Western courier. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-10-12


sci for the State & SAL under hr powerful
appeal ufcoun.-l in your 'haf: Safer Il
patient .tuN, impartial hrar'ng. that Jnr,, ,
unde the Ir: ne' d Us convictions o. duty,
i" view Of heir responsibility to fS"h anH
,hrir country, hav" fnund YOU gully of
Murder in the first degrre;' and regret
! to dc,'.'e, that the ev ten,e is such. as
to compel the Court fu IL 10 concur in The
frdi"g # the jury. Upon that v''hiu
arises the mel.rch ly daiy of announcint
the dreadful stntemce Of the LaU; aud
have yo" any thing 70 say. why that S.m.
ttnce should mt now be p'onounc.d?
l'r1Sonr-lk. have Eo'hing TO say.
The Crime of which y,u stand convi,>
ted is second to nGne in enorm'ty, the
highest known 10 our Laws. and il this
Instance, perpe'rat,d under tircumstsn-
ces awfuIiy b.rbBrous aid shoe king. Yet
your present affections excite our sympa
my. A. ind, iduals, we conmiSse,ate
ytur si'ua,in; We have all the feeling for
you consistent with cur relation. Bu, a
sohma duty has dcrolrrd upon US. N"
choice OF alternatives is pres. mcd. The
Laws ot God ard m N attach the penalty
OF death 10 the crime Of murder. Tn,
divine maxim, "whO,o shrdeth mans
blood, by man shall bis bood be she'd
qnoled and apr recIa'ed by your counsel,
as we'll as the violated Laws Of the hand.
declare thai goa must die. Your l,!e j.
forfeited Unw~rhy 10 I've with your
il!o" man, whne rights yen have
r"cdtn down. with unparalleled cruelty.
justice demands separation be ween ytu
and your species, and loudly Gals for
yOnr sx'ermuatiOn.
ln the de;d hour Of night. with
hea,t bnrstiog with malice. and with a
tosnm rankiins with revenge,at that hour
when nature was hustled in silence, and
sleep had sealed the eyes of vour victim,
you approached. not Tive daellins of .
stranger, not the dwelling Of An enemy.
not dwelling pI0'e''td by the arm OF
NAV; but the undef nded home Of bro
Mrr. and there with the deadly ak y0u
bore along; cody, barbaronsiy. crmNy
murdrrrd your untGending sisnr! y
more b'nndy bu' cherry stairs not the an
nails Of man; more hela less asSassins
lion lives nol in the history Of cimes,
make not these remarks to harrow
your feelings. or to disturb the 'qnanimi
~ Of your bosom. If possibly it remains
quiet at til, withrring crisis; but to APP
prise you tina, your time is .f,red, that J our
10, Dnp,I,acpl at h,Ipre ,Ipit Nor
year shalt have passed away, you mu,t
sleep beneath the "clods of the val'ey,'
and that il behonves y"m to make hrthar-
alton for that dreadful cpent.
Think not that any in, rp"si,ion of the
Executive vii relieve you. lm'u!se no
the hope of Communication or pardon from
any temporal sDurs; hut appeal to the
Power which is able and 7viih.g 10 exer-
else chimney indeed. TO shozv mercy
suor'k asking, - ex"nd hardon IL The
"chitJof sinners +"
From your declarations and confessions,
is clearly indicated the fatal error into
which you have fallen, in supposing that
offences might be committed with impu-
nifty, that detection would not overtakc
crime. Too lale you learn, that
''There is divinity tha, s. apes our ends,
Rough hew them how W" wiIl!'
period co extensive with the power
Of the Court will be allotted. you to settle
your temporal affairs, ,&to prepare .for ano
fhrr ,oorM. Your friends will be permit |
ted to visit you in prison, and such spirit J
uaIadviscrs as you may need, will attcnu
you TO point the way to future happiness.
Improve then, the few remaining days
you have to live, in preparing 10 die
You know your fatr. You know your
time. Not so with Catherine McKisson.
No precursor kindly whispered her dsso-
Iuion;no messenger OF m'rcy warned The
devoted wretch oil woe and ,ieaIh. But in
the vigor of life, while rcposng in (anci
ed security, you tore her from the side of
her sleeping infants, and with that bloody
instrument, hurriedhe into eternity. with
all her ''sins fresh blown upon her!"
1t is therefore the srntrnce ofthe Lao.
that you be taken hence to the Jail OF the
county, there 10 remain until Friday, the |
9th day OF February, 1888; that between
the hours of 10 O'Clock III the forenoon
and 4o'clock in the afternoon Of that day,
you be taken thence TO the place of exc
cution, and be there hung by the neck tiIl
you are dead! And may He who trod the
wine press alone, have mercy on you!