, 1875-06-05
Terrible Struggle in the Dark Between
a Clerk and a Burglar.
Tho Recent Killing Of Two Mis-
sourinns by Their Broth
or Justified.
Two Farmers in Williamson County,
H., Fight with Kni1e and Ak.
A Little Rock Eilitor Kills an 0bjcctlon-
able Fellow. Citizen.

EXECUTION IN NORTH CAROLINA.
SttstIl Dispatch to fh< Chteaao Tribune.
JACKSON, n. c., juno 4.-The c1;nlo fer which
Cornelius Williams, coiorod, wha hhnRed here
to-day, and for which his accomplice, Austin
Hill, will euffer death on tho 18th inBt., waa one
Of those hutc1lorles OF a helpless man, presumed
TO bayo money In his Possession, which hare
been only too common among the colofed people
Ct thfs hectfon,-a b1tclery wholly unrefieved
and unredocmod to tue ore Of the journalist BY
any romaulic Or Sensational feature.
Tle victim, Samuel prehtou. whtte man.
wha tho keeper OF TIM 8eaboard Rnllroad bridso
oyor the Roanoke River, totween Weldon md
Northampton aud ostdently WAS beloved bT hts
nstRssIt1s to he In possession Of q considerable
aum OF money. Do.woen9 . and to o'clock on
tue night of tie 18th Of June last. rome man or
men went to hin door nod calaed to him to hurry
aud come out aud sake cara Of thelr horaas ut
tha stable on the bill, vhllo they crossed the
bridge. Az thie "aH rart Of bin regular duty
TINT ho Was accustomed to porfoFm 1t esesy
without aus suspicion. About twouky minutes
or half Al hour Afsarc ard. n negro, whou, the
elrl identified N Austin Ill., camo 10 the doar,
ard, still stsndtu1 outside, cal!od to Mx. pses-
toms daughter:
II Hiss AIco, your father wants you to send
him out hfs rocket-book right *way.'
Tie girl waa about to conplT nth sl1e request,
whon garRlng moan VIA heard IN tho dark
natB without. and hof father Staggered Into tho
houBe R1ld sank down, tho blood squirting from
. won,,d in hfs nook. Hill. tho negro, Oh neefnE
him, di,appcatel, Mr. Preston, On entering tho
houhe, onls eaid !: "Utd 'Nclus (tLo namA by
which he was accustomed to Indicate Cornelius
W1lsmsl bus killed me-" Ilo died fn abont two
hhuls, Icing nnAbfe to uttor any connected sen-
tcnc9, though hn taintiy repeated words, ut,uor-
atooA to 10 "AuBtsh Hill" two or thtoo tImos.
Williams and Hill WeEo at once arrested. With
Alfred Wafkcs, nnoth1r negro who wAs hoh!tuat-
ly tn their company. 1t tito November tarin OF
tho Superior Court for Northampton County,
they ~ero brought tip for ttial befnre Judge
Henry. The trill lasted five da,B, Tho prose-
cutiun had 4 aonewhat difficult task to seGu:o a
conviction; for nIl their Testimony, with the az
ceptioa ct so1no cIcun,Btap.ia! evidence. waA
tho dy!ug mau'a exclamation shat ''Utd 'Nclus II
hal klllod hin, Lis uniutelllglblo murmuring Of
Iillfs uat1o, mud tue presence Of Hill At tho
house to ask for Mr. I'rsatou's pocket-book.
Tho jury, howcyor, considered tha prpof con-
elusive q. to Williams aud flill, wl,o wcro found
guilty and sentsnced 10 death. but fVaikor vas
acquitted.
sentence Of death was pronounced to bo car-
Etcd into effect Dec. Is. Uu tho Jtt, tia pris-
ollora attempted 10 cscape, nu5 cut through tha
flooring Ut tile lhLt with kuifo With which aou,e OF
thur frends Ind sup't.od them but they ~oro
discovered. use1ed, and placed in trona.
An appeal TO tuo Supreme Court was taken, on
tbs ground Ut exceptions 10 the Judges charge,
which secured dsIay in carrying tha sentctlco
into effect, The appeal Was heard At tho May
term 1t tIo Supreme Court, wlleo rho Court de-
oned to Interfere. aud otdoled tie prisoners to
be f1Honteuced aud executed.