Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-02-28
HANGED.
HOWARD ANDERSON EXECUTED IN
NORTH CAROLINA YESTERDAY.
A Twenty-Five Cent crims-Governo Fowie
Is Subjected to Trying
0rdeal-Eotes
IspecIaI teIegram to tna pIspaieh.l

RALEIGH, y. c., February g7.-Howard
Anderson was hanged at 6oIdsboro' to-day
at 9 o'clock. Death occurred in seven
minutes The neck was broken. The
prisoner was stubbornly uucommunicatiye
to the last and made no talk or confession
whatever. He was 4 wsite man, and his
crime was the murder OF poor old barbe-
cue vender, named William Porter, az
Goldsboro' last July. Anderson struck
him on the head with stone because Porter
bad that day refused him credit for twenty
Eve cents worth OF barbecue. The evil
denee was positive and Anderson bad
been drinking on the DAY the crime was
committed. lie ascended the scaiioid to-day
with z firm step. n careless indinereDce 10
the gazing crowd, ana with hls bsnas IN
his pockets. His arms were pinioned 10
bis sides. Tbere was great crowd Of
eager people surrounding the jail and hum
dreds thronEed the adjacent bills and house
tops, from which places the gallOws was
visible. Company ID, First regiment, was
On guard, and perfect order prevailed. The
death.warrant was read to the prisoner In
his cell in the jail by the Sheriff inst be-
fore the dea.b.march began. He listened
10 It with bowed head and in silence. Before
leaving the iail the prisoner requested that
everything on the galows De done in haste;
that be desired ouly tins aud would make no
tax. He said just before the black esp was
nut on. "aiay God bless you ALL" In ten
minutes from the time the drop fell he was
laid in bis coffin and turned over 10 bis rea-
tYeS for burial.
Yesterday the father and mother OF An
derson were here aud besought Governor
Fowle to commute hls sentence. The Gov
ernOr declined 20 interfere.
To-day the Governor had to undergo
auother very painful scene. Anderson's
parents remaiRed and again went 10 the
executive Office. Anderson's mother de-
clared she would not leave until her son vas
saved from the gallows. The Gov
eruor was greatly moved by her tears
and agony. but declined to yield. He
received the following telegram from How
ard Anderson: "Please have mercy on me
and spare my life. Please answer" The
Governor did not answer this. He was
comp!etely unnerved by so trying au eXpe-
rience. Anderson u the third man who has
been hanged in North Carolina In thirty
days.
STATE UNIVERSITY.
The trustees OF the State University had
an important meeting here to-day Governor
Fowe presiding. They decided TO appro-
priate $500 for the publication OF cenlen-
nal catalogue or the students. The EXecu'
tive Committee was directed 10 send invita-
tions to prominent men 10 attend the ceutcn.
NAL cOmmencemcnt. The trustees accepted
the proposition OF DR.. Paul Barringer to re-
move bis medical college from Davidson Col
| lege TO Chapel Hii 4 committee o! four stu
dents went before the trustees and asked thai
Saturday hali-hoiidays give place to lul
holidays on that day az formerly. The
trustees postponed the settlement OF thi'
matter until their next meeting. COM
mittee was appointed 10 sell l.400 acres O
/ land in Chatham county Given To the Uni
yersity, aud known as the Smith land.) and
| invest the proceeds Of the sale IN mortgage
bonds or public securities.
NOTES.
The Governor to-day appointed julian ;
Carr, OF Durham, as Commissioner OF ihii
State at the Washington Inauguration cen
tennlal.
| The remarkable railway development II
| this State naturally attracts attention. IL
! 1873 there were only i.i00 miles OF railway
! on the FIRST OF the present month there were
/ $50 There are nov under contract l,l0I
! miles. 10 II asserted, aGd perhaps Will
/ truth, that North Carolina leads al the Souil
| in this matter. lt was used as powerful
| argument by the opponents OF the Rail
wav Commission that its creation wOul(
! check TO an immense extent railway develop
mcnt.
The Legislature has not as yet made au.
| Appropriation to provide Tor the representa-
tion Of this state at New York. II is yer,
doubtful as to the passage OF resolution
m,kinR provision Tor such representation
! 1t would BE- a very diseracrful thing II on
OF the "0ld Thirteen were unrepresentet
on such an occasion.
The number Of eonvicts received at th'
pcDitentiqry during The present month ha
/ been so large As TO bring the total number ul
/ 10 400.
Arus were to.dsv issned 10 Company g
| Fourth regiment, at Concord, which ha
eighly-Gye members, officers and men, and /
the largest company in the state.
There was some apprehension tlat Their
might be q iaiiug.otf In the receipts from
fertilizer licenses a. $3.50 each. but this prove
TO have been groundless. The nurber OF II
censes issued this season will probably eX
ceed those issued last season. Some nsV
brands have come into the state.
! Governor FOwle has accepted compan,
OF infantry at WILLIAMSON, Martin county
as Company ii. First regiment.
The old contest between northern sports
men and natives in the Cnrrituck section
renewed this year with great vigor. Tn
sportsmen are trying 10 stop shooting By th
natives, and on account OF this the matte
came before The Legislature.
A carload OF negro eXodus;ers" LET
| Durham last evening for Louisiana. Labo
agents are still nc work there.
George Markham, = white man thirty
eight years old, was found dead In 4 room II
rear OF a restaurant at Durham last evening