Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-11-05
ROMANfio.

A Cond efraned murderer changes
TCiothes with hts wife ana ks-
capes. tL
From the New York Herald. October 81
HENpEnsoSvILLE, N. c., October rs,
l872.-Over five thousand people were
assembled here to-day for the purpose OF
witnessing the execution of Martin Bay
nard, one of the murderers OF Sllas
Weston aud his three children, bat they
were doomed 10 be wofuuy disappointed
Ii will be remembered that two crimi-
nails have already been executed Tor
this crime, the details OF which were iui'
" reported in the Herald, both at the time
Of lis occurrence and at the time OF the
execution of George Baynard aud Goven
Adair Martin Baynard was also TO
thave suffered the -Att y t-+ ~
EXTREME PENALTY OF THE LAW b.
when the other two were hanged, but he
vas respited from time to time, to be
used as witness against the elder bay
nard and another, who we're also iRpllca
led in this horrible murder, under a
statute Of This State which provides that
a Condemned feloa can testify as a wit
ness against other parties TO the same
crime. Is All the preparations were made,
the scaffold was in readiness and the
crowd had been arriving from all quar-
tiers for several days
~ 10 wiTYEss THE TRAGEDY.
During his Imprisonment The wife OF
the condemned man was faithful, con-
slant and devoted in her attendance
upoa him. A day did not pass that she
vas not in his cell for several hours, and
Of the last moment, with heroism wor-
thy of more noble cause, she saved
him from an lfAf-A"
l,nc IsSoNISIoUs DEATH
nnon The scafold. The night that was
~ have been the last OF Baynard 5
earthly existence had arrived, and upon
the earnest, fearful and sorrowtul en-
treaty Of his wife the jailer compassion
ately allowed her to pass the few remain
inc hours of his life with him in the cell;
Morning broke clear and bright, and
already tho assembled multitude were
astir. eagerly awaiting the arrival OF the
bopr when the executioaer end the scaf-r
fold would do their terrible work. About
& o'clock a. m. the woman came to the
;a;l door to be let out, with her bonnet
drawn down over her face and hand
kerehief pressed over her mouth, through
which
n Y HER HEART BROKEN soBs
burst as the jailer passed her through
the outers door of the prison.. She
walked SLOWLY of with feeble gait,
bowed fignre aud wailing pitifnlly, Civ
ing yeut TO cher great grief, and she was
soon lest to the sight of the gaping
guards and morbidly curious spectators.
Breakfast lime came at eight o'clock.
and the confident and compassionate
taller, with meal-the last the doomed
man was to have eaten-comprlsed en-,
tireIy of tempting delicacies, repaired
to the cell. The bars were removed and
the heavy iron door was swApg back,
and the taller entered, when a sight that
made him shake like an aspen leaf met
his astonished gaze. In the further end
of tho cell, instead or the condemned
man, crouched up in a corner, was
y woMANIx HER NIGHT CLOTHES.
The plates and dishes with the breakfast
fell from the iailer's hand to the Aoor
and we're broken into fragments. be
tried to speak, but could find no words
for utterance, and as he stood in actual
aespsir the crouching figure arose, and
in the tones OF q woman Who thinks she
has done praiseworthY action, said,
r'Well, as Martin is gone, reckon had
betierea the breakfast, and she forth
With began picking up the scattered por.
ions Oh tue meal. Raynard had escaped
In his
wIFEs CLOTHES
and was doubtless by this time far be-
yond the reach Of the county othcers.
The Sheriff, as soon as apprised of the
set ont in hot pursuit OF
the criminal with posse but in vain
for. after securing the country for miles,
they returned without their prisoner.
The assembled crowd gave expression to
their ehsgriu in various ys;notthe least
OF which Was au anxious deslre en Ineir
part TO see the woman hanged in the place
of her husband, and indeed, many ofthem
were firm in the impression that such
would be the case. Having come to see
20 hapgin'," they we're not particular as
to Who the victim vas, whether guilty or
innocent, as long as their morbid curl
osity was grati6ed II is believed nov
that Baynard will never be reoaptured.
A Man Who Knew Ann street.
In coming from Syracuse / met with
Q eontretemps, or rather country
q raN