Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-06-19

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fessalns ~ Zee Easbesr asa Horace Ter
vess-- gerfrls's sessemsss er shc >csnssd.
tocrs~spcndencc ofihe Richmond D-pa'cn'l
CnARrorTxsviLLE, june IL, 80. .
Joe Barbour and Horace Terrell
were banged In the jail-yard here this
morninr--the former for the murder OF
Randall jackson and the latter for the
murder Of Mary Foster.
The gAllows was erected immediately
In the rear Of the jail building. II con-
sisted of a framework, two upright
posts we'll braced, across which hor'-
xonfai beam extended. The trap was
about Eve feet from the ground, aud
consisted OF two doors closing IN the
centre. held in position by q movable
post underneath, so constructed upon 2
rolling base that il could be easily ana
quickly removed, and this support gone
the trap would fall. The fall was near
~ five feet.
The rope, which cost sl.50 per pound
and was made OF flax, was tested, and
At The first trial broke but subsequent
testing showed il TO be very superior.
This morning two rough pine collins
stood in the courthouse yard ready to
receive the dead bodies Of the GRIM
inals. sheriff Teel had come into
town at an. early hour. At .
o'clock. and indeed long before, a
large crowd had assembled at the jail.
Some were admitted 10 the yard upon
tickets issued by the sheriff. The Mon
ficello Guards were out in full, in COM
mand Of Captain Drsne. Policemen
were stationed at many points to keep
back the crowd and TO protect private
F, property.
on THE TRAP.
At nine minutes past Q the prisoners
were led from the cell hand-cufied and
in their stocking feet, Barbour ascend
ing first. They walked bravely up the
scailold and listened calmly to the read
ing Of the warrant by Deputy-Sherlii
Watts. They were escorted to the loot
of the scsiIold by Rev. Alexander Tru-
att (colored). The Rev. Jesse Herndon
fcolored) was also with them. The
deputy sheriff and the jailer were the
only ones who went on the scaifold.
Barbour showed very little tremulous-
ness. but Terrell 'trembled violently
after the cap was drawn.
Captain Tcel asked prisoners if they
bad ANYTHING to say, and Barbour said !:
~ have nothing to say" Terrell
said: ..Of course / am here and have
got TO be hung, and am ready to go,
and when you come to hang a man by
the neck until he is dead you ought to
be satisfied in your mind that he is the
guilty man. When | am dead and in
nv grave, God in Heaven knows
that il is the truth when | say
that Mary Foster was dead when
] saw her, and you are Furnishing an
innocent man, who has wife and three
children, instead of the guilty man. |
want all to knew that did not kill
Mary Foster. / want all to knowwhcn
my body is taken out that there goes a
poor innocent man who was hung for
what he did not do. There stands two
men (Mr. Marshall and Mr.. Burkhead)
that told the truth" He went on in n
rambling way to say that other wit
nesses had told falsehoods. He closed
/" God in Heaven knows ] am an inno-
cent man."
Deputy-SeIgeant Watts drew the
black caps, pinioned the prisoners
legs. placed them in position, and de-
seconded from the scafold. Sheriff
Teel, with assistance, sprung the trap
at 9:l3 o'clock. Barbour drew up his
legs and trembled convulsively. Ter
rell made no sort Of struggle. Terrell
died in twelve minutes, and Barbour in
fourteen. Drs. II. 7. Nelson and Starke
examined them aud found life extinct
in the time mentioned. In twenty
minutes after the drop they were cut
down. The doctors examined the men
and found that Terrell's neck was
broken. Barbour died Of strangulation,
although he had greater fall than Ter
rell. Barbour's body was taken to the
station-house and from there conveyed
to the pauper's battle-ground.