The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-12-01
EERRIN HANGED AT SALUDA.
Slayer of Emanuel Carver Pays Death
Penalty for His Crime.

Saluda, November 27:-At -
Pollock today VIII Herrin paid with
RS life the penalty Of the law for the
murder Of Emanuel Carver in Sep
tember.
The execution was without hitch.
nly a very few minutes were con-
med in preparing the prisoner for
e drop. After ascending the scaf-
I'D. Sheriff Sample asked Herrin if
Ze desired to say anything. He
merely mumbled word or two to the
feet that he had nothing to say. At
10 time did he seem to realize what
was awaiting him, and he met his
kfate without the least emotion. He
was pronounced dead in ten minutes
after the trap was sprung, and his
body was laid in cheap coffin, fur
nished by the county, and carried to
the poor house for burial. The Rev.
d. II. Grassland went to Herrin's cell
this morning and conducted a little
service. The condemned man mani
tested absolutely no interest in it.
While ar effort was made to shield
the execution from the public, scores
from positions of vantage witnessed
it.
There was large crowd about the
Jail and on the streets, but the best
of order prevailed.
Story Of the Crime.
Will Herrin, who was hanged here
today, was tried before Special Judge
C. c.. Featherstone at special term
Of the sessions court in October for
the murder Of Mr.. Emanuel Carver
at his home in September. The testl-
mony at the trial showed that Herrln,
without any apparent cause whatever,
shot Mr.. Carver in the back while
the latter was picking cotton and fall
ing to kill him ran upon him, knock
! ed him down and beat him over the
head with his gun and left him dead.
! Mrs. Carver was a witness to part
Of the awful deed, she being in the
house when the shot was fired, and
running to the door was Mortified to
see her husband down and Herrin
|standing over him, beating his head
into pulp with gun.
AS soon as the news Of the crime
was made known some Of Carver's
neighbors went to the scene and soon
found Herrin a little distance away,
and upon advancing on him to take
him into custody, was met with vol
ley Of curses and fired upon with a
stockless gun, he having broken the
weapon while beating Carver. One Of
the party was sprinkled with shot,
and the crowd in turn fired at Herrin
and effected his capture. For while
a lynching was imminent, but cooler
counsel prevailed and the culprit was
turned over to the sheriff and brought
! to Saluda and lodged in JAIL.
On two occasions crowd came
here t. lynch Herrin, but were foiled
in their plans. Herrin was then car
|ried to the State penitentiary for
|safe-keeping until the trial.
Under the sentence fixing today for
the execution, Judge Featherstons
ordered Herrin to be carried back to
the penitentiary, where he had been
kept against the day Of execution.
It will be recalled tha: a petition
numerously signed was filed with
Governor Ansel requesting a special
term of court for Herrin s trial, which
was granted.
There was a tremendous crowd
present to witness Herrin's trial, hut
1.-THE best Of order prevailed. The de-
fendant was the only ne-rc in tnc
court house during the trial, except
the porter, and to all appearances was
the least disturbed by what was talk
ing place.
The only defence that could posi-
bly have been made in Herrin': behalf
was insanity, and this question was
fairly submitted to the Jury, and un-
der the testimony no other verdict
than that reached could have been re-
turned.
Herrin was, however, a man of
Tery low order Of intelligence.
RLACE "PRINCE" DISoWNED.
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