New-York daily tribune., 1842-12-06
The A.abnn,a Murder.

FeW udHsdbLICIS, even IN lHts dsC Va EOiliN
murders. have been marked with such deliberate,
cold-blooded atrociiy as the murder OF George W.
Lore by l3s citizens OF Alabama. Without the
slightest wellgrounded suspicion of his guilt, in
utter disregard of his repeated pro;estu;ons 81 in
nocencc and his petitions for trial by jury. with
black-hearted ferocity unsurpassed even By can
nibas, they huhg him amid their own blasphemous
execratons, and his cool though earnest dcclara-
lions Of perfect innocence Of the crime. Being
out on bail, he had voluntarily returned to Ala
bama to take his trial The Hartford, CT. Review
contains the following touching letter, written
after ae had addressed the mob:
STRING HrtL, Nov. 5, 1912
Ny dear Wfe, Children Parents Brothers aud Sisters
| have barely time to write you few lines. /
am here, at this place; arrived on Saturday last,
and the citizens arrested me. and, contrary to my
expectations, will not give me another trial, but
have. about hundred OF them, determined TO cx-
ecute me it will be in about half an hour. This
will astonish you more than anything you ever
heard or expected to hear, but nevertheless it is
true | fear not what they can do had
no evil design in returning, but did not expect to
be treated in the manner | am. The crime for
which am shortly to lose my ife am innocent
Of Ny little Emma and Elizabeth are not more
innocent than |. o my God, how | love those
children Ny wife, my poor wife, and sweet lit
tie children God have mercy upon them, bless
and protect them, and may they live and be happy,
be respected ard an honor society. | would
love. dearly love to live for them, and for my poor
Sarah, my poor distressed father and mother,
brothers and sisters God bless them ali. shall
soon have no more trouble in this werId. have
lived an innocent life and shall die with nothing
10 distress me- but the fact of bein- disgraccd. Ii
Will hswever be source OF satisfaction to you
TO be assured that | am innocent OF the charge. /
cannot tell you my feelings at such horrld treat
ment against all law and order.
But my dear parents, wife, children, brothers,
sisters and relations, be not grieved ut my dying
thus. [ had much rather die so than live dis
graced. did not, however expect such treat
ment when [ returned My dying request, my
poor Sarahis that you should remain at my ather 5,
and be happy with the children, aud tell them o
their poor father, and how much he loves --.
| have but few moments more TO 1--we, bat mere
let me beg of YOU to remain at my fathers, and
never come to a country at the hands of whose
people have received go much cruel injustice
This act of inhumasity is rot unanimous even
among the few who perpcirated it, and this too,
committed The most respectable men do nsi
sanction the course. But enough
cot of Capt. } arman $40, money he collected
on wood. of Fathers, corded in Philadelphia
He still has $500 in his possession. spent nearly
all in coming out. | have but few dollars lett.
| do not know as it is necessary iorme to say more
But let me beg of you in the name ot God, to be
proud OF the course have pursued, VIZ: In CIV
irg myself up to die, or "a | thought, to the law,
rather than be disgraced. | love ycu all; and
would love to live among you, but l had as well
die as live dishonored.
Ny dear father, mother, brothers and sisters, Will
you now be kind to my poor wife and children, and
assist her in educating them, and never consent
for her to return this country to live but remain
with you! know need never have returned,
but | preferred this course to being absent from
yeu. My friends in Irwinton know nothing OF tie
course my enemies have taken; indeed, hardly
have time to write. In Philadelphia, oyster
house ad Joining the tavern where the Washington
steamboat starts from left my travelling bag
some of my clothes are in it, 50 you can get them
There arc also some books among them. Give
my love to all my relatives and friends, and tell
them that | am innocent of the crime charge
I would write to them all but the mob will not
give me time. This write on my knee, in the road
near the woods When | left the North, pre-
pared myself SO as not to be arrested unit! ar
rived Now | am about to die, and my last re-
quest is, that my remains nBy be taken up and
carried to Cantwel's Bridge, Delaware. and there
deposited along side my dear brother Giles. This
| wish to be attended to as soon as convenient and
agreeable. The expense will be but little, and 1t
NAV be source of some satisfaction to you.
And now may the blessings of Almighty God De
and abide with all and each of you. Farewell my
dear wife, my dear children, my dear father and
mother, brothers and sisters, and uncles and re!a-
tions, farewell GEO. W. LORE.
P S.-This is the last time you will ever re-
ceive a line from me- | write cooy, but do so
believing that | am not afraid to die. My time is
cut. Ii is 80 minutes past clock.
"a - a pANn AMI Mlk,I-