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One of the Negeesses Only 10 Years
Old-she K He'd an Infant of Her En-
ployer-The Other Executed for AL
lowing Her Child to Die IN a Field-A
Hanging at Fiokens.
SPARTANBURG, S. c., Oct. John Will
Jams. a colored man who killed J. A. Henne-
man, mayor of this city, on Sunday, Sept.
~, 1891. and Milbrey Brown, 15-year-old
colored girl, who killed the 1-year-old in-
fant of w. c. Carpenter of GaRney City,
in this county, in june last, were hanged on
the same seaifold here at II o'clock this
morning. The hanging took place within
the inclosure Of the iail yard in the pres
ence Of officers, clergymen, physicians and
attorneys. The arrangements were perfect.
The prisoners had 10 fall about six fees
and both their necks were broken, making
death instantaneous. Not q muscle in
| either Of them moved after the drop foil.
The attending physicians we're Drs. Dean,
Thomson, Evans and Heinitsh.
DEAD IN FIFTEEN MINUTES.
Life was pronounced extinct In about ff-
teen minutes, when the bodies were cub
down
Rev. c. C. Scott, pastor Of the colored
Methodist church here. was the spiritual
adviser of each of the prisoners. Both pro-
fessed conversion several days ago. Rev.
Scott was present to-day and had religious
services in the cells OF the prisoners just
before the hanging. After the hanging the
oorpses we're placed in cotfins which had
been previously provided, and short funeral
services were held by Rev. Scott,
assisted by Rev. AsburY. The prisoners
were at first sentenced to be
kaas Gav.k ta-k A.,k on
titions Of citizens they were respited by
Gov. Tillman till to-day in order that he
might investigate the matter. After pains-
taking inquiry he decided that no sufficient
showing had been made before him war;
ranting bis arresting the due course of law
by pardon or Communication of sentence.
Public sentiment approves the hanging Of
Williams, but many people are of the opin-
ion that the case Of Milbrev Brown was one
that called for executive clemenoy.
THE TELEGRAM TOO LATE.
Five minutes after the execution a tele~
gram came from Editor Hemphill of the
Charleston NeiUs and Courier, requesting
that the execution be delayed as long as
possible with view Of getting a respite for
the young girl, Mllbrey. Williams was
entirely composed and Milbrey was nervous.
In bidding the other prisoners good by,
Williams told them to keep out Of bad
company and try to meet him as he was
going home to rest. On the scaRold he
never moved muscle.
THE GIRLS LAST WORDS.
AS the moose was being placed around
Milbrey's neck she exclaimed pitifully: II
sm going home to die no more" The drop
fell at 1l:l7 o'clock, Just as the preacher
was repeating aloud the words: "Other
refuge have none =" from Jesus, Lover Of
Ny Soul" Both necks were broken, and
the bodies did not twitoh after the fall. The
girl Milbrey appeared very frieadless. and
no one visited her except the minister.
Death resulted in less than two minutes.
There was but very little struggling. She
made no statement, but protested her inno-
oence 20 the last.
HANGED FOR ABANDONING HER INFANT.
NEwBERRY, s. c., Oct ANNA Trib-
BILE, an unmarried oolored woman, was
hanged here to-day for the murder of her
infant on Feb. % last She was convicted
OF having secreted child in the field on the
day OF its birth and having deserted it,
thereby causing its death. The condemned
woman rAved continuously last night, and
this morning had TO be forced onto the
scRfPold. The hanging took place in the
Jail building. The trap was sprung at 80
O'Clock, and death was almost instantaneous.
The woman protested her innocence TO the
last and evidently seemed unprenared to
die.
A WIFE MURDERER HANGED.
ANDERSON. s. c., Oct. 7.--William Will
son was hanged here to-day for the murder
Of his wife on May 10, last Wilson broke
down while the warrant was being read,
but recovered himself. Ills neck was broken
by the fall and he was pronounced dead in
twenty-three minutes.
Wilson said he contemplated killing his
wife for two or three weeks Finally they
agreed to separate. When the day decided
on for separation came his wife said that
the last time she parted with her husband
aud returned she vowed she would not leave
him,again, and she proposed TO keep this vow.
Wilson made preparations TO shave, sent
all the inmates ofhis house, except his wife,
on errands. Then be cut her throat and at
tempted to cut his own. He made a terri-
BILE cash, but medical attention saved his
life. The wound appeared healed, bus
when the rope frightened the cash opened
again from ear to ear, and the rope aud his
clothes were bathed with blood. 1t was a
fearful and slckening sight. Wilson is the
second white man hanged in Anderson
county In twenty years.
A HANGING AT PICKENs.
PIcKENs, s. c., Oct. Tom Brock was
hanged here to-day for the murder OF Jerry
Hughes, town marshal Of this place, in
June last The drop fell at IL 20 o'clock.
Life was extinct In eighteen minutes. Brock
was a colored boy about 20 years of age.
He shot Hughes at night, mistaking him
for negro who had abused him.