The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-05-08
SATURDAY, MAY 8, 1880.

pVohj NhlcH ~ tHe INV VI Lle lunu, L I'LL
lr threads as follows: ANY person who sha
le break into any house in the night time, wit
III the intent to take steal or carry away an
is property therein, shall be adjudged guilt
ID of burglary. And upon conviction thereo
4 shall suffer DEATH He said, 'Brotht
If Billy, for we both belonged to the sam
@ church,) ii is mighty hard, but my sentence
G according to the book, is, that on til
!, Frlday before the 4th Sunday in April, {
: the head OF Jones hollow, on the big sarvic
IS tree, you be hanged by the neck until yo
i, are dead, dead, and may G cd have mere
o on your SOUL
t 81 tell you felt strealed. | then aske,
: Parson King if he would allow me to @,
f round with petition to the Governor t.
get signors for pardon. He said that h
' would, if would promise that in case thu
| Governor did not pardon me, | would b,
5 promptly on the ground, the Friday before
the 4th Sunday, to comply with the sen
tencc. promised him."
"Well," inquired, "Uncle Billy if yol
had not succeeded in getting your pardon
would you have gone back to be exccutedY
''That | would, sir, my word was my
bond"
"Well, how did you get out of tY'
"Well sir, l LET no grass grow under my
feet. | got the school-master Weeks to
write up my papers. They were feeling
papers | started, and believe the next
| | rot Iu nd
in Pike county to sign them. Parson King
heading the list. started to Washington
where the Governor lived, early on Monday
morning, intending to take breakfast in
lIolmesyille. bid Betsy and the children
! good-by and started. | knowed if | got
Col. Quin's name to my petition, it would
go long ways. lie was one of the JUS
tices of the Quorum, and at that time, he
and Peter Fielder sot one on each side of
Judge Hampton. | landed at Col. Quin's
Tavernin Holmesvlle, bright and Early, and
Peter came out and asked me to get down
and come in. lit, Il black boy carried my
horse to the stable, and and Peter went
into the house. 1t was a little cool and he
he had light wood fire burnin. | was
i'll II hurry so | stated my business to him
at once-Colonel says let me see your
papers.
[ took them out of my saddIe-pockets and
he took them and read the heading. lie
says who wrote this? / told him School
master Weeks. lie replied that it was
pretty well done. was getting anxious,
and nsl, n1 him to cirn tloun What do var,
think he done. Why, sir he throwed them
i'll the fire and laughed and laughed.
was thunder struck. | got madder and
pulled my coat, told him that we
would have fight it out. l would as soon
die then, as to be hung. He still laughed
and laughed, and finally said, Uncle Billy,
sit down, Patsey will have breakfast soon
and when you get good warm breakfast, |
L will fix it all right. had confidence in
Col. Quin, so cooled down and went into
breakfast. After breakfast, we sat down.
The Colonel says to me, uncle Billy,
Parson King may understand the ten COM
the Lords prayer, and the laws
Is laid down in the Bible, but with all that,
he is fool lie don't understand the laws
If Mississippi. He then explained to me
What Il Justice of the Peace should be and
what fools we all had made of ourselves.
lie sent word for Parson King to come and
ee him.
Il tell you | felt so good. ordered my
orse, started home. | tell you, the trees
Ooked brighter, the road shorter, and |
rrived at home, kissed your Aunt Betsey
nd the children, and 1 have never had any
se for the law since that time"
''Ycs," l replied, ''but understand that
ou went to Washington to see the Gov
rnor."
"NO, that amt so, some fellow added 1
nat to it, it amt so, l never saw but two |
overnors in my life, and they were Gov {
nor McNutt and Governor Brown"
So ended the narrative true in all particu- !;
rs. The night had far advanced. The =
Il man was conducted to his room, all of q
bidding good night to an honest man. /
FELIX. t
I ANCIENT WHIPPING POST SENTENCE.
Superior Couut of Pike county. Missis- N
Dpi. Thursday morning, March 30th, 1897, \
on. James Walker, Judge. {
lie STATE OF MISSISSIPPI a
VS.. i,
VIM. l.. HURT. Al
The prisoner being brought to the bar 5,
d being in the custody of the Sheriff, -
ing asked by the Court why the sentence u u
the law should not be pronounced upon, II ~
N, sayeth nothing. Therefore be it order +
by the Court, that the said VIM. i. Hurt tC
Al lau lat,a ttrun IafH fH af I.
common whipping post in and for the ci
mty of Pike, between the hours of 10 w
lock A. NJ. and 1 O'Clock +. NJ, on this y, :"
|, day of March 1897, and that on to- +;
rrow being Friday the 3lst day of ui
rch, 1897, and on Saturday next being cl
LIST day of April next and on Monday &C
Il being the 81 day of April 1887. You ID;
nd in the public pillory of said county M
hour and one quarter each day sue Il,
sively. between the hours of 10 o'clock =,
NJ. and O'Clock +. NJ, and that the q .
riif of Pike county carry the sentence as Ie'
resaid into execution, fr'
'he Standards correspondent at 60
yetmyo, telegraphs as follows: gr
he public mind is very unsettled. bu
c Mandalay astrolOgers maintain al
{ in order to remove evil in pr
m ces, a great propitiatory sacrifice ed
eq uisite. The victims are to be es'
en- from all ranks to the number Of no
. The priests are to contribute 100.
e remainder will consist of men, col
men and children. Numerous yo
ests have been made to secure a uo
Iicient number for the intended th'
Tins to be selected from. The to
ssts, who have hitherto enjoyed no
nuniiy from sacr flee, are quitting 20
ndalay in great numbers A OF
man Catholic convent was recently WI
cred to procure victims from among SUI
girls there, but the attempt was
itrated. Although the prospect Of
relations between India and Bur
d are blghter, through an appear
e Of concessions contained in King
,eban's last message, the internal
iitiou OF the country is most un- I