Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-01-02

~ w. 't-fSHoA vi uto SHuutuoIg NOT now
ever, without having severe wOuod iD-
licied upon bis back. With dificuilyI
they wrested the axe from his baud and
az that moment some one cried out kill
him, kill him. He turning to the per-
son who held the axe, looking him full
IN the face, said, 'DOn't hurt me. IhaTe
nothing against you.'
The Ratchet with which he commit.
ted the deed, was used in the stone
shop for fixing handles in the stone
hammers, short handle in 1t. A few
days before the murder he puta long
handle intO il: il had also been sharpen-
ed, but by whom II was not known.
At the meeting Of the coroner's jury,
he was brought before the body Of his
victim, and being asked if he knew who
that was, he promptly denied that he did.
He was calm and collected through the
whole, and never but on one occasion
did an exclamation Of sorrow or regret
pass his lips. When brought before the
corsner, all covered with blood, he in
VOluntariaDly exclaimed as he entered the
room, Lord have mercy on me- Being
asked by enc Of the jury why he put the
handle into that hatchei, be replied,
"For the same reason that he put those
string on cat TO lick man to death"
A few days after the murder, one of
The prisoners with whom he was intimate,
in passing his cell, asked him How he
did?' Clarke said, 'There is some
Watching The prisoner replI9d 'No.'
Clarke asked, 'What do they say about
met The reply was, q have not heard
them say anything about you since The
day Sells was killed. | heard them,
then say, that you were crazy Clark
said, go on, don't let them catch you
talking with mo- At another time when
the same person commenced conveTsing
with him, he told him, Go 10 hell--you
can't trap me-
Since his arraignment before the Court
of Common Pleas he has been confined
in the county Jail. While there, many
have visited him. His conduct TO his
visitors has varied with the individuals.
To the guards Of the Pemtentiary, his
conduct has been uniformly sullen and
vindiclive. Towards them he has al
ways expressed the strongest antipathy,
and 10 ell those who have visited him he
has used the most abusive and threat
ening language. He told one Of them
that if he ever got back to the Penitcn.
tiary he would deliver the earth of such
rubish as he was. Being reproved by
the jailor for using such language 10
guard, aud at the same time told him
that he might get back 10 the stone snop,
he said, if | get back there, I'll not cut
stone-I'll cut lssh.' AT another time
he said, If lido 60 back and get hold of a
hand-axe, they wOn'tmake much out of
me-
After some Of the guards had visited
him and were leaving the Jail, he was
heard to say, 'lfI had an opportunity, |
would send some more Of you to hell
without head.' He has at oil times de.
MED knowing any thing abou, Sells. He
has always said that Clarke may have
killed him-that he did not. In conneC.
tion with this fact it may he proper to
state that his true name is William Young
Graham; but he was indicted and senten-
csd by the name Of Clarke, and was
always called so while in the Peniten>
tiaTy.
To this array Of facts there was plea
of insanity. Upon the subject oi mis- in.
sanity there was great disparity of o
pinion among The physicians. The tes-
timony upon this point was voluminiOus,
and contradictory, but was not strong g.
nough 10 convince the jury.
The jury having received the able and
perspcuOus charge Of the Judge, retired,
and after an absence Of whole night, in
the morning gave in 10 the Court writ
ten verdict Of guilty Of murder in the first
degree.
A motion fol new trial was made by
his counsel, but the Court after having Il
under Advisemeut for something mora
than week, overruled it, and this morn
ing received his sentence, that be should
be hung on tho 9th day of February next.
During the delivery OF the sentence he
frequently interrupted the Judge. When
the Judge told him that every oppotlu--
nifty should be giuen him 10 prepare for
death, and the doors Of the jail should be
open 10 all pious persons who wished 10
converse with him, he said, 1T is better
TO keep dogs outside.'