The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-05-19
CRIMINAL VARIETIES.
CuiIed Here ana There from the Big Dali
Hes.
Hangman's Day.


At Louisville, Ark, on Friday of last
week, Governor Heson, negro, was
hanged for the murder of another colored
man, named Major Ashley. Helson went
to the gallows boldly, and even laughed
loudly at something that one of the guards
said. On the gallows he worked himself
up to a state of religious frenzy, and shout.
ed out that he knew he was going to meet
the man he had killed and they would both
be together IN heaven. The drop fell at l
O'Clock and the murderer's neck was
broken.
At Trenton, Ga, same day, d. +. Walker
was executed, for the crime of killing in
October last q man named Hardberger Tor
the purpose of robbery. Walker and a
man named Teece had agreed to lay IN wait
at certain point on Sand Mountain for a
man named Reese who was to pass that
way with a large sum of money IN his pos
session. About the time Reese was ex-
pectcd lIardbcrger, a furnace hand, came
along and was mistaken for the other and
shot. Tcece saved himself by afterwards
turning states evidence and Walker was
hanged He made long speech on the
gallOws and met his death without u ire
NOR HIS neck was broken by the fall.
After the hanging a row occurred, and
George Bird, the brother of the sheriff, in
attempting to quell 1t was shot and several
persons were badly beaten,
Robert Butler, colored, was hanged on
the 4th inst. at Columbia, Caldwell county,
La, for numbering George Burns and Am
brose Hunter while they slept by their
camp fire. Butler was tried and convicted
at the July term of the district court, in
1882. His case was appealed to the SUI
premc court Of Louisiana, and during the
time of his trial before that court he broke
jail and escaped to the Indian nation,
where he hid himself He was captured
in January last, and Gov. McEnery signed
the warrant in April for his execution on
the 4th of May, 1888. Before the murder
of Burns and Hunter he was known as a
desperate character. He followed these
two men twenty miles to kill them, and
came upon them while they were camping
with their families al night in the woods,
with their wagons. He silently crawled
up within shooting distance, under cover
at night, shot them both at their camp fire,
and then fled He was also accused of the
murder Of white lady named Mrs. Ware
in 1871. After he broke jail IN July he
was tracked to Jackson parish, where he
was hidden in the woods, and in the effort
to capture HIM Edwin Coats was killed,
but Butler escaped.
John Lee, colored, was hanged the 4th
at Gainesville, Fla, for the murder of Jos.
Crockett, Texas horse dealer Lee, whose
career, as far as known, had been that of a
horse.thief and desperate, stole some
horses of Joseph Crockett and his brother,
two Texas horsetraders. When the broth.
ers learned of their loss they started IN pur
suit of the the thief, and followed him
through several states. After keeping up
the chase for several weeks they finally run
hun down in Florida, and, oyertaking him
upon the road, demanded his surrender
Lee was prepared for fight, however, and
drawing his pistol upon the Crocketts, shot
Joseph dead and escaped. A posse started
in swift pursuit, and upon overtakIng him
another skirmish ensued, IN which Lee
was wounded anu captured. His trial and
convection followed speedily and he was
sentenced 10 be hanged.
Lynched. ,
At Jackson, Miss, on the 4th, negro
named Amos Bailey killed j. l. Cam, u
planter of Franklin county. They quar-.
relied about q horse Cam had let Bailey
have. After some words Bailey struck |
Cam over the head with scantling, kill
ing him almost instantly. Bailey was ar
rested, but was taken from the sheriff g
by crowd OF fifty armed men
aud hanged at Little Springs. Bailey is
brother Of Tom Bailey, who was hung In
Mead vile by a mob short time ago.
Another lynchipg affair occurred at Mad.