The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-08
HEMP'S HEAVY HARVEST
EXECUTIONS IN soUTH cARo1ISA.
Four Murderors Pay the Penalty of Death.
Two for Observation-Disclosures
In Other States.

Spartanburg, $. c., Oct. 7.-Special.-
John Williams and little Milbrey Brown
have reaped the fatal fruit Of crime This
town is oycrrun with several thousand
negroes from all parts of the country,
who came to see the dual execution OF
two of their race whose crimes gave them
unusual notoriety. Alilbrey was the sec
ond female hanged in this county BY
legal process, the other having been exc
cuted before the war; About i've min
utes after the execution a telegram was
received from J. G. Hempmll, editor OF
the Charleston News and Courier, re-
questing that the execution be delayed
as long as possible with view to getting
a respite from the Governor.
There were some peculiarly sad fea-
lures attending the execution of the girl.
She seemed TO be entirely friendless, and
during her last hours no one but her
minister saw her. She bravely bore the
trying ordeal and gave no manifestation
of fear or excitement. At lO:40 VIII
liams and AIilbrey were taken from their
cells and a song and prayer service was
held. They shook hands with the other
prisoners. Neither exhibited the slight
est emotion, Williams being particularly
composed. just rs Williams was leaving
the room be said:
Farewell. boys be good and keep out
of bad conduct and try to meet me. !
am going home to rest lie looked
ahead and scarcely moved muscle. 1lil-
brey appeared very nervous, and looked
about her and wept little. AS the
moose was being adjusted about her neck
she said in pitiful tones: Il am going
home TO die no more The minister then
read the twenty second Psalm and re-
cited Jesus. Lover of my Soul. AZ
l1.1T, as the minister reached the line,
"Other refuge have | none the trap was
pulled. The necks Of both were broken,
and there was not the slightest move
ment of their bodies after the fall.
Milbrey Brown Is the youngest female
ever executed in the United States, as
far as the records show. Her crime wls
n peculiarly atrociOus and ferocious one.
Her employer, Mrs. w. G.. Carpenter. of
Gaffney City, reprOved her for sweeping
slowly. AS soon as the lady's back was
turned Milbrey deliberately went to the
manteI. took down 4 bottle of carbolic
acld, went to where the baby was sleep
ing. opened it's lips and poured the deadly
poison down its throat. The infant died
in the greatest agony.
Nlilbrey expressed no contrition for her
terrible crime. After she had been sem
fenced and when she had been taken to
the Jail, she told the keeper that if she
ever got out of there she would poison
the Judge and Mrs. Carpenters Whole
family.
Perhaps more interest is taken in the
hanging Of John Williams than in that
of any Of the others who were hanged
i'm South Carolina to-day. Williams Is
the murderer of Mayor Henneman, of
Spartanburg. lt occurred last October.
Mr. Henneman was taking walk with
his dog one Sunday afternoon, and when
he passed Williams house he heard the
mans wife screaming. He investigated
and found that Williams was beating
her. He told the negro that he Ought
TO be ashamed of himself, and that II
there was any more OF 1t he would have
him arrested and punished.
The negro became very abusive, ana
told the mayor that 1t was none OF his
business and that he must get out OF his
yard. .,,.
Mr.. Henneman informed Williams that
he would call a policeman and have hin
taken to the guard-hOuse, and he then
walked down fhe steps and started out
OF the yard. ,.
drew . pistol and fred. The bullet
struck Mr. Henneman in the back and he
fell in stopping position. While In that
position Williams fired again, this time
with fatal effect.
There was n great deal Of excitement
over the matter, and but for cOniiictlng
stories that were prevalent and the adj
vice Of Mr.. Henneman's son, William.
would have been lynchcd. Tie trlal
established that the story related here
Is the true account Of the killing, which
was a deliberate murder
Governor Tllman WAS strongly peu-
toned to commute Williams sentence,
and nj one time it looked as If he were
going to do so. Secret plans were i'm.
mediately made to lynch the man II
ANOTHER MURDERER HANGED.
Newberry. s. c.. Oct. 7.-Special.-The
execution Of Anna Tribble here today is
the first official hanging that has taken
place in this county since 1876. Anna
was an unmarried cOlOred woman. Last
February an infant was found drowned
In water hole near n branch. and the
mothership was traced 10 Anna, and II
was ascertained that she had thrown IL
while alive ia the water. She was SEN
fenced to be hanged last month, but was
respited for thirty days. During the
morning Anna gave evidence of insanity
by the manner in which she went Oh,
raying, talking at random and tearing her
clothing She stOutly refused 10 90 to
the scaffold. She had 10 be forced by the
sheriff and held until the rope was ad-
justed She made no statement on tho
scaffold. except continual protestation
of her innocence. At ! 81 the death trg
ger was pulled, and in the remarkably
short period Of one and a half minutes
life was pronounced extinct. Her neck
was not broken, but she died without
struggle.
wIFE-MUBDgRZR HANGED.
Anderson. y. c., Oct. 2.-Special.-
William Wilson (whIte) was hanged here
to-day for the murder Of his wife. The
drop fell at HIP Wilson was intensely
excited ard almest fell down on the
scaftold. He spent fifteen minutes in in-
coherent talking, calling upon God 70
have mercy upon him. He declared he
did not know what he had done and that
he ought not 10 suffer for il. The jail
was guarded by the local military con-
pany. Last May Wilson murdered his
wife. He was insapely jealous of her
for no good reason, and the morning that
she was preparing To return 10 her
father. the Rev. Thomas Garrett, Will
son caught her by the hair and cut her
throat with a razor while she was pick
ing up something on the floor.
GRACE rs Am RIGHT.