Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-06-28
s. EXECUTION OF JOHN S. WORMLEY

!, ''c 'aif states ihat her imnens. concolrgJc
'en' women and children. Chesterfield c H. on riiy
- witness The hanging Of WonIey. Spiritual comfort wa
500 70 the unfortunate hy Mcssrs Jeacs Nfzo
aa7'isnl Of the Methodist persuasior Ate: The singin
. h!an Impressive pra"crs b Mssss. Jones Frcrl sn
'''A" ana lrcna address iTom III" later The Maj saws
he'2tc starting FOR tie caIlows which vas Gui...r Of
mn Distant the Rev Mr. FrrTd had an carn,-, cl, a-sa
~ "'i ;!ic prisoner, alter winch a rounrl ha D. ..,
INV 'S3"'si that lie woUj max" i s!2er"nl IL ,.is - {
~. e,o-ed ~ .a ti'rc Of ~: arrest SAID Mr.. + ,ya
FttinIiceH against lie prisoner honestly bel. in
- ti iu-rctTa'td ihrc" Ur tour murders tct,r, r. N
.'l "''.A ieis now "Soa: 70 die Yesterday had ON
ies'hce WI him, whcn Nn i., SATISFIED ~. lin: ;. ,
ctlis The dealt. ot ync pes On h ,rc Hef ,d
:. '.& -ti'Ct"nt St has tH-ir II: i corr, -
t','' h'c 2" y. y3TY Aa rrrd G.! ia
'.''I r., %ugd li:.s zone or his aCuUial u, ~
sifyG q, aasr.,o~- ".r Of hcq,-'srlarrs ,h.t
' lt Z" Ais nearr wji; hs i't, and nnrb!y Trust n J
so> >s.l'l 1l; nf""sh ts 1!"od h. may se saved
>t."uc" n"r prevail A. turiur whfc, ,imn f.v al
,''A> gathered around Waa;!Y az; ont ica4c of hin,
r.'' q c-. !" hr'e :i,clion::c .lcwc cAat,s.fc
''S ", ~ e ..a,, '.a, 'n,y wo., o".' !" h~v|n
:, ,,'. 80" sais" not u" prisoner had t"w word
70 'tf I" he assembled nnl.". bat th. he world tax,
! '''' ~ - d Ills r'lc ,I!.rsy,
"ii''r@ with The "rr.'- cunp0s!rr imaginable cSse,
- 2itcr = paper, a::i Dr Cr,up Lau.r, him sn,i
i!H which lie li~t t:la head, of hi r.,1ks IN a.
,''d '"!'ir hand. He then tunei 10 NJ Sn~slaa aic
S'., hfn y ny were awaiting fn- him. VI. $ r.ri.ct
| u!; hey wr-c. Il am ,cahy !" >aId "
~" "G1. "as trc!r.' 10 !nrfr around yl nor -
waon '' 'r prisoner ti attending ministers p,v.!ri.n
IN" ihr" !"t utiirr gentlemen bong seated thr IN m.
Ge u l:cssrn ordered Ia ua.,h On nrf. yrp n, ihr
''t"S w" were asioaislrs! q Gd that large Gunbrr ~
'3:"s lad tihcrn! t'GTc "itnes4 hc exr.tion IN.
clacnurs" Through whic III w,gua ras... rrs.Gb sfa
~ t",n Reads but We sly, nu,hul, TX. scl,ou 70 M =,
ol ihc!r aces
Tie platform iavirg rrn a,,:cl b. The sheriff wo-m!ry
W. ;i'Ged Upon H. and n firm ,auiy unai,stng vocc
c>std THE audience rhuS
''sR'isme and fc3tr. Cjtns Tie Reverend ,Ie,?n
va 1'cadg 81! ,c ."h la. - slY every ,,,g! of
"hs nov d2rit'e IN my dli"r breath, u :" fnr ir,
l.'e "ard liz qiliions o scripture hY IN: Preacher and
> adHiTabI" remarks rpo" The hCadS ui ii. liz.
cn- af. trust in ~. Got tta; y1l ,naY ?-r by h,r
IL al stH n"tfn-. Eaw di 40; ureSc i 10 ~.
