Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-11-07

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Ind s0d..s: iH Jail.
Following close upon the heels oi
tn. triad and conviction of the boy
David MSrtin, comes to us another
fearful tale OF blood from Burgaw. in
this county, on the line Of the Vii
,ninoton and Weldon Raiirc al. % miles
north of the city.
The victim in this instance was a
cnlorcd boy about . years Of age, by-
the name OF Isaac Floyd, who was
bonnd to Amos Gregory, colored. and
his wife Mahala, residing near Bur-
oaw. On last rsday evening, the
boy having in some way offended the
man and his wife, they stripped him
and tied h;31l to tree. with his hands
above MS Ii. adj While i'll this condi-
ton the inhu,nan woman whipped him
severely. Whileshe was doing SO her
husband came up and took off his coat
anil whipped him SO severely that the
child afterwards died from the effects
of the injuries received, as was testi-
fed by DR.. Robert L. Sanders, who
made post n1Ortlnt examination of
the body.
Coroner Hewlett was notified on
Saturday evening, by telegram, as was
published by us in Sundays issue
He went up to Burgaw Saturday night
and the next day empanneled jury
and held an inquest. The result was
that Amos Gregory and his wife were
brought to the city yesterday and
lodgeI in jail. The following is a
synopsis of the testimony elected by
the jury
sarah Hitchcock tcstifcs: As ] came
TIP heard the licks. | stopped when
Il, II,,-I = i
to the trcc-the boy now before Ills dead
the cedar tree in front of the door
Amos Gregory was whipping him don't
think the sun was over fifteen minutes
high 1t was last Thursday evening.
Amos said he would whip him till he
oheycd him, if he died in five minutes
afterwards. At the time he was whip
ping the child, the child was stark ma
kcd heard him give him twenty five
or thirty lick>. ] saw some of them put
on Ha had four or five switches by
him al the time. All were Traced, and
looked As if they had been used. stop
ped about fifty minutes. During the
Time stayed he stopped whipping the
child. then went home it being about
sunset when | left. returned between
tx and seven o'clock +! found the child !
I,ina dead III the flooor. proposed 10
IMP the child. Mahala Gregory, the !
wife of Amos Gregory, objected to hay |
inc the clothes pulled of, a. she said !
the clothes would be OF no service t. |
any one else. If they wanted to shroud |
him To do it with the clothes on. and the |
child was not stripped at ali. | saw no
one whipping The child but Amos Greg
ory suppose the Child to he eight or
nine wears old.
Missouri Iighe1nith testified | |
came 10 Aunt Mahala Gregory's house
after ire. Aunt Mailala told the child |
10 pull of it, cloti:ez. He went to pull
liz them off, when she slapped him and
i,.i him he wasn't i@etting them of
very fast He told her. yes. ma am lie
VA and he pulled them oil, and she
ticd him. Aunt H:ahala went 10 whip
pin,r him. then Uncle Amos Gregory
came up and pulled off his coat and
Jacket. and told Aunt Mahala to give
him hold of the switch and he took il
ald went to whipping Isaac, who is now
did not stay long. Uncle Amos was
-ccincI to be very angry He had two
switches together whipping him. then
went home. then came back into the
little hoy Isaac, that j. now dead tied
L. the tree. ncl, Amos was gone. If
Ter anothcr switch He came back with
Il witch, and went to whipping him
lain. He whipped him 4 little while,
and Turned him loose. don't know
what time in the evening that wa. |
thcm went back home with nly turn Of
wood | came back that night and he
was living on his pallet, hali"ing, oh
Lord oh Lord and when Aunt MAJ
h.ia would start tn him. he would -ay.
." away. 90 away, grandma, | can't. !
did not STAY long; he was alive when |
left. came hacl, ncNt morning., and
Isaac WAS dead.
DR. Robert +. Sanders testified:
lind the general condition of the body
anemic and terribly tIageliated, with
perhaps a switch made fifteen Incl
~ions in external bruises, and thirteen
of them exhibited bloodshottcd and
bruised conditions, from One-cighth to
thrce-guartcrs Of an inch deep, and one
half to three inches long; two bruises
on the skull, only one recent and not
deep; the lungs engOrged with bioOd
the liver greatly cngorged; the stomach
near It's lower end bruised and cngOryed
with blood and from external bruises,
evidently from Il blow or blows. filled
with gao the general appearance of the
bowels bruised and bloodshottcn. The
middle finger of the right hand WIS dis
located ut the third joint, evidently by
Il blow. The back of the hand was great
" bruised and bloodshottcn. And from
the general bruised and Iuccratcd con-
'lti"n Of the body, his death must have !
been caused by blows with some in-tru- |
nan Il
70 the WorI. House and Eeniten-
tiary.
In the case Of the following persons, |
convicted at last term Of Superior /
Court, commitments were Yesterday !
Issued to the Sheriff. They will be
forwarded to their new quarters ut an |
early day:
TO THE PENITENTIARY- =
Viola Burr, larceny, ) years.
Joshua LOftin, larceny, . years.
Lawyer Dockery, larceny, years
D. ;. Massey, forgery, years
TO THE WORKHOUSE.
Celia Sauls, larceny, 4 months.
Luther Rich, A. and B., months.
Richard Moore, larceny, IS months.
JohnH Mitchell, larceny, 9 months
Nathan Fillyaw, larceny, Is months.
Ale. C. Martin, larceny, Is months
Romeo Davis, forgery, months.
L. y. Districv Court.
This Court was in session yesterday.
The business to be disposed of this
terra IS very hight and it is possible
that the docket will be gone through
with by this evening, in which case
the Court will adjourn
The following is summary of the
cases disposed of yesterday
United States VS.. James Mckenzie,
from Sampson, for trial under the kll-
Klux act. On motion of the District
Attorney this case was transferred to
the L. S. Circuit Court for trial, This
is branch of several cases pending
IN that Court.
United States vs.. Charles Howe,
from Sampson, for selling unstalnped
tobacco. There WAS not particle of