Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-04-08

Execution Of E. Clote FIR Naydr-Hs
Peaifeacs and Confession Great Storm
Fights Burial.

Penifeace and Contessioa- Great Storm
--Ffgits-B Burial.
MADISON c. H., March %.
On Friday morning. at an early hour,
the people commenced assembling at the
courthouse from all parts of the county to.
witness the execution Of Edward Gore,
sentenced to be hung For the murder Of
Edward Carpenter, in Madison county, in
the Fall OF 1850. Men, women, children,
and negroes continued to arrive in large
numbers up TO lfpast II o'clock, whep
the prisoner was brought out of Jail, sup
ported by an officer on each side who
conducted him TO a small wagon that had
been prepared to convey him to The gal
lows. With the aid Of the officers he got
into the w ason.sat dow by the side Of his
coffin and closing his eyes, did no, appear To
notice anything around him.-The sad
procession then formcd-the county cav
airy on the front and rear. aud the infan-
try to the right and left Of the wagon. and
moved off to the place Of execution. fol.
lowed by large crowd OF spectators,
estimated at from 10 6000 among whom
am sorry to say. were many females
The prisoner looked very pale and weak
but perfectly calm and resigned as lie mo-
we'd onward 10 his final awful doom. On
arriving at the galows, the prisoner was,
by the aid Of the sheriff and his assistants
Conducted up the steps and seated on the
p'aliorm.-Two cIcrgymen, Rev. Mr..
Ernest and Rev. jesse Powers, attended
to administer the consultations OF religion to
the criminal in these his las, moments;
to the first he declared that he died with
on, luminosity towards any person, and 10
the latter. that the brandy bottle had
brought him 10 his dirgraceiul end. The
sheriff then lied the rope around his neck
and put on the shroud. Clorc then rails,
cd. aided by the officers " no lad to hold
him up--he not bciog able to stand Win
ont hclp-wlilc the sheriff tied lhc.fropc
over the galows. This was atk2 NJ. He
was then asked by the sheriff iGhc had a.
nything 10 say, and replied, 'nothing.--
The rope was then cut. tie w fell. and
with a slight struggle Clore Was ustcret
into The uriathoned realities Of etcrniry.-
The violated law was thus satisfied, and
perhaps all Of the enemies Of the uufortu-
ate man gralilicd. although was inform
ed hy the sheriff that daring the period az
the execution. The most profound silence
+ revealed. and not murmurcd word Of
cxultatlon was heard throughout the yost
multitude in NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. hung AZ,
minutes. He was then cut down and civ.
en- up by the sheriff To bis friends 10 be.
taken home for burial. Soon after the
wagon, containing the body, started for
Chores home, n tremendous storm arose.
and the sky was yelled in such dense dark.
ness, that candles had to be lit in the vari..
ons hotels and dwellings for the purpose.
Of Distinguishing objects. The procession.
arrived at home with the corpse betw cer,
two and three o'clck p. M. This closes
my account of the scenes Of this eyen,ful
day. except | mention that a few fights
took place atthe Washin eton Hotel. which
resulted in some damaged noses and black
eyes.
\ Yesterday, Clore was buried between
two and three O'Clock. When his grave
was about half filed. anotherheavy storm
arose, creating such intense darkness as TO
prevent the entire filing pof the grave
until the storm had broken. In the whole
course of my life | have meyer seen so.
dark period Of day; at the courthouse I
conid.not Distinguish one man from anoih--
er across the small room that | was in ut
me time ihe storm sprung up,
II you think proper. You can GIVE this
biief accopnt of most heart-rendng scene
a place l4your valuable paper.
Yours, respectfully.
TRUTH.