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From the Wheeling Times,
EXECUTION,

eculed IN this place, 10 cOniOrnance with
the Sentence Of the Court for the murder
oi Jesse Chrsman, in April last. A vast
crowd from every direction and many
from a great distance, attended TO wit.
ness the sad spectacle. A warrant Tor
the reprieVe oil Boon Long, the accom-.
pllce in The murder, until the 23d Of Sept.
was received from the acting Governor on
Saturday last.
This is line first capital offence ever
committed and punished, within the sec.
ton Of country Of forty miles in extent
from this place.
The long agony is over, at least We
hope respite will now De given 10 our
citizens VINO have been harassed for a
week past 10 an extent fnconceIvabe by
any who have not witnessed it. We have
seemed TO be under martial law. Martial
music has every evening been heard in
our streets, guards and bayonets have gIs
tened in the light Of the night lamps and
the measured tread Of the soldiers on
guard, The muttered call to stand and give
the counIerslgu by the patrols in the later
watches Of the nIghl-the restless and
fearful looks Of the citizens as they have
gathered III groups aud discussed the
probability ot an attack upon their persons
or property for The rescue Of the prisoners
confined In our jail under sentence OF
death, have been calculated 10 cast a
gloom over every mind.
To walk our streets where we have
been free as air; and hear al every corner
The demand, with poised tnuskel al ones
breast, "whO comes lhere," and the an.
s%erj "a irie 10 The laws and the city Of
Wheeing,'-Then the call for the c6un.
tersign, Or YOUR name and business ha
seemed 10 cast US back near a century in.
10 the days when mems lives were preser.
we'd only by the sword or bayonet. Yet
such has been The fate Of our cI'lzens; and
not without sufficient cause.
Soon alter The attempt made 10 escape
by the prisoners In the Jail in this city,
there WAS Iutnor That certain friends oil
WIntringer-one Of the prlsoners-at
Steuben,lIle, intended making an attempt
to rescue hIm The guard about ihe jail,
was theh, with very proper precaution,
doubIedI but no excitement prevailed un.
til this rumor became certainty from va
llous sources wheAce correct inlurma ton
had been obtained. 1t was known; too,
that nUl only the friends Of WinuIngeri in
SteubeuvlIe, but his reckless and depra-
we'd associates on The river; even down to
Cincinnati, together with some lew Of The
same elamp in aud about Wheeling had
entered into solemn league to rescue
The criminal from hs impe ndIng fate,-
From The nearest estimate that could be
found, ii, Sc desperAdoes would number
from 8 to 500, many Of whom it was
known had prepared themselves with fire
arms for tb. expedition. Then the pai'
rlolIsm Of our volunteer corps was at
once rGade manifest -they came forward
".il prepared to defend the city, and
they have not been lax in their duty as
the event has shown. with The increase
of their arduous dut es their perseverance
has increased, and ttey have nobly earn.
ed and now receive the warmest thanks
of their fellow citizens whom they have
protected; aud we trust they will receive
some decided testimonial dI The Obllga'
lions under VII ch our citizens as body
now rest TO them.
Some have doubted the existence Of
ny conspiracy to prevent ths execution
and tie fact that everything has passed
off without any more riots than such as
always disgrace every public execuIicI
has increased their doubts, bur circum
stances have proved to those best acquail
ted with them, that there would have
been an attempt TO that effect, d desper
ale and bloody one, had not The consPira
tors been oTsrawed by a superior force
: prepared at all points 10 ttieet conlingen'
cies. II Is now nearly Two weeks since q
2 military guard consisting Of a detach.
ment from the volunteer companies wa'
frs, called 10 guard the jail. This fol
two or three nights was c6nsideted sutfi
cient, until The threats OF the criminaI''
: associates Ito burn the town or free them,
' induced the placing guard al the water
WORKS, which might have been rendrre'
inefficient by LEW moments energetic
abGr on The part o the evil disposed. The
plot lhicRehed as the fatal day approach
ed. Clubs of armed men we're dlscerneC
In The woods at evening and edtIy IN The
i morning in each direction. 1t was then
thought necessary that pa'role should
, be dra wn, of a certain number OF citizens
, from each ward IN addition 10 the three
efficient military comPaniesi-the fire
! and hose companies guarded their owr
, premises and appatatus; and wete ready
, for action at moments notice.
3 On Saturday last mOny strangers wer'
3 seen in town whose Appearances, IN ma
1 ny instances we're ything but calcuIa
ted to excite confidence, and in the even