Democratic Sentinel, Volume 7, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 October 1883 — SOUTHERN. [ARTICLE]

SOUTHERN.

Wyatt Ames, who murdered Deputy Constable Blount near Helena, Ark., tried to escape from bis captors and was riddled with buckshot.

Two freight trams collided near Cleveland, Tenn., killing three men instantly and wounding six others. A colored man named Campbell was lynched at Statesville, N. C. in a dispute earlier in the day Campbell had killed one white man and wounded another. A Grand Jury at Baltimore has investigated the circumstances attending the loss of sixty-five lives at a rotten wharf near that city three or four months ago, and indicted the owner and the lessee of the premises for manslaughter. James Stanley, colored, was executed at Columbus, Texas, for the murder and robbery of Robert Strickland, white, aged 16, In November, 1882. Tho culprit confessed his crime, and delivered the following address to the crowd of 4,000 who witnessed his swinging off: “ I have foupd my way to glory. I have repented my sins, and God will send angels from heaven to meet me, I am going straight home to glory. Whisky, cards and women have brought me to this, l a going home to heaven —won’t you meet me there?” [Shouts from the colored crowd. “ Bless God, we will.”] My spirit will be flying around In glory, and you sinners that drink whisky, play cards, and attend balls had better repent and pray, or God will damn your souls. I forgive my enemies. God waits for me; wave your lights; I shall have golden slippers and a golden ring.” Georgia Sheriffs swung off Taylor Bryant, at Monroe, for a criminal assault upon Mrs. Elizabeth V. Soards, a white widow, and Margaret Harris, at Calhoun, for poisoning a white child.