The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-04-05

correspondence Of the Disparch.
Execution Of E. Cfere for Marder-ffis
Penifeace and Conlsssion--G Great Storm
--Fighfs--Barial.
MADISON C. H., March IS.
On Friday morning. at an early hour, the pee.
nile commenced assembling at the courthouse from
all parts of the county to witness the execution Of
Edward Clore, sentenced to be hung for the muir
der OF Edward Carpenter, in Madison county. in
the Fall of 1850. Men, women, children, and ne.
groes continued to arrive in large numbers up to
half past II o'clock, when the prisoner was brought
out of Jail, supported by an officer on eaca side
who conducted him to small wagon that had
been prepared to convey him to the galows. With
the aid Of the officers ne got into the wagon, sat
down by the side of hs coffin, and closing his eyes
did not appear TO notice anything around him
The sad procession then formed-the county caval-
ry on the front and rear and the infantry the right
and left OF the wagon and moved of TO the place OF
execution, followed by large crowd of spectators,
estimated at from to $500, among whom, | am
sorry to say, were many females The prisoner
looked very pale and weak, but perfectly calm and
resigned as he moved onward 10 his final awful
doom. On arriving at the galiows the prisoner
wal oy the aiu of the sheriff and his assistants, con
Quoted up the steps and seated IN the plattorm.-
Two ciergymen Rev. Mr.. Ernest and Rev. Jesse
Powers, attended to administer the consultations OF
religion to the criminal in these his last moments
to the first b. declared that he died without ami.
mostly towards any person, and to the latter that
tae brandy bottle had brought him to his disgrace
fal end. The sheriff then tied the rope around his
neck, and put on the shroud. Clore then raised,
aided by the officers who had to hold him up-he
not being able to stand without heip-while the
sheriff tied the rope over the galows This was az
IL NJ. He was then asked by tine sheriff ii he
mad anything to say, and led. nothing. The
rope was then cut, the trap tell, and with slight
struggle Clore was ushered into the untstnomed
reairi4s OF eternity. The violated law thus
satisfied, and perhaps all of the enemies OF the
fortunate man gratl64d, although was informed
by the sheriff, that during the period OF the exc
cuton, the mrst prof lund silence prevailed, and
not a murmured word of exutation heard
throughout the vast multitude in attendance
olore hung 45 minutes. He vas then cut down
and given up by the sheriff to his friends to be
taken home for burial. Soon after the wagon, con
tanning the body, started Tor Chores home, tire
mendous thunder storm arose and the sky was
yelled in such dense darkness, that candles had to
be lit in the various hotels and dwellings for the gur-
pose OF distinguishing objects. The procession
rived at hsme with the corpse between two and
three O'Clock P. M. This closes my account OF The
scenes OF this eventful day, except mention that
few fights took place at the Washington Hotel
which resulted in some damaged noses aud black
eyes.
Yesterday, Clore was buried between two and
three O'clock. When his grave about half
filled, another heavy st1rm arose, creating such
intense darkness as to prevent the entire filing up
Of the grave until the storm had broken. Ia the
whole course of my life have never seen so dark
period of day at the courthouse | could not dis
tinguish one man from another across the small
room that was in at the time the storm sprang up
If you think proper, you can give this brief &C.
count OF most heart-rendng scene, place in
your valuable paper.
Yours, respectfully,