The New York herald., 1875-10-23
A NEGRO HANGED.

KxEcurrox or HENRI BRowS, ron THE MUns
DER or a oEnMAS. AT ST. LoUB-A rAErIAR
confession on TINE scAEFoLD.
~. L0CIs Mo- Oct =, isTk
The execution of Henry Brown, the negro convicted
OF the murder % Philip Pfarr. the 2sth Of hay Lasts
took place the jail yard Al hafpAst O'Clock
day. Tho neck was broken BY the fall and in sgha
minutes tho body examined BY physicians and cus
down. No sympathy expressed for Brown, a. the
evidence al tho trial proved that he killed PiArr ous
ragged rarrs vile and robbed the house
on tho Ealows be spoke fifteen minutes admitting
the murder. claiming that Il IL srifdcfsncs, bua
denying tho other crimes He met hts death win
great nrmness although up 10 the last he sv
IDENTIFY entertained hopes of rcpricva His lawyers dld
everything In their power fnr him and this morning
placed before she Governor Jefferson CITY, "a am.
davit from Treadway, the foreman of tho jury, %
the effect that The jury deemed evidence insufn.
ocnt for conviction of murder IN the hrs, degree.
but under Judge jones' ruling could and no other,
unless OF aoqu,sal The Governor declined 70 ~
tcrfere, did Jadge Jones' who could have postponed
the execution by granting appeal TO tho suprems
Court Somc " the other members % the jury wnb
tomorrow publish card declaring rrcadwsy's state
ment false. Browns attorneys, IN The meantime.
threaten 70 carry through tho Court Of Appeals.
as n Brown were s,hl alive, and n may make.
Il unpleasant for Judge Jones, the grounds for tho
/ appeal are decided 20 he sufficient
About persons thronecd The jail yard during ne
execution and fully 800 more having ucke,s we're un-
able TO gain admitsance Il stated that countsrfsn
tickets printed and sold o. EACH bui some q
the court officials inclined 20 think that The counyl
Marshal J. w. watson violated the Law In issuing sucA
number and threaten Investigation Tho penalty s e.
fine and disqualification for ONCE for ys.rs Also-
gcher the execution has an unusual excesuG
here
rHE cRIxH
In personal appearance Brown was . typs of me
brutal negro His forehead low and reclining hi4
cheek bones extremely hgh hts and lips shnN
and projecting His color coal black and chsrso-
tcrzcd by that shiny hue peculiar ihe pure Afsoaa
| The glance OF his eye wis dcvilsh and sinister. a
more rcpuslye iaco could not bc conjured IN bpI
the imagination. Has muscle something prodgioua
4 His legs aud arms, and his neck weru seameds
with strong and large a. wnlp cord showlne
that his physical strength must have been wonderful
His crime was one OF tho most atrocious Committed ira
ST. Louis for years involving q did murder crimnak
assault and robbery
! The circumstances are briefly as followu,-Ph,uw'
Pfarr, the unfortunate victim, with his WIFE Marc
Pfarr lived small farm three miles rom the cisy&
limits, on what Is known as the skinkcr road hrA
Parr states that on the afternoon Of May ~ Brownl
her house and asked for work bot her hunband
had none to give him. The negro fingered about the
gate and she asked her husband 20 remain hc house,
as she afraid bo alone About O'Clock ,hsa
night she and her husband awakened by the bark
4
went outside 10 SEQ what they were harklna.
at Mrs Piarr also got mp and stood In the doorway
| She heard her husband ask What do YOU want -
Immediately aer which a dull heavy blow was hearA
and she her husband fall In instant the nagro
Brown, who had called for work during the AnrrnsoA.
rushed upon her, and, throwing her violently
4 upon the floor, assaulted her despite her 70
sistanco. Her condition az the time wac
/ quite critical Afer accomplishing the oulrAeeA
/ he demanded what money tho miserable woman had
Her purse contained seventy nve cents which he loos
and then disappeared IN the darkness she io
! where her husband and got him 70 thadoor H@'
asked for char, which sho placed him, and thea
his request brought chair on which he puA
| his head she then covered him with Qulh and ~
became nscnsihc remaining in that condition until ha
died After thus caring for her husband rhe went out ~
alarm the noghbors and large crowd Rof people wcr~
soon on the premises The excitement was intonae 40
daylight next morning parties were ORGANIZED ana ibgr
country secured In every direction More than twenty
! negroes arrested by the indignant ciizens and
carried into tho presence of Mrs PArr for denuhce-
ton, but sho failed to recognize any Of them a. the v-
lain who had outraged her The excited people were
convinced In one or two instances that they haa capy
turcd the right man, and with dcuiy restrained
by the police officers from appealing 70 Judge Lynch
When the prisoner entered the room he wore . strap
around his waist which slipped on during the scuaes
and was found on the floor aficr no had ran away.
reosdns for Soepr III Henry brown "a be shs sus
| party Browns mother lived near by and upon being
shown the strap Immediately recognized a. her .on'A
property Brown nowhere ~ be found. The en-
tire police and detective force were furnished ha Do
scrpton and instructed % keep sharp look Out rhe
next day bis arrest was effected
| IDENTIFYING AccrsED.
Two days afierward Mrs Phrr was brought 20 tha
fail building for the purpose Of identity the prisoner
She had previously looked at thirty dinercnt nexroea
promptly saying each that the right party ha&
| not vet been produced Brown dressed In thf
clothes nc wore the time of his and conducte4
into her presence She recognized him without thea
least hesitation tho man who had killed her hushMnA
and outraged her, aud in broken English btlery re-
! preached him for his villany. When she charRe4
! him with numbering her husband and asnaaltlne
herself he IN confused way, asked hn3
what she was talking about Ills condocl bctrAyeA
his guilt, and he was led back to his cell
MS CONFESSION
Atfrst he denied all knowledge % The AMIR and thsm
he had been IN the ncighborhood tho fatal night.
but the following day he confessed being a the house.
that night His statement was that he was Walking
by when Parr came cut and his dog upon him, az
tho samc time throwing heavy stick ol wood him.
no picked up the stick and threw u back kn0ekina
Pfarr down. Hc pcrsistently denied entering the house
and assaultng Mrs Pfarr IL manifsa
from his manner OF denial, however, that 10 waS
really guilty Of both crimes His character that ~
a runian and despcrado, and there namerouM
charges OF assaults upon against hlm. HIS tFA
came OF September l5, the jury upon The evidence or
Mrs Pfarr hnding him guilty Of murder IN the nrss
degree HIS counsel applied to the supreme Court ioF
stay and wero refused. and tho Governor turned .
pQr a eli ~