Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-02-18
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or i~o from the county town, and who
was reported weakly, was found, early
one morning in June. lying upon the
floor of her barn, few rods from her
house, with her throat cut and her body
awfully mangled with an axe. 1t was.
known that !YincheIse;Ahad been a, tile.
house late the; evening previous, and
that he declared he would lodge, there
that night. Soon after the murder was
discovered, search was made for bin
but he could nowhere be found., Sus.
picion naturally settled upon him, and
the hue and cry was every where given.
Sheriff W. sent ou, his deputies
and strong posscc, and accidemaliy
receiving information which led hini:tp
believe the murderer had iled the
Mississippi" ."he SET out in bot pursuit.-i
He traced what he believed 10 .bethe
" lrail" Of the miscreant down as fartas
ST. Louis. and there lost j, entirely; ands
gave up the chase: as ,sruitless. As he
was preparing to ietnra, he was taken
s'uue"iy ~ oi a lever, ana ior mary
critical state. Al the end Of that tinle
lie began to convaIesce', and ere long
recovered SO lar as to DC able tore
turn homr... ..si -.
During Ills absence Winchelsea had
hepn apnrebonIcd triad .,n5 .on,,;c,oJ 4
oeei "ppienehoco' ir'eo ano cohVieIeo,
cPou proof so'Pos,.ive; 'ihal me Jury
'ouna verd'ot Oh: gSlliy OF ssRlli1t5 s!eall1
".ulae' wi.hoet leaving theH ,1ex AND
sentenced nlm 10 ihe 'gnoa'Hanlous death}i ID
OF .,'e scatioid. ~. ~ s.s
Major WAreaciled bone onthe dagstS: &:
appointed for The exe c,,tioa. BEING yeis
feeble, lie beeped5t To be relieved Of + DE de-
painful driy of :I,anpiBq S,he & & ,uai ,,oor
wretch, and accordingly ief apan d. Que ne
of lis deputies.
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an ,;an p,p,eS '', ~, ..'e easseps s 5,
w" s sSaa' a,n sa 4 ets ,ssssfgat.l @as sol
al'sf.a.'xa. s, nc oheIia,ta ta"asil weak, eats
sna ,o.a',y u"nt 'or me 'eIi'o.e ltasR,
ls'' u 70 pe MS ou1y y. 20 promptly obey
n fs,v n,i,,,.. .o,;, i q, J; g, .,,,s
and ,n ,,n',a.,", - s ,o:"s' nedsy nua'
of the multitude .garheredi "a. behold The
shameful death of a follow creature
gave :evidence of the arrival Of the
sheriff. The culpri, was dressed forS
the grave, The faral rope oncircled his
neck, the cap. drawn over his lace nv
the deputy before the 6t took him, 3,
his reaues, remained ,s II had beeo al
iusted. A brief nraver w,s . ffsred IN
10 Gud in behalf of ,be ooor wrs,.h
whose las, minute had come G,hs
CLERGYMAN anb Tho, sheriff h.de b;m
farewell. All things, were ,e,dv tbs
vast crowd were husbed n bIo,,h,o.. :;
lence. Win sudden movement the
sheriff cut the cord, the. drop fell, and
the murderer was hanging by the neck
between the heavens and the eartb.-
A few convulsivc struggles, and all was.,
over-jusrice was satisfied. The, crowd
dispersed to their homes: @ :. 80. s.,
Bu, the tragedy has no, We, reached
its close. :.
After banpinp tho nsual ,en.,h sof
lime the hody was cut down "a besde..'
livered IN ,be nbvsicians-for ifi;ieSds s
the dead man had none no no,:one.
The sheriff remn;ned to ass;s, in mi, u
,us, ca,emonv One rsmovea ,be ei,naae,
md sno.her The ,ono Gown and a,hai,
sheriff clio himself nul,ed 9ff ,he can The
body was then Iyino face downward a.
momon, af,er !, was turned over and !, :