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W.itniLFORBES’? EXECUTION.an examination made by Dr. Geo. Wells, physician to the jail. It was then allowfor the removal of the esse to Baltimore city. Forties was not brought to Annaed tojiang about 3 minutes longer when it ! polis during the trialHE PAYS THE PENALTY OF HIS CRIME.HIS TRIAL IN BU.TIMOKIForbe« was arranged for trialHis Preparation for the Gallows.was lowered, and life pronounced extinct by Dnk Weils, Claude, lie veil and • -Hammond, who made examinations. Criminal Court of Baltimore.The neck was broken in ths faff/pp H — — H|there was little or no suffering in the struggle. . _• :.H r • . . 'M ■in the beforeNo medioim checking cons than Avar's ( coughing, soo and induces n dreds have trTHE CROWD AROUND THE JAILScenes and Incident* in the Street*His Last Words on the Gallows.The Trip Falls at 10.06 and Forbesis Landed Into Eternity.HIS NECK BBOZEN.A SYNOPSIS OF THE CRIME.Ernest Forbes, the colored man convicted and sentenced to death for a brutal outrage upon Mias Bertha Phipps, a young white girl, on the farm of her uncle in the First district of this county, on the 6th of November last, paid the penalty of his crime upon the gallows this morcing. ~ vHIS LAST HOURS. 'Forbea arose early thii morning, apparently in good spiiits, and dressed himself in his execatiou clothes, consisting of an ordinary black suit, which had been purchased for him a few days before by th« Sheriff. He talked rather freely at times, but was evidently troubled about Ida doom. His spiritual advisors were with him most of the time and did all they could to cheer him up. He said he felt happy and knew he would go to Heaven. He thanked the warden, who had beeu so kind to him, and also his guards, who had administered to his wants during hia confinement, and said he hoped to meet them all in Heaven.The Execution.Precisely five minutes to ten o’clock Sheriff Armiger with Deputy Sher iffs Small and Duvall went to the prison er's cell and informed him that the hour had arrived for his execution and asked him if he was ready. Forbes replied: Yes sir. With his arms pinioned from behind he was taken from his cell on the second floor accompanined by the deputies. his spiritual advisers going in front and members of the colored praying band preceding him. As he passed out of the lower corridor of the jail to the gallows he was met by a large crowd of spectators, including representatives of th® press, Drs. Geo. Wells, W. C. Claude and Hammond. Everyone was breathlessly si ill. Forbes looked calm, but frighten ed and was very nervous, lie walked up the steps to the platform with a firm step, his spiritual advisers, Rev. L. J. Montague of the Baptist Church,the Hey. S. H. Hughes of Asbury M. E. Church, Kev. J. H. Brice, of Westminster color ed M. E. Church, and Her. W. II. Fax, accompanying him, followed by deputies Small and Duvall and Sheriff Armiger. The jail yard, the fences around the jail, the trees and the house-tops in the vicinity, were crowded with spectators,anxious to get a look at the prisoner and see the execution.After the prisoner was upon the trap. Ids arms were securely tied to hia body by Deputy Sheriff Small. The Kev. L. J Montague said: It is a sad moment of this young man's life. He now stands between heaven and earth. He acknowledges his guilt and repents of his crime.” He said many young me* absent themselves from Church aud Sabbath Sclidol which this young man had done. Me spoke in a most feeliug and impressive manner. The Kev. J. II. Brice then read aeveial passages of scripture* The Kev. S It Hughes and Montague, offered up final prayers in behalf ths doomed man.Sheriff Armiger then asked Forbes if he had anything to say After a few mo ments hesitation Forbes said: “Well,gentlemen, I am sorry for the crime I did; I want you to forgive me as God has forgiven me, I want you to meet me and forgive me. I am ready to meet my God. Good bye all—good bye.” lli» feet were then tied by Deputy Sheriff Duvall. Forbes then shook hands with all on the platform, saying to each one good-bye. Sheriff Armiger then placed the rope around the doomed man s neck, after which the black cap waa drawn over his face. While this was being done,Forbes was muttering in an under tone, O, Lord; O, Lord.” Sheriff Armiger was the last one to leave the sca£iold,and as he descended and when near the bottom. he.sprung the trap, and Forbes hung between Heaven and earth. The drop fell at 10.06, with a thud. The bodywas motionless for a moment, then followed several convulsively jerks. At 10.15 the body w as partly lowered andI Power.