Daily globe., 1883-08-17
CRIME RECORD
A NAN HINGED FOR MURDER At
OAKLAND, TENN.
He Confesses His Crime and His Execu-
tioners Decree His Death "A Chinese
Murder in Denver-Other Cussedness.
TOOK THE LAW IN THEIR OWN HANDS.

TOOK THE LAW IN THEIR OWN HANDS.
MEMPHIS, Aug. 16.-On the Goth day of
last July Towns Soyle, a young merchant
engaged in business at Oakland, Miss.
eighty miles south of here, on the line of
the Memphis i Tennessee railway, was as
sassinated by an unknown person, who
mutilated his remains in a horrible man
ner. Suspicion pointed to a man named
10 Payne, who was accused yesterday. He
made full confession, and it was given
out that he would be publicly hanged to
day noon. An Appeals Oakland special
thus describes his taking off: To-day at
2:25 p. N, Jo Payne, colored, was hanged
by an almost unanimous vote of 500 or 600
citizens. The proceedings were quiet and
business like. Sheriff Pearson made a
most eloquent appeal in favor of
the law taking its course, but the crime
was so revolving and his confession of
cold, deliberate murder so clear and salts
sactory that the sheriff was overpowered
and relieved of his charge. A court was
at once organized, Hon. J. M. Moore, the
mayor of Oakland, presiding. W. M.
Fitzgerald and W. V. Morre, attorneys,
proceeded to state that Payne had made
full confession, saying that on the night
of the killing he went to the house of
Soyle for the purpose of killing him for
his money. That he waited there until
Soyle came out, when he joined him and
they walked about 200 yards, when he
knocked him down, then cut his throat and
threw him in deep gully. He rifed his
pockets of money and the store safe keys.
He then went to the store and got what
money was there, amounting
in all to about $50.
After confessing, vote was taken, and
death by hanging was the verdict of the
crowd who acted as jurors. Gallows were
at once erected and the prisoner mounted
the scaffold with firm step. He made a
speech again confessing his guilt, and
addressed everybody and their children
and bade them avoid evil thoughts. The
black cap was then adjusted, the drop fell,
and in ten minutes he was pronounced
dead. The colored people were as
clamorous as the whites for avenging the
outrageous crime, and the people think
they have done right.
CHINESE MURDER.
Sioux CRY, Ia, Aug. 16.-In a Chinese
laundry tonight, Wah Lee carved All Sam
with villainous looking knife, the entrails
and liver being exposed, and All Sam can
not survive. Wah Lee kept large crowd
at bay for fully fifteen minutes with his
"rib tickler," but policeman with re-
volver and club finally captured him.
PROBABLE SUICIDE.
Troy, N. Y, Aug. 16.-The body of T. F
Griswold, prominent citizen was found
drowned in Lake Champlain last night
No marks of violence. Accidental drown.
ing or suicide.
CAR THIEVES ARRESTED.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Aug. 1.-two more
railroad car thieves have been arrested by
Detective Furlong of the Missouri Pacific
secret service.
ATTEMPT TO ROB TRAIN.
GALVESTON, Texas, Aug. 16.-Last
night Texas Central train was boarded
at Bryan by four ruffins armed with re-
volvers. Their evident intention was to
rob the sleeper without attracting the at
tention of the balance of the train, but by
an alteration with the conductor they
aroused the passengers. They quickly
fed.
SHOT HIS WIFE.
HENRIETTA, Tex, Aug. 6.--Last night
John McGurray, while placing pisto
under his pillow, accidentally shot his wife
| through the head killing her instantly.