CONSFITUTIONALIST, Augusta, Gas, 11-12-1870,
CONSTITUTIONALIST, Augusta, Ga., 11-12-1870.
CONSIITUTIONALIST, Augusta, Ga., 11-12-1870,
BERRY, Lewis 7) 7. ONO Venbertetn 1: |
Black, hanged Newberry, S. C., Nov. BY B70, ab Re OM
for complicity in murder of Mr, Dunwoody. Around 1,500
persons assembled to witness. At 11:30 made exit from jail
inwagon, sitting on coffin, singing loudly. Guarded by
file of soldiers, madé way to open sguae in front of depot
where gallows prected, Talked to large crowd, expressing
happiness that being innocent he could die calmly. To
last maintained that he knew nothing of murder until the
morning after and that Singley and Coleman were chief ac-
tors, They had been cleared by a jury of blacks while
Berry and wife, the least guilty, had been convicted,
After speech, asked friends fin join him in hymn and after
wards prayed. As time drew near, friends and relatives
allowed to draw near and take final leave. Rope broke
and both he and Sweedenburg, hanged at same time, both
fell to ground and had to be re-hanged, Berry calm,
BERRY, Lewis See Novémber 8th, 1.
Black, hanged Newberry, S. C., Nov. 8, 1870, oa Ae
for complicity in murder of Mr. Dunwoody, Around 1,500
persons assembled to witness. At 11:30 made exit from jail
inwagon, sitting on coffin, singing loudly. Guarded by
file of soldiers, made way to open sguae in front of depot
where gallows erected, Talked to large crowd, expressing
happiness that being innocent he could die calmly, To
last maintained that he knew nothing of murder until the
morning after and that Singley and Coleman were chief ac-
tors, They had been cleared by a jury of blacks wile
Berry and wife, the least guilty, had been convicted,
After speech; asked friends fin join him in hymn and after=
wards prayed. As time drew near, friends and relatives
allowed to draw near and take final leave. Rope broke
and both he and Sweedenburg, hanged at same time, both
fell to ground and had to be re-hanged, Berry calm,
BERRY, Lewis November 8th
Black, hanged Newberry, S. C., Nov, 8, 1870, at iby Oe
for complicity in murder of Mr.
persons assembled to witness.
file of soldiers, made way to open squae in front of depot
where gallows erected, Talked to large crowd, expressing
happiness that being innocent he could die calmly, 1
last maintained that he knew nothing of mirder until the
Berry and wife, the least guilty, had been convicted,
After speech, asked friends ip join him in hymn and after-
wards prayed, As time drew near, friends and relatives
allowed to draw near and take final leave, Rope broke
and both he and Sweedenburg, hanged at same time, both
fell to ground and had to be re-hanged, Berry calm,
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