Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-04-12
-FOUR EXECUTIONS.
Pennsylvania Has Hangings for as
Many Murders.
Mrs. billiards Levet-The Grimes OF An
drews, Taylor and Carter Described.

Mrs. billiards Lovet-The Grimes OF An
drews, Taylor and Carter Described.
William H. Bartho omew was hanged in
jail at Esston at 1881 o'elo k and was pro.
noune dead At 1o.4sl His neck vas broken
The or me for which Bartholomew was
hanged was the brutal murder of Aaron w.
Dill ard, nea Beersville, Northampton coun-
~, on September s, 1859. Barthnlo Few and
billiard were farmers and lived about three
miles apart. Barthol new was widower
and frequently visited billiards home. These
vi its resulted in a scandal, an billiard
changed hi, place Of residence. Then Bar
tholomew proposed an eloPement, and Mrs
.Dilli I'd declared abe would not leave the
place until after her hu bands aea h.
Two days before the murder Bartholomew
ca led Mrs billiard and props TO put
her husban out of the way. It was agreed
that he should come shortly after midnight
and disturb the chickens hat roasted on tree
near the house. Mrs. billiard was TO rouse
her husband, send him down to The yard with
his gun and lighted Ian erD, and when he
neared the tree she should tell him TO look up
at the hens. The plan was carried out, Dill
lizard was shot near the tree, he staggered back
to the house and fell dead at his wifes feet.
Bartholomew returned b home, and when
the crowds ga hertd the n 1t morning to IN
quire about the TRACE Y they were Id that
billiard had been shot by chicken thi +.
Bartholomew was u once sp cted OF the
crime, detectives made up a stu ng easa a ir'
tumstant al evidence against him and he was
arrested.
Mr. billiard made full con ess on on The
day of he hus and's fune al and repeated it
at Bartholomew tt al ON promise that her
sentence would bee mmuted toimprisonment
for Rar hal kvif
Two months Of the tragedy. Mrs. pilliaro Sai
also nyicted, but in aeeor anee to the pro =
Use made is now in the Western Penitentiary
RE MURDERED GIRL,
BEIAEFoNTE, PA.-Alfred Andrews was
hanged f the killing OF Clara Price The
drop fell at li.03.
Alfred James Andrews was p years of age.
I'll wa born in ENGLAND, and, owing TO harsh
treatment by his stepmother, ran away from
home several yea ago and came to tn
count v. He worked in the mines at various
pl ces, and for the last three years has been
living at Brisbin with woman TO whom he
was never mar led
On November 9th last the body of pretty
Clara Price, the seventeen-year-old daughter
of David Price, of karthaus. was found lying
pn the road about half mile from Karthaus.
The inquest showed that she had been shot
md also disclose evidences of attempted out
rage. This led to the belief that the girls as
failant was known to her and that he hal shot
her to prevent her exposing him. Andrews
had been seen on the road shortly after the
girl had left her home. He was convicted
on strong circumstantial evidence, and, after
being taken TO Jail, confessed that he had shot
Miss Price, but persisted in his denial Of any
attempted outrage.
HANGING OF TAYLOR.
WAYNEsBuRG, Pa.--Zach Taylor was
hanged at 11.12 o'clock. He was pronounced
dead twelve minutes later. On the scaftold
he reiterated his innocence of the crime.
Taylor was concerned ia the murder of
William McCausland, the Allegheny drover.
George Clark, his hruther-in-law, suffered
death few weeks ago for the same crime. Nc
Causand was found in the woods with bullet
hole through his head and his pockets riiied.
Clark, Taylor and James Netf were arrested
and all were convicted, but Neif applied for
change Of venue to Washington county and
upon a second trial was acquitted.
A coLoRED MANS CRIME.
EBENsBERG, Pa.-Charles Carter, colored,
was hanged here at Isl 2. NJ.
Carriers crime was committed in Johnstown
on November 8, 1889. On the night Of the
murder Carter and John Mathews, also col
Ored, had had some trouble about one Of the
women in disreputable house, and Carter
threatened to shoot Mathews When the lat
ter entered the room he shot him teveral
times with pistol and Mathews died the next
day. Carter was captured at Harrisburg, Pa.