National Republican., 1877-12-06

the rope was thrown over the beam and tied,
WALTON caused TO stand In position, and the
cap drawn down over his eyes and face. At
thirty past ono Deputy BEALE struck the
trigger and WALTON fell, remaining motloulcss
for moment, his hands stretched forward and
his toes touching the gronnd. He remsined
hanging for ono and half minutes, when he
gurglod out, "for Gods sake take me down
and hang mo over again" He was at last
lifted up. the rope drawn higher, and he dropped
again. He hung one.half minute longer, when
he again called out, "for Jesus sake hear and
answer me want to talk" He was taken
loose and placed upon the scaffold, whom he
God, pray. Friends, I didn't think
you would treat mo so. Friends, you
SEQ what an awful death am dying, and it's
all on account Of u woman. Friends, take
warning from me and never do any thing to
bs hung for. 1 feel willing to die; but 1t is
an awful state, and dread dying As do"
Rev. PIERsos then approached and asked,
"WALToN, do you feel that Jesus Is with your
He replied, 81 do; and pray God that GkoRGE
BAsgs' soul is in heaven. win you pray and
sing some for mof" At twenty minutes to
two another prayer was offered up for the
doomed man, who fervently said amen, and
begged the Lord to hear his prayers. At
twenty-one TO two he WINS again lifted on the
trap-door by Deputy BEALH, when hc asked,
VINO is tnls WIN hnsWtreu.
BKALE.' WALTON then said, 81 want to ask you
one question before die. Did any one
ever tell you that l once killed n
man in Tennessee ~ Mr. BEALE re-
piled, "Ycs, your wife told me-" WALTON then
turned to those present and said, "Gentlemen,
don't believe it. l give you my dying word
that i never killed any man but GroRGE
BAsKs' At i;Aa tho trigger, was released and
WALTON, with an unfinished prayer upon his
lips, was suspended between heaven and
earth. His hands were pressed tightly against
his breast, his body motionless. At l:A3l ho
began to throw himself around, kicking In the
air, and seemed suffering untold agonies. At
las he quieted, and began slowly drawing
himselfand gently dropping. his hands extended
out. At 1:2si Dr.J. NJ. BoGLE examined his body
aud pronounced life nearly extinct. At 1:50
again examined; heart and pulse still beating
slowly. At 1:52 heart had ceased to beat-his
spirit had winged its flight. He remained
hanging until l:59, when the rope was cut and
he was placed on the ground. The neck
proved to have been broken, and the throat
severely cut by the rope, which was half
inch one. His body was placed in coffin
and buried Immediately near the spot.
The same paper of November 81, 1877,
gives the following note:
The Port Gibson RereiIs, in speaking Of the
recent horrible assassination Of JEROME YATES,
III county, Says. u VI tHt
horrible murders SO frequently duplicated in
Mississippi, andfit will continue. so long rs
there are jurics and judges to wink at crime,
and 50 long as criminals are offered in the
State and by the State as merchnntablo com
moditics, to be hired or leased. Judge GREEN,
rs will be seen in to-days paper, adjourned his
court in utter disgust few days -ugo, because
Of the evident corruption of tho jury
We clip the sollowing from the same pa
per Of November %, 1877:
The Brookhaven Comet gives the following
particulars of most horrible and revolving
crime, and recommends that tho wretchcs who
perpetrated the decd bo turned over to the out
ragged family and the negroes, to suffer the PEN
alty-death:
ave are informed that party Of young men
in Amite County-being the fag-ends Of the
late and rapidly disappearing ull.dozing ele-
ment Of that county, but some of them of good
family--went into populous neighborhood on
last Thursday night, forcibly took out young
negro girl, eighteen years old, from her fathers
cabin, and two Of them committed upon her the
nameless crime. Her shricks drew to the scene
many white persons, and several Of the lawless
gang were recognized before thoy could escape.
Warrants, we learn, are out for the perpetrators
Of the shocking crime, and one Of them has been
arrested. Our informant declined to give the
names Of the criminals, ss he wished to avoid
any completely in the publication Of facts. He
says the outrage has cast dark gloom over the
entire neighborho0d where IL occurred. Men,
women. and children arc shocked and appalled,
at Its revolving horror. They speak Of 1t In
subdued whispers, hardly feeling safe in .
locality whore such monstrous crime Is pos
sible."
The President speaks positively as to the
rapid progress that is being made in the
South under his policy. He says: There
has been general rs-estsblishment of Or
der and of the orderly administration Of
justice" and no doubt those who charge his
views and opinions on these subjects assure
him that the roseate tints he has impaired
to his annual message are justified by tho
facts But he is blinded as to the real
state Of the case. The truth Is concealed
from him, and he is betrayed into false and
unfortunate position. This Is to be deeply
regretted, for we would fain believe that he
desires to be right; but he never can be
until he gets his light from truthful sources
of information. The chapters that we have
cited, and which are of recent date, are
sufficient to show that there has not been
a general re-establishment Of orler, and of the
orderly administration Of justice" through
out the South. Wo would 10 Heaven tha,
there had been.