The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-08
HIGH AS HANNAH.
Hung an Heir of Ham at Corslcana
Yesterday.
lIe Meets His Fate with Comp0sure'-
Strangled 10 Death.
The Story Of the Horrible Crime He
Expatiated.
An Aule.> M0rtem Conversation.
Aule.> Norton Conversation.

Al Aut->MOTttHi NOh'etshuVb'
CoRsioAsA, March 7.-[5pcclal ] EARLY
this morning grea. numbers OF negro peo'
pie began 10 come to town to be present al
the execution OF Harrison Williams, IL hav
Ing been understood that the hanging would
BE- public which however was not the case
only few persons being allowed to be In
the iai, yard when the trap was sprung.
The public WAS however allowed to visit the
prisoner In the jail IN small perties Tor y
lew moments when they were made TO give
place to others. The prisoner slept wei
| aud seemed not in the least concerned or
excited until u few moments before being
led from his cell when his pulse went 10 10
but he showed even rs he walked up the
scallol1 the same logged Hullenness which
characte rised him during the trial. He
confessed mis- deed saying that he had
Knocked his sister-in-law down with club
then tied handkerchief about her neck
ard dragged her into tho woods, that
he went back again In the afternoon
OF the same day TO see that she really was
killed outright and got up out OF bed where
he was sleeping with her husband that
night aud returned once moro 10 satisfy
himself OF her death. When asked II he
had anything To say he stated that be was
made his peace with God, and warned all,
both white and colored, for harboring pas
| sion which leads to such grave results; tina.
| he had yiol sted the law and was willing 10
pay the penalty. The death warrant wGs
read by Sheriff Dunn. Rev. Pardce then
offered up prayer and chapter OF the
Bible was read. A hymn was sung aud
Sheriff Dunn asked the prisoner II ho was
ready. He answered: YES; goodbye, Mr..
Dunn" and the trap dropped at 2:4O p. m.
His neck was not broken, but after fow
convulsiye sroans of tho body he was still.
Twenty minutes afterwnrd he was taken
down and given to his friends. The at-
tending physicians said he died OF strangu'
lation. He had been dressed by the coun--
WAS offered anything he might want for his
dinner to-day, but he said he had all he
wanted and was satisfied.
THE CRIME.
| At the time no committed the murder
Harrison Williams was n years old. no
was turbulent negro, especially brutal in
his family relations and when in liquor he
was demon He used to beat his vile on
petty proyocation as earnestly as street
car driver heats mule, and was
not Mt all particula Ar rs to the sort OF implc-
ment. Anything handy ut the moment
answered, from an axe helve TO trace
chain. On one occasion, while he was en-
ergeticnllv engaged in selecting fresh spots
to innicb brutal blows upon his
wife's frame, her sister, Ada Sallard,
Summoned courage to protest, aud seeing
that her interference only made her sisters
late the worse. Ada few to a instice OF the
peace and entered an information causing
| Harrson's arrest. Having settled with the
court the negro pext prepared to settle
with bis wiie's sister, and to that cad
he procured green club that suited
| his iudgnl ent az 10 weight and ruggedness.
| Armed with the weapon, on the 10Th day Of
| Time last he placed himself on the road
| side and when he sew bis victim approach
ing he orouched, prn,her.liEe, until she
was well within HE power aud then. he
iellod her to the earth, Sac retained
begged ardently to be spared, but there was
no appea from the sentence she was un-
dergoing end the murderer continued to
ply his club until the unfortunate woman
was exceedingly dead. He then made d
drtg.rope Of his big red kerchief,. looping
IL around her neck, and by This
means " snsked" her body, as one drags a
log, TO a hiding place of rom the paths
gory sight, too horriple The night follow
Tug the murder, Harrison sought place to
sleep. but no could not rest. He went
tn bed with the husband of the
slain woman and he, poor fellow. knew
nothing OF the fate of his wife. Durinl
the night the murderer twice arose and
dressed himself and returned to the CHASTITY
witness of his butchery, to gaze by starlight
| In the lonely forest on the mangled corpse
a dreadful fascination The woman ap
pealed i'm vain and in his turn the murderer
appesled. In both cases mercy was absent
and in the second case stern justice was 1t!
proper substitute.
THE DOOMED MAN INTERVIEWED.
The evening before his execution repor
| - a. fonrnal intprvfpTp6
doomed man, with the following result:
On being asked If he had any objection Il
answering few questions Tor publication
he replied
~ have none at all"
"Are YOU conscious of the fact that to
morrow 10 the time fixed when you ale Il
liangP'
fare you prepared for the occason?"
Eyes, sir. | am fully prepared, and WI
hing, and have made peace with my God.
"How long have you been felt resigned
"Csn tell exactly, but it has been som
time"
mitted the murder you are charges
III use to belong to the church, but l go
very wicked"
"Are YOU guilty of the murder OF Adj
Selisrd2n
ayes, killed her,.
what prompted you to commit tn
deed?n
at was caused by family troubles. Sh,
was always making fuss between me an,
my wife, and got so didn't care for moth
Twas the testimony OF the witnesses CO
rect2"
WAS not &c." =.
~ haven't; forgive them ALL"
"How old are your
al anu 2S years DID,"
/ "How have you rested the last fe,
Fl have rested weIl had good night
"pid Won cat any this morning."
al drank some tea and eat It'll
bread"
from the gallows7"
II want to warn everybody not to dc a
have done. and that am here and hav
to suffer for the murder OF Ada Saiiard."
"Will you tell us how you killed Ads
: salard7"
~ choked her to desth with my owl
hands; | did not use anything but m,
hands, | was lying by the side OF the roal
watching for her, and AS she passed step
ped out and she broke to run: then
knowed she had reported me, 30 / tool
after her and caught her; / asked he-
she had reported me, and she asked m
who told me. and she would not say wheth
er che did or not, and then l caught he
around the throat and choked her 10 death
and then put handkerchief around he
neck and drug her out by the side Of tb'
road and lsit her.
"You say YOU did not cut her nor bea
her anyway"
ono: some says stamped her and bes
her with 2 club, dat amt so. Inever use
nothing but my own hands,"
"Are you willing TO die?"