Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-26
YANCEY HANGED.
TIE SxgcUTIoE OF A MURDERER IN
NORTH CAROLINA.
he Dies without a struggIe-A History
OF the Crime-His
Rsquests
IspocIal teIerrnm % the plspstch.l

DiNyH.LE, Va, Janu,rT 25.-Fully two
thousand people witnessed the execution Of
John Yspcey at Yspceyville. y. G., to-day.
The murderer slept well last night, but was
much excited this morning, aud paced his
cell praying without ceasing. At o'clock
the sheriff and guard went 10 the jail. aud
the Sheriff said, "Ysncey, Pve come for
you"
Yanccy replied. "Pm ready. Blessed be
God"
lie was then placed IN q rude wagon and
driven mile and hall 10 the eallows, FOL.
lowed by vast ihrong OF people. The party
arriving At the galloGs. the prisoner ana
Sheriff Grsyes went up on the scaioid, ana
the Sheriff adjusted the rope. At the re-
quest Of the prisoner Rev. Dir. C0ppridge, n
white Presbyterian minister, delivered a
short address, after which Ysncey made =
full confession and said his punishment was
Just. The death warrant was then read, and
Rev. Albert Graves (colored) offered prayer,
after which the trap was sprung and the
murderer dropped into eternity. His neck
was broken. and be 6iod without struggle.
HISTORY oF TIE CRIME.
Jllia Jackson. a colored woman living In
the southern part Of Caswel county, had two
lovers, John Yancey and Robert Oliver.
The men we're, OF course. on bad terms, and
II IL said that Oliver threatened 20 poison
lancey and get him out Of the way. These
rumOrs coming 10 the ears OF Nancey, he
thought to anticipate the designs OF
his rival and enemy, and one niEht In April
last concealed himself on The path which Ted
10 Julia's house, having Bfst hiied himself
with mean nhiskey. Armed with hickory
club, be awaited the Gaming OF Oliver. and
when Oliver approached, 10 make sure OF his
man, Yanceg first hailed him. and recognl-
zing bis voice. felled him to the ground
with the club. Tho blow broke
divers skull and caused almost insinntane-
Gus death. Yancey then drew the body into
the woods, where il was discovered two
day. thereafter. The murderer then LEI; and
went on bis way singing. a. he says In con-
fession from which all the facts above given
are CLEANED.
Yancey was present at the coro-
ner's inquest, and even assisted in
placing the body in the wagon which
hauled it TO the place Of burial
Suspicion finally pointed to Ysncey rs the
murderer, aud he was examined and con-
vio'ed at Iauceyyille upon evidence that was
entirely clrcuinstsntIal. After theltrial. how
ever. he made htlIil confession OF his crime.
and wrote letter to his pastor In which
he requested that his body should be
buried near the church and that
those who should sit up with his
remains would sing 4" Iiirk, from the Tomb
a DOlciul sound" and other funeral hymns.
IIo also requested that the letter be read 10
the congregation and then given to his vile
as a keepsake.
Executions Elsewhere.
fBy telegraph 10 the Dispatch.
FoRr SmTH, ARK. January 2j.-Richard
Smith, n Choclaw Indian, was hinccd A.
12:4O TO-DAY for the assassination OF I hoUAs
Prugle IN Indisn Territory March 2S, 1883.
After short prayer and taking the cTucidX
in his hands. aud kissing 1t. he said -
swe,r that I'm innocent OF the CRIME ior
which | suffer. Good-by."
ATLANTA, Ga, January 2j.-LdWard
Troy alias Edward Williams (colOred) WIS
hanged IN Marietta to-day. The prisoner j.
said TO baye confessed the murder 81 Watch.
man Charlie Howard committed three years
AGO. The crime for which he was hanged
was the murder Of his wife, the reason al
legged for 50 doing being that she had know
ledge az his crime.
MONTGOMERY, ALA, January 2j.-At
Futsw, Ala, a negro named james >esmes
was hanged to-day for the murder OF Deputy
sheriff Aubrey, Of Tuscaloosa, about Fix
months ag0. lie was calm and collected,
and died in nineteen minutes after the drop
fell.
Macon, Ga, January pa special to the
Telegraph from Ellsyilc, SchIey county,
says: Charles BlacEman (colored) was hang
ed here to-day in the presence OF an Immense
crowd for the murder Of stOnewall 1ondee
(White) in 1885. Blsckmsn had been con-
victeI Of murder three times, and each time
his lawrer secured new trisl. The people
OF Schey county were 50 afraid Governor
Gordon would interfere and stay Blackman's
execution that the telegraph wires were cut IN
order to prevent the Transmission OF the mes
fage from Atlanta.