, 1874-08-17
The GALLOWS.
- Legal Hanging upon the
Frontier Of Texas.
Execution Of Ely BLY, for tho Murder
Of Thomas Carmichael.
Vengctu( Disposition Of the Murdered
Mans Father.
He Stands Gun in Hand Mt tho
Foot Of tho Scallo1d.

Cor7tsponi<nct OF 7he CHICAGO Tribune.
JAuKspono Tex, Aug. T. 1874.
ely D1y, negro, WIS htlng hero to-tlny for tho
murder Of Thomas Calmiohne1 OIL the 10th Of
last juno.
TIT: CHIME.
Carmichael was n man nbout &c years of ago,
ana lived in Parker County. 1lo was In tho
habit OF travelling about through tho country
trading, nnd was well known. lie left Fort
urliiln, 80 mllos wost Of hero, OIL tho 18th Of
Juno, to como to this placo. lie employed 13ly,
WHO was discharged soldier, to accompany
him. Tho evidouco. though entirely ciro,n,-
Atautinl, forms Bscll comptcto chain that there
Is no doubt Of tho hanged lnan's guilt. They Hot
out together, mud wcro ii,st accn at Em'nott
Lackott'u, 2s miles this sido Of Griffin.
They woro then seen nt qral,am'a salt.works,
L. miles faythor on, In Young County, shon IL
mics this s,tlo Of Qrallnm's. At tile crossing OF
Rock Creek, Just bcforo tho murder was COM
mitted. the negro was not aeon. but Carmichael
wont to William Hills house, iew hundred
yards from thu roal, wnilo the wagon WAS driven
on past and aeross tho c,o COX by Bomo one. Chr
michael stopped to trado at tho pncea mentioned.
There IL no other knowledge Of their beug to-
gothor. Thoy stopped to camp nbout miles
this aldo Of Rock Crock and about IL miles from
Jacksboro, and thero tho murder was committed
some time during tho night. Two men coming
Along next morning discovered the body lying i'll
poo o. water, w11h .uo nc nea'l teff1o'S boa1en III
ing about 100 yards from tho road, ntt contained
Carmichaels bloody clothes. It wap about 80
yards from tho campfire, and was supposed to
have been dragged thero by Bly, utter commit
Ing the murder. A heavy bludgeon, 4 feet long
and 1l{ iucncB thick Was found benr Nv cnver.
al Wi, In ,l,ol ny, 1,;r ~ H., r,.,.o, 49,,
~ "4sn .o ano u"li u .llo nusueroa man.
Ono of tue horses belonging to the wagon was
missing. Tho news was brought to town tho
ga1no morning. anl the authorities ,mmediato]v
ret to work to fcrrot ont tho orin,inal r. ,sos
fo,,,, .,,.t 1900 i., I =, ..,''''a ~, ~ .',.. ""'
'ii'. ne6'u lluo ocon IL to"!i "!t oay Wllh
IN i'nuHual amount Of money, and Ind sold Cur
mtchaol's gun. lilo had loft OIL tho stage for
Fort Worth, and shorin Leo Crutchtioa sot out
n ovo-+n,o u T, ,.o. ,.,,,t ,t ~ H.
t.o" .o"'', at'1 ''e neero atresteu. llo haa Oh
caffnlenaaiH pan'aooiis ahd pistol ut the time,
pocket Tho parties who wo,:t out to brin. in |
tbo Lm, fund tl1o missing horse in the su|,I,rl,s
Of tho t, ,wl, OH their ra,urI,. IL knew ,ts mata
aud ue,g ned to it. Dly oyiuoutly rodo ths 11"rso
rl1E THAI.
Thu acc used yas arrcsol nm thu 18th, ond
Court mot on tho n2d. 4 tru1 hijl wns fund
aud Lo vas arra;sncd to answer on tha 3Slb. 4
case was Lc wI on tbo tiay following. nn,1 1ho
nrIsmor cm yistru' IIe waa so,,;n,m"d IN III
XII ~ INV n wi aincc lint t;n,c In hnen ,hn,,I
tn n nont in ii, n Cn.rl.Inn4m at ti,;s ,,Iac" H.
wus htold nuI sllky rum lin first a,,tl gnyo nv
or nIia,,aiion Or liz whurenbouIr Or imtentluh,.
lIu to1lied thu murder, an1 said no more, lie
claimed all tho sslo that lie hal no idca OF bong
hung II seem I'd III II lo expected to be rcro
credby Ills old comrades, tho negro-soldioru n
number Of whom uro stationed at lie post horc.
.. .;nE scArfoIp.
them DringluE Iii / ho scantugs ior tlle rca(roII
which wns erected At tto silo of tic Court
Hu1se, in tho Public Square. Tho lunbor yas
brought through ii 9 room in Which l,o was ]yins
irohel. and TIC hcalYoId wus made with its nlut..
form resting in his wilniow. Ho laughed and
jokcd with the buil,lcis ~ aloy worked. AZ liz
attcrioon OF th., day wont out, however, h9
seemed to grow III orr thoughtful. and .azcl lonr
and enrnestly ut Tue sul ~ it went down across s
tlu plaiue- -upland1.
rllE crown.
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