Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-11-03

IG. NOVEMBER 3. 1871.
lowing persons had been appointed as
overseers of the various roads Of the
township Andrew Shines, Calvin Bowen,
W. P. Pope. Jacob Chadwick, Thomas
Shepard, Henry Edens.
The judges of Election held at Bureaw,
lin Holden Township, on the 23l inst, re.
ported o follows, viz: For Magistrate, D.
M. MILAN Clerk, r. nj. BlooGworth ;
Constable, p. L. Lee School Committee,
". T. Zimmerman, Roder Wells. Ordered
on file, and Clerk ordered to issue certifi-
Gates Of election.
| Petition of the Trustees of Grant Town
chip for permission to levy tax for the
purpose of erecting township house, was
ordered on file.
The Report of the School Committee of
| Grant Township was received and ordered
on file.
1t was ordered that the County and State
delinquent tax list for 1871, handed in by
Mr.. Geo. d. Flack, be received, copied by
the Clerk, and handed to the Sheriff for
collection. It was ordered further, that
the Sheriff proceed with all diligence to
collect the same.
The Board adjourned to meet ON Mon
day evening next, the Both instant. ct u
O'Clock.
Reported for the Journal.
Execution OF mackey for the Murder of
stancH.
Alfred Mackey, who murdered Mr.. John
Stancil at Cerro Gordo, some few months
since, was hung yesterday at Whiteville,
in obedience to the judgment of the last
Superior Court. held by Judge Russell. in
that county. The arrangements by Sher-
iff V. V. Richardson were SO carefully
made that no disturbance Of any kind took
place, though thousands Of people had as
semb!ed from many miles around to wit
ness the epe ctacle. The execution in
the yard Of the Jail and the fence had been
somewhat hojghtened to make it as private
as possible under the circumstances, hut
the spectators fonud places in houses, on
roofs, in trees and other positions, so that
all who wished saw it. Between the hours
Of II ard l O'Clock he was escorted to the
soaffold and all the usual proceedings went
quietly forward to the final end. On the
day previous to his execution he made
full confession cf the circumstances at |
tending the murder, and fully exhonora-
ted a colored man Of the county, whom he
had attempted to implicate to prevent his
appearing as q witness against him. In
order that all may understand why this
man has persisted On the scaffold, we make
Lasty review CT the circumstances of the
foul murder. Mr. John Stancil, OF Co.
lumbus county, a worthy, quiet, harmless
citizen. having O large family of children,
who had lest their mother and who were
dependent Oh his labor for support, had
been to Wilmington with several friends |
The party ali reached Cerro Gordo few
hours before daylight, his friends got off
and alter inviting him to go home with
them - which invitation he declined--they |
went home leaving him sitting in the
piazza OF store, on the side of the Rail
Road, az be lived few miles away, he had
seated himself to wais for daylight, so as
to sec his way clearly. He is supposed to
have been in the act of lighting his pipe,
when Mackey approached him and drove
an axe through his cad, giving him a
mortal bow. Mackey then robbed the MUIR
deted man and shop on the opposite side
of the Railroad and went home. During
that day he was arrested, and after examin-
alton by tie Coroner, fully committed
for TRIAL.
l., loA into 1~,S&I h
the criminal lately. and it is currently re-
ported that he ackno wledged having muir
dered bis wife before leaving Virginia
Justice has had its course, and the maj jesty |
of the law is fully vindicated-which facts
are mainly due to the energetic manner in
which Sheriff Richardson pursued the |
mhrde:er and gathered up the links of
chain of evidence which brought him
swiftly to his merited doom.
CONFESSION.
I went to Cerro Gordo about dark, and
remained until all had shut up. Green
and Tursmaa Carr were the last persons
saw before the murder of Stanciil. 1 went
there for the purpoee Of breaking into
Buie ColemaD's bar room. Soon after
the train passed up q man came to Cerro
Gordo, was then behind the bar; he lay
down in the piazza Of Buie & Co!emans
dry goods store; he was in my way, and I
thought be would prevent me from break
ing into the bar room; / went over to
where he was ana asked ''Who are you ?"
He said something about being tired; I
struck him, as we'll as I remember. one
lick; I then got all the money he had from
his person; 'hen went back to the bar
room and broke in and stole all the things
that were produced on the trial; .-don't
know what amount of money got off the
body of S,ancili; did not know who had