The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1886-02-13

H
Z 49, ~ aasagsss ~ .. ssi.a fHsl
Z we fsHi4Asf il Hsa 80
There ~ hfs t1ats ~ 49, nff
! ahi ai4sfaa sft Hffflaftf NJ 10
lsfeH "A ~ Hse Yaft m%aiafts w..
Z Haif ahah ere pfsalsaiit HgaH#lie
q Iasy f1Hislh farefia N me- aHu a
fsnffai saasi0ns ~ BE- slig sal r4aniY
~ Wee T1fb sh'ah fsff b4ff 81 !
w. NE yesf To- whfth AHe.a ffii
I discovered aha a1HiiHHa A1wn m ME-
eafif faH 4 hs faia N Kim N.afga
W when Ne ifaatlss hegaa g d
hH'Nf bf0uahi ~ ihs fefalnNaa lba
mffmifH 4sH 500 h,sef.ii... 3
blBnilt outlined n ile nm #
lea'et ahi fhf tfuial f%fIrHfo M mng
mN0af vim lasted ihf Hmn u.l,
anN mHftfu r4ln4iHiri ~ mNla he
Wefnm |gfHafffI0n HmfieI Aaiia
ffom thii feature ~ ihn frfgrt how.
ever ihey give fhe fnplaf an .n.lght
ini1 ua hfH ~ nnaf md ruaf0m N
he eHfli f1lnniais 10 YIf dig tH.ai Il
frIi0m obtained fr0m 0ii4f bI.lnf,rs
Ihf earliest recorded mepllug N ihe
court vs. ~ 'ie hr.t TUESDAY n An.
gust heing VI 'oyonih day. annoiom
1904
The grand Jury Wa called over and
sworn proclamation made and .lrnGe
commanded while the charge waa pi,an
70 lhn grand jurors The only iudlel
ment or proseniment found by ibrm
was against John Watson butcher ior
"iofcsiallug The market H. was
convicted and fined six shlllngs. and
The court adjourned sine die. Il wag nt
This limo called the general quarter zee.
sions ~ II met regularly only four
times a yenr
AZ the last quarter session In 1895 IL
Is recorded that Anne Sowell, a widow.
was bound over for appearance for
Keeping IN chains and Irons for several
weeks upon bread and water only. and
also for cruelty beating u certain ser.
yant-maid Of hers called Anne Parsons"
In her defense the widow said that fbe
maid had highly offended her, and that
she did not know she was committing
breach OF the law In furnishing her az
she did And this was the punishment
that was melted out 10 the heartless
widow! Tho court, having duly con.
sidcrcd the matter. docs order that said
servant be discharged from the service
Of Anne Scwcll." IL was further adj.
Judged that the widow should pay the
fees Of the trial.
An affair which doubtless created n
great sensation in New York was iotted
IN the courts minutes of August
~, 1876, as follows: civilian Merritt.
mayor Of the city Of Now York. in.
formed the Justices Of the peace that last
several persons were MAKING a
great noise and disturbance in the street ,
near his dwelling. house, and uttcring ,
several oalhs aud excavations, where's ,
upon the said mayor went ont and or. /,
Tered them to dispense and 20 home 10 ,
heir several habilations, which thcy re. /,
TO DO u therenpOn he offered 10 d,
'trlke some OF them and took them into J
'ustody, upon which one Prince assault. !
~ the said mayor upon the face. but !
'ome persons coming TO the MAYORS (;
assistance, seized said Prince and he was 4,
committed to gaolr and upon examina. !,
OF the fact and the pernicious and
WI example thereof we do order that
said Prince be by the public WINNER
arriod forthwith 10 the public whining. A
,ost, and there be stripped naked from
middle upward, aud then and there
'e tyed TO the tale of a carte. and. being n
o stripped and tycd. shall be drawn =
the city within the Notifications :
u he return to the said whipping.post y
nd at the corner Of every street shall ?
ecei'e eleven lashes upon his body for 81
said misdcmeanor - D
\ sailor who forged the name of his 81
mp master to an order for goods Is h
NJ down Tor zone less than forty "
'shes' and n couple Of women who p
Iolc remnants OF serge valued nj eIl ~
'om Isaac de Peystcy. merchant. 70. q
elvod 'twenty-onc lashes each with oI
lrch rods Another mild "a If adj. II
linistcring corporal punishment was IA a
a letter I on the "bram Of the Sc
numb The operation would he Der. st
,fmed IN open court by the Sheriff. "
Her he had first taken the branding. u
out to BE- heated. W
The first murder on record was com. III
lifted April 7, 1912. The victim MA. "a
prominent citizen named Adrian ii
Ioghlandt. Four persons were arrested. II
q special session Of tho court was o'
allied for the trial Of the onenders ON p,
ilth. From the evidence il appears m
TAT one Clause struck the fatal blow q
nh n dagger, inflcting q wound iva 81
Iches In breadth, whereof Hoghlnndt W
led immediately. The record leaves a d.
onbt In the mind Of the reader M Ia Ia
neither the support Of his fellows was ii
oral only, or physical as well. The b
nor fellows all protested their inno. III
nee on trial. but evidently with little 10
icct' Tor the story Of the tragedy ends ol
ith an order from the court dircctins Ill
That the said Clause be broken nliye In
pon n wheel, and 80 continue till he he III
'ad. and his head and quarters TO he OF
the Queens disposal. that the said By
u be hung up In chains alive and oil
continue I'LL he be dead; that the said 10
naco be burnt with fire until he be- dead 10
I'd consumed, and that the aforcmrn- &C
'ncd Sam be hung by the neck until hi
, be dead"
For the death Of Adrian Bceekman.
slave was burned alive slowly and :.
hung by the neck. The murder :"
Henry Braglier, who wa killed with
AZ, was rcvcngcd In burning Of the
adlng conspirator aud the hanging Of hs
70 others. There were two other mur. oo
us, for which at least three slaves ,nf. ~
red death.-N T. Cor Toronto Mad. !.