The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-05-20
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A White Man Hensed for the Murder OF
o Coicrcd Han nt spartnnburg, 9. @.
ecial Di.pal3h 10 Mslps aud Courier
B SPARTANRuRa s. O.. May ]

u ssoPARTANBURG, 5. o., May Il.
Thomas White, who was convicted Of
the murder Of Pet Hawkins, colorcd, at
the last term OF the court, was hanged
fo.day in an enclosure within tho iail
yeEd. no ono heing present bnt. his rela-
h7e.s, the sheriff, q guard Of ten men and
q clergyman. a strenuous effort had
been made. to avert the sentence of the
doomed By I his his ee.. ssei who visited
the Governor with sundry petitions ON
Monday, and by Whites mother, who
met the Governor yesterday evening at
the train with snpplications and teara.
a writ ae luRatico i'iquirelldo wus also Is.
sued on Wednesday by The Probate
Judge, but all this proved ffuitless, and
The condemned,man has paid the penalty
of The low. i.5 ,ii1 I
White has all along lnanifeated q atolid
indifference to his fate. de was calm
and ohllected TO the last, mounting tho
acafiold with firm tread. without betray.
iug the aligntest fear. After prayer and
tl1e naturalization Of the sacrament by
the Rev. Milnor Jones' the rope was
placed are.ssEd bic mock, when he cc:..s
planned sof its being too tight. Tt was
afiasted, and he expregaed hineelf as
being prepared TO die. He asked once OF
EyRicB for en- ahzSp5 brother and sister.
he, maintained TO the last the profession
ofis 8 total iguorancs of the deed lfoE
which he dled, but alleged that Byrd, The
bark per, pnk !!a pia q in his hand, re-
marking that hei Byrd intended TO. kill
g negro before lslprning. s 1T Hito's idsI
ee01i6s sceee that llS asaafed srerys0dy ID
Esaasa "a nA1zt end sghfaAzl zs,9 bad con-
dtlf ssoltt1 bring. q man. Is l71d Il not k:e,s
ae i ssid ks ano.ila eaot hesae die.1
Sssaga tts sibbst. He dropped four feet
eight inches Of eight minutes past Il
j0.:locL, made three alight strnggl6e, md
al ssss over. Tho pulse ceased go beat
! In eight minutes. Tho body Has exam.
ined sc twenty-five minutes after 1s
O'clock by DIR. Russell who discoyered
slighs beating nj the haarks Tho body
s7ag cut doSsn gcoli q ffsr and placcd in {
c0ian end do aliyered 70 the Esl yes a. s.i.
~ bite, vas about !22B yeasa old ard Il
enothcr sad victim OF pis., ,ls aud wh;; Key
the youth Gf Oar State. |.,s
"a Tho ciFruInat ataneea OF the Cgiuio fnl
which hite paid tho extreme penalty
ere aoEaeI peculieTs and illustrate
/ very spTcibI thu truth Of the assertion
Sstlet fAtlafe ~ ~ 1llk9 tlltsult Vtt ultlo
tsntha OF ithe cgitne in Eouth Carolina.
| ate was o Feaisieat OF Spar tanburj
County. aud lived Rear Glenn Sp7inga
l1o hEd gll his. life h1rEa the reputation
OF; e.ng @ dissiea ted chsrnct md wa
9 hasd 3ginker. On slie day of the mur
DER NJ aife came tls Sp burg Corr
il toasa from gof7f ssE q Station 90 tho al
Line 1ailEoasis aud had been drink king 81
i ttsty NJ ltli boon comp lioie. During th
] atEernooI while w ~ tygas ia 4 ,barro0n
sth. Ds. ice Smith q nagEc boy cane 4
shs Qoox Of the saloon and asked Dl
] smith 70 come ont for a moment as Ii
deSiT iTltii % 5FetIIE vita niri. IJE. 5niIi
n did nok go and White stepped to sll
door and found y no colored bcysS one q
whom E Pest5 aY kins, the deceasel
hite Rsked II as kins if he II the s.--
Eageat rho had called Dir; Smith on
VI Aleg fyips bad ia biind die "a his lflSid yFhle
he rllF tlosFls and nppeagcd ab if he %
"a fnsweF sElhite, thelt drew his pIstE
aflsA allest Elas lna. lfazg him al,noE
:! ilimed
N an kii1a VA . q Toizng eoltTed 90,
llinos 1S or 20 s sIE7 Of alge I'D &ppeal
sis lslAaa & e,lga.. n D TpeRtia for Che n
sznlb upon lin.
White sgsls 'tsir Es Il, 8 last team .. II
Il colisG 30s Spaftanbntg Count h6toi
lase w tiilSce, en- d fra f0and gailes I
6l3fcef, aud zen iitelic Il 70. ba hanaes o
Y he e9 Apfii UrSent
raad1 fol lie oqelsior By th 8 ~
4 Tho pglaaBcF. ard o p ion WAS ogtsaFt
8 Cd sned bg npegk Of fsi5 issr
I who coDG3Cie HIM, rs tlie kit