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Show Xegro Justice and Iujnstlce. Charleston, S. C, 16. Scipio Bryan and Elijah Atkihson, both colored, were hung at Beaufort today to-day for the double crime of murder and araou, in June, 1S7L The xe-cution xe-cution was witnessed by about 5,000 colored people. Both murderers made full confession. Considerable excitement prevails among the colored element in Charleston, Char-leston, caused by the rumor that Bunch, ft mullatto policeman, who, when drunk, murdered an Irish policeman, last fall, is to be pardoned by tho colored Lieutenant Governor G leaves, taking advantage of the absence ab-sence of Chamberlain who has gone to the Lexington centennial. Buuch was to have been hanged last Friday, but was respited one week by Gov. Chamberlain. |