The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-03-27

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there In wagon, We had only been Their
q short time when Jim Young, my hal
brother heoame involved IN q difficulty VIII
Alonzo White md bis two brolhors-ln-law
l was Ia the house but on hearing The nolao
went out AlonEo White Ind knife ono Of
bis brolheH-n'law m AZ and tho olhoI
u club, | told them was going 10 take \
hand, M wouldn't stand hy and 500 them
murder jim. Alnngo White then made u
start nj mo with his knife, | told him u
stand back or would hx him. | went IN
and gol my gun, and when came out ho nd
| ynncod toward mo, lilo didn't mako any
demonstrations with his knife for no wash
close enough. told him 10 stop or ! would
ilX him, but no kept coming mud fired, He
turned md jumped tho fence, and tho last
saw Of him he was running through tho Held
toward hishome don't know " hit him
nor do know fho u dead. | heard The
witnesses say killed him don't deny the
shooting and consider | was Justified had
double-barroled shotgun and fired onl
load, told that Niger would Kill him !!
ho over drow n knife on me, and fulfilled
my promlse--so they say, Now, rs 10 The
witnesses, want 10 say that both Gus Jemi
son and Press Owens lied. never did toll
Gus Jemlson that | wouldn't Joan him my
short-gun because | wanted TO use II on
Alonzo White never carried II for nny
such purpose. | Ind II along that day TO Kill
parlridgos and rabbits, md had no Idea OF
seeing Alonlo White. Our meeting was ac'
cdcntal, never would have fred had hC
not como nj me with tho knife.
| thought nothing could be done with mo.
II was self-detense. The jury didn't think SO,
however Tho witnesses, except Owens and
Jemlson, sworo the truth about tho affair
The knife which Alonzo White drow on me,
was exhibited on tho examining trial, but In
the courthouse II wasn't produced. They
said IL wouldn't kill flea, and yot they
wouldn't LOT the Jury 500 ~
| have been in three other lails, and |
don't think tho grub hero is rs good AS got
Ia thom. i always thought that when n man
got in my situation they would give him
whatever he wanted. have boon n steam
boat and hotel cook, and know what somo-
thing good 10 eats, even II don't get Il. |
wish could get what | want, so long rs |
last. | am awful tired ofwhat nm getting.
HIS SENTENCE.
Tho following Is the sentence Of the Judge,
and the remarks of the condemned:
On tho 9th day Of January, 1879, the
Grand jury of Navarro county presented q
bill Of indictment against you charging you
with the murder of AlOnzo White. On the
18th day of juno. 1870 you were .placod on
triA for your life, and after fair and inn
partial investigation, by jury Of your own
selection, before whom was presented all the
evidence brought 10 bear in the case, and
after duly considering tho evidence, they
convicted YOU of tho highest crime known TO
the law, atliXing the penalty ofdeath. Your
counsel appealed your case TO the Appellate
court, and | now hold in my hand n manda-
mus affirming tho decision of tho lower
court, and compelling me to proceed with its
execution. 1t is made my solemn and pain
ful duty to pass the sentence of death upon
you. Have you anything To say why SEN
tence should not be pronounced
Ill REPLY.
In reply the prisoner said:
81 have good deal 10 say. hope the
court won't be hard on me. know l done
wrong but If Ind had fair trial wouldn't
be here now. wish that the court would
be as light as possible under the circumstan-
ces. didn't have any money or friends Sc
could defend myself. | tried to have wit
nesses and / wrote to my brother and his
wife, but they didn't get my letter until il
was too late. was forced to trial without
any witnesses, when if had been allowed
time could have got evidence in my favor"
The Judge told him that an appeal for
mercy availed him nothing, and that his duty
was to pronounce the death sentence.
John Henry, continuing, said
"Well, if that Is the case, they amt any
use saying anything more. | thought you
could fix it so it wouldn't go hard on me.
didn't mean to take the mans life. was
going through the country on a visit when
we accidentally met There V one other
thing which wish to say, and that is since
have been convicted my friends have net
been allowed to visit me as mach as wished
They have not been allowed to come into my
cell and talk with me but are kept on the
outside, and then there is always some one
near to hear what they say. / think this il
a hardship, and complain of ii. Further
than this | haven't anything to say. / have
been treated very kindly by the Sheriff, Mr..
Dunn. don't care what you do with me
so you leave breath in my body"
| There was pause Of a few moments when
the Judge continued
"You have transgressed the law and you
must suffer the result of your own acts. II
only remains Cor me to affix the penalty. II
| is therefore. the sentence of the court that
you Be- taken in custody by the Sheriff of this
ceiinty snd be securely confined in the Jail
until the 18th of March, 1880, on which day,
between Me hours of 10 a. m. and 4 p. M
you be taken to the place of execution by the
Sheriff of this county, and hung by the neck
until you are dead, and may that Being, be-
f,re whom you arc so soon to appear to
render your final account have mercy on
your soul"
This is the second hanging in this county
by legal process.
The colored people of this county are
civil, quiet and industrious, and regret keenly
that one Of their number should deserve the
death penalty.
Seriff Moon, of Dallas county, and several
reporters were present at the execution.
George Doran, white man, will be SEN
fenced to be hung next court.
Allen TOwles Executed Mt Fairfield
Special TO the Herald.
Fairfield, via Me1ia, March 26.-Sherif
II. G. Davis and Deputy Sheriff j
9. Anderson arrived here from Corsican,
yesterday in charge of Allen Towles, who
was convicted at the late term of the Distric