Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-11-03
From the Dlgaio. journal, Ooiobe, IL.
A SOLEMN SCENE.


On THURSDAY. The o. ind. the couri house
In this srlag. ~#s flied s,an sarly hour ia the
sn-rno IN TO hea, The sentence Of death pro-
nouneeJ upon Dibdel II oil, who had been mr..
ragged lor the recent tnUrder OF his ~ie anl
avoided public tr,al by coni.ss,ou Of the
CRIME charged against him. As he entered
tb place OF judgment, all Eyes we,e turaed uron
BIN tlis hurried look, confused countenance,
aud unrasy manner betrayed a Consciousness
Of be,ag n the moment. mn ujeet OF more nj
LrDrion han was ue eesbl. 10 him, By the
time he had reached the boz however he ap-
peared collected, HDd not otherwise affected
tian man engseed m bosines, ,hHi T~qnirrd
hober ,s,i"os surntion. Profound silence nov
perv@drd the assembly. aud tue presiding Judge
commanded the ralprn To " stand up Tee
order was quickly obsyed but with look
and gens,#l mien iba' cooetHlsd emotion II h.
had any. Oo be,ug asked " " he had snv thing
Co ssy why lhr sentence of dcstn should not he
pronounced on him. he replied, after u sigh,
hesnn',o" and in much II n business tone,
- how do soa any, ,n'' The aurston was
then repeated, md answered, promptly, !
suppose deserve IL - rxpee, no,bIng tn, TO
die. These snort sentences wers uttered
quickly, uoagh With dsiioelueis. aud wl,hou,
VI. visible agitation ui - muscle. Judge Suy-
ker hsn proceeded IN "a snlrmn and Impressive
inaoner, TO declare the si.Tn mandate OF The
law, 10 which the numefoa audience listened
with dem ,uJ alien, s,,.o,;on H.. IN. ,,,,.n,,
or could no, have been dsIing uisbed from olhors
ny any appeal offs special interest or suscep.
ubiiny, beyond what wa, generally manifest
except ia two Instances. When tho nllus,vp
WAS made 10 the tender and thrilling cmcum-
SiaDce oi b" v'cIim bemg not only n defence.
Irs woman ba, his own conldmg vile, the
mom,u, of,e,,y,o, ,h. t,,.l hlow from nj.
band. e,,,np su.,ensoco to HI. smiling ,nlan,
folded IN her arm. and q, her being found Inv
she neg hbnu,s. alter the mu,d.,., had a.d
In.rall, v,l,s,,,y Il, he, o., ,l,,,d All j., a. ;,
very nyonirt oT d,,,b ain 'foLI,,y m. ,l,,ai,.
babe In he, ho,om With a m.is,ru ,,,J..,
,bs, mother +, ,,.l,, ,or de.tl eo,,lJ ,y..r.,
I say when thea. circumstance. u,r. ,,i,a.a
10 /. sbo,L ns,.ed nv. his avalon, Inn n.a,, !, !,
A sndt.n au.h and rand rolI nj ,heeyes show.
ed "A Lyus s,n.,h,lux 4, M. uh.. -,
d,unk,nprss and crime had ,,t ,b,. 1900
ax,,Dsu,,u Rut Al wa. u,on.,,,,v A.. .,,,n
recovered him ..lt and hrnrd a,.,n Inc an,
WHO bns b,,u secus,o,n,d ia mss,.r c,,,,,,,,c.
,,un. of ,oosci,nr,. u,,,l n. MA. ,ef,,,,l T., az.
awful ,.u,,u,,on. nj E.,,,nu. nd ,e,,,,ded
cha, H.. oolv hone WA. m .,..Jv reo.,,,u,,,
and humhltng OF himapl haf,rp I,ud when
another shu,,d,, came ov,r h,t, ,oo n,w.,6i
not Z, be noticed A snoos .mo,,oo in anti,
Of res,.inuce ro. in H.. sol -, IN. a,,.,
Thought O, tteru,,y and TIA re,,,bu,,on, IN
fhe mu,de,ey. Hui ,1ceui IN these ,,vn ,ns,an.
Ces il - M no, sepo tbat Hol, f,l, mo,e Than
Others. iis stood ih.,e. nj ono. a bv,nc vic.
t,p 10 ~. ,ui,np vice. I'M, mn,rance. aud q liv.
,ng d.n,on.,,.,,ou of lis bardeuing o.t,,tvi,s
inauen,. utv, all th.t IA d,,uin. a and lovsl,
In on, being mud al A.. CERTAIN t.,d.nc. 10 oh
htetat. IN, las, iran. nj hnm,.,,, lid.
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s,o,, then. who m, s., Iar r,,l,,.in. =. ~.
,t4p. h. warned and h,w,,s l..i t,''.. ,...,,
,..s han m n. end
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