The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-07-29
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Baltimore Nd. July 2s-Upon one soat-
ioia ana simultaneously. four negroes
We're hanged at as m. today in the
Baltimore c.ty jail yard. Three Of theaa
men, Cornelius Gardner. John Meyers.
and Chafsey James. paid with their 1--we.
tor criminally assauluns Annie Bailey,
thirteen year old negress while Jos
| Bryan the fourth member OF the quar-
tett killed Mary Peck, a negrezs with
whom he had nved.
The necks Of James Myers and Bryan
were broken by the fail and they died
almost Instantly
GARDENERS cap became disarranged Ia
the fan aud his face was visible to the
spectators. He was apparently conscious
ABOUT one minute after which he slowly
strangied to death.
Corneila Garduor Charles James and
John Myers wero convicted Of criminauy
assauiung Annie Bailey. cologad Is years
Of age at her home to Vine street The
crime was particularly rovolting IL was
committed on April %. the men were In
ctcd on May and found guilty on June
r. On the following, in passing sentence.
Judge Wright dwelt at length on the ma
t1rc of the charges against The men and
said q would have been lasting dis
grace 60 the court had the jury returned
amy other verdict than guilty. lie added
that he was disposed TO give The prison
crs the benefit of an doubts but in tbs
case. there was neither doubt nor exten-
uatlng circumstance The detective had
faAod 70 ind one circumstance tend!ag
to lessen the aggravated nature OF the
omense.
The girI was Ia her room on the second
floor of her little home, arone at ths time
OF uho assault. The men entered one at a
time. The sister OF the girl discovered the
crime aud reported Sc to the police. card
uer was found hding n the house n a
small attic. lie was covered with dust
ard dirt and presented a woe begone AZ
poarance. No trouble was experienced n
locating the other two and hey were
soon under arrest For time II was fear
ed uhat the victims injuries would cause
death She underwent CONFUSION after
convuls.on After two weeks OF suffering
during which the child was UNCONSCIOUS
most of the time her strength rellrned.
and she was sufficiently recovered 90 ap-
rear against her assalants
Joseph Bryan was cOnylctli OF the mur-
deron April 23rd last. OF his common law
wife. Mary Pack. colored Bryan hal Inv
ed about six years with ihe womai who
ad deserted her HUSBAND 20 take up y tn
hm. fhoy were both " 4uarrelsoms dis
position and their nghts were the talk uf
uGe neghborhood. Of thelr home l23 Roc
cta avenue. About week prior tc tho
murder. he wolfram upbraided BryDl ior
not giving her enough money.
Alter the usual quarro Mary LET, The
| house and went 10 lave IN friend nt
300 South Dallas street Bryan did not
discover here whereabouts until the day
Of the murder, when he went TO the Dal-
las house and demanded some clcthiux
that hc elaine dthe woman had carried
oway with her A quarrel followed. Bry-
au claimed that the woman threatened
to XII him and lunged at him Wlth
knife wlth which she had been peslinp
potatoes. Bryan overcame her, took tha
laufe away from her and deliberately cut
her throat rhe woman's i5-year old
| daughter Witnessed hor mothers deata
| Bryan contested but said he was drunk
at tho time. This was denied by witness
es ana the jury ON June 10. rendered "a
verdict OF wllful murder Ia lne nrst d.
gree, after twenty-five minutes delJ5-a-
lion.