The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-10-20
FRUIT OF THE GALLOWS.
TWO ON ONE TREE IN SPARTANBuRG.
A MAN AND A GIRL.

Mother Hangs In New berry for Murder.
ing Her Newborn Bsbe--Wilson Was
Completely Prostrat' d--A Calm Muir
derer Hanged in Pickens.
SPARTANBURG, October 7.-Specia!:
Jobn Williams, u colorcd nLan who
killed J. A. Hennemau, mayor of this
CITY, on Sunday, 9th ofSeptrmber, 1891,
aud MjldreV Brown the fitteen-ye years old
colored gir! who killed the one. year old
infant at w. g. Carpenter, of Gafiney
City, III tbis county, ID Juno lest. were
aDged on che So ne sCatl'old here at IL
clock TIL" morning. The hanging took
place with II tro enclosure OF The Jail
yard in the presence Of the officers,
clergymen, physicians and attorneys.
The arrauenmcnts were perfect.
The pris snpers had 10 fall about six
ieet and both tEeir nCciiS were broken,
making death Instantaneous. Not d
muscle IN either Of tmem moved after
the drop fell, The attending physicians
were Drs Dean, Thomson, Evans and
Iielnltsh. Lite was pronounced extinct
in fifteen minutes, VIXEN the bodies u ere
cut down.
The Re-. G. G.. Scott, pastor OF the
colored Methodist Church here, was the
spiritual a"viser Of both the prisoners.
Both prcle :sed conversion sc Jeral days
ago. The Rev. Mr.. Scott was present
today. auG held religious services in
tho cells of the prisoners Just before
haDglu.. After the hanging the corpscs
were placed IN cofiins, which had been
previously prepared, and short funeral
services were held by the Rev. MIR.
Scott. assls ted by the Rev Mr.. Asbury.
TIE prisoners were at first sentenced
to be hanged Oh the 9th dav of Septem-
her last, but on ,etltiono of the citizens
thev were respited by Governor Tillman
till to-day in order that he might ,vesti-
gate the matter. After painsta&iug in
quiry be decided that sufficient show
lug had been made before him to war;
rant his al esting the due course of law
by pardon or communication Of fsentence.
PGblic sentiment approves the hang.
Ing OF Williams, but many people are Of
tHe opinion that the case Of Mildrey
Brown was one that called for Executive
clemenCY.
JOHN WILLIAMS,
who killed Mayor Henneman, Septem.
Der 80, 1891, was generally known about
town. He drove dray here lor a short
time and then got a job on train be-
tween here and Asheville. About 6 T..
M. Of Lh1t fatal day Mr.. Henneman
Walked alone from the central + rt of
town out westward as he thor';h he was
going over 70 the Spartan Mills settle
ment. When he crc sed as,rHll branch
he soon discovered that fight of some
sort was going on i'll little house near
the roadside. He stopped to investi-
gate and aaccrtained that man was
beating woman. The mayor ordered
him to de3iat, when Il man, who was
John Williams, in Ormed him that he
would do ns he pleased, Mr.. Hcnne-
man then drew bis pistol and w" 1T into
the house 20 arrest Williams. Soon af-
ter going ii tne house, a seattle cnsued
pistol was fired and both men rolled
or tumbled out of the door toge' her. In
the scnflle Williams had captr"cd the
mayors pistol. When they stuck the
ground, which was considerably IN
clined, 1t seemed that Mr.. Heuneman
was endeavoring to escape, anu while in
THAT act Williams tired and killed HIM.
He was ably defended, but the Jury rcr-
Hered verdict OF :. 'ilty III a very shors
time. An appeal was made to the Su-
pro ne Costr' Tor II new trial. The mo-.
ton was refused, and W''iams was &C.
HN'VS'SSt '" bO LuiASCH VI
9. An appeal was made for commul a
ton, and Governor ,rillman rcspited him
until Oct0bcr in order that he might
have full time To investigate the case.
After much delibCration and hearing,
both ades iu)ly represented, lie con-
ciudcd nO5 10 interfere.
MGLDELY BROWN,
the lourteen-year-o girl, who killed
tho infant o( Mr. opl NIyo w 4, r,.no.,
ter, Of Godfrey, last spring with carDol.
ic acid, was convicted Without INV douht
on The parG of the jury. The girl was
raised by Mre. Brown, the mother tr
Mrs. Carpenter. She was not the nurse
of the Child. The only cause ASSIGNED
for the mlli der was that the girl disliked
Mrs Carpenter and sought to take her
spite out OF the child. A pc ,ilon sign.
ed by man. persons was sent to Cover
nor Tillman TO commute the sentence.
A large counter petition was sent to him
and both sides were well represented,
HANGED FOR INFANTICIDE.
NEWBERRY, October 7.-Anna Tria-
BILE, au unmarried colored woman, wa.
hanged here today for the murder of her
infant On The 23d of February last. She
was convicted of having secreted the
child in field on the day of It's birth
and having deserted it, thereby caus-
ing its deaAh. The condemned woman
raved continuously last night and this
morning had to be forced on the scaflolG,
Tho hanging took plack IN the Jail BULL.
ing: Tho trap was sprung at l SO Z. M.
and death Is al uost instantaneous.
The woman protested her innocence 10
the last and was evidently unprepared
to die.
THE MURDERER OF A MRAsIIAL.
PICKENs, October 7.-Specal: Tom
Brock, colored, was hanged here to day
for the murder of Jerry Hughes. The
drop fell at two minutes alter ii O'Clock,
and in ten minutes Brock was dead from
stranguiatiOn. He walked body to the
gallows, and showed no agitation while
the sheriff was making the final prepara
tlons. He did not utter a word on The
scaifold. Many negroes and curiosity.
seekers came to 70 Hn to see the execu.
n. lIxT fo..