—U. S. Gov’t Report, Aug. 17, 1889,BakingPowderMJUTELY PUREThe body wi* then placed in a plain pine coffin by undertakers Caulk aud Taylor, aud taken to Brewer Hill Ceme tery, accompanied by undertaker I ay lor, where it was buried at the expense of the county, his relatives and friends not calling to claim it. A large crowd of colored people followed the remains to the Cemetery Forbes w as IV years of age.NOTES or THE EXECUTION.^ hen the drop fell a scream went up from a multitude of female throats in the neighborhood.Among those who witnessed the execution was Miss Phipps’s husband.Benj. F. Griffith, who stood near ths gallows, and Mr. W. Hank Owens, the constable who brought Forbes to jail, Deputy Sheriff J. F. Heine, of Baltimore, and representatives of the Herald, Sun, American,World, Neus, and Jas. P. Bra It, manager United Presf.Fo bes eat a hearty breakfast of ham and eggs, coffee and hot rolls. He arose about 5.30; slept well, and said he never felt better. He particularly requested that the doctors should not get his body.Tbe execution went off without a hitch, aud Sheriff Armiger and his dt p. utiea are to be congratula ed upon the good order preserved.After the black cap had been placep over his bead he^ asked the Sheriff just to remove it for a minute, but the Sheriff declined.At the grave the coffin was opened aud the body viewed by a number of colored people who accompanied the remains to the grave.The last execution in Annapolis was that of It. Henry Norfolk, December 21, 1877, for the murder of his wife. . . ... virtues of thiiJudge Wright, on Wednesday, January! I have beei Mik After the testimony w as all in, the i tarrh for yearCourt took a recess until 6 P. M , w hen ! remedy 1the arguments of counsel were heard. \ nro/LiaThe case was then given to the jury. IThe jury retired aud in eight minutes j returned w ith the verdict of guiliy. The tFSYNOPSIS OF THE CRIME.THE OUTRAGEOn November 6th, 1890, Miss Bertha Phipps, a young white girl, sixteen yeais of age, while on her way to milk cows between seven and eight o'clock in the morning, was suddenly seized from behind and thrown violently to the ground, by the negro Forbes. She struggled aud fought to release he 1 self from the ylllain’s grasp the beat she could, but was finally overpowered, and most brutally outraged. Her screamswere distinctly beard by several colored persons in the neighborhood, but they failed to go to her assistance. After her release from the villain, she ran to the bouse about a quarter of a mile away, and related her assault to her widowed mother aud uncle with whom she liyed.The country around was searched for the assailant of the victim, who with three other colored men were arrested and taken before Ibe young lady, whe finally identified Forbes as her assailant* He attempted to make his escape and was shot at and wounded in the shoulder. So great was the indignation of the people, it waa with difficulty that the officers prevented him from being lynched on the spot. He whs taken before Justice Jehu II. Hopkins of ths district, who committed him to jail, and the prisoner was brought her# on Friday afternoon by W. Hank Owens, constable, and safely lodgetftn the county jail.The excitement of the people in the neighborhood where the crime was committed, soon began to spread and it was reported that a party of lynchers would attack the jail and take the prisoner by force and lynch him. The Sheriff in order to protect his prisoner, attempted on Saturday night to take him to some place of safety for the nigut, with the intention of taking him to the Baltimore city jail lln had not proceeded far from the jail when the Deputy and his prisoner were espied by a crowd of colored men in the neighborhood, who conceived the idea that the deputy was Jgo ing to turn tht man over to thelynchsrs aud they attempted bis capture. Soon a mob was gathered in the streets and Deputy Small with his prisoner were driven into a store on West street. The greatest excittment prevailed and it took the combined force of the police and a posse of deputies to drive the mob back. Tbe prisoner was finally gotten back to the jail, and a strong guard placed around the building for the night. During the melee one colored man was shot, and a police officer slightly wounded. As a further protection against any violence the Governor Guards with about 45 muskets, in command of Capt. Green, were ordered out, who guarded the buil-diug throughout Sunday. On Monday morning, the prisoner was securely baud called, and in company with Deputy Sheriff Small, was taken to the Baltimore City Jail where he remained until his trial and conviction. |ACTION Oi. THE COURT. 