Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-22

the Royal L1ud Company, near SaogcrsGlIIe. in
the same county.
\ signal station il in process Of erection %
E!iott's Knob, one Of the highest peaks Of Tia"
North Mountain.
Hung.
NEWCASTLE. DEL, March 22.-Samua;
Chambers and George ColIius, the two negroes
convicted Of cu'rsgiug Kate Smith, a'as
o TooEc. near Middetown, August 18th last,
were hanged here to day. The woman was p
tramp, and in company with James Smith
alias Clegg, her alleged husband, vas trampns
through the State. Since the trial and con.
vcton Clegg has made confession, declaring
that his testimony was false, and that IT,
woman was not his wife, but common prostl
tutc aud that the acts for which the men wtrr
convicted were committed with her cuu'c)t.--
% +hc strength OF this and other cvIIetc'
tending to weaken the testimony at the rial,
petitions Tor pardon, aud Others for q rcpllev|
have been presented to The Governor and
late as yesterday, AID the day before, de!c tiou"
OF citizens and lawyers called upon him In b.
half OF the condemned men, blu: without avail
Chambers was thirty. five years OF age, an
Collins about DiocteeU.
Last night they rested better than at ary
time since they have been 10 prison aud i'i'
better this moroiog. They brcakfastcd lightly
and at $50 a. d., were visited b. twJ canrc''
ministers, hov5. Issao Ioupg and The IA,
McHcrbcrt.
Shortly after ten o'clock tho prsr,pc,s W.T..
visited By the Rev. B. McMackcr. Bar'is', o;
Newcastle, aud by q delegation Of the Younc
Mems Christian Association whom Chambers
thanked tor their efforts in his ami Cni!l,,
behalf The three ministers remained att
the prisoners were greatly Affected
At 1850 Warden llerdmann pinioDed the rli
oners, and at 1913! they were led ou!. Sheriff
Grubb, Chambers, Collins. Ecv:. II@rbcr..
Young aud McAlakin AMI llerdmann assembled
the scatfoId in the order named. About two
hundred pcr:oos were present to witucsS the
execution.
At II o'clock Rev. Mcllakiu made prayer
of five minutes duralioo, tho prisoners Ir'
queutly making responses of, Amen. y
hymn was then given out by Rev. Young All
sung by the prisoners, whose voices were weak
and trembling. Chambers then expressed him
self as torcgivlng Governor Cochrsu AID ti,o,'.
who had it, urcd hin, and called on God T."
bless his friends ADD cne.Des ak lie thu"
declared his innocence of the crime ior whcf
be was to suffer, and hoped that Dch@ara
would never hang another Innocent man uader
the same circumstances. He then said huskl
ly:-"l ,et me 20 now; am ready; Iifc'D work
is DONE
Collins spoke SO low that he
nearly inaudlble. lie made short pray
er, asking God to forgive him. Tin"
scaffold was then deserted ly all but Sheriff
Grub and warden Ilerdmaun and Rev. Mr..
Young. The nooses Ware then adjusted u3o"
the mems nccks aud the black caps drawn over
their heads
Atll:lS a. N. sheriff Grubb with two blow
OF the hatohct severed the ropes and the boli''
fell straight down with heavy thuj. CoIIIU-
made onc couvuisivc movement and vas STU.
Chambers drew himself up several times aud
then made no movement but that occasloo"i
by breathing, which lasted about five minute.
Chambers died in q eleven minutes and Colhr'
q half q minute later. Both died easily. ,h,.
bodies were cut down and placed 10 p' . cni,.
and application will be MADE Tor = ,.,r Iu,i,l ln
tho aims house cemetery at W. ,;nn'an The
Wa ll't'c or 10 e2clte"c' .. manifested herr.