The New York herald., 1871-12-09


rHE Last saurAL ACT or TnK rsAcrpY
woman 10 perform the last SAD oices for n. dead,
and when She came Jacob told another story ci hr
% wis's death Offering materially a ,po ,ns ~" ,sr ,n
and prepare the poly for burial ~ ie.sel ana 'lal
u wouid bs necessary 70 ooIain me hrp o o one a,
objected strongly, swearing at the same line that
he would assist her. lie then rushed st the % mns.
brute force The clothing nom 1t IN strips ana rags,
until the corpse bruised mangIca ANA bloody nun
horrible spectacle Jacob afterwards told other
stories OF the manner OF his wlle's death; bat ne
suspicion inevitably fixed upon him, and
HE WAS ARRESTED
Then his AfepsOn, who heretofore AFRAID 10 tell
what he knew, was examined ana the facts ~
above named were fuliy and clearly developed.
composed Of eight negroes ana tour whites was
fOund guilty OF murder ~ the frst degree anu was
Tnere was no evidences es,apiish,ng motive for
the murer and all the testimony, Tie boys In
cluded. went 70 show that Jacob wa. NO. m,oxi-
may have been quite drunk before the conclusion Of
the torture. On one occasion, " Is said she had to
ny IRON his house 10 neiGnbor's 10 escape beat
ing. With this exception fhey lived happily rs
most couples OF their class. \ theory Invented 10
of his wife, having become enamored Of another
dusky dausel whom he was 81 xious 10 marry; odt
in con. .radichon Of this invented theory OF
motive for the murder, jacob nlmse states @ mat he
THE GREEN EYED MONSTER JEALOUSY.
lie charges that his wife, who was ''likely' and
rather good looking wonlan was anfaitalui 70 tas
nigh confirmed on more than one occasion by Cir
cnmstances under which pc detected her. One
thing mat made this almost conclusive In MS mind
was the fact thai she frequently had IN her
sums er Of aua o1 YA ae s 0a ns,
Ss ta a1 sSsgg Rfs'y ,Ss a' aeS eS gIp2 gs ri; ri;
ma adueac hn init a Qn
crime which brought him 70 the galloWs loday:
|, However this may be- there is no sympathy for the
murderer In this community. Everybody no mat.
ter OF what race admits that the sentences was Just
aud here would noIe popularity OF the colored
man and the murderer negro they are usually IN
dlnerent about the punishment or the latter, and,
this case, the victim boina a c0lored woman,
rney are loud In them demands for retrlbunon,
est difculty mat the negroes living near the scene
Of The murder could De restrained lrom ynching
aSou ~ ne e % oys s e nspec naa Of @
several time since his sentence Jacob
ArTEMrrED TO ESCAPE ny guKNINo THE JAIL
n which ne was manaCled and confined, but owing
10 the vigilance of the officials ne was prevented
each time. Tne last attempt was some SIX weeks
ago. A fire was made IN small stove In his cell,
and though he was chained the wall az the fur
tuer end Of H. yet he succeeded in reaching some Of
i6e burning blsnkets he fred the cell door, and the
names were making some headway, when u coored
per portion OF the Jail discovered the ire ana gave
tne alarm fn time to save tne building belore any
to have abandoned all hope OF escape and to have
resigned hlmsel 10 nus approaching late, trusting
JACOB IN THE ACT or DEvoUT sUpPLIcA1ION.
Last uight In company with the jaior, visited the
condemned man ~ his cell AZ we neared INC outer
neafl shouting his prayers IN the most beseecning
accents anc With wlid and despairing zeal. The
the screeching noise OF rusty hinges Inc doors
swung back did not disturb him IL h,s appeals TO
ffar N a IN nnnd ntVx fnVt
ana when the light from a lantern was thrown upon
nita le was found kneeng on his pai,et- his casped
In this position he remained while we entered the
cell, sun calling frsGticaly upon MS Maker for
Se:aer with a terrible energy. We stood mute,
gazing at the criminal IN the shadow Of death, and
rSI Unwilling to interrupt HIM in cment or soG two IL
ceased and looked at Us IN an lnIuiring manner,
'A'. p.soaiprioS OF TIIR cRIMlNAL
Jacob was about Iorty-nve Years Of age medium
hs aa esaa wes nsed arsv sv. ms ore
head but iecedlng nose somewhat % q aari lips inuk.
Se sin s aaS senns negro IN
every respect he was nanve OF Kings
sn G1 family reOes es mas nas nasn nSer seusss Ss
from Frederick Han, was admitted to see him just Us
We entered and to On MIN Jacob gave every assurance
was constantly with the Lord. In MS own words,
II doIe seed my death; know aU 10 DO killed
oil they CAP do; but
TfIE LORD Is WITH NE.
turn my thoughts to the Lord and he leaves me.
know am going home 70 morrow thank !ne Lord
lD an eJaculaiory nervous way, the hands
moving resllessly al the timo from the
manning more than few seconds In one place lie
eylnced considerable uneaslness as to The dispos
@ asads a. s Of 6e oco ns s uyer V
ginia at Charotevilie and this seemed 10 prey more
mems Wnr Oiv IN y no al
care OF, and after prayers were offered ty two visit
ing ss Su doors were Swung WI nasS ane bolts
was LEFT solitary aud alone In the cold. dark and dis
NAL cell TO pass
ing aa sas n,sa @ sna suen 'S'ss' Wss NE ass.
mind wandered, and his cxpressions became inco.
herens, rambling aud meaningless. Afraid 10 court
70 and fro ihe whole Of that terrible night moaning
pte0BsIy and awaking the echoes in the jail with
Wild and irenzled appeals for forgiveness IN vatn
patience and ialth alone can give the sinner. bur
lke ali negro criminals Of his class he endcavored,
by forced excitement and Wild fervor, TO convince
himself that MS peace was made with hts Maker.
Perhaps The simple but great truths ol Christianity
,orsce sS aarsened his small % sSarc Of Tint intellect
rRE INSTRUMENT or DEATH.
slx executions in The last tscny.lve years. This
mukcs the seventh within the recollection Of some
pcrence IA tne hangman's art hey did hot know
how 10 build scaiiold. There being no public
place OF execution and the cltlZens generally In the
vicinity OF the Court House obJectng To have the
tragedy take place upon their private property, the
shcrn was Obliged TO erect me instrument OF death
on he poorh0use grounds ABOUT three miles and
a hall southwest oi the,towu. IL was q miserable
structure combination OF gaoas aud scat.
fold; two urrighls supporting cross.bcarI,
bcIeah which was q small platform with
trap ln the centre. This platform
was r3iSed only four feet nom the ground anu con-
6cgucnty admitted OF a fail not exceeding three |
fset-an inevitable result being tue barbarop
~lfangpailOn OF the yiciin. Can there be some
means adopted by winch this species OF legal
barbar'sm Will be avoided when animal has to |
Ias tie cxtfeme penalty OF the iawY Al should AZ
lcasi, he done IN "a decent, civilized way.
TIN CROWDS ARorsD InE suAFroLD.
IGOssk tne morning was gloomy, with serious
indicanA ol ctihef rata of snow, crowds o negroes
BON male ana lemaie, llroIgod the roads leading
- tnc Court House 10 witness the ''hangin - as