John Henry Davis, SC, 1877 March 16

Iucius Thomas, Adam Johnson, John Henry Davis, tock place
in the presence of about five thousand people. The Sheriff
had a posse of one hundred ammed men Saeed the gallows,
The prisoners were attended by preachers of their own color,
All addressed the crowd, confessing the odes and acknow~
legeing the justness of the sentence, Johnston insisted
‘upon the son of his owner during slavery standing by him to
pee last. No efforts were made by the friends of the con-
emned men to rescue them, although threats were previously
made, iach eae his share in the murder, The drop
fell at 12 o'clock and the murderers BEBIHEXH expired almost
aeons a etree el. Crotid then dispersed, Perfect order

prevailed,' 4
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Iucius Thomas, Adam Johnson, John Henry Davis, took place
in the presence of about five thousand people. The Sheriff
had a posse of one hundred ammed men guarding’ the gallows,
The prisoners were attended by preachers of their own color,
All addressed the crowd, confessing the murder and acknow-
legeing the justness of the sentence. Johnston insisted
jupon the son of his owner during slavery standing by him to
No efforts were made by the friends of the con-
demned men to rescue them, although threats were previously
made, ach conveseed his share in the murder, The drop
fell at 12 o'clock and the murderers BXBYHEAH expired almos
ithout a struggle. Croffd then dispersed, Pekfect order

Iprevailed."

» March 17, 1877

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took place
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posse of one hundred amed

prisoners vere attended by preachers of
All addressed the crowd, confessing tl
legeing the pres of the sentence,
upon the f his omer ae plavery: stant
the las w
denned men ae rescue ee
made. Sach confessed his share in the mrder, the drop
fell at 12 o'clock and the murderers ‘BXSLAKAH expired almos:
without a struggle, Grofd then dispersed, Pskfect order
revailed."

1 OBSERVER, March 17, 1877

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BROWN, Nelson, THOMAS, Lucius, JOHNSTON, Adam, and i
NWS, John Henry

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» Nelson, THOMAS, Lucius, JOHNSTON, Adam, and
Tgwis, John Henry
"Aiken, S. C., March 16, 1877~On 068. 2, 1876, two quiet
Germans, Houseman and Partmann, living four miles from
this place, were murdered, the house robbed, set on fire
and burned to ashes with the bodies, Suspicion attached
to five negroes, Nelson brow, Lucius Thomas, Adam Jokn-
ston, John Henry Deffis and Stephen Anderson, woes
who Were arrested and proofs accumulated that they were thd
right parties, and they finally made a confession. They
also confessed to the burning of a Baptist church at Aiken
murdering a white man named Levin and other crimes. On
Jan. 5 they were tried by a jury composed of twelve negroes
convicted and sentenced to be hung on the 16th of March,
Yesterday Gov. Hampton respited Anderson for thirty days,
This morning the execution of four others, ‘elson Brown,
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Lucius, JOHNSTON, Adam, and
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pat, Merch 16, 1677-0n 06d, 2 Ae tio cade’
louseman and Partmann, living Poh
this place, were murdered, the house Fo
and burned to ashes with the bodies,
to five negroes, Nelson Brom, Lucius Thomas.
ston, John Lenry Deis and Stephen Anderson, 7 oom:
who Were arrested and proofs accumulated that they
right parties, and they finally ae es confession,
also confessed to the burning of a &
murdering a white man named Levin and aottes crimes,
Jan, 5 they were ‘tried by a jury composed of twe
convicted and pentane to be hung on the 16th of
Yesterday Gov. § respited Anderson for thirty Y
This morning the GEA ‘ion of four others, “elson Brown,