, 1880-07-10
Alexander Howard, at Colds
boro, N. O., Dies ut tho
Ropes End. :,
Price, the Murderer of Willie
Black, Executed in Gin
cinnati.
Particulars Of the Cash-Shannon Duel
in South Carolina.
Cash's story OF How. lie Met and Killed
Col. Shannon.
A Horrible Double Murder Reported
from Moeck's Mill, va..


from Moeck's Mill, Va.. !
HANGING or HOWARD. |
Rpsetal D.pd.eh 70 TAs Cattaao Tribune. :
GorpspuRo, N. c., Jnly 9.-ro-day Alexander |
Howard tcoloroaj wus hanged for tho mursicr Of
an old white man ,icnr thls place. Tho execu-
tlou was private. About n hundred ncgrocs Woro
gathered nround tho JUL and endenvorcd 70 get
q look insido at tho acn!od. Howard said lust
night that ho wns ready to leave, md a fow days
slucc hp prpfcssed religion. This morning ho
arose and ate a hearty breakfast. During tho
carly part of tho day ho spent tho most OF hts
time III pacing 10 and fro IN Ills coll. At 12:40 ho
mounted tho scaiIoid. aud WIS trembling so
much that hn could scarcely stand. His neck
WAS broken by tho fall
MowAIsD's v1Or1M
was Robert Antry, MI inoffenstvc and Indus
trlous far1ner, ngod 90 yeats. Antry was M old
bachelor, living with maiden alator hourly as
old rs himself. 1Io was quito we'll OF, and was
rcputpl to be wealthy. A run0r whA stRrtcd
that he always kept largo amount Of cash In
his U,lrcuu-dr,wcr; which rtltt,or, 1t stoHis hal
It's origin In tho fnct ta4!s tho old mnu bud bceu
bpnest enough to give In rs his taxnblo proper
t. 500 III cash. When he gave In bis list of taxn-
bio property, i,e satd, III quito n loud vo!po. II
nuyo 800 in cash. suppose that ought to DO
tu1cl, too" When he mado this observation,
quite number of nSooplo were standns ,I
ssasusn''y s5as s1'sssr 81 n 5s ss iss 10
trned IT, to sst aotns aa upon oponag @ ho
front K9te found tho l, 1na.,9te{! l., body Of her
S0F bnl Hire fS % n The od VIII as S,s
skull WAS crushed III ind ha body ctt IN seytral
places. Although eL,eochless, ho was breathing
aud tic wounded m,in was romovetl INTO tho
house: but ho died , Y fow hours uftor' without
A. trst t,,cro xyns M clew To thu mur,,crer b,,s
M examination Of A9trys bedroom indicated
,aa The haa ssn md
d. % room and those s, ina!eateS thas two 70
t1ons psd ronbery. M The "e TACT was o' reeoeet.
q tint, tlo evening. Gefore Tho murder.
y SSs Y b. sa Sss s SnnsHs % % Il o.
and eonp2r!son Of big ehoe-traGks, with those
under tho wlrdow showed TINT thoy wors THO
known Us Matthias was subsequently arrested
tho Other aet of Tracks,, The two wcrc sent OIL to
tue 9rand Jury Of tho Superior Court OF satnp-
R0n County.
4 few days Of confinement in tho county jail
caused tho stcp.sota, MntthIas. to wilt, and ho
told tho 1atlcr that ho w;ts ready TO make con.
l b. had 4ottsn i'll Thing from bis breast At so
next torn Of tho court tho .fathsr and stop son
saterea @ aois' tho cas0 nvy S IT, yeuukar xar
nun fstntth!as), and ho turned States evidence.
h9 FL maa to
lnSasy r r tho ,; room: Any 1isk II getting 4
YEA eaut's asgsa 'e ST: :p% oSoy 10y ID %
left-hand corror ot do drawor.'' replied Howard.
Matthias. Aceordiag M to bis atatsinsnt. she DE-
allyn was simply robbery. On tho day Of tho
ass r. xS st j. sas ae ess sss ssF s
TO tue front door, and get Antry to comu out
was 10 sIip n tho house. secure ali tho money
md slvor he could. then 9ivo whistle. and run
him by certnin atump, md tho pl,indcr was
thou 10 be dIvidod. The plan was carried out.
victim At to tic door ID his n'ahtcelethos "oid
nun, you nrU wanted. ut tho gatc." he said, and,
, al a Syes %9,s Ss ss s' ta6ssd Bss p1p ;n
ievcrai hundred dollars in money md iot q
yaer Tns esxht 5 1aed III ssaSA t. III sR aes
s s Hsss a sa e Il eepx a ho & %
Howard replied that Tho hnd left hun right at
@ 1nt ae d az ai naf
Its presumed that tho poor victim attempted
u, mako IN outcry and got back Into the house %
wheu ho wis fcllcd ny club-blow ifom how
arl-
MATTHIAS FATE.
Howard whA sentenced to be hung June q
but, QWluE 10 tho tAct t1nt tQ0 bEAA OlGLQCul8
Conference, wutltd meet here Mt TINT tilno, hi
was reapitcd by tho Governor until to-day
Matthias, wGoso eyidcuca Waa 20 fatal TO hii
stup- -fnther, eoon discovered TINT h9 had Epttci
hniself into hot water ug we'll. Under tho lnw.
ct North Carolina, burglary Is pun!ahalAe will
death; and, although .nolle-proscqui was On
tered fu tho cl,se OF murder aEalnst him, be wa!
Immediately Indicted for burglary. uUford tn.
rtassembllug Ut the court, Matthtaa set fro Il
his cell aud burned bis why out. 1lo then 70
lcase.l aIl hs folow.p prisoners except Howard
Looking Into his atep-fnthor . cell, h1 tuld hin
to Btay thaso md hang, for be had chcntad bin
ia tho division Of tho rlundor, and lesorVcd t,
be hung MAtthns was subsequently caught
and cent to the PenItenttary for thirty years 70
arBou In Attempting TO burn down tho 1a!l. LAX
many Of hls race when In q slnlanr Tx, lloWar
grew very religious, 01la said 10 would lanu Il
uGateu.
HANGED.
CINCINNATI, O., July 0.-Gcorgo Allen Pr'ct
ths murderer Of vill.o black, was banged &C
rorlsng 10 law In tho yard Of tho Itanllto
County jail ut twelve minutes past II o'clool
and cut down twenty miuutos later, this fort
noon.
On the ooth day OF April, 1871, he shot and mt,
hered Wills Dlaok iu tho otace OF tho latter,
this city, lie was found guilty Of murder III II
tirst degreo, and sentenced to bo hnuxed May z
Ou representations that ho was lusnno GOV. Fo
ter Kayo him u respite TIL July0.
prIca .vas cnlored. md WhS bern elnyO