Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-06-28

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we understood were notes which he intended
10 say at the gallows.) the Sheriff turned TO
him and asked him if he was nearly done
Are you waiting for me-I'm ready 2" was
he prompt reply of the prisoner. He was
lhen conducted to n wagon, a short distance
F, ascended therein himself, and accompanied
by those who came from the prison with him
about two hours previously, and followed by
he crowd of spectators moved off to Tho gal
ows which had been erected in field on the
kirt of forest, about fourth of mile west
# the prison.
Here the wagon, after a slight detention on
the road TO oblige request oi the prisoner,ar-
lived at 5 minutes before clock The wag-
III stopping at the side Of the scafold. which
vas composed of two uprghts with a cross
peam, the prisoner, without hesitation. stepped
upon the platform, and after the crowd be-
'ame a little composed. procceeed 10 address
t. He commenced by saying that it had been
deemed advisable that h. should, contrary To-
PREVIOUS Intentions, say n lew words, Us he
was about taking his final leave Of the world to
appear before his Maker. He said he felt that
he owed it to himself and others 10 say, under
II the solemnities of his situation, that others
who had been implicated in the crime. for
xonerated from the charge. No human be
ing had advised or stimulated him to the COM
mission ofthe deed for which he was to die.
For the act of hat fatal evening, he was alone
md wholly responsible himself. Nor did he
Kill RobIou " ith malice aforelhought. II was
'rue ill.ieelings had, for some time. existed be
tween Robiou and himself, but those feelings
had never suggested TO him the idea of taking
Robiou's life The evening ofthe fatal day.
he was in his yard with his gun. when Rob'ou
was in the act of passing; and as he imagined
the wagon was approaching the side OF the
road next TO his house the idea flashed across
his mind lha, Robiou was about to stop and
indulge in some abuse towards him and his
family. as had been his practice. Without
thought or deberation, he raised his gun and
shot him, and so impusive was the act, that he
did not raise the weapon To his shoulder, but
fired without taking any aim from the eye.
Nor was it true that hrs daughter Mrs Robi
on, entertained any deadly hostility towards
Robou. notwithstanding his gross abuseof her.
Neither she nor Reed, or any other person, CIV
er used any language or employed any efforts
to stimulate him To The commission of the act
on the evening Of that fatal death. And when
in an unguarded moment he killed her hus.
band, she exhibited the most profound sorrow
and showed all those tender feelings usual to
the sex at the loss OF husband. He had ta-
ken fathers pains with his daughter. (Mrs.
r. and he believed she was an injured wo
man. The rumors put in circulation by her
husband, Robou, in relation to her intimacy
with Reed, he believed to be fulse. In the
presence of his God he solemnly declared his
irm beliefin her entire virtue and innocence.
In his (Wormey s)absence, Robiou, man AS
ears age, had married his daughter. girl
fonly about Il years, without his knowledge;
and such was the disparity in their years, that
he state OF things which followed might well
ave been anticipated. The charges which
Robiou had made and industriously circulated
,gainst his daughter were too gross and indel
cate for him 10 repeat. particularly IN the
presence of ladies'. (the prisoner turning and
pointing 10 some females near the galows.) -
Those charges had been attempted to be prov.
ed, when the dispositions in The divorce case
were taken; but there was mn entire failure to
5ubstanflate any OF them. He had taken pains
in rearing his daughter, and endeavored to in
still into her mind correct principles
He did not seek TO ALLEVIATE her feelings from
her husband or TO produce separation. He
was absent when the marriage and when the
separation took place and Robou had written
letter to his (Wormley's) sister, attrbuting
the cause Of their separation to Mrs. Wormley,
the mother and exI ressing wish that he, her
father, would return to bring about reconcile.
alton He did return in July 1850, with no
feelings of resentment towards Robiou or any
other person in the neighborhood; for he had
beed long absent, and Robiou and Reed and all
in the neighborhood were then strangers to
him. He admitted, however, that his feelings
were embiuered against Robiou, in consequence
of the gross charges he had made against his
child,a daughter whom he loved and believed
an innocent and injured woman. Only week
before the "fatal day." Robiou came to his
(W's) house to see his (R's) child, and while
there repeated his charges and declared that
his (W's) house was place of bawdyism.-
Such charges and language did excite him. he
admitted, but it did not cause him to form a
determination to take the life of Robou.
As to the marriage of Reed, after the death
of Robiou, he had nothing to do-and no be-
believed all the nferences which enemies had
drawn from it. were untrue. He alluded TO