The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-05-18

chief deputy, Bailey Lout,, m ne yetSo w
Mounting the scaffold with an un-
daunted air, the prisoner gazed down
upon the vast sea Of faces, upon the
green trees and verdure clothed fields,
M at the blue vault of heaven, all
bathed in the light sunlight of South.
ern noon. 1t seemed his gaze was
rivited on these scenes lingeringly,
for he at last realized, that hope was
dead, and that be must now meet that
Maker whose laws he had violently
outraged.
At this impressive moment Father
Anbrie uttered feeling prayer after
which Sheriff Lout read
THE DEATH WARRANT
and asked the prisoner if he had any
thing to say, 10 say IL theh.
THE ADDRESS.
Brown raised his head, stepped to
the front of the scaffold and said:
"Gentlemen, l have been fairly
tried and condemned. l hope you
will forgive dying man. put my
soul iu the trust of my God"
Brown then knelt and prayed,
Farther Aubrie, placing his hand
upon him with eyes raised to heaven
brought strongly to mind the faithful
priest at the last moment, of Louis
XVI.
Brown was dressed neatly, in white
pants and vest and black coat. He
was calm at this moment but very
pale. :.
THE MOOSE
was then adjusted and those in at
tendance shook hands with the pris'
oner, he bidding them farewell in a
firm voice. The cap was drawnove'
his face and at IL NJ; precisely sheriff
Lout cut the rope, the drop fell, and
with a dull thud Brown
SWUNG INTO ETERNITY.
The fall was six feet, and death
almost instantaneous. After hanging
few moments Drs. Curtis and Cade
pronounced him dead, and at II
o'clock Is minutes p. m, the body
was cut down and enclosed in neat
BLACK COFFIN,
conveyed to the Catholic Cemetery
followed by large crowd, where il
received interment.
During the prelemiuaries of the
execution and the burial, the crowd
behaved with tho utmost decorum
and order. Not word was uttered
an awful stiffness seemed to have
overcome all animate life, and the
vast multitude was fearfully impress
ed with the horrible sight.
William Porter Brown thus suffer
ed the laws severcst punishment fol
the murder, IN cold blood Of DR.. H
w. Evans, On the l4th Of March, 1877
The day before lis execution HI
made the following
VOLUNTARY STATEMENT.
II was born 9Th of August, 1855, il
East Feliciana parish, Louisiana, OF
the Clinton and Port Hudson Railroad
Ben Goodloe came to my father
house in company with MI. Beavers
and persuaded me to 60 with him Il
| Mr.. Abram Roberto; Goodloe though
DR.. Evans was there, but on arriving
at Mr.. Roberts found that Evans wa
at Dr.. W. R. Curtis. We spent tn
night at Mr. Roberts, saying notbinI
as to our intentions. l promised
Goodloe to accompany him witt
Evans only to the Sabine river, tn
object being to arrest Evans and TAX
him to Sabine Town, Texas, for tria
for bigamy. Goodloe told mo tina
Evans had two or three wives, an
that his real name was Sidney Cook
On entering the Sabine bottom, wa
q little behind Goodloe, when b
(Goodloe) shot Evans in the. back
who Immediately fell to the grount
Evans started to rise, when Good!o
called to me to shoot him, which
did, the load of buck-sbot taking 81
} feet 10 the face. Goodloe tried ever
way in the world to get me to hel
him drag Evans ont into the wood
but l refused, Goodloe then took bill
by the feet, and dragged the bod
himself some fifty yards from the ros'
|, Goodloe showed me a five dollar bill
which he said he took from Evan
The hat l had when arrested vi
Evans's, but was taken out of Goot
loe's saddle bags; also, all article
belonging to Evans, which were toun
. on me. 1t occurred in this way
: Goodloe had left me, and in going o.