Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1877-04-28

fired upon by the posse and wounded
in one leg and shoulder by pistol
! l.alls. lie was then taken in charge
by the posse and lodged in Aiken Jail.
+! ttie January term Of the Court the
five men were tried, found guilty by
| jury composed OF
TWELVE Col.oRED MEN,
And sentenced 10 he hung on the ] 9Th
of March. a ! IF the murslercrs made
confessions, Shifting that they were
present at the murder, but each lie
nic'l having strurk the murdered man.
aud placed the onns on the othe RS.
Mr.. j. ST. julian Yates, counsel tor
Anderson, before the day appointed
Tor the execution, applied to Gov.
HAMPTON for respite for his client,
in ortlcr that he might place MI the
facts in the ease before his 'Ijx ccllcncy
Gov Hampton, in resp nsc to the
application. rcspitcd Anderson for
thirty days Dennis, Johnston,
Thomas and Br wn were hung in
Aiken on the 10th Of March, in the
presence Of an immense concourse,
composed principally Of c"iored
people. On the gallows they made
confessions Of their crime, sho wing
conclusively that Anderstn's sentence
was Il just one as well as their own.
Anderson respite expired on the
18th, but Gov. Hampton extended
it until Friday, the Goth. The cxccu
ton created no excitement in Aiken.
1t was witnessed by probably three
hundred people, about hal of whom
we're colored. The Palmetto Rifles,
of Aiken, acted us guards. Til, gal.
lows was the same used for the cxecu-
ton of the other four murderers.
At halt-past eleven o'clock Ander-
son, clad iii q ] ing White gown, and
in his stocking feet, WAS brought down
from the jail ard to
THE GALLONS.
IIe was accompanied by Sheriff
Ho'ley, Rev. John Phillips (colored),
II baptist minister, and Rev. Ball
(colored), Methodist minister. a
fnIl-blooded negro, fully six feet
high, his coui tcnnncc displayed not
the slightest emotion. Tie ministers,
Mr.. Holley and his deputy walked up
the gallows steps and ON to the at
form with Anderson. Phillips then
read chapter from the Bible to the
condem led man, and Ball delivered
a icrvent prayer. Anderson listened
with stolid indifference Nota muscle
quivered, and there was no hing to
Indicate that he mp preciated the stu
alton.
The prnyer over. Sheriff IJollev
announce that Anderson hnd moth
ing 10 say, but that Phillips would
make few remarks. Phillips turned
his lace to the crowd md spo<e few
minutes on religious subjects. He
convrrscd some time with Anderson,
shook hands with him, in which &C
tI"n he was followed by Ball, an,l re
tire from the platform. Sheriff
ll"licy adjusted the rope around the
cnnvict's neck, placed The black cap
over his head, and lett him standing
alone on the drop. AS The sheriff
reached tile loltoaH sep the triggers
were sprung, the drop te.l, and Anler
son WAS launched into eternity. The
rope ;aai been subjected to n heavy
strain, in order to stretch it. previous
y, and pit dug n der the gallows
so that there would be suliicicn. dis
lnnce for the fall. The great weight
OF Andersen, who was a very large
mar, caused the rope to stretch BE-
y"ni all expectation. For n brief
moment after lie fell he hung perfect
~ mo,ionless, then q convulsive ouiy
cring commenced, md the legs were
dawn up and let down. Itthen lie
came apparent that the mans toes
were
ToUCnISo TIE GROUND.
Sheriff Holley and nm assistant
FASTENED to shovel earth from be