American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1828-01-01
Eriract from lafe Ionion Paser.

FxrcrrIoN FaraEn ASH Soxs.-It IL be re.
memb@gta II, al the last Lancaster as1es w Ian lity.
50 Ill aged g. Roger ieyAotih. aged 2S al Il tearpe
lew ~, aget Is, faer and two convicted
ssv al igh~aV betrs ard bnrplares il snd shtut
the iopns'ip q B,cup. After Their condemnaon and
Ne nlim,' ttat i less fer them 70 xpect mercy
hey attended, ,eousl, Ne religious instr, con Tered
hem, ard seemed n frri Intensely Tie awful situation TO
"heh hrr almost unparalleled carecr IT crime and de.
pray y had ultuat, y them They ngenuously con
tessed the variety Of 4Nc o0tlaaes which they had com.
ei, ane ackn9wled ed hat The punishment they were
lao9 e suite was inst and equitable. We understand
that tie w ole three lad been h the habit Of associanf,
With the Method So, anil particularly the Old man. Who was
Jealous member % tai society; YET there is every rea
sen TO suppose from circumstances which have since tran.
spfed that, during the time he regularly attended on their
minis ry and associated with their MEMBERS he purs,.
ng that course Of lme which brought him an ignomni-
Gus end This hspocrtcal profession he no doubt assn.
med fer other object but lu Suspicion and to veil
rs deeds af the deencst enormy Since their conviction
Methodist munster, residing in Lancaster, daily attended
them by their desire, and nnremtting in his al
ten IONS rs vas also the respectable chaplain OF the gaol
The Old man nseighcd mos bitterly against his so.in.
law, John Jackson, (who indicted along nh them for
many OF the offences and in Others admitted kings eyI
enee, and ~ that saved his l for having Injured
ms family, and compelled them, in consequence seek
orecarnus maintenance from tie produce Of their or mes
The unexanpe cfcnmsance of father aud sons suf
ferng at the time by the hands Of the public exec
TONER, attracted an immense 81 people from al
parts witness the awful spectacle As the clock Of the
parish church struck twelve, tile solemn and funeral kae
Of the bell belonging the prison denoted that the last re
at hand dealike silence reigned through the VIII
multitude which was only interrupted by the grating nurse
caused BY the removal of the temporary door lie
from which these miserable proceeded up n the scat
fold The old man came first, dressed in blue coat and
tro@ser and did not eynce The sighiest symptom Of grief
IL Tread, not tear rolled down his aged lrroa ed
checks, either for his deporae fate or the sl more
ptabe end q two Of his offspring His step was
frm, aid es frame uhaTated, there ey denlly no
sfnng emotion Of anxiety fear, but all perfectly
CAIN and composed. The executoner then placed tht
ca over his face and made fast the fatal rope and The old
man threw H. hands behind hun and stood with The prea
'esf sang Jfoi
Roger WIS brought on the second and dressed in
hc his taher, and after HIM the Youngest Of
ti, IL ated family, dressed round fustisn Jacket and
blue tfowses The youthful appearance Of the sons par
culay of George, drew forth the commsseration and
pity Of all present, really distressing in the ext,tIne
to hear an aged fer, with his Two sous, the flower of
youth, mingle theit loud and At he
throne Of grace The public caol At er the chan
lam had reaG part Of the burial erWce the OPP fell and
their mortal existence closed. The father and
gesl appeared to be Anllg dead, the other had
rev cpnvnlsrve throes, ar q vas then III We under
stand the whole three cat 81 the b>ne Of oiuers al
The time they pursued the desperate which they
have paid the forfeit Of THAR lives. The old man has lf
wife. snd wo daughters Both MARRIED Roger has also