The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-12
EXECUTIONS.
PErrn BROWN HANcED-rHE PENALTY or AZ
ArRocIous CRIME FIRST CONFESSED ON THE
GATJnwg THAN

PETrn BROWN HANoED-rHE PENALTY OF AZ
ArRocIous CRIME FIRST CONFESSED ON THE
GALLONS TRAP.
lBy TELEGRAPH TO THE HEnALD.y
NEW ORLEANS, May IL, 1873.
Yesterday at twelve o'clock promptly Peter Brown
was hung at Nanny, In Sabine PARISH In this State,
Tor the murder OF DR.. W. H.. Evans. Tho murder
was particularly cold booded ana had robbery for
It's object Brown, In company with another negro,
stealing from their victim only low dollars. In
March last whiio Dr. Evans was at his residence.
Brown and another negro came up 10 him and
Dstased that he was thoir prisoner. AS Brown
had been ia way connected with the
Shera's office, Dr. Evans accompanied them,
though why was not known, they having no
warrant to show, or anything which would Ieadpny
intelligent man 10 suppose they had any right 10
arrest bin. Alter passing tho ferry At the
Sabine RIVER the murderers conducted their
no was unnrmed and bis hands were
tied they fell upon him aud killed him, pounding him
yards further from the road robbed and loft H.
TRIAL CONVICTION
Subsequently suspicion rested upon Brown and he
was arrested and tried in February last when be was
found guilty and sentenced to 20 huns.
TIKI sCAffoLD
At the appointed time tho prisoner was led forth
guarded BY ihe Sheriff and hts deputies He appeared
somewhat excited he mounted tho callowx
large crowd was IN attendance, who gazcd with tn-
.enso excitement upon every preliminary, but with.
setting niI against HIM.
w,.n 49,, 4 FULL cosyEssIoM .
made Iul confession. and asked forgiveness OF
God and tho people Tor his SINS. Whom no had
into eternity. Alter hanging for about twenty min
utes his body was cut down, when the crowd
took place IS ncar tho Texas Inc it was only ai.or
tho utmost difficulty The facts could DO transmitted.
A correspondent having to ridc nearly eighty milcs
TO reach a telegraph station.
EXECUTION OF ANTHONY M'KAY Fon MuEDEn
COMMITTED TEN YEARS Ado--A DYING AssER-
TON or INNOCENCE.
From tho Charleston Journal OF Commerce, May 81
DARLINGTON, S. c.. Nay g. 1873
Anthony Mckay, colorcd, to-day hanged for
tho murder OF $. Suggs, who most iouy
murdered aboat ton years ngo by nm armed
band at Gees MIL Ono Cyrus Conchluan was
hanged for The same crime, and mentioned before
ho died Anthony Mckay as OF tho band.
At twenty Ave minutes after eleven O'Clock the Sheriff.
with the necessary guards and witnesses--wh
admitted INTO the jail yard BY iicks,s-entercd tho
JAIL Between tho jail and tho kitchen, which
stands Just In the OF the Jail, a wall twenty
feet high mad boon erected. using tho rear "
tho jail and front of tho Kitchen as two Sides
Of tho inclosurc. In this space, about forty
feet square, the gaows had been sixteen
from the back door OF the Jail. leading the doomed
man, wearing the usual black cap ana dressed In hia
burial clothes. In appearance he was calm, though
weak and worry much cmacinted from long iinprison.
mcnt With somc difficulty he nacondcd the ladder,
his bands being chained behind him. Whcn ho had
gained the platform and seated he spoke as loi.
lows:-
IL am happy you I'll, and BID you all farewell.
hope you VIII al pray and rust IN God and Try 10
Get 10 heaven, Tor die to-day innocent man. /
nevor mado any ontcssion 10 the brother James
Smith, whose testimony no was partly couvictcdE
who away my lie. l never had any
pistols guns shot II could have boon decided
here below, but IL wps not, and go to tho supreme
court OF Almighty God 10 be judged by Him. Ny
lilo was sworn away, because my VITO ana daughter
had difficulty vita the wiio Of tho Rev. Jamcs
Smith. a,n innocsnt, yet am willing 10 die. IoP
/ am not tho only man who put 10 death
noccntly. My Saviour was also put 10 death without
cause
Ho was hero told by his spiritual adviser, Rev. Il
s. Lswon, that some criminals, even The gallUws,
say that they arc innocent, thereby hoping Tor par
don, but there WINS no prospect for MIN OF pardon,
and did ho stu deny NJ tho again declared his inno-
OF sue:s. and did know where tho place MAS
with grost Efforts no kept from crying aloud bot In
munster farewell aud sent farewell messages TO his
tia~tons) family He thnnkrd Mr.. Daton the taitor.
/ and said that haa received many kindnessos IRON
Ars. Dalcn and tue children. tor which no ict vrry
GRATEFUL The rope was then adjusted around his
neck, and the Shcrin road tho death wnrranI ~
/ txcivc u. the drop icll, and tho soul Of Anthony
! Mckay was launched INTO eternity. Though lac had
fall OF I'VE cct mis- neck was not broken, and he died
hv IRA IN In lon.