, 1881-04-09
x Safe Blown Opcn nni Eivo
Tllousnnd Dollars Belonging
to Farmors stolen.
Burglars Discovered in a House
Set Fire to 1t in Order to
Escape.
Tho soourge Of so-Called Benevolent
Cooperative" Iife.1naurance
in Pennsylvania.
4 Murderer In st. Lonis Sentenced 10
NinetJ-nsns Yoars' Imprison-
ment.

l. Man Mnrrios a Girl in Order to Dis !
qualify Himself as Witness |
+ ExECurED.
Special Dipatch to 1hs Chicago Tribune.
: NAsuv1Lr.I, Tenn, April 8.-John VIII
ie,ns, culored. who murdered Ills vito Sarah
Williams. Mt JollnsonvIlla suvcnty-tlro miles
from NASHVILLE, for improper intimacy with
Henry Nelson, colorod, was executed this
afternoon In tho presence Of four thonsalld
persoIls williams passed. q quiet night,
sleeping most ot tho tt,ne, and nwaklng Mt
midnight. llo said Cod had forgiven him
md hu wRs, ready to die. At llalf-nast 0
o'clock this morning ho was baptized IN d
crcek ncar tho jail byn colorctl Clergyman.
.TIle ceremony was Witnessed by n. largo
crowl who tlronEed both banks of
tho stream. AS ho cams out OF tho
wntcr he shouted vociturousIy and
jumped about. 50 much TINT 1t was
with the greatest difficulty tho Sheriff atld
seyesa! guards held him. Ietuyatng 10 tail
ha cunyersed with frlends ultfl moon. when
l,r was taken In q two-horso wagot' to the
scaifolJ, sltunted quarter Of 4 mile from
tile }afl. While en route TO the scenc of
death tho It'd Of the coffin, on which tho prls-
oner was seated, gayu Wny, OH account OF the
prisoners heavy weight. The scaifold WIS
reacllsl ut ha1f.past u, delay being occa-
stuned by tl,e clrcnitons route. Tho doomed
nun mounted the stops with firm trend. his
facu ,Wrcathed III smiles. After few mil
utcss delay lla stepped to tho east side Of tho
structure nnh addressed the nuhtcnce, saytng
IN substance TINT lle Wns prepared to meet
tic fato whlcl, awaited HIN, aud was willing
and anxious to go. He warned tlIoso pres
cut Ut the evil results Of drink, tierce pas
slon.~ and unRovernab1e temper. flo tnld
them, of all things, to lot other mems wives
| alone, or 1t would lead them into serious
| trouble. No Bnil no ioynd his wifB too deeply
| to allow another man to ustlrp hs rights,
a,h therefore killnd her. lie did not know
wllat crime ho had committed tilt told by
some one. lis then attempted to escape, and
succeeded In Guiding arrest for two weeks.
lie saId ho knew ha was guilty of murder,
md TINT he. WA, "getting !, his Just
deserts In. being hanged. lie dreaded tt no
moro than tas.i9 d drink Of water. Several
songs wero sung ai,d two prayers offered by
col0rcd ministers, tho exercises occupying an
hour. Anottler llonr< was spout IN q speech
by Williams and Iii waiting for response to
| n telegram asking Gov. Hawkins to commute
Ills sentence. Five aulnutes after9 flspatcl,
from the Governor declining to Interfere was
received, md preparations we're ut once made
to execute the. prisoner promptly: Williams
was pnssesscd Ut cons'derahio hunlor, md
frequently made tho crowd 1augll and
would laugh himself. =! Among many
things said was: " know my body's
heavy enough to, break, my neck."
Whom the .blnck cup was drawn out l,e said,
"Hcra COMES the black cap. Won't | look
',n1.isomo Will, that on. II u h'acker than ! /.
am.n When It was adjusted. and tho Sheriff.
p|aeetl the rope around his muck lle said.
"11cllo, eau SEQ through this. ] didn't
ene4 and lo told tho Sheriff mt to choke
htu to deattl, us lle didn't want to dEu TINT
wnv. A fter nIl wns randy he baia ayerybody
un,,l.hv n,,, ua,,i Il Iiorn 4. o. !, ami ha
tr,'A "'a oa'a, .4e.s,, ~, ",u aa
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