, 1881-03-19

Of South Carolina, sont him to Marion, where
lie was placed In the Jail and confined IN
. On tic second Atondny In Inst November
yencd nt Tic Town oi Marion, .Judgo At.lrtc!,
presiding. All tho other easrs OIL tho tocknt
were oyeral,adnwcd by Blacks cnsr. On the
lay, Of trial ting conrt,roHl,s was tlciisely
fpsscd extraordinary Interest rs tho case
progressed. Thu 1lcRrnes were cnrngc1
against the prisoner, and Openly threatened
,a seni he ssesps " tn 'E tnsyy Hny !Se
tnke THO matter intU their nwn liallds aud
den! wtl, tile cn'prIt slnlrarlty.,
;Flio prisoner was fonnh guilty; Judge
Allrcl sentenceA % t,l, to . e. Ial'Eea s " @ ue
= o'clock. Friday, jan. "a, 1ssl., III pro-
nouncEng sentence, tho JAtgn took occoston
TO cuistlemn IN un'neastlrett terhls tue bar
baroMs practice, sotnpn III Soatll tGiarnltnn,
With deadly weapons. This vigorous Charge
w,ls brought to tic intention nf tho tiencral
Assembly few weeks Inter. niNl WINS the
cai'sn Of the stringent law enacted shortly
OIs-
1.Esr1TED ESDEn THE SHADOW OF TIE
GALLONS.
On tho morning Of Jun. II visited Marion
for tlle PURPOSE VI reportIng all the details Of
did REPRESENTATIVES vi several Stato pewspa-
pers, Visited Black's cell III tho County jail.
Before entering the building, our attention
ous BUS cries, whiel, sec sscn'sd to emaatc nc IRON,
the wnlls Of tic prison. We found the
doomed young man surrounded by his BROTH
ers, sisters, asld friends, some OF whom were
lencc, and others ii'dnlglng I'll the most ag-
OuizlIlg cries. Black himself seemed deeply
nnvcd, md tears were streaming down bis
face. | l.nd a half-l!our'S ta'k with hip, rein.
tint lasl 1lle day before called upon tho
Governor TO ascertain II there was any chance
Of y communication Of rcsplt In his case, and
had been informed tlat, the law must
WIS NO lopc for l!lnl. and he was prepared to
not guilty Of murder; that tho SHOT wns nc.
cldcl,tal; tlat he had re bad feeling toward
the world. About this time number Of col
ored chulchulell entered tho cell, and bcgan
singing and praying with the prisoner who
toined with Il zest Ii, their tteyotIons a fcW.
the Lord's Supper. Il was now nearing the
hour 0f execution, ant Black wns expecting
lnoMentarlly to bo letl upon tho scatt0ld.
Everything, was in readiness, the r9p9 nj
platform arranged upon tho ingenionsly"con-
structe4t springs: md tie other parapflcr-
nalln Of tie hnnEInai! III convenient distance,
awaiting the Sl,criifs coming, When mes
GRIM from Gov. Ifagood granting Il rcspit
until t0-tluy.
1lEaESrEScEp uY TIL: COURT.
On the Ssll Of Afurcl tho Court Of General
Sessions! again met at MMron,, with Judge u.
rrsisy presinE aa Men LIN naek Mas
was quite different from the bold aud almost
lIsuIe,lt manner tllnt characterized Him when
lie occupied i before. lic was completely
Gust down, and the nervous w9rklng nf ,, 1,ts t
barely supprcssea-i indicated Il degree Of u!-
easslcss painful to behold. Judge pressly
pronounced anew tho Judgment Of tho Law,
a,d the syrnhie a ;s; WEetG'' WS rSaed for
TIE PICTURE or MISERY.
| This morning when Jim Black was visited
| he was tho picture Ut misery, wrlnglng
Ills, hands and uttering lamentations, All
night he had been tossing on Ills bed. lie rg-
4 nul nu.uber Of charchmsn entered lis ccil and
| pruyea and sang with him. The weird,
actcs like cl1arm on Back. and he becamg
ADVISERS rciuained witt, him., After u
while lie ,becaino strangely, eluteetl.
and joyously exclaimed TINT lla
ai Il osnsk sra The 81 Sheriff. g4lS S:ro,{fed IL uecK ID
visit tila different cells nnd BID his co,nradcs
farewell. Threr4lunrters of Ru hour litter
hn was led ont in the f,assageway. ut thu
lower floor and brought face to luce With tho
ailu tic gallOWs SEEMED To havo nO tcrFors
for hlnl aitl he Tucked with uneoncurn upon
tlle accu Tscd, nuosu Us 1t ln',Ele ~ the air.
saot tint ts H. Ws ftIsns spst lou II t. ton sS'i
Ills stand upon the gallows md suffered
the execntioner to, plnlon Ills arms
brforo, and behind. The Sheriff tlettly ar;;
ranged the rope above h1s head, and adjusted
dressed III a pair Of plain pnntnloons,. with.
out vest, coat, collar. or neckerchief.. While
the Sheriff was engaged II, these preliminary
arrangements SMILE WIS playing over the
lnurttereE'a fuce Us le ulic9llceInotlly choWeti
n rlece Ut tobncco tllat had been KlSan him q
sllort willis beforc. Az lust tlle supreme
WIS drawn down over Ills l,ead. Thu
tile springs. sut, a,'d 1t, only, required
4 tap with the hammer to iurl tho victim
Into eternity. Tho sallows WIS arr1''gstl st 81
as to alloW fall ot ful' slx fegt. IhsSagrii III
Ald all thu spectators stood In awful silence
A SLIGHT CLICKING SOUND w!AS HEARD,
then u sudden un1oosentng Of bolts, Ilid then
a ttnrful crush, u1ld tho criminal WAS bOrilt
forward wltll fonrf,tl. Impetus. Tho looss
snapped like uieco of rotten threu.l, atd TIL
upon thB lower floor. 1t wRs one Ut tht
must distressing spectacles ever witnessed
There wtaa !turrlDlt uliltgtlnE somewhere. L
WIS thought that Hack ltiust bo kLltul b,
tho fall. But no; ,lle gave cyltlence Ut life
liz WAS Ilurrledty brought upstairs al!l lal.
upun the jIoor. Ills Efforts to catch breatl
tltow his woie fr.llAe In conyulslOns, whiel
were painful to bel.ol1. Lie was wrthIng III
AgolIius. TiIero hu lay, gnsplng al!d spiltlnt
c!ots Ut blood, fur eighteen minutes, wlllul
must have seeiMGd centuries. all tho tin,
the Sheriff was e1lorgetlea!ly reeonstrllctln,
the gall0ws and reanrrMng(ng the ropes ant
MUSE. 4 larger nlll stronger cord wu
ltsu1. At txActly twenty minutes .altU
u'clock Black WIS lc!put ulpun the gatlows
tito work WIS effectively dune. Ills Mec!
WIS llDt brokun by tho fall, but III tWemt,
minutes lie WAS stuno dead. III thirty nil,
htes iIe was cut down, md thu Jn[er tool
his bulIy In charge. The Slerltl asserts tim
lle Is DlnNltless concerning the shocking nee!
dent accompanying tbs execution. llo il,
furlns nao tu.nlght tlnt tic HOUSE, used wa
ordered iron, New York llrm fur this case
mud wus guaranteed to stand my testit coult
be nut IT,. Tho Sleliti, III colMln0n with III
the spectators, slepiur..s tho shocking cull
c0lnltant Of Jim lIaClt's hanging.
TWO MDItE.
Richard md Ben James, colorctt. was cor
ylcte1 ut Marion t0-uny Ut tho murder VI II