my intTr:vr duty stand upun the btl:.k = ,:rr.v
and III" presence q IL before whom shall ;n,, M,
pear, TO do 20 Yes ,e:c il to hc .e,nu c.uy tia;
"c to others whom shall rac behind !" say :yy words
before die
You Al! know that il has been reported ,ha, committed
he deed which am a5un. expiac from malice
aorr- thought This soIrrnny deny in The presence
n IHal God before whom shall shortly appear To answer
!o what say. had not pECacdit.r The death u( RObou
an instant before hc deed rerparrtt"t Others, too
have been implicated in That deed, bet here say you
with ay hand upon Gy heart and before nv God that on
Ait iii c"cnng stimulated me do The deed.
fcn have all !eari .: The 'nlr my poo!
!G1her BY RcbiyG-chIgss we'll calculated tho
Vengeance nf any ilhebul these hurc with all tie pa.
tl.ncc that could command, for long time. poor
nnctu"atcd man, having no N" 10 thank or what little
C1;Eing possess, bat M dear old mother who Is in
heaven and VINO shall shortly able riu.
cate M daughter but she aiirc6nate child and
while loved her with al The a'tor oi fathers DEVOTION
endra"ofcd 10 Tae her she should 5c raised WhA, then
must have been ny feelings "heG her fair baca
cne1 and DETAINED, hy who should have protect her
shju have corrected and forgiven her faults Al II years
OF age OouC married her, IN my a5scncc, obtaining License
lo- that PURPOSE in the county court OF Chesterfield by
falsely stating that rnd aud that he woGlt brCuur
hgT guardian tie Il old acquainted with the
snacs and ccgp!uas ~ The world could no; overlook the
faults o vie OF Il years il sac had rhcn bu: mast seek
u degrade and dis her the the world But
he 'l!i.t 10 prove those charges lwo occasions.
FcIiowciIizcns, yoa musi excuse my unconncc'ci re.
mars ior they entirely cI'cmpoam:ous. "n all
Know these Cta:gcS ware p"h" time NJ! a@in hn% mat
crr g:iDr mad. - iack.n ihc tar nan: 0: nv ch'd
'! .iruuus lay lads III TITS county --ani an
satisfied Iid; ;saes Of Chesterfield good ani pgrr
aig others il. Tie "Grlt y rs this mnch for human
70 S'a:5 Guu: man n rrticir al clvalfr,
pti'2 haze roEnr such "r3H"s! | TANK no;
had been nbcn: from hs county i1r itrcn years hut
fetpaci 10 $50. VIVA: brought IL" here! Nhy WAS al
my -,-trs seen my friend, and was about Il,
dsi:f' !or California wien letters from tohlcu sta
TIM mat nv III ,c: ami himself Separated that il
ne laGli my lie. an! begging 10 come r-c.
Nu,!ag tcn said OF Reed and others, whose names
afterwards connected with my daughters came on,
but when GO hcT", incy had mad" mp iheif d'lhcu's ana
rlr4 together No' Ion" after ms, 'hcv nat'cd
ami 1b,0u peti'ion" the Legislature for d.
No: being able 10 employ coun-" tor vas poor
Intended he taking af deposOns R"bous While
hc'r trimct Oi child and brought sucil
i0ul charges against her. ;Eata fight cnsi4d between Us
SO not sSc hIiH proved on my ria': out merely
pushed him down. His vile, VINO was then eHc'entc was
caracd with the INCONSISTENCY. and he unon:n 6ate
branded (as whc} After tie birth OF the chic ne
c!Ar'c! IL h!s
Nv tIugirer was an aiIrcro<c child She was an I'M
partan witness furu'c and Reed. did not hno"
hat she knew Reed dough have since learned tnat nc ad-
fe:s"t her before !t1bpG cii cane her" IN l@"u oh'
lci a r:t he country shortly alter inc marriage {" m!
