The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-09-27
WANT TO HANG
Hyde, Who Killed Bis Wife and HeE
Ea ther, Convicted Of Murder
VERDICT PLEASES him
He Would Not Employ a Lawyer to
Defend Him.-Says The Verdict Is
q just One and lie Will Be the
Happiest Man That Has Ever Paid
The Death Penalty.

Vhe De3tn kenalCS-
Samuel n. Hyde, confessed muir
derer of his young wife and her faith
er, was convicted by jury late Tues
day at Anderson and sentenced to be
hanged The death sentence was
pronounced by Judge Prince Wednes-
day morning. The reading of the
verdict had no visible effect on the
prisoner, who said later that the find
ing was just one, that he was quill
ty of murder and expected to be con-
victed Under the laws of South Car
olina, pleas of guilty in murder cases
are forbidden.
The crime for which Hyde was
convicted was committed on the
night of July 18th last at Anderson
While Mrs. Hyde and her sister, viii
lie Beasley, aged Is, lay asleep in
one bed, and her parents, ". V. Beas-
ley and wife, were asleep in another
bed in the same room, Hyde entered
and fred three shots into his wife's
body, killing her instantly, and fred
twice at her sister, both shots taking
effect, but not seriously woundins
her. Reloading his revolver, he sho1
and killed Beasley, who was attempt
ing to disarm him.
Mrs. Beasley was the principel wit
ness for the prosecution at the trial
She described in detail the events or
the night of the tragedy. Sheriff
King told Of Hyde surrendering him
self and saying he planned the muir
der of his wife and was well pleased
with the deed.
The State rested it's case at one
o'clock, and the defence introduced
several witnesses, who testified il
support OF the claim of the prisoner:
counsel that he was victim o.
hereditary insanity. Following tht
argument by the attorneys and thu
Judges charge, the :irry retired ant
ffty-fve minutes later returned !;
verdict of guilty.
Mrs. Emma Beasley, mother o
Mrs. Hyde, and wife Of ". ". Beas
ley, testified that she and her hus
band were in one bed in the room
and that Mrs. Hyde and her 15-year
old sister, Willie Beasley, were il
another bed in the same room at tn
time of the shooting; that the shot
awoke her and that she slipped ou
of bed and grabbed Hyde as he wa
going out of the door. She was as
sisted by Mr.. Beasley, who caugh
Hyde around the back. Hyde re
loaded his pistol, she said, and he'll
up his left arm and fred on Nj
Beasley, killing him instantly. Mrs
Beasley stated that the married lif
Of Hyde and his wife was very un
pleasant; that they frequently quar-
relied and that they had been parte
twice. She said Hyde deserted Mrs
Hyde and for that reason her fathe
had taken her back home.
The prisoner as he sat by his oil
deaf father accepted the verdict with
out any tremor and without an
change of expression. Before bein
led from the Court room to his eel
in the county jail, he stated that tn
verdict is a just one, that he is gull
ty Of murder and tha the expected
contradiction. ''I didn't take tn
stand on my behalf" said Hyde, "be
cause I didn't want to be classe
along with these witnesses for tn
State, who swore lies on me. The
stated that had deserted my wit
and that they hadn't taken her ava
from me. That is not so. There
one thing certain, they won't be abl
to seperate me from my wife an
more, and when the sheriff hangs m
will be the happiness man that ha
ever been hung. The Court appoint
ed Mr. Rice to plead my case. H
DID mighty well. He made a goo'
fight but useless one I know
was guilty of murder and I know
that I deserved to be hung