5On Thursday, November 13th, Judge Miller issued an order convening the Circuit in special session on the 3rd of December to try the prisoner. On Fri. day, Novemcer 14th,ihe jury was draw n.SPECIAL TERM OF COURT.On Tuesday, December 2, the Circuit Court was convened in special session for the trial of Forbes, and the following grand jury was drawn: Samuel Brooke, foreman; E. C. Collinson. W. H. Ditty, C.W. Owens, F. L. Hancock, Thos. S. Igle-hart, V. A. Sullivan, Horace Tydings, C. B. Donaldson, C. E. Stockett.J. S. Owens* Edwin C. Gott, W. H Talbot, Dan’l. Med-ford, Jno. H. Jones, Jao. H. Hunt, Isaac Cox, Joseph Shepherd, Dr. R. H. Green, Geo. M. Taylor,E. L. Gaither, W. H. Huffman. The grand jury retired to their room and in half an hour returned a true biff of Indictment. Application was made by the prisoner s counsel for removal of the case to Baltimore city,which waa objected to by State’s Attorney Mun. roe. The Court adjourned until next day. when Judge Miller signed the orderJury that tried the case was as follows: Joseph Winkler, Frederick Fadurn, J. D. Gibney, William Baumeisier, Jas C. Bowen, Abraham ^Gladstone, Otis R. Bandeil, Samuel Kempton, Jno. M. Bennett, William Summer*, E E. Worley and Geo. S. Boyd.Mias Phipps was present, and slaved in the ladies room with her aunt, Mrs. George W. Hardesty. Late in the afternoon she was called to the stand. She wa» plainly dressed^and heavily veiled. Sue spoke in a low tremulous voice and at the close of her testimony broke dow n j aud wept. She again Identified Forbes as her assailant. As her eyes met his heTOK RAFFSOM E Gil for Kaftle at APRIL 4 at 81Fan6rut1FridayMondayA large vai at wholesale and other Ei enjoy the Fabowed his head and mumbled something to himself. •Ia,t r*:,i'reForbes was sentenced February 2, by Judge Wright When asked if he had any thing to say Forbes declared he did not commit the crime. The jury had found him guilty on the first ballot, after only five minutes deliberation, lie was brought to Annapolis February 5.III8 UK ATI! WARRANT READ.His death warrant was read, February 10, in the presence of the following : E. S. Kiely, of the American a id Heraldt Baltimore, Thos. I. Taylor, of the Sun, and F. E Wathnn, of the Baltimore keening Neiss, and W M anil J. E Ab bott, of the Evening Capital and the two guards.The first warrant that the Governor signed was for Friday, March 27th, but that day being Good Friday, his attention was called to the fact before it had left the Executive chamber, aud another warrant was made out fixing April 3rd the day of execution giving the condemned mau a week longer oi life.ms CONFESSION.March 0, Forbes confessed his crime in the presence of jail officials and citizens* He said: lam guilty of what they ac cuse me,” but I did not beat Miss Phipps. I caught her around the waist as she got to the edge of the hill ami threw her on the ground. I had her in my control for an half hour. 1 don’t remember telling Mr. Neal, I intended to assault Miss Phipps, but 1 made up my mind two months before to do so ”fresh supplBEER, to wl of his friend supplied at sThe McGibeny Family.-The celebrated musical family gave on Tuesday night one of the most refined, chaste and entertaining performances ever listened to in the Academy of Music. Every member of the Company is an artist, from the little tot who beats the bass drum to the head of the family. We hope they will return again, they will be sure of a packed house.—Hagerstown News.The above excellent company appeal here at the Opera House to-morrow.PROGltf H9.It is very important In this age of vast material progress that a remedy be pleasing to the tastt and to the eye, easily taken, acceptance to the stomach ard healthy in its nature and effects. 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