The New York herald., 1871-03-03
PUgL.C EXECUTION IN sJUTa CAROL NA.
4 Negro Murderer Hung-Th0usands Of Pe0.
pie Witness the Death Struggle.


4 Negro Murderer Hung-Th0usands Of PeO.
pie Witness the Death Struggle.
The following account OF a public execution
which took place at Barnwel Court House, 8. c.,
the 24th ult,, Is given by a correspondent OF the
Charleston Ne,oS
This beautiful sprng day in all PROBABILITY sug.
gested TO many q one thoughts OF drive hunt, o
piCnic, or doubtless, to you the sea shore q SAL
ON your lovely bay. IL brought mo cur little town
over thousand visitors. but nos for any OF these
enjoyments. The sensation was the execution Of
! Andrew Brown freedman, Tor the murder or Jacob
Barton, another freedman on the Upper kans, III
| TINS county, In November last
The circumstances OF the homicide were. that on
the 18th OF November Brown and the wife OF Bar.
ton were sitting In the passageway 0l BartonS
house Brown said 20 the woman, lyon do not
treat me right: you pass me ali day, While we are
at work III tue helds, ana you do not speak 10 me-,
and made some threats OF having her oronghI up
In the church about IL. BartOn who was In the
''Iront rOom,' oyerhearing the conversation, ana
deeming II too iamilar-or, Tor some other reason
came no to Brown and knocked him OH the bench,
the beDcn. which had got broken on IN the sculne,
ana told hlm he would serve him worse than that
that the next time he caught him taking In that
way TO his wife.
BrowG then left the house and weut to that OF the
employer. Ar. Green, where he was put 10 some
work about rae house, which he finished IN the
afternoon and lett After he mad gone Mr.. Green's
double-barreed shotgun was missing. on the
Tuesday following, about daylight the report OF q
gun was heard IN tue horse lot and the cxcama
tons OF wounded man, crying, Lord, have mercy
on my soul p The other hands In the ned ana the
proprietor, Mr.. Green appeared quickly theie, and
found Jacob Barton lying upon tue ground, NOR
tally wounded and In state OF insensibty. He
shot In the left side Of the back with bullets
bucksnot and small brdshot and died n few hours
afterwards. Andrew Brown, in Ealf hour after the
discharge Of the gun, gave lt TO little coiored boy
AMI directed him TO carry 1t to Mrs. Green. and he
then lett the place aud went 70 tue plantation OF o
Mr. Bush, eigDt miles distant, and conceaed himself
under the bed or one OF the negroes. tie pur-
sued by the negroes on Green's place arrested and
did not intend TO xiii Barton.
An inquest was ncld, and the jury returned YER
dict that deceased came TO his death RON wounds
received from gun III the hands OF Andrew Brown.
lie was Imprisoned and. at q special term OF the
court for Barnwei county, held at Blackville on the
second Monday III January last. ne was tried aud
convicted OF murder beiore Judge Plat presiding
| judge, who
SENTENCED HIM TO DE HUNG
on the last Friday III February
| This being the day crowds came pouring In by
was designated as the place ior hls execution. was
nied with anxious spectators. AT THIS hour An
drew Brown maize his appearance upon the back
steps Of the jal ana made .'lis cuDicsslonn He
adlnitted that he did shoot Barton, but tnar he
did not intend TO Kill hm, AMI tnat i5arton ASSAULT
ed aud beat MN ''Very ihorougR!Yp that morning;
tnab he could iooS upon ihat scafiold win
pleasure; that others III his situation had
tnat ne had none nor uid he desire IT.; that ne and
his friends had addressed petition o Governor
Jesus Christ, and lie felt mat 1t grated and he
wanted all present 70 meet MIN IN heafen sad that
one vi the witnesses sworc falsely against hum, but
he iorgave hlm, and hoped God would bless n,m He
was dressed In BLACK shroud, Win White gloves,
ana after his remarks were concluded hunJrsds
OF tne cotored peopc went M and bis, hin farewell.
He shook hands "itl them ana made pleasant re-
marks TO many: his manner cain, and he could
NOT nave acted with more compOsure aud self-oos-
session ne had been about To parf non his friends
on some agreeable journey. Az one O'Clock ne
was led 10 the 9aiie@s. .aiounl which the
square; there he took Il scar, and rcgiuua
services were conducted by c5lored preacher
named Matthews. THIS being concluded there
was noIhing 10 prevent an Immediate enfor.e ngnt
tnat as ne man was due al two o'c.ocK. ne woald
would wait and see II any communication wonIi
come from the Governor. aithoagn bone was cx-
pccted. the prisoaer was IN orued or tl.ls AMI
sad mat nc dld NOT want any respite, that
HE WAS PREPARED DIE
ana ihat Ia few moments ne wo1ld mot be dead
as they supposed, uOt ascep III te arms OF Jcsas.,
Tue nau arriving, and no.hng Official bong re.
ceived at ten minutes before three O'Clock he was
conducte1 up the seaii0ld, his hands Dcllg jtrst
bound behind its back; hls feet we're shcl Dovnd
and he grasped he nauJ Of .ae SaeriI and Dae him
iateweil ana tlankcd hun Tor his Kindness to nirn
Wnlie IN piisJn. he eo0ral aepusg WAC assisted
ia the execution. and VINO tie ocst lrlcnu O. tae
convict, then kissed hun, and puc tue Uiack cap
upon ms head aDu over MS FACE. lie sheriff and
deputy then descenied aud the drop was drawn
anu ANDREW Brown eXpiatcd tie murder he had
committed.
A lew spasmodlc slirugs OF the shoulders ana ner
Vous twitcllng uI the Dngers aud feet the ony
indications OF his nui having been Killed dead ny
the JERK. Alter the lapse ol fifteen minutes Urs.
Duncan ana Morfati made an examination anu pro-
nounccd him corpse. He then cat down ant
his body deilyereo 10 ms friends. lnis "A tho tirst
public execution a this section since TIE war, and
has evidently produced prolound iiunrcssion noon
the minds OF those who have heretofore held tuae
.'tie bottom rail Is on top.r Your corrcspOnient
nelrd, on his way home after the execution several
negroes IN conversation, one OF whom exclaimed -
There has been TOO much Carrying al guns ana t
much lght made OF shooting but it a a uni SION
10 now" with vrtuous Judge AMI a!icicus 8 &.
ecutve omcers the civil law Is al the rule We need
and " IL could be tried In thss manner nm fs
country there would be no need Of the ms,tsrv ~ -
preserve peace there. 80 n