The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-07
PUBLIC EXECUTIONS.
A Brutal Negro Hung in
Tennessee.
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HIS SONGS OF REPENTANCE.
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A Negro Hung at Charles
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HIs SONGS OF REPENTANCE.
DETAILS OF TIE TERRIBLE SCENES



From the Memphis Avalanche. Feb. al
The good people OF tho quiet pretty little town OF
ByOwnsvine have for couple Of months past been
Anticipating rare exhibition. II was nothing
more nor lees than strictly legitimate legal hang.
Ing.
HISTORY OF THE MURDER
The murderer - named Edmond Lee. and IL appa-
reAny . iul-Dl0odsd negro His exact a2s 10 not
known. bus " supposed that he IL about twenty.
two years old. He was reared oy M James Lee,
former well.known planter In Haywood countv. Al
the close Of the war he went into netxhDorhood
some ten miles north OF Brownsville, on what Is
known as the Henderson Ferry road. Here. about
two years ago, he first hired TO hr. Elias King,
bsr last ne was yesterday hung During the two Years
preceding he murder he worked Tor various parties
IN tue lelghoorhood. put the most o. the time was
passed. III The employ OF Mr.. KING. quarrelsome,
turbulent negro at all times, Edmond W IS partlcu.
larry vicious when under theinnuence oil liquor. II
was f6vOrte amusement TO mount horse, ana,
wNh aioadel revolver IN each boot iwO m0rs In hls
belt and douOle-barreied Shotgun in ms hands. to
threatening am one brave enough 10 venture " ex
postulaie with hlm concer ming his conducf. Upon
boldly inlo Brownsville ana 20 gallopiag through IT'S
pretty streets HIS impadenee very properly caused
He would have renamed there Tor several months
had not Mr.. King, wno hearing OF ms trouble, came
reckless Rides throughout the conntry he would.
without leave, lake one OF Mr.. Kings sadie horses,
SATURDAY.. the soth day Of September. Edmond,
ordered. by that gentleman 10 take a couple Of
mules and wagon and haul some cotton rom the
70 s mules and sps
to attend 70 some private business In hauling. the
C0tl0R the mules stalled, and, ike mules, utterly
reused 10 pull. The gentle Edmond picked up
huge cluo and, enraged al the obstinacy Of the
brutes. struck one o. tnem-a valuable animal
purchased few days previous by AR. King lOt
Szau-Syer the nose, breaking II. Not satisfied. ne
hanu, thrust the Keen blade It's mouth, and jerk
ing upwar0, cut the neshy paris Of the jaw In
Lett It, and gong 10 The other beast he maigie4 i
IN IKE manner AGAIN mounting ms load he applied
Ss Y re- e. Ss %sa
Ar. King. Al the tune OF Edmond's experiments
in surgery, was snort distance away, and although
lAluil view o. the amateur slaughter, aid not By
word or deed, give any evideace that he was wit
his team al the unloading place, Mr.. King rode up
aud said, "Edmond. nlred you expressly to alIend
actin9 wrong. When was at Memphis the olner
day you got on my saddle morse aud rode all over
SAID you wanted to kill. before and since Then YOU
have continually mareated my horses and mules
manner and YOU ' must quit ms style Of acons"
Edmond Drisileo up at Lns talk. ana OWED out,
s'Any man VINO says ever abused your horses II
Win vivid remembrance OF what ne had Just
Witnessed TINS insVlence waste much for Mi. King
to stand, and, picking up small strip OF board ne
struck Edmond two sharp raps over the back. BE-
SOnd saying that he would 'gIt even" Edmond IN.
duiged IA no inreats al that time but walked surliy
ANY, N.Y. ,as lar. s.,rroov .van,n, a., n.,,,..
more was seen o. Edmond until the following Mon.
