The New York herald., 1871-12-28
NEGRO EXECUTION In MISSISSIPPI
A WIFE P0Is0NER HUNG.
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He is CARRIED TO THE GALL0WS.
A Gala Day for the COlOred
Population.
The Criminals Sister Witnesses
the Execution.
EFrom the Memphis Avalanche. Dec. 24.l

From the Memphis Avalanche, Dec. 241
legal nauglng IN GRENADA, Miss, 100 miles south
Of Memphis. The principal char 8cter was negro
Thought that his VIE was species OF vermin, and
gave her several doses or raj extermlnator, from
hanging was oripIaaliy alyersisea for the 10th OF
November, but Governor Alcorn, ssiOr reasons
deemed sutficlentD postponed 1t until Inc sOth OF
the same month, aud Incn again postponed It until
yesterday when II resultei IN an eminent success.
An Ara anche Went 10 Grenaaa
Out his item. rnat time the princinai products
Grenada s ys 70 MS % o e aogas % ana
places, and he now thinks that II Is very nice little
village; although not large enough seemingly, ior
4 hotel, IL clntalnS ut least one very comfortable
boarding mousse.
Arriving in Grenada about seven O'Clock the Ava-
ldaehe man, accoupaied Oy Trend, visited
the jail ior The purpose OF Intervening Inc doomed
man.
HISTORY OF THE MURDER.
His name, as has Uren stated IS Frank Mays On
the 22d ol April last Frank, VINO was al the time
town, and, goin1 10 drug store, asked ounce
OF arsenic, stailng tina, he wanted to KIN rats Tae
druggist TOLD hm that he had some rat poison pre-.
pared, which was much better than arsenic.
'.Mill II XIII iolKs ~ beIng informed that II cer
eafnfy would "kill folks" ne asked TO be SHOWN
some Of II. Purchasing two boxes he soon alter
Wens home.
Als wue Nancy had been sick for some time, and
when ne lett home that morning ne PROMISED TO
bring her some medicine rnaG even NJ, alter his
InH ssa an ne paed @ ot e nea rat ex.srm
natOr. The eXermnator was composed In part OF
phosphorus 4 an. wasn Frank attempted to roll sns
( name. Nancy sald: "FranK, thai don't look IKE
"YOu must got It IRON the doctor anu he said
you must lake It, II Is all right" replied FranE as
ne gave ner lnree pills.
In lew lniDu,es alter she took the poison, Nancy
salu: Ohl tnat medicine has set me on hre;
! am burning up.n In very few hours she
was dead. several nesrOes VINO visited the house
ater she took tine poison stated tnai sne appeared
In great agony, and frequently said mat "rrank
poisoned me-" The mex, day he was arrested and
tAk0A 10 Granada and pAceu III jail.
AN ESCAPE FROM sAL
The jail Is new Que, and Ut the time Frank was
put In II Was not completed. In July last another
negro. named jerry WaLKlns took coid cnlsel and
maiiet, with when ne cut Inc bars OF Franks cell
ana nberaled MN. In company with Jerry ne pro-
ceeded to Tailanatchie county, where he was cap
tured oy Deputy SnerlH Ingranaln iour days la,er
and taken back to jail. Jerry was III the iOiIOwing
month tried Tor tue offence, and uDon CONVECTION
received years sentence IN me penllenllary at
jackson. AT the same term 0I lhe CourI Frank was
convicted 0f muroer In the hrsJ Qegree Nv Jury
composed OF SIX white men aud the sAue mum ,er
OF negroes. ana sea enced Uy the court 10 De nung
Tue lotu Oh last month 10 give ample Time lor the
~. U u some technical points ARISING In
governor Acorn unul the 3otn, and then
again until Friday last. sfuce his confinement IN
JAIL FRANK mas confessed To having gwen his vile
the poison, but states that II gwen nm Dy some
doctor, VINO to:d MIN Lnat II would 40 her good.
40 negro irleud Que day alter MS sentence, ne
confessed also to navlug Killed O ms cnidren.
chiid l0ur years OF age last spring, by throwing
cause death the samc day. tie IL saiL 10 nave
always been man OF vio,ent temper and was ire
and babies. Al one time, IN lie dead or winier,
when me mcrc.ry was ranging below the lreez,ng
ana, catching IL oy the heels, threw vi doors
ne whipped mis- wiie Tor attempting to go 70 H. and
Tie DAILY would nave Undoubtedly perisied from
exposure II sonie neignboriug negro had not come
A VISIT TO THE MUaDERER's CELL.
Thursday nlSht wlen our representative visited
the JAIL he was conrteonsl5 greeted Dy Mr.. Frank
quest nat the man o. items Ue allowed nrie Inter.
view Win FRANK AS stated III previous article,
the jail Is new and very substantial LOOKING
ture, situated IN tue nOrtherI mIis vi the and
ab0u. one hundred and lity wards distant from t,e
Yan0busna klver, tlat curves around lile northern
limits Asceluiiiy 10 the second story Frank was
found IN an iron cell, about tweive lee by egnt
Az one sue, and near the door, was an OLD ulrty
sra. mattrass. upoL which, covered with coupe
OF army BLANKETS. lay FRANK. He was evluenly
sleeping wnen tue door ms cell was unlocked and
hAs name Called Dy JUNIOR lnbranaui. After calling
him TWO or three times by name he raised up
MS arm ana asked what WAS wanted. As ne
lay, nall ieclinins he was not oad looxlng negro.
sn0wed MIN to bc negro ol more than ordinary
Intelligence. although he Is sala TO have acteu ion
his triai as Il he were 1901. Alter lelLng hnu tat
This Is q man VINO wants TO tslk yuu," Jaiier
Jngra0am stepped pacK ana secured ine door Of
the CELL Wille the AUadnCite representative opened
the interview.
THE INTERVIEW.
hEPoR1ER Frank. how old are your
FRANK dunno san; bout twentysix, guess.
kEpoRTeR--iou were sleeping wuen we came Ia
FRASk-No san; lse list lhiukins.
RE, oRrEa-wnat were you tnInxing about?
FRASk-ADout tO-murrow.
nsi oki hh-Weii' what 40 you Inink vi ilr -.
~rhANhmi ~ uuuno, sah, .spose Use gwInc 70 a,e.
a, o"i H"-Do Jou .co' aho % =" Jou "SAo i9"uJ
todex
rkANk-Ies san; Use done nuIhh 70 NC Icetu OF.
nhrokfEH-"hat Aiaue you give Sour WIG uias
poisonI
rkANh-ane uoc.oi toio me ".
FRANK dunnu, san; orgets his name.
=, nsruh. - EN- @ Dluhs you u KNOW MAJ yoa mae sv'
ing nel ia' poson, anu .iin. woa M IL mea -,
REsoRrER-what kind oi sun was thas rat
pyE 4, was al, n,.er .nc dor what ,la aoctor
guy lio was WHILE .s 49,, ,o, u,vo , 20 no,0
nnron ih"v" NV ~" , s,.s :. % W noA @ .,,,. 49,,
rhASh-i naoe ~ in'o pA' .iAo uo uoo'oi 'oia
me- -, Il.
hEfOhibh-D'u yout whe sas any yihi'S ""o"t nos
peng whnk W tahe ~ .,..,~,
FkASK-l es, san; sne gee use !, uiun. iook righI,
when sez, Mcf', w"i. al ~ snow ~ 70 wi.
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