The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-10
TWO HANGED TOGETHER.
ONE DIES HARD, BUT THE OTHER
WITHOUT A Struggle.


the Penalty Of Their Crimes at Spar
tenburg-The Preparations for Res
cue-The Qusdruple Hanging "Off. "
The Governors Action in RespitinR
Two Others Commented Upon
Stories OF the Crimes.
SPARTAyBURG, S. c., Sept "a quad
ripple hanging scheduled for to-day was cut
down to double by the action Of Gov.
Tillman in respiting two OF the condemned
persons-John Williams lcolored), who
murdered Maj. Henneman, and MiIbrey
Brown, a young colored v1rago, who coolly
poisoned white child, and who, after being
sentenced to hang, swore that her only re-
greet was that she had not poisoned the
whole family.
The two negroes hanged to-day were
Adam Foster, who killed his rival, and
Andy Jeff-les, who murdered II white man.
The sight around the Jail was a curious one.
About | 900 negroes from all parts Of the
county we're huddled around the Jail dis
cussing 1t. There had been rumOrs that they
would make some demonstration, and Sher-
if Nichols had half dozen port holes cut
In the inclosure and at each hole guards
with Wholesalers were stationed
III there had been any designs on the part
OF the negroes this effectually deferred them.
The two men were hanged simultaneously.
Williams and the girl were not apprised Of
their fate until it was time TO take up the
death march. They received the news
without uttering a word.
HOW THE CONDEMNED MET THEIR FATE.
On the scaffold Jeffries was stolid and IN
different, while Foster appeared nervous.
The former was pronounced dead from
broken neck in seventeen minutes. 1t took
fifteen minutes to settle Foster, who died
from strangulatiou.
JEFFRIEs' STATEMENT.
During the morning Jeffries made state
ment to his minister, who remarked to the
press, that one of two things is certain,
Jeffries either went to hell with lie on his
lips or the witnesses swore falsely against
him. The Rev. Scott went on to say that
the statements made to him by Foster were
conflicting, after his first version, tallying
with his testimony: Tear that up. l can't
leave this world with a lie on my lips"
THE GOVERNORS ACTION CRITICISED.
There is considerable comment here on
Gov. Ttllman's action in respiting Will
Jams and the Brown girl. The citizens say
that nobody here would sign a petition to
show Williams mercy, and whether or not
there be any ground for it, many of them
say that there is politics at the root of It,
The negroes declare that sit it was right
for two OF them to die, it was right for all
of them"
STORY OF THE CRIME.
The crime for which Andrew Jeffries
was hanged Ia a most revolving one. Late
one Saturday night William Atkins, an
honest and industrious white man, was on
his way home. Jeffries ran I'D behind him
and said: What in hell have you been in
terfering with my girl for| Atkins turned
around, but before a word could be spoken
the negro stabbed him in the throat with a
razor and ran.
The next morning JefFries was found in
swamp ard was brought to town. On the
way an immense crowd collected. Every
man had a gun and they made violent dem
onstrations. For a time it seemed impossi-
BILE to stem the tide and save the Negroes
life. hundred pistols were pointed, a
chain was thrown around the mans neck
and swung over limb. One man climbed
tree and was in the act of swinging JEFF
fries into eternity.
Just at the critical moment Andrew
Moore, prominent young attorney, arrived
and made an earnest plea for law and order.
he succeeded In calming the troubled wa
| tiers. The man In the tree came down, and
| Moore promised Co do all In his power to
| secure the conviction Of the negro. On the
way to the Jail the crowd swelled to 1000
persons. Pistols flashed and threats were
prisoner covered. The sheriff had to prom
Use to hang the negro with his own hands.
KILLING OF A BABY.
Seldom in the annals of crime has a more
diabolical piece of deviltry been committed
than the killing OF the little baby of Mrs
| w. q. Carpenter Of Gaffney City on June
| y by Milbry Brown, the l5-year-old colored
servant. The girl was at souts with Mrs.
Carpenter and vented her spleen by per-
petrating this most horrible deed. At first
the girl denied her guilt, but when con-
| fronted with indisputable evidences Of it
she confessed having given it oarbolic acid,
alleging as her reason her anger toward
Mrs. Carpenter.
On Nov. 5, 1891, Adam Foster (colored)
killed his rival, Mebury Sanders (ool-
ored). be left his home in Greenville with
gun and pistol, seeking Sanders Full
OF wrath and moved by jealousy, be met
Sanders and shot him down like dog.
| without minutes worning
| MURDER OF HENNEMAN.
On Oct. last the people of Spartanbure
were shocked to hear that Mayor Henneman
had been killed by negro named John
Williams. 1t was Sunday afternoon, and
the mayor was WALK & around town when
| he saw Williams beating his wife. He told
the negro to stop or he would send for a
| policeman and have him put in the guard
house. Williams told the mayor that it
was none of his business and that he must
get away from his place. AS the mayor
was walking out of the yard Williams shot
him through the back and as he fell over
he shot him second time.
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