Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-29
OUTRAGE
WOMEN
For Which Each Paid the Penalty Of II,
Texas Law.
Tho Men Say they We're oull,y--Thers
was Singing and Praying In witch
Massey Joinod--A Great
Crowd Present.
Advice.

Sun Massey. alias Sam VIM aud Jim
Burke, alias WIN Clarke. uttoncd Go the
offended law this evening for the hor
riblo crime Of rape by hanging Ia the
presence of % crowd vuriOusly estimated
al from 10000 TO 1000; about 10000
be- correct
At 1880 ShcriG CLANCY gave the on
der tn prepare for the scuuuld. III,
condemned men were shaved aud dressed
in q ncut suit Of black.
Massey requested 60 be buried in slip
pcu. Dlring his shaving he cracked
Jokes, said no was "a good negro but had
nulhlng TINT NJ ho was not dressed ur
ho would have winning ways Come "a
$40 me boys. nt rundown
Rev. Rnber arrived ut this time aud
held n private consultation with HIM
lie wanted his hair curled aud said he
felt merry.
JIM BURKE
nj I o'clock was shnl,y. could scarcely
put ON his clothes After getting uu bic
uudercOthps hc said "Amt you got no
crutchcs for mcY My homc II at Log
Hut. Smith county, Tex. ! was rr'
ligious MP stairs, but when ] got down
lrrs with Sau hs breath was so had u
caused noe 10 lose any religion
Promptly nt . o'clock Sheriff CLANCY
reud the death warrant 81 them and
they were placed iu close covered ear
ringp aud were preceded 10y deputies 10
the place of execution
On arrival ni the grounds Thousands
of pc0plc of all clusscH nnh color were
there llevory conceivable spot ou or Ia
which person could wt view was
filled mp Trees and housst tops we're
fun
"a 22O the party arrived at the scaf-
fold ipd by Sheriff CLANCY
ON the scnnold was The sheriff aud his
deputies sanford. Parish, Kidding Com
stable Anderson and eN-Shenn McAteo,
Marshall Bipgorston and two colored
ministers. Bnbor and llollingworth.
IA 2.91 sheriff Chimney called Tor
silence. The county attorney stepped 10
tho front aud said 10y request of tho
orlminals be- would state that they were
guilty and said they were ready 60 atone
Ia ihe offended law for their crimes,
Rev. Bnber made short talk aud re-
oueated the crowd 90 join nm IN Singing
when Can Read My. lltle Lieart,
mud the eyrcOlscic' EIAolNhlAON
aud the services closed with prayer 10y
ltev liollingsworth Tor the benefit Of mo
Th" eapestncss Of ,he delivery was
Impressive He prayer Nor boys, specihl-
ly, both white ana black
After this they sang mere ~ lAnu
That rs Fairrr ihnn rms
Both songs Massey stood up ana joined
Al fhis time Massey stepped 10 tho
front and said: Take warning, both
old and young from me- DO YOU 500
tiis roper Whisky brought me here.
Get every saloon ana gambling h s,
mo. N / am col0rcd. ! nm guilty of tha
crime charged against me- am ready 10
nay the debt for thc deed ! cQnnutind.
have been waiting untl tins day 10 oA-
plain all"
D. al
hrcr.
Burke had no statement 10 make fur-
Their than he had mnde. lie had 10 b0
assisted on the scnnOld
Massey assembled With a firm step.
Al BOO
THE BLACK CAP
was placed on the condemned. They
babe good-bye 10 an. lhe rope was ad-
jnated and NJ 500 Sheriff CLANCY sprung
the trap that sent the men into eten-
Anssrgs neck was broksn and h9
died without d struggle.
iiutKrg neck was not broken. He
wrthed aud drew himself ~ conidera-
bly,.
Al 800 Drs. Kennedy, Dabney, Han.
cock aud Short pronounced them dead,
and they were Gus down and the re-
mains turned over % friends for burial.
Everything passed on peacoably aud
quietly and everybody went away aAtlh-
fled that justice had been carried out
and the law fully wndioated.
II Is a day THAI Will long be reneIn-
bcrod Ia Bonham.
RURKE's CASE
on Aug /, 1892, Burke brutally out
ragged Mrs. N. u. Clements, la Lamas
county
al Tho October term Of the district
court Of lamar cOuniy be was Indicted.
Nov r. 1892. by order Of the court tie
venue WIS changed 10 Fannin county,
ON account Of the feeling existing IN im-
mar. lilo was tried IN the district court
az Fannin c0unty March rs and sem
fenced TO be hung the date being iixed
April -, 1898
THE CRIME,
FOR which the negro Sam Massey paid thu
death penalty 10 Bonham today, Was al
unusual one, m Tint he aftenpked Ia
take the lives - four people TO 0cc0pa-
plish lhs pilptee Of outraging q white
woman.
Alter beating all four Of the family In
70 insrnsihility, Massey as The evidence
showed. accomplished iis foul pUlp1se %
the body VI Mia. ninith.