Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1854-01-12
ErrouTIoH- oE oKARLEE. ~ 80.

An immense eoncourses Of p4nplf vafl0Qsly esilf
mated at from three to fye thotsnnE persins were
in attendance On Friday last, tb fpess tie cxecut
ton Of cGAE1Es, he slave Of GEpnGi 3 Br4ts Esq4
who was sent nced to be hung, at lhe last Npveut
Der Term Of opr County Court, for ian attegapt to
cimnit RAPE on respectable tttnaie Of this
county.
Up 10 the dRy Of his execution the negTo Lad
made little or no confession Of TIE crime for which
bis life was to- be the penalty.
On the niorning Of the 9Th Tie d.;y fxed ior his
execution, he requested the Sheriff Il gise An one
hour on the sqaEold- in order ID efai:dhim an OF,
ofss ji siiaf. At s;aas esTe s
coclock The Prisoner rode out ia iii slaiFald ii 4
buggy with THE High Sherif, and q lis way his
time was mostly occupied r'itl rraycf. lie was
fearful that he could not make tie ceaicss ION he
wished, and Remarked it to the sherig ca hts way
but but said ne wonlIl if he could
lie was accompanied to the scafo,d, Ii lie Rev.
Mr. TaoRs andpir, VII. ?. HEssoa. On tie scaiIold,
the Rev. Mr. Thorn gaYe notice that Il prisoaer had
selected hymaifor TIE occasion, which he wished
the crowd would unite with lin III singing. twas
'Hark from ,tha ToRhp The ptisoaer sang with.
Jealous eryour and devotion, rntl he came 70 Tile
last verse, when PIE ceased singin5 and commenced
praying. AfterIfle hsna was concluded, The Key.
Nr Thorn offered up q The Thrcna Of Grace. in be-
half the prisoner, beautiful Solemn affecting ind
appropriate prayer. The Rev. Mr. Thorn ana Mr..
Henson then bidhi dnal adieu ahdlei the seas
fold Mr.. John " Moore, our efficient High Sisr-
ia, then asked Me prisoner if he halianY thiug to
say. Tie prisoner greatly affected, cornus,ced by
saying @GentleHen and Ladies: ain here fol
crime" lie then altered mome1. CT two under
violent emotion, and then proceeded; II have doae
Q great many baa things, and have lett ,iDdone
many things whitk ought to have done. Thaos
God, it Is good that | is here it Is Just. THIS
day expect TO X in Paradise-farey ELI In the
name Of the Father, Son 4 Holy Ghost. The Lord
have mercy on my soul r lie then lotihel tie ssher-
IL he was done. The cap and rope having been
properly adjusted, be stepped forwerd in tie trap
which was to launch him forever into eternity. The
Sheriff then bid him farewellyand ten The scrsEold
Just before be threw the handkerchief which was the
Signal for the Sheriff 10 sever the ripe be said
tare:seR rorla 2 lie then let fall tie Handkerchief
and at the same instan, locked his lalds together
and ell bis knees which essened Ills tsll ehsid-
erabiy. He died without astruggle and after hang
ing some twenty minutes the attending physician I
pronounced him dead The, Sheriff nos heinz en- |
tirely satisfied, suffered him to remain TN miautes
longer, 50 as to have mo doubt on the mad Of any.
that be had faltered in the slightest decree III the
Performance Of his daty The laws Of ths Land l1y-
ing impossA the dgiyon the High Sheriff Of eteu-
ing its sad and sOietnn sentence, great clrdit sd1e
Q him for both he telling and 6rmnsss a dsrItcd
"a The OCCASION Everything connected with ihs!sad
transaction, was eOnsac,ed with gren, Proprst de
,oErn and order
This is the second execution that hss osc4,rrs !,
'ur County within ne last six months. .Surh 5aa
occurrence has never before hAppeHed withS its ls-
DRY. We sincerely hope many war NAV ,.,ss
" before i WI OeeHr again Scenes q tha esato-
er gire rise 70 many reflections unou slirh.se
night appropriately comment that We tufy Il d.
yipn for the present Il
7 be execution Of Chzrles maSss H. fs,t,h-
'Aieh has occurred d Jsfersoa county villain 81
eafs-the FIRST IN 1902; second ia 1880 kb;Iisn
So. and the fourth ID ls5s-s Iarea.aEe ~
Affairs
We trust no more sueA scenes Il iii eecs5s ri,ssi
e hexs bali eensury- The lissndares d setsOal
ne execution Of Charles vas larger sharS on aEi
hef occasion 10 our fscolieeIisa Erss f.rs,lt;
! hps.shsek isEnsd = e.eers 10 he gslIOwsst