The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-08-07


II sas u"a half past twelve o'coel
The military w.re drawn mp alnug Lrsl
firert and the alley ~ coniiuaaiion - hir
r''s'-s ~ the iailei's house. surounde
bt al -'.tnse cfo'd, ali IF whom yer
listening nilh intense Interest, 10 ever
fnmo' ron the dying par As Beau
champ WIS to- weak to pit on his coli
~ = cut y covered ID rafbnfn had bee
PROVIDED Tor la. eonertl &c 10 ihr gal
lo%s. lie MAS now brought o8 IN bl.n
k"i aid lad ~ Il. Al his particular request
Nj. NclnfOsh tDnk seat hg his ,l1e
some of ihr minister's of The gospel ha,
taken their have of him 10 whun IN ~
| pressed tine san" could nee ia The for
2iteness ri his sins md he hope Of hap
! ny lnmuitalny a. ~ the mnI4iag. jus
- they were ready 10 start h. sill in =
! severe tone, 3" | want la sre Darbt - II,
WAS ask.d what he wanted ~ Darby
lie SAID want 10 acquit hln.' Darby
spon mad hls appearance brslde tie dear
bum, and Beauchinp. smiling held ahi
IN hand Ia biru but Darby declinrd TAX
~ Il. hr. Darby ,nd Brauchamp,
i"Ii As II ! wanted ~ acqnIt yon To Your
face before dle.-fou are certainly IN
noeenl "f any participation in the murder
of C.L sharp bot you we've equity of
b1se PERJURY on my trial. do not be-
llrse you would lake bribe; bun certain
II Is, you nrrr g Illiy pt vile perjury, and
cannot conceive your motive Brap-
ell mp" said Darby, YOU have endea-
ored 10 do me all lhe injury You eouid.
was prepared IN nrotr ine faI,ehood of
Your chafg" thu | participated IL the
murder oi tol. Sharp. bat This charge ]
cannot dlsproye because no person Wa
present At our CONVERSATIONAL is the la-i
injury you con.l ~ tnen " M. Darby"
sad IrhuCham = YOU never saH me al
Duncan's wei any ether person. pre-
sumo, Yho tod GU = married Miss Cook.
nn, IL you e.it STE ii't any where until
u sa#g me prisoner at Jackson's -
fifok.ort." Darb was beginning IL re
ply, hoping hat he would retract tins
new chr before ne reached the galows,
when J. champ saved his hand to him,
fod'cdlug tht he wanted 10 hear no
mon, 4,d I'D, drive on" The drums
6sat"aa Ebe military and crowd mo,1d
- tipion street, TO Ann street, along
Am ''tre 10 Montgomer, strret II
Nelsrs"''s tavern, aud up Montgomery
street.
As they moved on, the jalIer asked
Bcanchlnp how. DOW that he d. a=.,4t
ted Darby, he found Snaps housc = Az
he, = found it mysrIf without any assist
aocc.' The jaller asked him now be got
the information Of which he had often
spoken, thft Col. Sharp was endeavario-
10 prove that his wife had had a black
child He gave the aIer an inqnsti'r
look and SAID, got II ia the anonymous
l.. ter received from Frankfort" The
lallrr asked him II II was really true that
he had received such lctter-He said
thai it VS., ADD, said he, " nave since
seen the MIN who gave the the infor.ha-
II Il and conversed with Inn. He IN
formed me that Sharp had told ham It'll
his own mouth, that the child charged To
hun by my wife, Was i co'nrrd cnd ana
that he bad then Slapped him on tie
shoulder ana I'D him he vonld die f1r
that story. 4 ~ aler "h-elved, he should
like 10 know TT mas name. Beau
champ smiled "A said, q no Won ha,r
been KIND Ia me ,ad would grattfy an.
reasonable reque., 81 oars bat thai mal
has b,,n The friend ~ Y family and ms
namr I'll never d,4,lsr. | have hint.
ed - I, IN What h..,a written. but no, 40
ihal " he u. lnII3ad.p
Of. music s,ld ~, -. ael;ghtrf
| never moved no. h,pDIi, IN nv M.
Obscryias ma, sdie lu,l.s ,ui IA. t.,
windows ~ r, qaesp,i FL, ne curtains
ol the dearborn to he .a,,el - nat h.
could sec the. aad raising an a httlr. ne
continued - ave h., hand Ia t1rn m
lollcn 81 Il. 9,gt, until The procession got
OH .E ,oAn.
IL ing up the hin. tne ;,;lcr p,t on;
of the Drnhor Brnchamp observing
Col. Lal rd, az Of III ,enire that tried
him. ncu. thr et,lIigp. c.jled +, h,m. The
Colonel ca,ar ~, aad Brancbamp, smiI-
msl offered him his nand. "Ynn rem
deed righteous ,eldic'.n SAID h., " hut
II Nas On periurd arideucr.n He anal
repeated, thu Darby e.ii.n,, vas Who'll |
~ untrue, and without III, fab evidences
IN the case, he thought there was nat .