The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-01-21
-FOUR HANGED.
The Coiored Murdcrers OF Ds. iIln swung
On-Yet the People OF Chostortown, Md,
Arc Not SntlaIied.


on-Xet the People OF Chostortown, Md,
Are Not satisfied.
CuEsTERTowN. Md, Jan 14-Con.
trnry to what was generally expected
by everyone, Chestertown, outside of
the Jail precincts, passed q quiet and
uneventful night The streets of the
little city were almost entirely deserted
except by the posse summoned couple
of days ago by Sheriff Plummer. These
guards, in twos and threes, armed with
guns, riiies and pistols, ranging from
flint-lock used in the revolution to tue
modern self-acting revolver, patrolled
the streets nearly all night long and
until the execution took place.
At half past o'clock Friday morning
Samuel j. Hill and Walter s. Hill, the
father and brother of DR. Hill, the muir
dered man, were admitted to the Jail
The elder Mr.. Hill expressed wish to
talk alone with the condemned prison.
eis with the view of forcing a confes.
sion from them. The colored ministers
and other visitors were requested to
leave the cell-room and the two gentle.
men entered the room and were locked
up with the prisoners and watchman.
All of the prisoners were asleep except
ing Brooks, who was praying fervently.
The gentlemen walked directly to his
cell.
Brooks, do you know me?" asked
the old gentleman. 81 am Dr. Hills
father Your time is growing short and
soon you will meet my son before the
bar of God. | want you to tell me the
truth-why did you kill him?"
Brooks began his oft-rcpeated tale,
protesting his innocence. He called on
God to strike him dead II he was not
| telling the truth. He said he had
nothing to do with the murder and had
only seen Dr. Hill for few minutes in
Millington on that fatal Saturday
uight.
"Then who did kill my boy?' asked
Mr. Hill
| Brooks then commenced a rambling
tale about bill" Darhl, who he as
serted was the man he thought hao
| committed the crime. Darhl is white
man, peach farmer.
The Messrs. Hill went to the cells o.
Williams, Brown and Comegys in the
OlucI hdllctli OuI WlIh do Sluully uu
satisfactory results.
Rev. A. A. Murray passed the nigh
in Jail and at o'clock began chanting
hymns of character calculated to eX
cite the condemned to religious frenzy
Finally all joined in praying, The
preacher walking up and down in from
of the cells throwing his arms about il
an excited manner and singing. ConAe
gys' prayer was most affecting, being
an agonized appeal for help. The bur
den of his song was: '0h, Jesus saw
my soulp'
A hearty breakfast was served, ant
the prisoners apparently relished it
At 11:45 two deputies at sign from tn
sheriff entered the cells and handcuffe'
and pinioned the prisoners, Brooks
Brown, Williams and Comegys.
The march to the scaffold began.
The sheriff was on the scaffold an,
motioned each man as he appeared t.
his place. The four took their place
without signs of fear, the Negro preach
err passing behind them chanting an,
praying. The nooses were quickly ad
justed and the black caps drawn.
After glancing along the line to Sc
that all was right, the sheriff gave tn
word and the trap doors fell, and fou
bodies shot through.the holes.
There was considerable strugglin
and writhing and the four men die
hard