Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-05-12

the fool hardy exploit 1t was now night;
put the intrepid marksman insisted upon nn
| immediate repetition. Instead OF the potato,
he placed upon his boys head lighted Ian
tern, at which he discharged his pistol with
the same success as before. The fame of thls
extraordinary exploit coming to the years OF
the police, they deemed it their duty to ar
rest this second William Tell and put check
to his wild ambition by the agency ofthe law
The Justice, before whom the case was
brought, not sympathizing with the admira-
ton which the affair had excited among the
weaver's neighbours, and having ascertalned
by careful in vestiga Of the circumstances,
that, Tho second time, the pistol ball had slight
ly grazed the boys cap condemned the
marksman to eight days imprisonment.
The following description of galvanic ex-
pertinent with criminal who had been hang
ed is from the Portfolio of an Excitement
Seeker"
At length, one of them got back again with
| in his circle and said, well, well, let US go
to work We can think OF other things after
Every one seemed TO regard this as sort oil
lelief They had got rid of an importunate
thought, and about their experiment they set
with zeal, and doubtless with skill. great
deal took place which did not understand,
and do not understand even now. They turn
ed the body Overland coolly carved away with
their knives at the back of the neck, close to
the base ofthe skull. ] shuddered as saw;
| for though the man was dead enough in all
conscience, could not persuade myself that
he did not feel Still and motionless he lay,
however. as they handled him so roughly, and
there was something very horrible even In that
I'LL. IL oaCf ba la, ,f,o
gave more hdeons expression to the features
as they turned him over and over; and the op.
pressive atmosphere, together with the sensa-
lions Of dread and awe that | felt, seemed al
most TO ia ke from me The powerof respiration
Then they filled up the great porcelain trough
that | have mentioned with acids and water,
adjusted it properly, let down the metallic
plates into the liquid, and drew some wires
from the battery to the dead body, inserting
the end Ct one Of them into the wound they
had made in the back of the neck. 1t was an
old, and, as | afterwards found celebrated ana
tomist, who held it in its place with long
pair of forceps,apparently tipped with glass |
had got as nea" to the table as could and l
saw Ls hand shake good deal; wondered
whether it was with age or agitation, and |
quietly raised my eyes to his face. 1t was as
pdic do AidL Va tHo cOi pot3ui'u 'O1H'f
saw all the rest, who had gathered closely
about, gazing with strainlng eyes. and faces e.
qually white, upon the form Of the dead man.
| | had hartly dropped my eyes to that cold
dead countenance again, when sudden qniv.
ering twitch passed like fash of lightning
yer the muscles of the cheeks, and the old sur
geon's hand shook terribly but he held the wire
firmly in its place. "A little more acid . be
whispered, in tones hardly audible, and Mr..
White ran and poured something out of vial
into the trough Suddenly the protruded
tongue was drawn back into the mouth, and ev-
ery one retreated step from the table IN awe
and fear,except the old man who held the WIRE
and | could see him shut his teeth hard, and
knit his brows, as if struggling resontely "a
eanst the feelings of dread and awe within
him. His eyes seemed starting from his head;
b,,t n moment or two after he said, almost with
a gasp-"It is coming
/ So indeed, it seemed AS the subtle cur.
rent ofunexplained relations poured into the
corpse. all the features began TO work convui
siyely: the Jaw moved; the teeth chattered; the
eyelds opened tho eyes began to roll
t "My God!" cried some one.
! For Heavens sake stopl' exclaimed ano'
ther.
"Wait a minute-wat minute. Let US
= ,birkl" exclaimed third. | crept up close
to the corpse. and almost touched III out my
heart seemed as if it had nearly ceased 10
beat.
Every one was awe struck, and could soc
the old surgeon was so himself, though ne SAD
nothing and continued to hold the wlre'3haro'
i " conscious, believe, of what he was do'ng'
|. but looking more like stone statue than a
9 man.
!. Ghe face ofthe corpse, hch the act oi s'ran'
! pulation had left, had gradually gwen way 10
movements and expression, convulslve 'noeea
but much more natural The eyes still rolled