The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-08-12
THE GALLONS.
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A Black Fiends Righteous End.
Wesley Jones Hung for Commit
ting an HOrrid Outrage on
u White Woman.
The Execution Witnessed by Eight Thou
sand People Last Interview with
the Condemned incidents, Etc,
Hts victim.

Mrs. Benson was y very respectable
white woman living in this county,
who has been gradually sinking, and
it il thought canpot long survive the
injuries and brutal treatment received.
Her mental suflerings are said to be
great. Shame modification and the
cruelty of the outrage are doing their
work and the unhappy woman cannot
.0ng survive the horrors of her condi-
ton.
INCIDENTS.
The night before his execution, Wes-
lev Jones had an interview with his
wife and child who had come from
Upshur to see him. After parting
with them he was very much over
como and walked his cell good part
of the night. The wife and child were
again ut the Jail yesterday morning
and had the usual affecting interview.
He hid been married four years and
his wife said he had always been good
to her. She was anxious to hear his
speech, but had great horror to seeing
him hung.
THE DAY.
AT an early hour yesterday morning
the streets began to no thronged with
the country people, who came in from
twenty miles around, in buggies,
wagons, horseback and afOot men,
women and children. There must
have been fully five thousand persons
from outside the city. 1t Is COW many
years since any one was hung in this
city, and the peculiar atrocity of the
rhine committed had created wide
spread feeling Of curiosity, with n de-
termination to see the law carried out.
There was no rowdyism, noise or dis
order. One would have imagined
that there was circus in
own, and that the country
people and town people were out for n
holiday. Our reporters saw no drunk
enness or lawlessness. The number of
horsemen about the city was especially
noticeable. The average Texan is not
himself afoot, and glorious in being
well mounted. There was about II
brigade OF cavalry turned loose here
yesterday. The country people prom
enaded the streets, did some shopping,
went sightseeing, and RECALLED them.
selves with candies, peanuts and home
made lunches. They had evidently
come to make day of it.
THE MILITARY
Consisting of the Lamar Rifles march.
ed from their armory, under the com.
mand of Captain J. &, Eblen, to the
Jail, In front OF which u large crowd Of
men, women aud children, white and
black and good many of the men
mounted had assembled. Arriving ut
the jail gate, the Lamar Rifles marched
inside ofthe yard. Thewindows ofthe
Jail were crowded with prisoners who
were clinging to the bars and staring
out with breathless interest.
THE CONDEMNED BROUGHT OUT,
Sheriff Moon, assisted by two depu-
ties and Marshal Morton, then brought
out the condemned man, Wesley Jones
burly negro with coarse, sensual,
brutal face dressed in black, with n
white straw hat. A two horse wagon
was in attendance and the prisoner
was assisted up Into the wagon and
seated in chair, Sheriff Moon, Mar
shall Morton, the Rev. j. II. Allen, of
the Floyd street Methodist church,
who had been specially requested to
attend the condemned, and two colored
ministers of the Gospel, Rev. George
Allen, of the Free Mission Baptist
church, and Rev. Mr.. Marshall, OF
WaXahachie.
The fatal rope was then handed up
into the wagon and deposited.
THE CONDEMNED.
The condemned man appeared sc.
rious but unconcerned, there was no
nervousness at this time and no break.
ing down.
MORE MILITARY.
The Stonewall Greys here appeared
marching down the street, under Cap
tain Il G. Bower, They wore their
caps and uniform pants but were in
their shirt sleeves. They took up n
position on one side of the wagon, the
rifles on the other and
THE PROCESSION MOVES.
The procession moved on past the
courthouse square to the gallows,
which had been already erected on the
Trinity river bottom, just above the
bridge of the Texas Il Pacific railway.
About three thousand people followed
the procession TO the gallows, where
the people began to assemble rapidly,
until there must have been from six to
eight thousand people present. The
trees were swarming with spectators
aud every available standing point
was packed with the eXpectant thou
sands, who preserved good order
there was no demonstration. Any one
who wanted to study the physique and
characteristics of Texans, would have
had u fine opportunity. The men
were all strong, hearty sunburnt fell
lows, with brawny shoulders, horny