The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-07
CARPENTER DIES ON
 GALLONS FOR THE
 MURDER OF CAMP
Execution Witnessed by Mrs. Camp and Her Daughter. Negro Dies Calmly and
 Apparently Unafraid

In tho presence of n large crowd, which included the widow of J. T. Camp, his daughter. his brothers and q friend of Mrs. Camp. Willard Carpenter. negro slayer of J. T. Camp. president of the Camp Transfer company, was hanged in the yard of the Jefferson county jail yesterday morning. Tho trap was sprung by Sheriff Batson at to5s and IS minutes later Carpenter was pronounced dead by the attending physicians. He met his death without a tremor and was repeating in an audi ble voice the prayers for the dying. Rev Father Malone of st. Paul's church accompanied the doomed man on the gallows and offered the prayers of the church while the last preparations wero being made and as the trap fell that sent the negros soul Into eternity.
 Carpenter mounted the gallows- un- aided, and in reply to Sheriff Batson, who asked him if he had anything tc say, replied: "To all these people I, want to say I am about to leave this world, am satisfied my soul is saved. thank you all for your kindness. I am ready to go."
 He turned and asked for Attorney Townsend, the law partner of vosser Allen, who made an effort to have the death penalty commuted to life i'm prlsonment. The attorney mounted the gallows, the negro shaking his hand and thanking him and Mir Allen for their efforts in his behalf.
 Creates Scene in Cell
 The condemned negro created a scene in the death chamber yesterday morn ing. When the officials went to the cell to provide him with change of clothing, they found the door barricaded and even at the point of & pistol he re- fused to remove the Instructions Final ly as the deputies were about to batter the door down he yielded to the request of Father Malone. who had given him the last spirit al consolation and who urged him not Ito make trouble and come out of the cell
 He stated to Sheriff Batson that he was not afraid of any man. but wanted to live as long as he could. It is un- derstood his actions were made in the hope that reprieve might come from the governor. Carpenter was informed by D. s. Townsend that the effort with the governor had failed and that noth- ing more could be done.
 Carpenter ate a hearty breakfast and dressed in his grave clothes without further trouble, in fact after coming out of the cell he was apparently calm, but when Deputy Sheriff Fred McDufr was reading the death warrant dis played a little nervousness He asked Father Malone to stand near him while the dread warrant was being read
 DispOses of Pictures
 On his way to the gallows his picture was taken and he asked that one of the pictures be given to a negro in jaii and another sent to a relative The-trap was sprung at 10.56 by SherIff Batson. the fall breaking the negro's neck. Ha was a large well built negro, and his was attested by the fact that 1t was s minutes before the physicians pronounced him dead. His body was taken in charge by the county and buried In the potter's field.
 The crime for which Carpenter was banged occurred on Saturday night; De- tober 4, 1913, when following a dispute over an amount of wages Carpenter shot and killed J. T. Camp, by whom he was employed.
 The negro made his escape but was later captured at Pine Bluff, Ark. and brought back to Jefferson county where he was tried and convicted He claimed provocation and self-defense He took an appeal to the supreme court but that body affirmed the lower court in its