remarkable diplomacy he tGon entered into
conversation seating himself on the fence ut ins
other s0e OF the canal and stated u hcr ne was IA
search 0f employment, having come 1ronl un auja.
ceut county lOr that purpose. he inquired Whcre
certain parties lived III the neignborno0d ana re.
ceved replies from the girl as fur a. her Information
went lnls enucd, Lewis for he II was, walked rapid
y home aud IN the absence OF his wife arrayed hia
cell III oacK cloth suit (nis Sunday cictnes with
IN uhsuiled black ha and then ne retracei nus steps
toward the field which he had Just seen Mlss Jonn-
son Srspectlng no III or harm the girl Was olll-
genN, plying ncr hoe when her attention was again
attracted by tue appearance OF another negro. Is
she at tirsI supposed. about one aundred yards
above where she was and on the same side of tne
cana as nersel. 1his individual advanced toward
her ut lesurely gait; but ON coming eVose, not
witlstalclng the nietam0rph0ss he hal ulde rgone,
she recogn zed MIN. lie came close TO her, ana IA
fesgnei voice said:-
.u0od morning, ma'am."
"Go0d morning." she replied,
does you know enyDody what wants 70 nire
han0s 'Duut hcreSn
NO. do nOJ,n she eaid.
81 come from tale,gh looking for work, AMI
wants to ind out whar W Rtt u"
II don't knOw,n the girl now seriously alarmed,
repli.d; and ali the time the negro Kept his vii a.
nous eyes iastened upon hcr-o terrible warning 0f
his horrible intentOn. All this time snc c0nt.nued
u hoe the c0rnslaiEs when he sald:-
'.iou DON'T know how to noe dem stalks. Up IN
Raleigh dey has got new way to hoe Lem-me
snew y0u." He then took the noe out or her hands,
and. terror stricken. the poor gsrl ran; but before
she had gone nve PAGES the negro had her Ia MS
powerful grasp, With his great strength he forced
her to the tence she struggling heroicaly. al tnc
cr.es reach some friendly ear but caule.
Here the deLlis OF the case are too revolving for
pubcat.on; suhce 1t to say the girl beca Nc insen
Bule th terror, and upon recovering the dend vas
gone. Sunefng intense agony sue arose with dim
Cuty reached the house anu related the tale Of
her outrage to stepn0rher. who was horrlfied at
the appearance sae presented. Mother and daugn-
ter now awaited She arrival OF the husband and
father.
When the father arrived and heard the borrowing
ana awful news Of what had occurred he became
inaldened and grief stricken. There was no oo,ect
upon which he could wreak his ven 4eance, but
he summoned nls neiyhDors. and not only related
ms taie Oi woe " tlel, but he exhibited his poor
daughter In the sad plight IN which she mad been
lett by The demon. There was terrible excitement
among tne people, and the greatest anxiety pre-
yaled TO discover me perpctrator q the iou
deed. when Miss Johnson had related intel
islD.y kcr version OF the case Suspicion at once
centred upon Lewis Hines. ard his emp'Oyer, Mr.
Lane readily remembered both suits ol clothes
wien described Dy Miss Johnson. On Friday nlorn-
Ing Lewis was arrested Oy Mr.. Lane AMI others; he
Immediately recognized by his vic.iu Miss Johnson.
Though haOited IN Inherent Costume sne AZ once
Identified nls vanous eyes as the ones mat glarei
upon her the DAY previous. She stated tat III tue suit
oI black wore the OCCASION or the outrage one
OF the lapcls OF The coat was torn and tue wulte
-hnng pr0.ruded, when was found to be tne Case
wnen the SUIT was produced. AS soon as his quit
was established In order 10 avoid popular violence
tue ravlsner was promptly taken to Tarboro, where
indicted bv the Grand Jury. Another circums tance
resldes the positive evidence OF the girl the
OF clo.les were evident and forclDle MARKS OF
the pecuiar black soil where the outrage was COM
mtted, and where te ground exhibited strong inul-
cations oi violent struggle. Thcse circumstance %
insured beyond dOuOt the guilt Of Lewis Hines
THE TRIAL
| 10 its utmost capacity. Fred phillips an eminent
young lawyer. asssIed by MI. Jonn on, were as
sianed by the Court 9, counsel for his derenc, Dut
Notwithstanding their legal and forensic abiiiIy the
criminal found guilty Dy the jury after short
| absence from the court room. Steadily anu per
sstenty, even to his counsel the accused denied
guilt. and his entire imprisonment has charac-
| ieriZe0 by an obstinate and hardened denleauOr.
ne evnced no emo,,6a ,, whatever waen sentenced
after The Death sentence that In such clear case
| ne was terriDle criminal.
AN AFFECTING INCIDENT
| occurred In tue course OF the trial. Miss Sarah
| Johnson was introduced ON the witness stand and
| her appearance caused renewed aud Intense in.
fnrnst m A n.
tors Every eye was directed at ner ana every ear
strained 10 iLs utmost capacity to catcn the words
that mig Mt fa frOnl her lips ON Sucf vital Occa-
sion. sue was closely veiled, and answered the
| questions prOpOunded TO her In scarcely audib G
manner. though PIN might nave been heard flll
the counsel Tor tle defence requested that
sue would remove her ven to o0x at the
prisoner aGd state whether he was tho man.
| lnis she hesltated 70 do, QUO his Honor In o Fud
| ana encouraging manner repeated the request Us.
surng tns young LADY II was ABSOLUTELY necessary 10
| nung back over her bonnet double vel disclosing
handsome sec OF features, BLONDE. with profusion
turned It, Tor mere instant IN the direction or lhe
prisoner ana yald "les, that's the nasty sinking
rascal: would know HIM nywhere." Ail the lime
the xrl had been crying and when her face was
posed ara her identification OF lines heard inter.
| rupted with heavy soDs, there was scarcely man
| In the court room VINO was not allecleu and but
| lew dry eyes were visible at the moment.
A SCENE.
Tho evidence, both direct and circumstantial was
the most p0slye, and after The Jury rendered Ihe.I
verdict his Honor proceeded to sentence the prl-
| soner. There was GREATNESS silence tnrouxlouC
that denseiy crowded court room as Lne Judge iD
| solemn and exceedingly impressive manner, eX-
planned TO The guilty man the enormty OF the crime
lie mad committed and lis terrible penaity. pin
could nave been heard TO fail ia the house as the
Judge Was ci0slug tbs remarks; but when ne pro.
nounced Iatal Words 40 be hanged By the neck
ultil dead and may the Lord have mercy on your
soul" piercing shrek rent the air. Which was lOi
lowed by unearthly wall OF neacs- broken wo-
man il came from the vile Of tue condemned man,
WAC had patleaty ana deyotediy attended, the trial
unil tue passing OF the sentence, when her WomAnd
nature gave way under the trying ordeal. she
| swoOned aud was removed from tue room.
THE pEAEANOa OF THE CONDEMNED
was not only prior TO his trial and sente ICE. but
during MS subsequent i.nprisOnniens e1cee DINGHY
callOus; but he has shown nlmseii 70 oe q wretch
devoid OF all tae better feelings known even to the
most degraded specimen OF humanity. lie denied
| his quit but claimed he was prepared to die ald
had MS peace made with his Maker. Yesterday he