The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-01-28
BROzIER SMITH MUST HANG
NEGRO Vile Murderer Must Suffer
Penalty for His Crime.

BroZier Smith, the negro wife
murderer, must suffer the extreme
penalty of the Law for his crime.
Just one year to day from the
time be shot and killed his wife the
court of criminal appeals affirmed
the verdict OF the trial court.
The circumstances and details OF
the crime which the CONDEMNED man
must pay with his life are still fresh
In the minds of the people. The
killing TOOK place on the night OF
February n one year ago In the
serv ants house at the home of Attor-
ney Yancey d. Kemble on College
street. Brozier's wife had been to
the opera house to witness min
strel performance. She was accom-
panied home by two or three negro
women, aud soon after they left her
Brozier put In his appearance. He
began upbralding his wife for going
70 the saS- aud IL is said abused
! her in a most vicious manner.
| When she attempted to paeify him
/ he drew "a revolver and shot her
down. Three shots took effect, one
In tho forehead and the other two in
the breast, either one of which
would have proved fatal. The
woman died without utLering a word.
The murderer then left the house and
Ia,
he told some negroes OF the crime
which he had just committed. Leav
ing the sal BON be came up town
where be was arrested by members
of the police department. Two or
three days after the killing he was
indicted by the grand jury and his
trial and conviction followed a few
days later.
The case was appealed on the
plea that the negro race bad been
Disseminated against in the selec-
tion of the grand jury that indicted
Smith and In making up the petit
jury that tried him.
The news of the higher courts ac-
tion was received In Waxahaehie
early this morning. A reporter for
this paper called at the Jail about 81
O'Clock TO have an interview wish
the condemned man. When the jail
was reached the reporter found
ailer Minniek making the death
cell ready TO which the prisoner was
to be transferred from the colored
department down stairs. AT that
time Rrozier had not been told Of
his fate When the cell was ready
Brozier was brought iato the iailer
Office 10 hear the news of hts fate
He evidently expected To hear that
the higher court bad decided against
tug searched by Jailer Miuuick he
asked II his case lad been affirmt d.
When answered in the affirm alive
ths muscles Ia his face were seen to
contract and the only reply made by
him was ~ deep sigh.
When the condemned man had
been securely locked in the death
cell be was asked by the reporter II
he bad anything to say.
'All that can say now - said the
negro, ''is that | was surprised at
the action of the higher court. I
expected my case to be reversed. "
He then turned TO Sheriff Minnick
and asked II there was no further
hope for him The sheriff told him
that his only hope of escaping the
gallows would be an appeal to the
governor FOR Communication OF his
sentence to life Imprisonment.
When the reporter was ready TO
leave he was requested by Brosier
to send Mr Whipple IL see him.
Mr.. Whippls 10 one of the counsel
for the negro, and, with Attorney J.
r. Giil, has done all be could in the
behalf OF his client.
The date of execution has not vet
been tixed and cannot be until the
next term of district court which |
convenes the fourth Monday in next
month. In the meantime Smith |
vii be kept In the cell where Fred |
Sawyer spent his last days on
earth.