, 1881-05-21
EXECUTED.
Joe Stevens Hanged at Edgefield,
s. c., for Numbering Andy
Richardson.
"Details OF tho Crimo, the Delays,
tho Uncertainties, and
the End.

"Details OF tho Crine, the Delays,
tho Uncertainties, and
the End.
Hpttfdt Dtspateh 10 Tn Chicago 7Yfbxns.
Ep0grIEf.t, =. T., May 4l.-Tho cnso of J0o
Hlevnns. WIN wis hnnxrtl herp tu.fay fur the
1nst.r1er Ut Andy Richardson, furnishes a tuost
remarkable oxampso IT tho da!nys. nnccrtnIn-
tics. hnpos, and fcMra Incident to Il snnrdcr.tria,.
JtN Stevens. MI lg!i1raut npHrn innn, nbuift ~
years Of 01r, wll4 the virtftn of EuriUl!s kind
of supctstitlon. eaIetl "enntury." still cutntnon
an,t'tlg tnnny Ut tho Houthcnl nearoes. One of
tho lnwygrs who ui'lcd III Ecyans defense kindly
furnishes me with tho following
DETAILS or THE cls1atE:
For koino tnnnths prlnr to tho iTlurlnr 1o.
Ntesonb and his victim. Andy ltlchnrtlscn, bad
nc n9en nr,s S,iT ~ on ta % i m raf ,, AZ sfcr wrg
cards. and r.hnt,lson nttasacd stevens win
great fury, tnitluiny atron INN M uiItnerci5t,l
oiacc of ii 'rr!nI Justice. and sworc out q pcncc-
N!rraMt nGainst hIs a.sl!ltnnt: netnfe lt,e''nrt'
s sn n wtJ1aw sho wSfrnt ws
!nter Stevens wns tnken down With pnlii.
u.tt relief. tho remedies prrecrl,e ly hls physt.
clfn. and wa lt,capnci1a!ed TOR any nia!,lial
@ iee' t fsst s,sts @ sns Y s ps'1 ,sf nss % af
t' ~sa ft waa ~ eapSs 81 wo?S,na tic nat
arso,npany y theia to tho cly and .es,,re tho
services nf Old Nell Nyles ns sfle WIS callcl. l3o
consented 70 submit % her treatment. and few
days latcr found him III her mysterious presenc1.
ethnc ii yuArs Of l.go, eail to tu tntf ncgru ind
dark cnllur, which wa. d!.nly lighted by MI old
lump which Gus. weird. tlIckurlny shn.lowH ncruss
isio ro!t!, dump floor. a lit up WITH tnntn;tio
ineaI,tHtion.. .dIstorlinx her fcatures, md
!ha whiite induIsiux i 10 Inc saS:t u;ssrthiy fS.
l,ursi,. Her cxcrr!sos tolng tlDIh,vd. she &,ld-
flltlea Stevens. lc! hn to II fur rni Of tho
then sni'bet his .atnts DiicrgottcAily With q
ktrango-smelllns llnitnent, "hlnl she Kept IN nn
m rrs.ne'' or IN iieafatt"ns s iii, iho,. niamud
l,er vlsltnr TINT h+ rheumatism wah cured; thAt
would " M mt rctnrn I,nss hIs 9n9,ny "eon-
revealing A1mu astonishing necreta. and winding
up the seatce by atlvtstng Stevens to hunt tnwsl
nroer s Elm ena kfr sd ito ons st e h.
ehouli rlcot An.ly isichardsat. to sial' lin in
ting bre,tst. stevens pn!d tho Old woman u
ddllaT, und toUk his departure happy man.
THE Fatal. sTAn.
On the n!pht Q. Mny ~ 1877; Stevens wcnt to
nild III there lntlut asscfnbIod several hundred
sveis Tito tha csurct and toak i scat pon lors
bench tu.t II front 1t tho pulpit. ON tno otaer
ulad oi thls !,ench snt bis enemy Andy itchar..
minutes later. wlcn tho ~holo congregation
were ,,noM thclr knees n prayer. sevelis quietly
ccaled Il. hs sleeve. R!chnrdson bud bis head
aprroach., Steven. stea!!h5ly drew out his
in is!chnrds,l,,'s iruast. T'ho keen cdvo Ut tho
iiaslo cn0tra,od his hoar, and ho fell over upon
sAe 'us s9"9 "t rnS o ste earsh % nio % S lis rSa r
wiz liz. VIII Witnessed ito died roIInwcd IN ho. pur.
liz was br,uyht l,ack to El4ci}elA nnil placcd In
thu !a! here. It was with great '!lllla,iiiy that
tllo lniuFAtot negroes could be restrained from
HIS rn1AL AND CONVICTION.
In .1nue. 1878, tho C0urt OF General Sessions
eonvaned h9rG, With tho Veteran JudHp Aldrloh
he dasKGt a' a i w cscs ts @ y
Co,irt-I House to hcnr the trsnl. a juFy composed
punelcd. Two. ropntu1lc young lawyors ur tho
town iin!iertonk tho prlsoncr's dsfonse. nia they
tST1 h9 Of 9 nsG pt w sxS ST
tho hypothesis that tho deEoudant was insane
when he con'mlttusl tho dect: lhat BIZ in,u9Ina..
q fatal superstition lInkl,own 70 TIM while rucc
Thur defense, Though Inarkcd by ca'nslltumato
Ingenuity ws!a nnayaIi!nr: The };,ry after o2E,
10 10 hanged on tho fourth rrllny or July.
FIGHTING FolI LIFE.
An nppcal wQs taken to tho t,,,nroue Court,
and ths oaso uiaiarateiy arp,ied .Gcfore that
won't back to tho iowpr court. In ,j,,is B;D
ust one ycnr ufter lilo tirat trll, tic cnse was
aTRln heard. before Judge WeIlace, mud 0Eltn u
yeErltot pf guilty sa+ rnl,ticrtNi. rho prisoner
wns oncu u,,rv sentcnoc,t to h. hurapd, of, tho
fourth Frilluy IN lilly foltowtt1v in tho mann.
Tins tho lnwycra o1npIoyUI III stcyous wnltcu
,ipnn tho iOvertl,r md li,ltlcrh hin, to grant u
respite until lnotion enttl ho heard t,of0ro tho
EEurone Court. Thu motion for II new trial wus
promptly ovorruas. nId the lawyers returned
hnnso To tell their client that tliR doom was
sea!sl, , The aentencc.:lay r hasiaE gcsp @ cl;a!Eca
should bn takcn hcfora tho Sessions Court and
roscntencct. Gsntcquent,y, last March ho was
cnrraed t,efHre Judge Aldrseh, who first tried hs
case. and new sontc'ld1 WIS pFonnunccd, n1-
ing tho fourth FtldGy III April last Is tho tltno
for hiM TO bc hanged.
THE LAST EFFORT TO SAVE 1l1N,
fr,e ,cr..vtr,np odrocotns ,1r,orrlnoi, toxv.
ever. TO make G,,e more effort tt anyo thot1
Cltvut. Thpy circulated y pnpnr through tho
tuw,, md succouncd In obtaining tnnl,y aIgnu.