The sun., 1873-08-30
CAtR0S FIRST HANGING.
NEGRO STRANGLED FOR THE
MURDER or A WUITE.

Looking for n Rcprievc up TO the Inst Hour
The scene ION tho t.aiIow--Tbe sheriff
Kissing the Victim, and then Launching
him into Eternity.
CAIRO, Ill.,, Aug. 20.-Wm. Campbell, a ne
gro, twenty-five wears of age, was han ged to-day
in this city, for the murder of Thomas Doyle,
white, former resident of ST. Louis, and first
mate of the Memphis and st. Louis packet
Grand Tower. Campbell was raised a slave In
Boone county, Mo, but Joined tho Union army
as cook when the call came for coored troops. lie
was connected with the Ninth Iowa cavalry until
the close of the war, aud then he engaged IN
steamboaing on the Missouri river. He worked
the greater part of the time az a roustabout
Naturally man possessing much OF the animal
he gave loose rein to his passions, ~ sociated
with bad characters and became a bad man, and
as the sequel shows a very dangerous man. For
some cause unexplained but most likely an in
suit offered To white woman in Missouri this,
however, u denied he left that river, and some
time during the past year came un the Missis-
sippi as a roustabout. lie changed from one
boat to another until he shipped on the Grand
Tower. Before he had made many trips he had
n difficulty with DovIe. in which Campbell
Cnmnhell left the boat at Cairo. and scent the
three weeks following In this city.
THE NUHDEH.
on the night OF April ~, while the Grand
Tower was lyinu al the wharf in this city, Camp
bell with a cl1b in his hand went ON board,
asked for Doye, declared he would have u set
i!"ment with him that night, aud turned away.
Tie found Doyle on the wharfboat. walked M
hemnd MIN and felled him with single blow
lie Then drupped the club and escaped in the
darkness. boyle died from the wound and
Cant hcll WAS arrested two days afterward by
the chief Of Police 81 this city An Indictment
was found at the July term ut the Circuit Court
IN this county, and the trial began and II end ed
On the blst OF the same month. the Jury finding
a n dor Ina ha FIR
thmphell's counsel entered motion for "A new
uiti, which was overrulyd. Then motion in
arrest ut judgment was also oyerruled, aud ON
the 9th Of August he was
SENTENCED To nv HANGED
to-dav between the hours of II and o'clock
Ills counsel then sought a writ uf supcrcedcas.
The GoNeruor to commute his punishment To
imprsonment for life, or at least grant a respite
ot tntrty days. Thus was placed In the hands of
aleading colofed man In this city and laid before
the GuNernur, but he declined to interfere, and
Weraratious were made TO execute the sen
tou,e.
The negro population here. of which there are
about three thousand, were astir early this
morning. Many expressions had been heard
leading To the suspicion that, # they dared, some
oi them would endcavor To- rescue the prisoner,
not because they doubted his guilt but' br,,,u.,,
the man whom he had murdered was a white
man. Ample provisions, however. had been
qnircd bN law was a private one. The galluws
As erected ia Az enclosure twenty hy uftv feet.
About turtV per~un,. including the guards, were
IN THE MURDERERs GILL.
A. o30 4 NJ. a representative Of TUE svS visit
ed the prisoner. lie WAS sullen aud refused to
converse. His mother, In COMPANY " IN Richard
jenkins, colurcd. then arrived and the reporter
then Withdrew. A. ne was going uut of the jtil
the prisoners conn, a neat black walnut one.
arrived, "hlch had the eject Of quicting all
AtloA. ", An additional guard of thirty men,
under the command of capt Tom ellison, Ar
rived Al the u. Then a despatch WAS received
tom the Governor announcing that he wolld
not interfere in behalf OF the murderer. On
the receipt uf this telegram, Mrs. Campbell badc
a hnai adIcu To her son and left the Jail. The
crowd around and about the court house was
constantly increasing in numbers ~ the hour
for the execution Irew igh. 1t wa rtmurrd
llt a dc~iItCh had been received from j. i.
Hird that { - Governor hnd f.spif d t.u,un.il
out II proved 90 he without foundation.
MARCHING To ruE GALLONS.
~ 1880 \. VI. the sheriff. in company with she
Rev l.. JdcN-on. entered tho cell ui tuv doomed
man ior the purpose Of escordng hin to tne
seven minutes later he Wa led I, rth. walking
q the an lid 81. D. = ste dis step. llc stoI Ipud
ncsses SHOWN him. and taxing his hat M hi.
hand' ne aid, "Hood hv, boys farewell. fare
WI. am going - rest. thank Good: | am ga
lu- t. rest. When in,id, the uclusurc n,
-hd, lhdhN God, auu -ulug 10 rest from tins
I' 'iH "nc M'iidi lhe LORD has freed my
soul. ia 'nk Gut ani g'Ins TO r'-t. have
! .u hung uniu-tly, hut am willing To- 90. Mr.
IRWIN ! am "iIus tp - yes, ln wiling 90
80. hNiuu uN the krv. Nr. rk-uu was
IS M IN" prisoner hu.ns IN without au' trcm r.
pt ihr voice, or any rNhIpitilu ct ucr,pu-u,.-.
Aittr tine singing tn" uintn rhlti"- uf Ipt wa.
read, and then the -. rln asked tamubcu whe-
tu"r %" mad auNthins Co Say tie said. have
nothing mu,u 90 ~uN. bu. that I am going to
heaven, w1'rr Nuir vpu W.T. 1l' .Hine uut
meet ne want SoI t' -ce my mot.,r D.me."
TltE LNSr ACT.
The death warrant wts then read. during
winch Campbell cast his eyrs fIrtS,iv ar.auI,
apparently showing some unea~ ines. Hp rc-
qscstod to be left standing hy himself. saving
" can stand yet Tue sheriff. tAen ki~Siu.
MN on the LETT check, commented Lin 20 his
&C. q, dud drew the cap over h, face. Ia a mo-
Wrut he was swung up between Heaven and
earth. The cunvul-On of the body and the
oontr ctiOn Of the muscles lasted four minutes.
complete record Of EI- pulse Wa kept II
ceased To beat in seven minutes md twenty
seconds, and the heart ~ twelve minutes and
twenty seconds. At thirteen minutes Of |
q clock he was pronounced dead. and the body
was cut down and gwen INTO the custody II the
Key 1. Jackson and Mr.. Thomas Jenkins. Thus
ended the nr>t hanging that the city OF Cairo
lu. ever Mltut44el