Columbia, S. C., Octol er 7.—(Special.)—
The execution of Annie Tribble here today
is the first, official hanging that has taken
place in this county since 1576. Annie was
an unmarried colored woman. Last Febru
ary an infant wa.s found drowned in a wa
ter hole near a branch and the mothership
was traced to Annie, and it was ascer
tained that site had thrown it while alive
in the water. She was sentenced to be
hanged lust month but was respited for
thirty days. ,
During the morning Anna gave evidence
of insanity by the manner in which she
went on raving, talking at random aud
tearing her clothing. She stoutly refused
to go to the scaffold and she had to be
forced by the sheriff and held until the
rope was adjusted. She made no state
ment on the scaffold except a continual pro
testation of her innocence.
At 1:15 o’clock the death trigger was
pulled and in the remarkably short period of
one and a half minutes life was pronounced
extinct. Her neck was not broken, but she
died without a struggle.
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Anderson, S. C., October 7.—(Special.)—
William Wilson, a white man was executed
here today for the atrocious murder of his
wife in Brushy Creek township. At the
time of the murder his neighbors were with
difficulty restrained from lynching him. His.
wire was the daughter of the Rev. Thomas
Garrett of Greenville.
Io Die on the Gallows.
