The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1876-11-11
A Horrible Crime and its Ter
rible Expiation.
Payne ana Cafcbiag' Hung for The
Murder 0f Old Man Love -C0nfes-
si9ns Of the Criminals.

I ltrrttt anu Law renee, IN Kaufman
county. The murder was committed
last May, and was deliberate, foul,
eold-hiooded. After the deed was
committed, the mnrderers fired the
house, and theu went to Rackwnil
county. Suspicion fell upon them.
and in the afternoon of the third day
after the murder, Moore, dtius Payne.
was arrested at Mr.. Hartman's, one
and a half miles from the town OF
| Rockwall and later in the same after
noon, Catchings was arrested at Mr.
Williams, two aud a half miles south
of Rcckwaii. Officer West, of Rock
wall county, with "A posse, made the
ari ests, and placed the prisoners in the
Rockwall county Jail until the next
day, when they were taken to Kauf-
man county by Deputy Sheriff Angus
Mcdonald and Sir. John Simouds, OF
isrrell, and placed in Jail, where they
have been closely confined ever since
At the trial, Mr.. w. A. HiDman, pros
eeutiug attorney of kaufman county,
assisted ~ Messrs. Marion, Adams
and Charlton, conducted the prosecu-
tion, and MFR. Joseph Hofimeister, of
/ Terrell, and j. :. Woods, OF Kaufman,
were appointed to defend. The trial
only lasted five days, and the jury
were out hut five minutes, when they
| brought ia n verdict of guilty. The
| trial closed last Monday, aud juuge G.
J. Clark passed sentence on them, fix
ing the time for their execution Oh Fri
day, November the 81, between the
hours of 10 in the morning and 4 in
the evening.
AT three o'clock the hsnging of
Cstchisgs aud Payne took place.
i Sheriff Wilson trough; the priso-
ners out, and conducted them amid a
great coucourse of volunteers and
other guards. to the place of execution.
AT THE JAIL
Catchings looked sunconcerned, but
Payne hung his head as IL remorse OF
] conscience had settled UPON hiua.
. CatebiBgs seemed not to care. He
smoked a cigar from the prison to the
scafiold; while Payne was sufiused in
, tears. Payne on the gailows was evi.
IDENTIFY overcome, and his tears were
; profuse. Rev. Mr. Wright (colored
e gave consolation to the prisoners, q,
/ was III his power. CathiDgs, true tt
his confessed guilt and hardness
showed no sigh of emotion, except L
bow his head while the pastor prayed
Sheriff Alec Wilson read the sen
!. tence and findings of the court, and a
three o'clock the fatal trap wa
sprung. The scafiold was
a square frame, situated about one
c fourth oil q mile northwest frou
: town.
WHAT oATcRTN0's SAID.
|. As the day has been set for my hang
ing, want 10 give you warming. don
want anyone to follow my course
can't say am sorry Tor anything 5,
much as for the murder of old mar
Love. When young man starts ou
and follows drinking and card play in 9
he will come OUT just rs have. Wins
key VIII ruin any man. Nhiskey an
rards have been the ruin of many meu
i Droptt Go no further. Quit HOW
h Question-Do you think you vii
: have forgiveness for your sins?
No; | know have not
( What about the clothes of old ma
Loves? l took nothing from th
ouse. except q piece of tobacco.
got no money; he had no money
thought lie had money, but he hs
none. did not do the kiliipg-m,
l. partner did il.
II Catehings looked more like stun
/. speaker than a man who was to b
~ hung.
!. WHAT BILL PAYNE SAID.
l. My life ought to be a warning 10 al
70 have been raised well; and knew be
/, ter than to do murder; but did IT,
l hope the young men especiall
will take warning from my fat,
There are worse men looking at rr
than | am-pienty of them, aud
hope they will reform. I always bt
= iieved there was a hell, aud still b,
~ lieve it. know Mrs. Hartman as OF
u of the best women who lives. / thin
ID she was a true Christian. She told n
10 to mend my ways and quit my ev
=, deings- have prayed to God to so
" give me- believe l am prepared
m inject Him. ! feel that I have dor
lie wrong. aud am sorry for IL. l know
& am bound to die, and / know that 1
one can save me. Men aud talk slil
are useless to save me.
Subsequently he again got up ar
said be had given his body to d
Stun, to be used for dissection, for Il
~ down, aud was chained to Catching
who was cool aud collected. Sher
Wilson then
ADJUSTED THE ROPE.
Payne looked ON coclIy, seeming,
"a the dread moment drew near, to
!, more collected. Catchings still show
nc sign OF terror or confusion. Pay
-. asked that what money he had mig
an be sent to Rockwall county to
:, friends there.
ha The prisoners were dressed in cali
:, shirts, blue blouse aud dark lea
Ia pants. Payne wept and prayed vh
=, the rope was being tied around
neck, and hoped all would meet b
,,,t In Heaven. Catchings neither spo
=, nor changed his countensnce. Pay,
.. after the cap wac drawn over his IA
a. commenced again to pray, aud cont
ued until launched into eternity.
,v,I THE DROP FELL
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