Evening journal., 1905-07-07
FIRST HANGING IN
!, WICON|C0 COUNTY
Henry ]. Handy, Colored,
Wife Murderer, Executed
at Salisbury, Md
.CROWISsIORE DOWN HIGH FENCE.
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isalisbury. Nd, July Henry ].
hndy. colored who shot and killed his
lfe in Tyaskin district, near Sails
fry, on September % last, was hanged
u IRE at 5.13 o'clock this morning in the
n Rconico county jail-yard The ex-
A ion was conducted early with a
(, ~ to avoiding the large crowds. but
hundred sightseers quickly tore
\ yhn the sixteen-foot fence that hid
Il te gallows and witnessed the hang
n 4 The throng otherwise was Or
\ H..
fwo thousand persons arrived here
fer in the morning from the sur
phding country for the purpose of
tending the execution. only to learn
Et they had been outwitted. Handy
Us the rst person ever hanged in
n &comico county.
III thirteen minutes after the drop fell
was pronounced dead, his death
l, fying been caused by trangulation
NJ a walked quietly to the gallows and
n hie a statement saying that he was
!. &ry for what he had done and warned
of those present to be good citizens.
N GOVERNOR REFUSED TO ACT
sepeated efforts were made to have
/ rernor Warfield commute the sent
e to life Imprisonment. but TO no
|, bin. A committee comprising Rev.
Smith. Hon. James +. ElegOod and
4 ~ b. Miller, of Salisbury went to
Il Baltimore yesterday and asked the
fGovernor to lessen the sentence. The
Halter. however. refused TO interfere
4 inatmuch as the Court. states At
torney and jury had not petitioned for
a Communication. Attorney General
kBryan had suggested to the Governor
Nthat a life term would meet the ends
Nof Justice
Handy was jealous of his wife
NEeciiia. and armed with a double
la rreled shotgun he left a vessel. O.
wh eh he was captain. anchored in thl
MNaiticoie River and walked two mile
Nto commit the deed. He found his wifi
y in a corn field gathering fodder an'
fnfter a few words had passed betweei
NheR he fred the fatal shot Th
woman dropped dead inSher tracks. tn
4 fcharge taking effect in her throat. Tn
Iomurderer deliberately left her lying Of
ground. and walking to Justic
81 )n's office, told his story and CAV
ef up.
MURDER WAS DEIIBERATE.
G breech loading gun had on
ftAty shell. and in the other barre
\ tstfyl ded '0ne 8 as found showing con
Rlt& fely that Handy went prepared {
4 lff be job complete As soon as pos
u the prisoner was brought t
Il kury and lodged in jail. He wa
"A find collected and seemed satisfe
M the deed, although he said if h
IA more time to thirzlS the matte
er he would not have committed th
wf,k act.
The only witnesses to the murds
kwere two small children oftCarl Hand.
{so colored.
For several months after his sentenC
be refused TO see a minister. but with
ithe past week exhibited some conceI
for his spiritual welfare and was visi
Nd by ministers ati his request
SHandy was 81 yfars Of age eand VIZ
Pbrn in Somerset county. He. and h
kytfe resided in Erisheid. He lsaid h
4yife deserted Nm and while lookir
fhrough. her funk TO get the clothif
y their chilh he found letters write
o her by a1Crisheld man.
A If sheFhad acknowledged that 81
pd the Nan had been guilty OF wron
KNk7ing &might have spared her life
dAhared. But she he'd to me al
lid \she had never received a lett
fo5H him, 50 I lifted my gun and sh