Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 September 1891 — SENTENCE OF DEATH. [ARTICLE]

SENTENCE OF DEATH.

MURDER OF LAWYER POSTON - TO BE AVENGED. H. Olay King Moat Hang—A Mexican Editor Fomenting Bevolntlon—Franco, Germany, and England Will Bring Chinn to Time —Printer* Scorched. Moat Atone with His Fife. Unless the Supreme Court shall Interfere in his behalf, Colonel H. Clay King will be hanged in Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 6 next for the murder of David H. Poston, March 10 last. The chapter in the life of Colonel King, so far as the Criminal Court of Shelby County is concerned, was closed when Judge J. J. Du Bose, of the Criminal Court, after a lengthy opinion, said : “Let the motion be overruled.” The crime'-for which H. Clay King stands convicted is too fresh in the minds of the people to need rehearsing in detail. Between 10 and 11 o’clock on the morning of the 10th of March CoL King stepped from a doorway on Main street, oppo ite Court Square, and shot down Lawyer David H. Toston, who was hurrying to the e on important business. He died a few hour* later. King at once gave hinjself np and was committed to jail without bail and trial. A few months thereafter caiqe the trial, lasting thirty-two days. The jury after nearly two days’ deliberation brought in a verdict of guilty of murder. A new trial was applied for, and Judge Du Bofo has delivered his opinion, dverruling the motion. Every exception oh the prisoner’s behalf was overruled. There was a brief (pause, a death-like alienee for more than a minute aftejr tho Judge had finished. (King sat perfectly stolid, with a broad jfan pressed tight to his lips. Judge Greer arose, and in & few words said that the prisoner excepted, to the judgment of the court in overruling the motion. There was another pause of a minute, when Judge Du Bose, looking up from the manuscript he had been arranging, said: “Let the prisoner come forward. ” Instantly Colonel King rose from his chair, and; with nervous step, but fixed and immovable countenance, stepped a few paces toward the bench and looked steadfastly' in the eyes of the Court. distinct voice, the Judge in effect said: “It is the judgment of this Court that you, H. Clay King, shall be committed to the county jail,*' and there safely be kept by the Sheriff until the 6th day of November, 1891; when, between the hours of 10 a. m. and 1 p. m. t the Sheriff shall, within the jail or an inclosure adjacent to the jail, take you to a gallows therein constructed ana hang you by the neck until you are dead. ” The prisoner stood as a statue, and when the Coqrt had finished he turned on his hoels and walked firmly back to his chair. Major Weatherford then arose and said an appeal would be takon to the Supreme Court Co'onel King, between two deputies, was taken back to jail, and the crowd which had thronged the court-room passed out into the sunshine.

CHINA WIU CATCH IT. Murderous Mongolian* to Be Punished by the Power*. A dispatch from Shanghai says: China is preparing a protocol to the powers on the recent riots. It is believed the foreign ministers will not wait for this document, the preparation of which Is likely to occupy several weeks. At Paris, the Chinese Charge d’Affaires has visited Foreign Minister Ribot and as er informing him that China recognized that the measures hith-. erto taken to protect Europeans in China were insufficient, assured him that the negligent mandarins would be dismissed and the rioters punished. He added that six of the latter have already been hanged. It is feared, however, that these promises will remain a dead letter.

The Berlin correspondent of the London Standard telegraphs that the German Foreign Office has been receiving disquieting news from China Within the last day or so. China, according to these advices, is unable to fulfill her promises made to the representatives of the Powers that she would piinfsh those who were implicated in the recent outrages upon foreigners and their property, and that sho would In future protect foreign residents from injury. It is added that the rumors circulated in several quarters to the effect that France and Russia would not take part in any joint action on the part of the combined fleets should it be decided that such & step is necessary, Is pronounced to be untrue. It is also asserted that there la no doubt that Germany will Increase the number of her warships now Id Chinese waters and that she will be propared to take strong measures should they be needed to protect German subjects or their property, or should she be called upon to take an active part In a naval demonstration against Cnina.

DEVOURING flames. Several Chicago Printer* and Stereo typer* Are Badly Scorched. Shortly after 1 o’c'ock in the morning a fire, which had evidently-been smoldering for some time, burst out of each of the six floor! of the building at No. 175 Monroe street, Chicago, and the halfdozen firms doing business were cleaned out The gro rnd floor was occupied by Wyckoff, Seamans & Benedict, typewriting machines; the second by the Jameson & Mor e Company, printers; tho third by the W. J. Jefferson Printing Company; and the upper floors by Womgren Bros. & Co , eloctrotypers and stereotypers. All of these firms suffer absolute loss on stock, though most of them are fully Insured. The building, comparatively a new one, was owned by the Packing House Insurance Company, and sustained an insured loss of about $20,000. The damage to the stocks of the tenants la variously estimated at from $30,000 to $50,000, so that at the most the loss In the aggregate will not exceed $70,000.