Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-03-28
EXECUTION OF MANLEY.
49,, .,ot,u,e of the law on conviction of will
.rlar was executed in the Jail yard of this
! l. 49, :, noou to day upon Charles Marley, who
, =, Lam Monroe, in July last.

=, I,uu Monroe, III july last
TIE CRIME.
~, crime of which Mauiey stood convicted
80. orufusual atrpci,y. 1t was proven on
v. -, which tux place in the Corporation
~ h, ll.k of January last that on the
w., IN. 5;h of July, 1872, Johu Monroe,
., s.,r>,uan, who travelled about this Sec
80, # ,ouatry, in the vocation of mendlng
T.. wa- sitting BY tbs side Of the spring, In
.,G.v which extends t:oiu ST. Asaph street
W. 81 IN The midst If the colored suburb
wn =. "p.tersburs.' The night was star
:. aud .v:ry, and it is supposed that Monroe,
r.4r.>l,;tg his thirst at the spring, had
i,.rn +, rest and fallen asleep beside 1t. He
,r,..y pain silver watch and carried smal
.y,,r-ai.ing the tools used in his calng.
ri., .>..p.r # cll,rcl man nam ID Payne is
...,....; , >nori ,iitlnce from the spring, and
&c.,, there three men, Mancy aud Samuel
r..r. nsi / wis Payne came down upon Mon-
,.,,, vas heard t. cry that he had no
,,,,.y AID - beg them not to murder HIM.
!..,,iru..i, and his abdomen mashed with
..,ur,, and then under the surposi,ion
,,,, h.. wa, dead, th-vwn into nelghborlng
.;.,.;, from wh;ch he managed t. crawl during
n, r;.A. and Oh the edge Of which he was
f,,,} in the mornils, and carried to hi, board
;.,. house on West street. He fingered there
:, ,-.,, pain. BAT in full possession Of his seu-
So. and able 10 give al account OF the assault!
nn,, him, uni. the evening, about clock,
when h. died
TIE ARREST.
III. w, Pa,nes made oft during the night,
I'm, the ;urr-l1 law Of Muuley having had his
.,,>,,i,i,n, aroused crmmuucatcd them 10
i: ,ir. l,rut. Sni,h who cama upon Manicy.
,b,l, il, Wal asleep, aui found upon hun the
,,.'',, In, an; io,tS Of Mouroe, all OF which
H.. v;,.,im i,!cn,!tirJ before MS death.
u>xLrY's SPIRITUAL CONDITION.
After his conviction and sentence Maney
rou,j,,u..i ou. lcilant, hut 81 late the nlnstFa-
,,on, nfl;r>. Il ,nyy Marshall and flrldS Cock,
;rI o;rcr cotrv,i ministers, aud notably those
81. IN. .Iai! Committee vi the lung Men 5
Cur;Sti.n Association. have ,ott"ns.l him and
brought him urd~ religious lut1u nc2a
MANLEr's STATEMENT.
Y.sfcr,l,y 4 journalist met Nanlcv n his re-
oas,,.iuihe nid ,:chur room il; the JAIL. Marley
,,rc,r,.I I,c IN OK client ;lca;l, buta nervous
r,mor pass ,>cd every PORTION OF Ills body. At
int ti:..c he nl;'ic II" following statement OF
h> ,an relations t The nnrIcr:
=" was J. m at A;coEl. LoudOun county, Va,
and warkei on Il farm until the war During
the war served 10 Capt Pollard company OF
,'o. ti,!uans District OF Columbia colured
rr!,;ln.rt. | cinnpt write but eau read little.
SINCE the war have been working about, and
va. married about Il year aEJ IN house about
a hualrcd yards from the spot where Monroe
ya> Killed Since then | We been working about,
AID was employed un;ii the day OF the homl-
c;cr. urou Capt McMa>trr'S canal boat, Gen.
Ei,aarc Thu boat cailc here the morning on
the dag after tie tourth o: July. was spreclng
aIoul all that day with the Payncs and that
night lett Mr. Payne cabin with Lewis aud
Sanur, PAYNE and went down by the spring,
gong 10 Nr. Gay :, 10 get whiskey. We came
!lppn iwo men II the spring lying down; sam
Pdyne tod them 10 ret up, and one got up aud
raH ;way. | went ahead few yards, but heard u
;.o>e and looking back saw Sam Payne strike
attic man w!rh sick Lewis Payne cat at HIM
with rtz r. bat | said don't cut the man;
ran back and Knocked Lewis Payne arm. The
razor ru the mans vest pocket Oft II you get
the vest you EN- see that the pock.t Is cut
away. The wound in the mans head was given
when they struck him with tue corner OF the
TIA box in which he carried his tools There Was
but ten cents in the box with the tools. They
took the ten cents but left the box on the side
81 the h Sam Payne gave me the watch to
( ep util morning. He said he would come
AID wake me up early, and we'd all go to
Georgetown. Then went up to the Payne $
mousse. What ! said about holding my head
gp.' was IA saying we had -"lIl hold up my
head if my belly drasS the ground, but lett
out the last part, because there were women
there
HIS LAST REQUEST.
Iu>t as the gentleman was about to leave the
iooui, Manly asked him to remain, and told
bla &c bc witness, that it his (Mauleys) wife
maricl again, he wanted Mr.. Cline to have
his chill
VISITORS.
Last NIGHT he was visited by several gentle
mvn connected with the Young Mems Chris
:tan Association.
TIE SCAFFoLD.
lie >caiioId, which was completed yesterday,
Is nude on the model of one used Tor cNccu,
ions iii tn ,.umnc county, California, when the
!'iy Sergeant, Capt. Stcuart, was Sheriff there
before the late war.
IN THE MORNING.
rs carly IS nine . clock lew persons gath
cred III the vicinity Of the jail. The crowd slow
grew, ans: at noon the vicinity was denSeiy
r'iNIaled, mos, of the crowd outside being
e."red persons The enclosure of the jail
T"'iy The sc,tl ii was erected was filled very
s"''''E after th@ door was opened. Few house
'''> AFFORD View Of the jail yard aud even
'"'>' K" "'rc not flied, but some trees that
were Supposed to give some inkiug Of the pro-
veS''ns> within the walls, had climbers. There
"r II, nom on the Jail walls.
mere mad been much desire expressed to
witness Tie execution, and the City Sergeant
issued TEXTS allowing number of persons to
come wI'nln the iriI walls, SO that by III
c''cS q;Hte Large crowd had assembled with.
III 'he enclosure. There is no military adult
"L-a :, in the city aud detachment Of
.'' hcilri Hook aud Ladder Go. and others