The New York herald., 1872-08-10

door: The aged ana indrm father got up ,.aas, and
Fastening 70 the door. opened y and found himself
MASKED PAGES AND COOKED PIsroLs
who demanded his money or his are. Stricken ana
go for the money. had to cali Of his daughters
to fetch It. She soon brought the roll Of notes.
and suienly demanded il that was ali. the farmer
replied that it was. Chandler then left Cash ana
s 9ser MSe s went sas the Occupied
whose health had been delicate for some years re,
her venerable father, her sister and mother under
threat Of death If she resisted, Chandler brutaly
OUTRAGED HER PERSON,
his companions standing all the while with their
drawn pistols in their hands. After the commits
victim and came out or the bedroom and
then out Of the house The % moon was as shining shin
onsy % oi the &c crime % he had committed to- lis COM
eyes Of his victims his aendsh features This little
arrest trial ana conviction. Not content with the
SSnSS SuSs ,ssn cTms p'y had already committed the
MENUS "s. 'nyn' "'''f SETTING -1ns FIRE s-,,
to corner Of the dwelling, departed exultng
y Cash left COUNTY and soOn ser tSs
he was arrested and confined in in the jail on the
e a ssspsGy eGers ana Se s
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CASTOR il was subsequently transferred to this,
Mecklinburg county.
on the 22d Of May Chandler was arragnsd and
10 they ysras guilty the
arst degree, and on the last day Of the term the
Judge the M terrible at to Of the nn
dead, on the 9th OF August, 1872.
THE DAY OF EXECUTION
The morning of the execution rose bright and
clear, but as noon advanced heavy bilOws OF Aeecy
clouds rolled across the sky threatening rain.
There was no excitement, no crowd and little
beyond tho fact that 1t was generally known New
ton Chandler was to be executed to mark the
SsSG tragedy Colonel HAM Jones' estSe s
from Deputy sheriG Sims, at eleven O'Clock A. NJ.
visited the condemned man IN the Jail. After the
several rustcd crossbarred iron doors, found
myself in front Of Newtons cell on the tn I'd Goor
promptly to The door, but until my eyes had got
1 used TO the darkness ana gloom Of the
was was twenty-five years of age, decidedly good,look.
ing, with a rather pleasing expression OF counte-
nance He was fus I'VE feet @ eleven IN height g nj
built with a full chest and an athletic form. The
deiormity Of his left hand was natural the arm
ending in small round stump at the finger points.
THE CULPRIT INTERVIEWED.
The following conversation then took placc:-
| CoRREsPoNDENr-HOw are you, Ncwtona
| NEwTON-l'm quite we'll thank you, with heavy
CoRREsPospEsr-Are you prepared to meet your
NEwroE-Yes; have q hope that am ready to
die; that my crimes III have M been en-! forgiven: n 60,
tence to be Just?
NEwToN-Wel, about that have nothing to say;
| would rather be excused from saying anything
about ii.
OoRnEsroNpENr-Yo at least admit you commit
NEwroN-I would rather say nothing about that
have reasons OF my own for refusing to say any.
thing about IL. have been q desperate and bad
man, and death would have been q relief three
| years ago.
and number Of other crimes, and for the last
three years have been desperate man.
A YOUNG LADY THE FIRST CAUSE.
CoRREsroNDENT-what was the cause OF that
:. NEwToN-wel: my trouble was about Young
her now and she loves me; but on account of my
bad habits and dissipation her father forbid me
paying my addresses to her. tried to see her after
that, but he warned me not to come near his house,
and from that time became reckless and desper.
ate. thought frequently Of suicide, ana did not
CoRREsroNDENr-was this before or after your
NEwToN-It was before my marriage
CoRREsPoNDENT-Have you ever seen the young
KEwToN-Yes; / have been there and stayed at her
| house, drinking and carousing
CoRREsPoNDENT-Did she know you were mar
| fiedY
MARRIED, But NO AFFECTION.
NEwToNIOh, yes; but she knew ala not care
my marriage; % all that was past. asst ''N "'' "'''
| CoRREsroNDENT-You did not remain long with
NEwTON-NO; q very short time.
CoRREsPoNDENT-lier family was quite respecta-
NEwToN-Weil. no; they were not what you
would call respectable married her on ten days.
acquaintance.
CoRREspoNDENT--Hav you sent any message to
NEwToN-Ycs. have written a letter to her,
and my brother here there IN the celD to take 1t
Newton then called to his brother in the rear Of
the cell to him the Letter n na n he showed
rcnted, and would meet his father and brother and
sister i'll heaven.
ACKNowLErcEs he WAS KU KLux.
CoRREsPoNDENT--What were your politics.
NEwToN-Well, didn't have much Of any politics.
IN 1858 voted for Grant and Colfax and after that
CoRREspoNDENr-Were you regularly initiated in
the kn Klux klan2
from them from time to time, and became one Of
them without any regular initiation
negro was hanged in York county, South Carolina
NEwToN-Ycs, it was.
| CORREsPoNDENT--Wer You present.
NEwToN-les There were nine OF us altogether.
| Most OF them were disguised / was not because
was stranger about there, and no one was likely
This ended my conversation with Newton and
the hour being eleven O'Clock clergyman was ad-
mtted to administer spiritual consolation to the
cuiprlt Descending to the jail yard found
TIE GALLOws
the public view, in accordance with the law upon
that subject. 1t consisted simply OF two uprghts,
upon which rested crOSsDedtn, ana beneath, u
drop. This drop was supported by o rope thrown
over the limb OF tree and tied below on the trunk
1t was about Eve feet high-scarcely enough to in
sure the breaking Of the criminals neck. Noon
had now arrived and rs the hour announced for
the execution zone p. NJ approached quite a
crowd assembled on the streets Some climbed on
the fences, others rose to the altitude OF housetOps
while more thronged into the surrounding trees In
the vain endeav0r to get glimpse Of the terrible
tragedy about to be enacted.
APPEARANCE OF TIE CuLPRTT.
AT about halfpast twelve. all the preliminarfes
being ready the Sheriff emerged from the rear door
Of the jail, leading the condemned man by the
halter, which was loosely around his neck His
arms were tightly pnoned at the elbows but not
sufficiently 80 to prevent using palm leaf fan,
which he carried In his right and only hand, with
which he contryed to fan himself 10 the latest mo.