The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-24
EXECUTION.


THE CRIME, TRIAL AND HANGING OF ANTHONY
GoBLE FOR THE MuRDER OF CHARLES
BROWN.
/ ELLJAY, Ga, Via cARrERsvrLLr, June %, 1877.
TO the north OF Atlanta. caught between ridges
OF mountains. unprecedented by railroads, lies wild
prmevai country. the homo OF the illics distillerk
The little village Of Elljay is the centre Of this rude
section, and Elljay witnessed to-day the hfst
ton that has taken place in this part Of the State
since tina war; II we except four instances Ia whicn
stran2ulaton induced by the strenuous grasp OF
Judge Lynch.
On the I'd day Of last November company OF noun
taineers had gathered about OF those little Illicit
still houses that dot tho creek sides As usual they
were drinking pretty freely Among the crowd
inonensive sort OF old fellow named Charles Brown
During the day no heard call the name OF
Gobo. ana noticed very powerful. large-szed man
answer to the call ''Goble Gobe, said Brown
man standing by him; .I've heard that name be ore.
Tho father OF that broke down my smoke house
door, during the war; and robbed mo OF my meat, and
that man was with him and got some OF IL" This re-
mark at lon tn travelled around to Goble, who after
awhile confronted Brown and asked him II no
sponsibo for It. Brown stated that no had mado the
remark and quietly asserted thatit true. pretty
violent quarrel followed this assertion which was,
however, apparently settled, Brown excusng tue
alleged theft the ground that IL occurred during tho
YIENpIsH CRIME.
Al last Brown and Goble left the still house to.
gcther and started down adark country road, talking
IN apparently ami cable manner. What happened i'm
mediately afterward we may tell rs II was told by
GoDs himself Tho two men had gone about . mile
and half whom Goble, who walking behind
Brown, struck him tremendous blow the back Of
his head With heavy knoed stick, with which no had
been walking. THIS blow ielled Brown, who
old and weak. Goble once jumped
upon him and beat him ioarfuiiy. Al longth he
took an enormous stone, and raising IL with both
hands dropped II upon Browns head, crushing the
skull In. nc then left him aud walked about half
mile across tho country TO where house OF III
was located. He noticed Just as he had lett Browns
body that piece OF tue poor mans beard had become
tangled about sharp kno, on tho stick with which ne
the STICK and carried It WITH him trophy. When
he reached tho house he said boastngy TO tho women
| OF beard that his murderous stick
pressed doubt; when offered tako them to whore
the corpse was lying SAID he, you can take care OF
II Il you want TO, but don't care what becomes Of
IT," Summoniug two three mon, this murderer
led the women and thor companions, talking and
laughing lightly, through the darkening forest 10
where the body OF hts victim was lying Al length
the spot reached and then discovered that
Brown not yet Dead but had "a sed himself par
italy his crn aud crawling abe like scoched
snake his broken bleeding head trang tho DIRT rne
| sight oil this seemed 10 maiden Gobbie. $50 the
.sWoi, I'M Soon stamp the ho GU. Of him - With
this ho threw himself in perfect fury upon the mis-
ernoD man. and turning mum on MS oas. c%psa
ing the features into nm nguiShabo mass He
had soon driven tho last spark Of HE out He WINS
then arrested by the bystanderE IL IA said that his
coasIeeves ana the owor part OF his pantaoons
dyed with blood and his hands were literally red
SILENT AND suLLEN.
On tho committing trial and Tho trial that followed
he made absolutely no defence. The Judge appointed
them and aid not introduce a single witness. He was
callous reckless aud brutal He took pride IN say
ing that Brown did oiior tho slightest resistance,
but 'that he begged from first TO last ike dog"
! When tho Judge asked him # he had anything
say my re"sa aNo s0saa CHING 1
| kill another man n you don't mind3' He
was taken, alter sentence had been pronounced, 10
Marietta (sixty miles dstan and placed there Tor sao
Keeping About week ago sheriff Jones summoned
a strong posse and went down after hun. When tho
Shern reached Marietta he expressed considerable
doubt as his ability to carry the prisoner back
Eljoy, even with the considerable force tnat no had.
An additional force furnished and lie started
or the prisoner remarkng 10 him, .'Whcn you 20 TO
hang mo DO sure that you get good strong rope or
sheriff resigned, and the duty Of executing tho
| sentence devoved on tie Coroner.
| THE cuIPaIr As A CHRISTIAN.
Your reporter visited Cell o the condom ned man
this morning, aud iound him -devoatly engaged in
religious exercises. He had Just been baptized by
sprinkng, having joined Tho Methodist Church few
| days since Wnlle he was engaged with the ministers
| his appearance was noted. lilo was a hand
/
than thirty and weighing at least two hun
| drcd and fifty pounds Listening 70 what no
said to preachers appeared that he regarded his
crime blessing, as h. y being put iaii tho
means OF his learning OF the Infinite goodness OF Jesus
and the salvation OF his soul. He said that in early
lille he had religious instruction, had never boon
sunday school church 10 his life and Tho
that he would never have prolcssed religion but
Tor this deed He seemed perfectly assured about bis
| uturc.
THE RxEcuTfoN.
Leaving the jail, he went without any SEM
blnbcc OF fear to the gaows which was erected
whiskey shop so that the whiskey drinkers could
the fruits int,mperance. AS there talk Of
| escort Of ovor nifty men guarded him. AZ
the scalod he had nothing To say except TO admonlsh
| HIS friends, rs no bade Them go0dby, 70 i've 70 MS
| TO meet him IN heaven, and especially to
| avoid strong drink, which the immediate cause vi
his ignomnious death. At the conclusion OF the reli
gious exercises, when were participated IN by tao
doomed man, tho Coroner. who was acting ms Shcrir,
! stated to tho crowd that he anu the prisoner were
warm friends, and that he did blame him Tor doing
his duty Sheriff. The then djusled, tho
cap pulled over his face, and the condemned
placed the lever Of the deadia, which shook under
| hts great weight
Gobic himself told the sheriff when no ready, and
moment later the trap Tell and he cxp,acd his crime
| by death Though the drop but feet his neck
was broken. and IN n,nc minutes he was proLounccd
dead. Though the crowd WAS immense, there was no
| disturbance throughout The day.
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