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/ gro women at work hard by to ccme 10
! his assistance. The negro women came


but instead Of assisting him, they assis-


ted the negro man, and while the negro


man held Mr.. Boyd, the negro women


beat Mr.. b. TO death with their hoes


The three negroes secreted the body of


Mr.. B. in a pile of brush wood near the
scene of the murder. Here il remain


ed for some two days, about which time


1t began 10 smell, and the negroes re-


moved it some distance, where they pill


ed logs upon the body and burnt it to


ashes. The negroes suspecting the abb


sence Of Mr.. B.. who was a widower and


lived alone, would be noticed, assumed
boldness enough TO 60 and tell some of
the neighbors that Mr.. B. had been alb
sent for some days, that his horse had
come up bridled, saddcd &C., and that
they suspected foul play. A search was
Immediately Instituted by the neghbors
Alter searching for some time. thev
came upon the spot in the field where
the combat had takea.place between Mr.
BoyG and the negroes. One thing led
10 another until the negroes were all
arrested, when they acknowledged their
crime as stated above. The excitement
among the people assembled was verv
great, as may well be supposed. About
100 persons were collected, on Friday
last, 3lst u!t., one week from the day Of
The murder. They appointed a Jury Of
l8 men TO decide what should be done
with the negroes. II of the iurv were
or hanging the negroes AMI 4 against
t. Two of the negroes, the man and
'no oi the women, were hung Instantly.
he other woman, being pregnant, was
Pared.-Natcie= Cour.