The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-03-14
JASON CR EEL.
AN INCIDENT IN Pennsylvania.

IlV on The mountain Top. aanVt IN" NllidG'p u
RedcIin but the inrn.dS which led 10 II
were crowded with the varied population o'
the surrounding conn'rv, from far ard near
The village itself was crowded to over
flowing long before the sun had gained q
sufficient attitude to throw It's rays upon the
deep valley in which it lay. The bar of the
nm was crowded. and the fumes Of tohacco
and whi>key, Ii" jIng'ing Of small charge
and Tie p"rpe,ucl cInmor Of the thong,
were sufficient Ia rack urain- :" cnmni"n
neXibiliy. 70 look upon the scene. to ma.
ge with the crowd to listen 10 the cnnver-
sotion, nr to survey the conn'enance of 'he
assembled multitude. led to Il" satisfactory
solution Of lhe cause ror which this he,er.
Cgoncou> mass WnS cnngreGa'"d.
Within the walls Of the nld >'cne jail al
the foot OF the mountain, different scene
! had that morning been Witnessed. There,
cho med to s,nk" ~ a miserable dungeon,
damp. and scarcely i'IumInn'cd by one ray
Of hight, lay The cm0ciated form OF one
w!u.e final doom .trmrd near at hnnh. A
| few hours befurr his wife and little dam2h-
ter had travelled hundred miles TO meet
him once more on the threshold Of the grave;
hymn assemble wi,h the rising sun; md the
inl'ur. "a he listened 10 the mroIlcns VOICES
ni those pnrson-, whom he looked upon as
the most d,sularprrd lost Of all IN the vide
world almo., dpubr.d The cvidrnre of his
senses, and stood ~ fixed n>tunI>hment at
the ma-Sy door. CuuId these be the VOICES
Of n murderer, and Il murdprcr's wife and
children?
THIS brief aud TO be tinsl interview had
passed. however. those unfortunate ones had
loudly commanded each other TO the keeping
ot their heavenly Parent, and parted he 10
aud hcy. as they sad. 10 return by weary
Journeys to their >urr"wfu home. The
convict, worn uul without sickness und
warchlng. noT aiep.
H., nurn" was Jason Greet. his 2lace Of
re.idlnce said to be Nrgjnn, He had hren
taken up while travelling n"rlward to his
home and tried and convicted at n country
town sumr miles distant Tor the murder OF
n traveller who Ind borne him COMPANY from
the Lnkrs, snd was n>ceftuiHpd 10 have n
large sum Of money with hlm, and was found
in q room III whlch they both slept, ~
country lnn urar Redcl!l,, with has throat
cn'. Cre,l always protested his lEnoccuce.
declaring that lhc deed was perPeDratfd by
some one while he was asleep, but the cir
cUn>iancc- were against hlm, und although .
the money was not found "n han. hc "ss
sn'enced to he hung, ard had been removed /
to The ed s'ouc jail at ncdclil for .ccurily,
the county aii bclug considered unsufc.-
This wa, the day the execution wa- 10 tax"
place; the >cali'o'G was already erected: the |.
crowd pressed round The building, and ire- !
queut c'lcs q! bring out the murderer
were heard.
Tn. sun al las, told l.e hour Of eleven, |
und there could be no more delay, The cons
vicI's cell was entered by the officers IN at
tendance, who aroused him with the iLfnr.
nation TINT oil wa> ready for him without,
lard hands upon hrn and pini"ned him tight.
whlc he looked up towards heaven III Wild
as,oni-hmcn,, as one new born, and only
stid--
"rnc dream--the dTcnm!"
.What dream, MIR. C,"cl!" said the
Sheriff. "Yuu w"u d do me great hind
ness if you would dream Yourself aud ne
ont of tins di.agrecnb.c business :"
81 dreamed" rcpjrd the convict, "thut
while you read III" death warrant 20 the on
the scu Hold. man ca n" through the crowd
aud stood before Us in gray dress. with q
white hat and large WHISPERS. and 'ha;
bird fu,rercd over hun and sang distinctly,
,Thls j. Lewis, the murderer of the irav-
eler."
TIE officer aud the iailor had Il short con.
sui arion. which ended IN n determination
TO look sharply after the man III gray. with
the white hot. accompanied with many hints
of the remarkable resignation at the prison
er, and the possibility OF his Innocence be-
iny asserted by a supernatural agency. The
pri,ou doors were Chased, aud Creel. pnls
and feeble. win n hyun book IN his hand,
and mem all mcekue>> and humility, wns
seen tottering from the prison 10 tic scat.
fold.
He had M sooner n>crndcd it. than his
eye. begau to wander over the vast con
course # people around him. wi,ha scrutiny
,h,, seemed like faith IN deans; and while
the sheriff rcad the warrant, the cunvIct's
anxiety seemed 10 Increa>e; he looked, and
.nkedararn, then raised hiS hands and eyes
mn,unrt to.7 d. the clear ky. a. u breath
NJ ln>t .j,rua'I"n Nhen l"! as he r"-
stunned IN, lir>r p"-I'iuH, The very person hr