The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-05-30
Glory GiBberish OH the GalIV8s, and
the Customary Warnings.
Another Horrible Mlrder CommEtted
at carrizze Springs.
Youthful Railroad Bobber ut aaines esyaiis,
An Ohicer Killed st Colorado City,
Suicide OF "Short" Post
mas--Trials Mt Rusk.
The DAYS RECORD or CRIME.
Archie Gibson Hung.


RICHMOND, May 29.-Special. From
an early hour this morning people were
coming into town In wagons, on horse.
back and on foot, to witness the hang.
ing of Archie Gibson, colored, ior the
murder OF his wife. The doomed man
spent three hours in sleep last night.
The rest OF the time he put In in PRAYER
and singing He ate only light break
fast this morning and seemed low spir-
tied. He had been furnished with a
new suit and about IL o'clock put it on.
He then asked that his CONN be brought
in. When he goi 1t he went to the head
OF II and made long, rambling
speech about his trust in Jesus
and his willingness to die.
The death warrant was read
to him. He listened to II attentiyely
without stirring. He asked leave to
address the crowd. He was taken to
the foot OF the gallows and his request
granted, and said in "A steady voice.:
HIS SPEECH.
VI am glad to see you all here. IL Is
an awful thing to see man hung. You
know IL is. My neck will soon be broke.
You take a warming from this. Don't
commit crime. You must not sin. II
you have wife you can't live with.
pack your bundle and fly; do not kili
her. l am going to Jesus. | will not
die, but drift away"
ME BUMPED HIMSELF.
lie assembled the gallows with n rapid.
steady tread. A deputy was chained to
MIN and he was In siich
haste To mount that he fairly dragged
tho man after him. He t6en
turned TO the crowd and smiling said :
"Good-bye." A colored minister on the
scafiold offered up prayer and then
stepped up and shook hands with him,
each Offering word of coincidence OF
assurance. The black cap was drawn
on and the moose placed. As the sher.
ms nngers left his neck he exclaimed
hurrledly:
Ihe sheriff stepped back, sprung the
trap and thy drop olnnkvd at iA.22. Thu
body went down with snap and hung
quiyoring. HIS pulse stopped beating
NJ l2;i3, AT l2:4S he was pronounced
dead. His neck was broken cleanly.
The moose had not slipped. He strue.
gled not at all, only Struggling his
shoulders slightly. None OF his family
were present. The crowd was QUIET
and orderly. For negroes In was a yery
u ndemonstrative throng.
rHR CRIME
Tor which Gibson was hanged was wife,
murder, committed last November. He
married, some two or three years ago, a
handsome negress, not noted for her
virtue. lie was dominated by all the
insane jealousy of his race, and repeat
edly threatened her life for infidelity.
On the morning OF the murder he went
TO the cotton field, whore his wife was
working with other women, and or
dered her 10 return to the house. Sho
refused. Goaded TO madness, he spranR
ON her, knocked her down, and pouncs
Ing on her PROSTATE body,
CUT HHR THROAT FROM EAR TO EAR.
gashing the inanimate clay In numer,
GUS places. He then sprang 10 his feet
and essayed self destruction, stabbIn0
himself In the throat and breast, Tho
frightened women, shrieklng, gathered
around and Gibson fell, insenslble from
loss OF blood. A neighboring constable,
attracted by the women's screams, ar.
rived, bundled Gibsou into a wagon
and hauled him 10 jail, where he was
nursed back to life. He was tried, con.
victed and sentenced at the last term OF
court. During his heightened conhne-
ment In jail
HE GOT RELIGION BAD
and frequently expressed his utter
faith In the redeeming mercy of h q
Jesus. He possessed common oduca.
tion and wrote fair hand, being gem
orally regarded by his race as an exam
pie OF what the negro intellect can do
when strained TO the top of Its bend.