The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-09-01
THE GALLONS AT EDGEFIELD.
Josh Mundy Hanged FOR Numbering his
wife.
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EDGErIELp, via TRENTON, August -
Josh Mundy, the wife murderer. vas
executed in the Jail yard to-day Pre-
cisclT .. lIalf-pa,t - the t,a; door wa>
sprung. and sixteen minute, thereafter
l'r. w. II Jcuning pronounced HIM dead
his neck having been Lis!oca;ci
After religious service i'll the iaii he
waS escorted 10 the galiows bv Sheriff
Ouzst and Jail0r Covar. accompanied by
the Rev. -ileck Belts. Il co!ored minister
he assembled the step. Ot tic gnllows in a
firm and intrepid manner. NJ. Coyar
p.arcd him i'll position on the trap-door.
and adjusted the rope around his neck
The sheriff then road the sentence o: tie
Court, and asked Josh ii lie wished 10
say ANYTHING. He replied, with smile
upon his countcnarce and perfectly cool
aud collected. that he did. and made q
hrief statement to the effect that he did
not intend 10 Kill hi, bosom friend and
that II was entirely accidental. las
know, and my God III Heaven
knows. He said Il wan; 10 go home to
rest. want TO e 10 glory After IL
cease'i talking Mr.. Ccvar placed the black
cap over his face and babe him good-bv
Immediately after the sheriff sprang the
trigger and Josh's body Ma wing
ins III the air.
Josh exhibited astoni,.ii,, ,,nt.vi vf
himself, and never for q moment did hi,
courage fail linn There was large
crowd of people. principally coi red.
present. Hundreds were stairiii!. i'll
front OF the jail yard. and many Others
! mounted ON the walls and in windows
ami on til" hOusetops of the adjacent
buildings. Good order wa maintained.
| and sheriff ouzts and his active and
able assistant Mr.. Ben Covar, regular
experts i'll the hanging. business. con
Quoted the execution quietly. cxpe,ii-
tionsly aud we'll
Josh's body wa- placed III Il coffin. de-
! iivercd TO his friends and ly them con
! 'cyc7i ID shaw Creek Church. a coloTcd
church i've mic, east Of this place.
| where his funeral and that of his late
| wife Will hc preached ~ one and the
same time. Hundreds of negroes fol-
| lowed tho corpse through and out OF
/ town, and il Is probable two or three
thousand Will be at the church. After
| the funeral the !nurdcrers body will
| be Inferred by the side OF his murdered
wife.
| Jo,h'> former wife. IL sister Of the wife
| he killed, and her son By Josh. were
present at the cxccsition, and this former
wife seemed 10 enjoy tn. hanging. and
was heard 10 say The villains got he
| due II; i.,st.
| TIE ,EIME AND CRIMINAL.
| On the night of the lith OF Juno last
Josh Mundy, without any known cause
Shot and killed his wife in most cruel
| and hcartlcSs manner. For this murder
he WAS tried the following week, Judge
| Pressly presiding. and convicted, W. ID.
QUITS, Esq, defending the prisoner and
| Solicitor X. G. Bonham representing the
| state
1t was i'll evidence III the trial that on
| the day of the murder Josh had been
| heard 10 say that he intended TO kill
somebody before nigh, that at night he
was quarrcling with his wife that after
| dark awhile he went 10 ncghbor'S near
| by, remained there a short time and left
| for home again that on approaching his
house he commenced swearing in a bois
| terouS and angry tone: that when near
| the house his wife stepped i'll the door
! and asked what was the trouble; that
| .hereupon he began cursng her, and with
out warming or apparently tho slightest
| provocation drew his pistol and fired at
| her. The bail struck her in the breast, &,
and She died iii Il few minutes
Josh was generally regarded. IL ii dare
devil kind of ncgrO-malignant, t!espe-
rate and exceedingly dangerous when
aroused. TO accomplish his ends he
would go any length or DO anything
recille>sly and relentlessly, without re-
| gard 10 consequences. III March. lS1u
he was tried and conyi icted Of making "A
malicious assault OH another negro. and
| served six months i'll the penitcntiary
But his imprisonment wrought no i'm.
| prOvcment Il! his morals or effected the
| slightest change i'll his department, and
with his tiend-likc nature he was prepar-
| ell in the twinkliDg of an eye for murder,
| rapine, arson. or the preparation of anv
other horrible crime known TO the crimi-
nal calendar. And consequently every
| body, white and colored are satisfied
that he fully mertcd his fate. and none
doubt that on this occasion the gallows
! was clninently Josh, proper and appro-
| PIRATE end.
In his cell OH "Wednesday he look ell
| the iInDcrSOnafjnI N rnl,p 81 hai1t !,
ate his bOUntful ratous with evident
gusto, and talked plibly of his approach
ing end; expressed Il perfect resignation
and readiness to die. saying that he had
made peace with God and hoped to meet
| his blessed Jesus in Heaven. He admit
ted that he killed his wife, but said it
was unintentional and purely acciden-
| tai. and that he merely fired the pistol to
| friehten another cOlored man he heard
talking i'll the house. He said that he
knew he would be hung to-day, and did
| not entertain hope of any assistance
| from mortal man. But his fre, md. easy
man ners and seeming Indifference, with
| near ant certain death staring him in
| thu face. served to belle his assertions.
lie doubtless entertained hope of seine
executive interference in his behalf in
time 10 save him from his wrctchcd
| doom.
| Josh was about twenty-ninc wears of
| age and had more than lived out the full
measure of days that should have been
allotted villain SO vile and inhuman.
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