The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-07-30
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see he wasn't armed. The first
thing knew there were poked into
the door enough guns to fill it, and
I saw three or four hundred armed
men in regular military style, and
their leader, Captain Williams, came
in, walked up to where Slude was
talking to me, put his hand ON his
shoulder and said, 'Slade, you are
my prisoner" Slade said, "All
right" Williams told Slado they
were going to hang him that if he
had any preparation to make he
could not have more han an hour to
nuke them in. Slade then com
menced to plead with Williams and
with me. praying and beseeching in
the most piteous manner, and ap-
pealing to me to save him. Williams
said the people had passed on his
case and determined he should be
hanged. [ asked the Captain then
If l could be allowed to 20 out an
maks a speech to the people. Ho
gave his consent. There was q
wagon outside the house, and I told
him would get in the wagon and
talk to the people about the pro-
priety Of taking Slade out Of the
county. Says Williams, "You have
my consent to go, but you won't
more than get Strengthened in the
wagon before you'll be full of bull
let's; you might go out and talk
among the crowd and see what the
feeling is." I said I would do any
thing could to spare SHADES life.
$50 l went out anil among the
crowd and talked to the leading
men and to my friends. They ali
said about what Williams did. 7
went back and old Slade 1 could do
nothing for him, and told him what
had occurred, and he just kept beg
ging and begging me, and got me
80 wrought up that I shed tears as
freely as a child. They to k him
out and left me in there, for I didn't
want to see him hanged. They had
scatold fixed about one hundred
yards from the place where they
took him. All the while Slade kept
calling for me, and finally they sent
tor me to come down and see him.
/ told Captain Williams would not
60 unless he would promise they
would not hang him until was out
OF sight. He made the promise,
and went down and talked to
Slade while he had the rope around
his neck. I told him I had done
everything I could, but that the
people refused to allow anything I
would have to say to affect their
Judgment. They waited till had
got away, and as soon as was out
of sight they hanged him."
"Iell me oil you know about
Shades fuss with Jules"
"That grew out of depredations
which Jules had committed on the
stock Of the Overland Stage Com.
pany. There were several stories
current about the way Slade killed
Jules. According to one, he killed
him piecemeal, practising on him
With his revolver, nipping off fin
ger here and piece of flesh there,
till the victim implored his death,
whereupon Slade walked up to him
and shot him dead. Another story
is that Slade went up to the ranch,
where he had heard Jules was, and,
getting the drop on him, said, Jules,
l am going to kill you;' to which
the other replied, '.Vell, T suppose
l am gone up; you've got me now !
and that ~ .de Immediately opened
fire and killed,him with his revolver.
'Slade's execution had most
wonderful effect upon society.
Thenceforward all knew that no one
man could domineer or rule over the
community. Reason and civiliza,
ton then drove brute force from
Montana"