day morning. AT that time Mr.. KING went 10 the
door vi MS residence anu nalooed Tor Edmond, cali
ing hIm Dy name. A lew minutes later and that
cneer,ui beng put IN an appearance. In response
to questions ne SAID that h.s back and arms were
gentleman cautioned INN about his iuture 6ehavior
and told MN 10 20 Ia Inc house where his wife was
and sue would dress ms bruises. edmond aid 80
ann then Amounted them nicely WI d healing
salve. WItnolt ever thanking or In any manner
expressing MS Gratitude toward her Tor the KIND
services rendered, Edmond walked out OF the
house, and In Inc direction oil the nut Of his
stepiather. negro named Charles carter. That
was the last seen OF him ultll MS arrest
TIE MURDER
About eight O'CLOCK that evening Mr.. King, who
was man Of about twenty three years Of age, and
had Dut recently ,rrled, Was lying upon y lounge
w s e ana abop res ee
distant, while MS whe sat upon the opposite Or right
side. busy win some sewing. While IN inls position,
with his lelL arm extended IN an upright direction
he was SHOT oy AL assassili-whO afterwards proved
to 90 Edmond from Inc open WINDOW. But one
disirlbured. the ouliets. seven tn number.
passed directly INTO his body, one OF the a. TO- M
directly through anu longing Ia some papers Ia his
Tor black boy stopping in The house. Before ne
could arrive air. King mad, " powerful exeruOn,
dragged himself to the window iroiD when sns
deadly, numerous shot had come. AS the boy
came IN he said. "Liit me up" ana iallng LACK,
was corpse An examination shower that the
from the ground, found 1t necessary " erect q
rough scaIiodIug, upon which ne mad ClamDerei. SO
as u allow nm 10 get sure ann upon has victim.
the muzzle OF the gun mad been showed INSIDE OF
the window, as Was evl .enced IRON the burnt
e hurry ' OF hu"s sn, he %ueST naa
knocked down portion OF tho scanoid. Inc foi-
lowing morning the Coroner was notified, anu, pro-
Ceediag to the scene, summoned jury and neld an
inquest. Tnel 1t was uevei0ped that Eimond was
missing since about the hour Oh the murder. very
tine riding morse, belonging 10 MR. King, was also
missing. From the fact that Edmond mad made
threats concerning the deceased IL was iightfuiiy
MADE for Nun, out nelther himself nor the horse
could lie heard rom.
Inc 25th DAY oil November Sheriff Sherman was
informed that edmond was secretcd IN o house near
stanton depot. TWO or three deputies proceeded
Immediately to the place designated and found no
tied anu moved to Brownsville wnere he has SINCE
been confined IN the jail. Tic offered no resistance
to ms capsors, as Was expected from his known
Character.
When questioned concerning the murder ne made
iull confession, and SAID tnat MS ''pappyp-
Charles Carter-had "put MN up' 10 do IL. tie
said that that night alter Mr.. Ring had ST. uck him.
his pappy told HIN that he must XIII that gentleman
10 enaUc hlm 10 carry out thus cneer VI suggestion
his pappy -Csrler-iurnshed nim with an Embed
rine Carter told him 10 mould eight bullets with
set OF mouds winch he gave MN, and then to put
the eight IN AT Que load. Edmond moulded seven,
ana aIter Carter had placed powder IN the gum
poured them In ana fastened them down win
wad. HIS pappy liked the cap on tue gun and told
him TO take good ann. Alter Killing him Edmond
was To take Tie nurse whlcn he du steal afterward,
anu was To come 10 Carriers house, wnere ne would
be furnished win suicient money TO dersy ms G <.
penses 10 Texas. Tho programme OF blood
was carried out, as stated above, but
Edmond, instead OF going to texas. went In a
northeast direction, anu nnaily sold his horse TO
planter living near the tennessee River. Win the
proceeds OF tho sale he came 70 this city, and
BtOppel for week or two ENJOYING himself aud
spending MS blood money. Waning to see a sister
living at Stanton's he went there never seeming 10
think mat he wvlid be wanted for tho murderous
crime wnlcn lie had committed. Ills return sealed
his fat0.
TRIAL AND CONVICTION.