Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-06-02


s,.,.d co,,ec,lv on The trial; the prosecution
Iii No, allow me the privileges | ought to
l..y. hall, The procuring Of my witnesses. ]
was not guilty. and could have proven oy
v iinesses that was mol at me place nor ~
the vicinity within many tnlles' az Tue 'ine "
the murder. | was not nearer ,nan Ias'
New York. was on my way walking GOWN
TO Mr.. Voorhies'; my feet We're irost-o'tten,ano
could not walk but very slowly. was Walk va
ing all night. mean the Tuesday night: nat
vas the night Mr.. VOORHEES, was killed.
passed two men in the morning on the road
who were going in an opposite direction 10 me-
beard them saw that Mr.. VOORHEES, must have
been killed. IL could not have been an accident
When arrived a, The barn IL was between
nine and ten o'clock on the Wednesday morn
ing. | entered at the cast end OF The barn.an
could not see the house. wanted 10 rest and
warm nv feet. The reason why did not go
To The house was, thought they would set
me to work, and they would also be in consd
cradle confusion. Iitook piece OF canvass
feed bin and wrapped it around my body, got
ou the haymow and went to sleep. | had not
been there more than, think. two hours be
fore was apprehended by Mr.. Downing. AS
to the knife and tobacco box being those OF Mr..
VOORHEES,, | do now say that they were both my
own-ihe knife bought at the Corner oil Cedar
St. N.Y.,in the year 1850.and The tobocco box
| purchased of man at Bridgeport, Connecti'
cut lodger in the same house with me- The
course Of the COZ oner at the inquest was much
against me. | was examined before he came
in the presence of oil the wtnesses;and when ne
came such questions were only asked of the
witnesses corroborating the statements | had
made which went 10 my prejudice. The cross
examination was not taken down. protested
against the witnesses being present when was
examined, but the coroner refused TO request
them to retire. On the trial wanted to defend
myself. as saw the cons piracy against me-
My counsel would not put such Questions to
Witnesses as required. One witness swore
on the trial to quite different state OF facts to
what he had sworn 10 before the coroner's in
quest. Another witness swore before the
coroner to only the general appearance of ths
knife, when on the trial he swore that he re-
cognized it from crack in the handle to be
the knife of the deceased. However, l have
forgiven them all. | shall be, hope and trust
in very brief time. much happier than they
are. There appeared to lie determination to
convict me of the crime, but | am innocent
and still protest my innocence of the murder
AT the gallows the prisoner was Placed un
der the rope to which the moose was soon to be
attached. The wreiched man looked death
ly pale. and kept his eyes closed. his whole
frame trembed considerably -much, however
Of the shaking, was attributed to the cold pier.
cling wind blowing at the time. Fearful lhai
he might fall, chair was placed behind | in
in order to seat him ifnecessary Sheriff Dow
ming holding the death warrant in his hand
adore sed the prisoner, info rming him that he
was now about to Garry the law into effect. and
that If he had anything to say. or confession,
10 make, now was The time. The prisonerir
low and trembling voice,replied that he had
nothing more to say than what he had said be
fore. that he was us innocent of the charge as
The child unborn. After the usual relis ious
ceremonies, the execution took place.