The New York herald., 1871-12-02
GREENSBORO BLOODHOUND MURDER
THE MAJESTY OF THE Law.
Gilmer, the Accomplics Of Parker, Again
Brought to tho Gailows and Receives
Second Respite-Resumc of
the Horrible Afrair.

GnEgssBoRo, n. O., Dec. /, 1871.
! 1use th1 DAY Eve weeks ago WllIam u. Parker. o
whiIe man. oxpiatel the crime OF murder on tne
scanold here, and today 1t was expected tnas
Alfred Gllmer crored,, his accompce would
pay the same terrible penalty for the same
crime. The murder, Nhieh has already
been reported In the HERALD was ono
OF the most barbarous ever recorded. on the morn
ing of the Attn or December 1870, the body OF Thomas
Price, an aged ana harmless coiored man, was
found brutally murdered in an Old held quarter OF q
mile ffom Parxer's honse. Suspicion soon attached
to Parker and Gilmer, from the well known despe.
rate character Of the former IN the neiEhborhoods
and they were at once arrested and Imprisoned, and
the evidence that was afterwards adduced both be.
fore the examining magistrate and the maj trlal
disclosed most d.aboiica and horrible decd. II
appears that Price, the murdered man, was accused
by Parker witt having burned MS barn. anu satis-
fed IN his own mind OF Price guilt he proceeded "a
take the law into his own hands and execute sum.
mary vengeance. .avlng Grst obtained supply OF
whisfey with which TO render his fury sti more
potent ne pressed into his service Alfred Glncr az
his acconlpllce, ana afier stating TO MIN his pur.
pose, he calico 10 their mutual ad som,
HALF ppLEs PRECIOUS LOOKING pLOopHoUED3.
II was toward ihe hour OF midnight when ParScr
ana Gner with the PACK ol hounds went 10 tho
cab cabin occupied By Price. The maraerers took poor
Price out In tue cold wtntry night and dragged nim
dance an ns aens ee or Sofs rs dca Ms1s
already savage with hunYer, spr!ng repeatedly
upon their victim before ne & va. al sarsnaeraa 2 "
SET the dogs upon h,m. The poor wretch ran. bls
soon the hounds were upon hn, tAelr teetn ourieu
his arms aud BODY were tom ami bleed:
ing in a fearful manner. Then Parker would
them upOn the unfortunate man. Inese attacks
were renewed untu trice ieil rom exhaustion and
IN u terrible agony Parker took fence rail- and ut.
tering feariul curse, struck his vicun already
BLoy on THE nEan,
telling him 10 the ground. He never even groaned
afterward. Al IN tme Gllmer stood py wiling,
II not an active, acconplice. When Prices body
was discovered next morning 1t presented nor
SS rS g os Of n' me 'ss es was ana enns s bsnas
OF the leg were not only broken, but
enrey ssparaea Large sarSds q ~ aesa ssa ps ana
DER which created the greatest Indignation and
excitement among the gooa QUAKER deopie Q, tnis
B. Parker was executed on q scanod erected oyer
the iandng OF staryay IN the jan ouian5 lor r tis ms
awful crime. lie mace partial confession OF ms
gulit; but ne sta,ed that ne dogs Were altosetner
TO blamo for Prices death. ms expression was
that 'ney done incidentally" and that ne rlea 70
keep them OF
The dnal preparalions ior the eXecntlon OF Alred
GiImor o. ed seventy years, who wa; respiteI I'VE
weeks ago, were Completed to-day rae gallows
acrer. was executed on the 18th Of october. was
again erected the labdns OF the stairway within
the Jall building aud the came hangiaan's halter
hung dangling over the fala trap crowd M Of
curious oDserv rs had assemDiet TO witness tho
awful tragedy, ard the aged criminal had re-
signed himself % spiritual devo.ion peafl4
tor mercy to the awfai tribunal Whlsn
aiI must appear before. Reporters or the
press were present 10 note the last scenes
and incidents tne tragedy which would maze
the second execution fruln the foul murder BY bood-
hounds or Thomas Price. and the Sheriff nervously
! awaited the nour to carry cat the dread
hat of the law. Even guard WAS sum
monei TO Keep order among the boistcrouS
| crowd. without while tile solemn and terrible
/ ceremony oil death was beIIg performed fttai1 the
! iail. such was me prOxinny OF tue criminal To
DEAN when IL was announced that n
FURTHER RESPITE OF TWO wEEvS
had just arrived by special messenger from fhe
Governor 0i the state, and Alfred Gner was again
rescued rom tue Hai.OWS.
Tue Sherin relieyef from the execution or so
terrible duCy, informed the condemned man, who
shed tears and fervently thanked The Almighty lor
the extension oil mercy. IL is now believed that
OwIng TO the extreme age OF Gmer his sentence
Will be commutoa 10 Imprisonment tor lie III the
penitentlary.