The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-29
EXECUTION
OF WOMAN SLAYER
Margaret Lashley Was Hanged
in Danville for Murder Of
Her Husband.
Especial to Tho Tine,-Dispatch.l

ISpe cial 10 Tho Times d tspa tch
Danville. Va. July 2s.-The refusal
OF Governor Mann to commute tho
death sentence OF Virginia Christian
the murderer OF Mrs. Ida Beiote. recalls
TO mind tho last occasion when wo-
man suffered the extIeme penalty OF
he law In Virginia Tho last woman
20 pay the death penalty in thia State
was Margaret iLashley. who, with
Japles Lyles. was sentenced 20 death
by "a jury in tho Corporation court In
session here. December. 1881. ami both
OF whom were executed IN the Jail yard
by +. II. Bolsseau. then city execu-
toner but now sergeant of the court
The crime Tor which these two were
hanged was murder. Lylcs being con
victed 81 shooting Lashley~ ana Mar
saret Lashley being proven an Access
sorry before the fact The shooting
occurred in November. 1891. in the yard
OF Lashiey's dwelling. and was the re-
SUIT of attentions which were shown
to Lashiey's wife by I.yles.
INC Lashley woman and Lyles werc
arrested and were tried Mt the Dccem-
Der term Of tho Corporation Court.
Judge A NJ Aiken presiding. ana after
a short trial the jury had no trouble
IN arriving AT decision OF guilty OF
murder ia the first degree.
on January o. 1892 Nlr. Boisseau
escorted the couple 10 the scaNoid.
which was erected at cost OF $500
IN the rear OF the jail. and which was
surrounded By a thirty-foot fence TO
exclude the gaze OF hundreds OF people
VINO were assembled near the jail.
drawn there by morbid curiosity While
the doomed couple were loudly pro-
claiming their ultimate BELIEF i'm SAL
> IA D
their necks ana the trap was sprung
hy the cXecutioner They were hoth
given fve-foot drop. and were pro-
nounccd dead after eleven minutes.
Twelve people Witnessed this anal exc
cution.
August Will be a gala day hesc. FOR
the TURNER'S in the SURROUNDING neigh
porhood have been invited by the Com
mercial Association 10 q large open
air party The crowd will Nc enter
tained at Ballou Park and tho main
feature Of the days program nill lie
baseball games between teams from
three virginia counties ana thrce from
North Carolina. The Virginia coun-
ties that Will DC represented arc PITT
sylvania, Henry and lalifaN while
those from the Old North state will ha
CaswelL Rockingham and Person a
prize 90 s25 VIII be awarded TO the
winners OF the first place in the series
of games $50 to the second. and Sis
to the third Already large number
OF farmers have signifiel tneir intei-
ton Of coming to spend the DAY here,
and lively time is anticipated
The Danvllle Young Mems Christian
Association has decided To Join with
other Virginia associations I'm aiding
the support OF Y. NJ G.. 4 score
tary In China This step IS being taken
as result of an appeal made by Az
thur Sugh man elroady engaged
ia this work in the new. neld. anl who
came here several months ago
Arthur Boyntou is the man in uu.s-
tion. and he Will have his headpuar-
tiers at Shanghai
Since the shooting Of r. Bass and
Jake Pace at Mount Carmel a week
ago the South Boston pollce and vol
untary assistants have never relaxed
their efforts IN trying to apprchend
the TWO moonshlners who boldly at-
tempted the murder OF these two men
There is general opinion in the
Mount Carmel section that the culprits.
who seem to have made a clean get
away over the state line like the two
iillsville criminals stiil at large. hav.
partners who either through intimida-
iion or other motives. are aiding them
Considerable Indignation IS mani
tested hy the people in that community
over the deed. which is intensified at
the thought that both OF the mon who
We're shot ana so seriously wounded
We're absolutely Innocent OF any at-
tempt to 'squeal' 20 tho revenue men.
Both Of ne injured arc nroEressins
faNorahly Bass who is already with
out both OF his legs. loses hts right
eye