:Ig.lter Roiiun and him until sol 's"s
introduced 10 hin, a av wilr mothers hG; never heari Oh
-uspccfc! o conspiracy between him and my Ganshtc
c,, understanding between thcr neither knri'
~ nor 2nrGd their Ela5r!rg - sOon 2tt it"A:oh
death created Suspicion "hr o"A'eJ hgaS !''a ." ny
:r!il.
Or I'm, ;,,ai ,verjnr I;."a Reed nv "usf
yhs. K .oipu's wagon passed Williams s"1e II" may
o. Hpen aa,rf i,,-tGa 4 viii say i:c s"n-c 'ase'y
-tr. l.4.r ,hni accorni 'e'eeen h:n anG my Cod
IN. c. uued charge. cl 2l5inu aslinsi ~" dan"Nr
r Trs4ict time tirc. nDd Kept lc :" aGc'
| excited ,hr: rcac@ -: Twelve months,
The week. before tia. iraI evening" iSooi"n Grove ~! n
,,e nv ton: lis cnj. 1iy wife "en; oni VIA y
r,r ~ au. wnul ,c h.n have IT, "causi a''s was
tria ne y,uid taNa il o:i II. ih.E denounced ~" his
ma A ,4. IN Of The mrs: dS'"rnah" r'i!!"&"
m: -a4 Ia: pSy ~. lns excited ieN cf' nSh
-, l.4:i y ,a . -. l. and t": .no ;ny enn went 4
me our rricrc! IAN, and told him be came mere as',H
:ousl s!ooi hn,. From that time frequently h"ard 'a
!! III n y1s c,,rsirjn .irs: life WIN these threat
x,i;rg ny mImI continually rrnncc;ed WIN hc '"i-a
c, mat he sent 10 IN? daughter snch were show" '
~ witch ynu haze :,caTi ~ hci-"ci wa was 'n''
,.tr, bu, i-cc wh.n shot him. On the fatal evrhin@
can!ucl Dn IL. vyaron diving from the ROAD ana heh
nv door, led believe that hc ~as seeking % taAc ~
| m. a,o, ),
have hat 'G moro 10 say. l:Esc been cDnInel u
ngry wu ,ra;s aui have a. length ioi'i" '''5'
;,,;nn in Jesus Christ believe aT now chIis'!h an
y;l be received oy my trdecmai IN Heaven no" ou
all fna! atcu Nay God j" his mercy preserve ara o'
| YOU j. ny PRAYER. ard h,
IN. piisGrcr then took leave o the ministers anu '''
r,ints-Shc;i!i Smelling and Mr.. Nnnna'iy inc g"''e
,he ,,il !u had attended him from tie Time oi Ms co
meat. -, ,,, ,,3 finally src
c,cded il doing 20, 10y ne ai OF the PS'he "o n''"
M r,ai an! gave directions ABOUT the rope as c'",is ." "
nnrnrr would abpu: his dinner. !lc ien cqi's'"'
r,;so ana jones 10 see nm deccny inferred "cI o''
nt nm ,ne!r promise 10 81. bac al iaIc"r'hn ''
h..,i 10 an All Wise Providence uniii te u"p ~, 40" "
.". u.hrrrd ITO eternity. The last cHcihA''h 10 "
ha,,d him make was "lnrd harc mercy u" NY s','
Alter haneiug lii. Allotted tine, D CfhmE VI @
,be attending ply slcaa pronounced iIn ue'H' WIEN - '"
cut down
FIGHT WITH A CALIFORNIA LION.
The following il an account OF con:c: IN "hieh y'"'
.,rcr of F. Grccnrce OF San Francisco, lV'hs d '1
,nvie encountered and killed large Laiiosha io''' ."
s n. most Formidable beasts Of tie mountains luz '''u
o,cr ,ook place on Monday the l5th W.
I,sr Mon,!a- mhi!r fhe comradc {" Young u.i!''.
only ie wears old uas absent hearing oa'h'hs an
o'ou about his caoin AFTER he had reii;ea We te5 ~
51oyrred mat the noise proceeded |. an 'u,,'e' go
x door snt vas pro iuc:G ~ VII! oeAsl ~ a..
c ool NJ ard producing light. tn"N ms is''' ' 80 -
nj i,l