The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-05-07
For The Farmer and Mechanic.
Helped Home to Heaven" by
Rope LIne-The Usual Scat
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fold Speech.
HALIFAX, n. c., Nav ., lSoi.
EnOch Brown was hanged to-day
He went upon the scafrold at G:33. ther
came down and kissed his coffin. Their
said. In the name of the Lord Jesus
Christ, | believe this morning my friend:
are standing around me. The creates
thing i can tell you, i am going to res
on the right hand of Jesus want none
of my friends 10 grieve after me : ! vii,
90 away from here trusting | will meet
my friends on the right-hand Of Jesus
Christ. and If YOU all leave this world
unprepared. YOU are in a bad fix. ] be-
lleye this morning when / leave this
world ! will 20 to Jesus. Get ready Il
see Jesus, if you have friends there try
and meet them. / believe they have
done all they can for me, and | put my
dependence in Jesus; when tie world
denies you, blessed be the name Of God
| am anchored this morning to Jesus.
Sheriff don't let me trouble YOU. | am
ready TO 20 at any time. / a bear my
crosses and trials, and | believe this
morning that Jesus has made me con-
querOr and ruler over a few things. ] am
gong away from here TIL. morning. and
remember we will all have to pay the
debt we owe. The best thing in this world
is to be prepared. | rant YOU all to
shun all evil habits and bad company,
Oh. yes, this morning my friends shun
all bad company and everything that is
evil. When | leave this world | am
going home to rest. Sheriff | will ask
Won tn write a laftar To Nar,nnnt Hall ~
Richmond, he is a police officer, and tell
him ofthe death ofLucy Brown (Enoch's
wlte). Don't grieve after me. The
question was asked did any one help
you TO kill the woman II will tell YOU
the truth, had given that up in the
hands of Jesus. | was at Mr.. Tillery's
mill yard, aud my wife met me with my
breakfast, and then she went on to-
wards the spring, and thought she was
going to the spring and she went by the
spring. Then | got down oil my team
and went there and saw Mr. - and her
and saw what they were doing. and then
L went away and left them. j got after
my wife about it, and she said Il did it,
and God d YOU, | will do it again -
| said Go away woman !, she said to
me God D. you, you nave strowedmy
name - Il said well when | strow
yours, | do mine so too!' We had been
together about 5 years, and have had no
fusscS before. Then she came at me
with a stick and struck me over the
head. Then | said, ''Oh! 20 away wo.
man. | amt for no fuss" Then she
left, and got the AK and in the scuffie |
took the AK away from her. Then she
got the butcher knife and she kept COM
ing towards me, and [ was singing the
AK and it struck her. | went out and
when [ vent back found her lying on
the floor and l called her three times
and she did not answer, then I told
Howard Bird Cher father) and he came
and called her three times and we found
her dead. Then Bird said, Have YOU
got any fire." | said 'Ihave matches"
| called Bird father, and / think if | had
treated Jesus right | would not called
him (Bird) father. Bird said they can't
hurt you Brown. ! said, / can't put
her away this way; then Bird said have
you got a spade or shovel, | said no.
| goes to the back yard and got a shovel
and Bird dug the pit.
My way is straight from earth to
glory, and give my love to all my friends.
for Jesus will shall be done. | want to
give my love to all the Jail keepers and
don't forget you all have to 90. but may
be not like me. / want you all to pray.
Mr.. Wood, CORNER jailer) | have some
thing to say to you, you have treated
me as a gentleman up this time, and l
praise the bridge that carries me over
safe, and so Mr.. Wood | believe | am
going away from here, for Jesus holds
NE III his hand, there is a time coming
and we must go, prepare yourself.
Sheriff write Sergeant Hall and tell
him of the death of Lucy Brown. Thanky
Jesus that is all have TO say. Friends
don't grieYe after me, | am going to
meet Jesus on tlowery beds Of ease. |
am satisfied that my friends done all
they could. He asked IF Brother How
ard Bird was there" and was told no.
Wei give him my best regards and
best respects" is Mr.. Randolph here,
well ! want you Sheriff to write him a
letter for me and give him my best re-
CARDS and respects. The reason /
want to send him my regards is | think
he is a good man, he is the man that
never done me ne harm"
The rope was put on his neck by Nh.
J. ID. Crawley, deputy-sheritf, at IA,
and he said Goodbye, goodbye my
friends:' He asked where is Mr. Morgan;
goodbye Mr.. Morgan, l want you to
pra y Mr.. Morgan!
Drop fell at 7;l84, but did not brake
neck; death caused by strangulation.
Mr., K. j. Lewis, Sheriff, cut the rope.
Drs. Furguson, Green and Moore ex-
amined him at 7:20; he died almost
without a struggle. Life extinct at 7:253.
lie was taken from the gallows at 1913.
Fall about 6 feet. p.