The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-03-25


II O'Clock Brozier Smith, a negro
about twenty-one years old, shot
and killed his wife in the servants
house at the home of Yancey ID,
Kemble on College street,
This morning at ll:37 Sheriff Min
nick pulled the trigger on the gal
lows that sent the soul of the mur-
derer into eternity.
The execution was successfully
carried out and was witnessed by
about one hundred and fifty visiting
officers. local physicians, newspa-
per men and citizens.
The doomed man was about the
coolest man on the scafi0ld and
went TO his death bravely and with
out the least manifestations of fear.
Yesterday Brozier spent the great
er part OF the day reading bis Bible
and receiving callers. Last night
he was transferred from the death
cell into the hospital ward, where
Jailer Minnick and Death Watch
George Rowe spent the night with
him. The guards said Brozier spent
the early hours of the night IN con-
versatlon with different persons who
called tn see him. He spent an
hour reading his Bible and at IL 80
went to sleep and slept soundly an
TIL $50 this morning. He did not
eat any supper last night, but this
morning ats hearty breakfast of
delicaeies sent up from Sheriff Mn
nick's table.
Soon after eatinglbreakfast he was
taken down stairs aud given bath.
Returning to his cell he dressed for
the execution. His attire consisted
of black coat and pants, a neRiigee
shirt, and black four-iu-hand tie.
He wore a light brown hat from the
Jail 10 the gallows.
At9 O'Clock this morning a NAM
Der OF ministers called and spent
few inmates talking To the prisoner.
At I0:lJ Rev. q. w. Hill, Rev.
II. II. Quarles, Rev. Rev. h +.
Poole, one or two other men and
two or three women called a. the
cell aud held short religious ser
vice, which consisted Of two pray
ers and two or three songs. This
service was very sad aud impressive
and several of the party broke down
in tears. After Rev. Hill bad
spoken few words Of consolation
10 the prisoner the visitors told him
goodbye, each one shaking him by
the hand.
After the spiritual advisers had
gone Broxier smoked two or three
cigarettes and talked freely 70 the
officers who had called u see him.
AT ll.l0 he was takeu down To the
Office OF the Jail where the death
warrant was read BY Sheriff MIN
nick. While the warrant was being
read Brozier listened attentively, all
the time holding a cigar between bis
fingers After the reading of the
warrant 70 was piASNN IA - ~ A+hf~ g
and driven to the place of exc
cution near the compress. Ia the
carriage with Brozier were Sheriff
Minnick, Deputy Sheriff Forbes and
Rev. q. W. Hin.
While the exercises AZ the lail
were being held crowd of several
ssas!-es. p5ops= assembled around
the Jail fence witt the hopes Of get
ting n glimpse of the prisoner, aud
hundreds followed the carriage 70
the gallows.
At li;25 the prisoner, aecompa-
nied By the officers, mounted the
gallews without any show Of hest
teney and without the culver ot a
muscle. As he took his position
near the death trap he very eoolly
smoked a cigar aud ga1ed around nj
the crowd. Pew q. W, Hin aud
Rev. III. IA. Quarles accompanied
the doomed man o. the saliows,
where u short service was held for
his benefit.
Rev, Hin read rev verses tros
the third chapter af Luke. begin
ming as ths 18th verse.
After the reading of the scripture
lesson few verses Of the followiug
well known hymn were sung
III / must tte, oh les me dle
with hope IA Jesus blood
The blood that aavea tFom ain
and guilt
Aud Eaenncilem ta esod
Al eaFneat ana teFvant pFaNef
vas then offered by hsv Mill.