The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1870-11-09

biS-Giles-and that ae must Sel OUT VI tudI.
Bnt it is needless to go over the whole
; ground. as it was mach OF saneness. Next
I morning Giles complained to the intendent,
and this constable LeheaE, brother OF the
candidate for the probate-judgeship, begged
! for 4 compromise, and Giles weakly consent
! ed and received FIVE dollars to drop the uat>
Ter, IS he Leheay, did not wso: &c have it
carried further. This IS plain statement
; Of an affair we deem Of suffcien; :import-
ance 10 be made known, tina: our citizens
and the public generally may see what kind
Of characters Scott sends here 20 represent
bis Interests" What Lcheay's ohjectiu asking
Giles ifhe had any mouey Ne know not, bit
it looks very suspicious, and the matter
should be investigated.
ExEcUr1oS-On Tuesday last at half
past u NJ, the extreme penalty CT the Law
was carried into effect by the hanging of
Lewis Berry, ono Of the parties to the MUIR
! der of Mr.. Dunwoody, and John STeeden-
burg, for the cold blooded murder Of his
! own child by downing, both colored. At
an early hoar the streets leading to the Jail
were crowded BY black men, women and
children, drawn together BY various emotions
! that is if it be certain that these people
ever are Influenced By the cmotional-a de-
, sire to see the suferings Of the two wretches
! about 10 be speeded into eternity; TO
hea. what they had to say, 10 see them
escape or be rcpricved, or what Is just
a. likely as any, the opportunity to have
holiday snd injure their employers interest
! Be it as i; may, there could not have been
less than ffteea hundred assembled. Aboar
half past eleven the condemned made their
! exi. from the jail in wagon in which were
two cotlas, aud on which these unfortunate
creatures sat, singing loudly, and the sol>
emn procession. guarded by tile Of soldiers,
! made It's way TO the open space in front
Of the depot where was tic gsllows.
: lewis Berry talked TO the large crowd,
! expressing bis happiness that being Innocent
| OF the c-!ne Of murder he could die calmlr
! To the last he persisted .ha; be knew nothing
/ Of the murder till the morning sfrer the fatal
deed, and that the other two, John Singley
; and Steve Colsnan were the chief actors.
These it will be remembered were cleared BY
; jury Of their own color, while Berry and
! his wife. he ;To perhaps least guilty were
! convicted. After short address, he request
! ed his friends TO join him in singing hymn,
which was done, and then nc offered pray
, or for mercy. Sufficient time was allowed him
! for this address. Swcdenburg had nothing to
! say himself, bur ! friend, preacher we sup>
! pose, made 4 few remarks OF warning agaias.
! crime in general, sang ard also prayed.
! AS the zine drew near. the friends and rela-
! tives Of these unfortunate men were alloTei
10 draw near and take i final leave of them
! The scene Was affecting, and one Of the sad
de>t We ever saw Of the kind. At half past
| twelve the caps were drawn over their heads
! By the Sheriff, and we tunnel and left before
| the final dIrp was made, and we reSre. 10
say that through some accidental cause the
| drop was failure, one Of the ropes break
! ing, and in consequence both of tbe men
| fell to the ground, suffering no doubt a dou-
| bic death. The ropes hcing tied and other>
wise made ready finally, the execution at
, length took place. and soon the life they hal
| forfeited was yielded IS an expiasioa 70 the
! offended law.
! During the whole scene Berry was calm
| and resigned, but the ether seemed some
| what agi!lted.
! YE PossCX SrcrER.-Oa Wednesday
evening last the honorable Council, old and
| new, and few chosen frisnds,had the pleas
urc of putting ;heir feet under table weight
ed with supper which, TO. variety and sa-
rorincs>. could not we'll have been surpassed
! in 3 country so far remote from the grea:
| market Postum and turkcy, and turkey
! and possu!n, garnished with oceans Of eggs.
| and immense platters Of fish, were the pIin>
| cipal dishes in the heavy department, besides
various adjunct< in the lighter line. and all of
which had such justice done thereto, anil
called for so many h@ppy sayir g, As filed
the broad bosom # Solomon P, E-q the
caferer, with emotions beyond nt,erance No
man in the party ro"k in more freight than
| did he, proof conclusive that the good cheer
was Of the best, and no man has greater
cause TO be thankful for Capacity Of hold un-
! less we CITE Gen Peterson. I: is hard TO tell
| which is the best man of the two, any how
the former took in three dozens of eggs with
out sighting :he other iIiDsS, while the lat
| ter put under his vest three strings Of fish,
! etc. Pretty good for high, this.
After the dishes were removed, and the
! last man was forcibly served in like manner.
! lest some accident ShoId happen to him,
and his family bc lct; witnou, protector,
! the Intendanr being called on for a few re-
marks. spoke thusly:
! Gentlemen-I feel likc-yes-I defy any
) li;tle man-don't think I'm pugnacious gen.
! Ilc,neD-but the FACT iS-yes-l feel elevated,
| 10, ~ ! fool 1ifo 7 fool no
prcsson<, which, ,'ist is, | say, never, no
never, and when in the course OF human
events. that is next year it I'm elected again,
we'll have another poSsum supper. In cons
c!uSion allow me TO give the following senti>
ment-Soomon the wise, who understaudeh
the wants Of the human stomach.
After the applause had ended, Mr.. Solo
mon being called for loudly, took The floor in
another place and said-rot word he was
100 much overcome, and was excused in con-
Sic!cra.on Of the eggs, above mentioned.
These were the only two speeches of any
| length made on this felicitou> occasion e1.
cept that Of the local. who was also called
for and who would have dscoursed in this
| wise-gentlemen, unaccu-tomed 10 speaking
first public spcech-pm as proud as if
had stuck nail in my foot, could not feel
| more So I'm proud Of You, old Wardens
and new, your supper was magnum, which
! rendered into English means bang up. I
dote on possum, and feel that the privilege of
being here is great one. its the first time
ever addressed so splendid a company before.
and I would not now but there are duties de-.
volvipg on ell men at certain periods of their
lives, and one Of these periods has come 10
me- The duty is plain, and it is that some ada
vice be given you at this important juncture.
speak particularly to the new council and
Intendaut. for with this supper tonight the
old have finished the fight and retire az peace
ful citizcus on the honors won- With you
gentlemen. just inaugurated, it is different,
The eyes of the country are upon you and
great things are looked for. See that you do
something, and let the ends thou aimest at
be for thy country's good. and the devil take
the hindmost. During the past yesr there
| has been no end of scalawagerie, and the
| chancas ra tt,at there will be Of II IN ;a