Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-09-15

'IRE ExEourIox on FRAsols Dick AT DAYToS-
HIS ooNYmsoS.-on tho morning Of Saturday,
August Is, 1858, Just OF The dawn OF day old MIs,
Young and her son James, boy sixteen yeanold'
were murdered at Dayton, Ohio, by Francis Dick'
He was arrested and twice convicted, and sem
fenced 10 be hung on Friday last,
On Wednesday, lie confessed 10 Sheriff zen.
Lelson the general fact that he was gully OF VIZ
murder for which lie was obpnl 10 snlleI; H,s
much The priest desired bin 10 sey' lLnl lny o''
Ger might be sure he was moi executing o" '"'U
cent man. ,iht,
On Thufslpy morning.. Dick was visited pg n's
broIhtI, who is esteemed very W tllY llNll. III
were much affected, Frank weeping Us lu'
II had been suspected that be IuuIpel ~ S,ncei
at Troy, bdtihiS Is dying iPan' Ve P.9uy 8no.sG
untrue His blolieI Peter, nc Snlu' Mns eN ,,os
TO have died ina ~. he did notso 'hsT-he WE
noison.d. a Low about Dicks cwn nee wno
worked with him Ia the Shoe shop llsAell SittSp
anil iuItiing some t'slulT" in lQp0li salS ~
! him 10 drink, and 1t killed him. .. ,,,ir,,
When Dick married, hisYils. lqlneL wus I nv,
I'm inlemnerate, wotthless OH Halit ',e IL,
ronn ne md Dick weIen Dayton loBe'Heli u'. ',,
AL REV stsreJbone, but tile old man never gol
,Ss,e iIs yy6s found IN the canal next Day win
'''I nicS ,vss sispected OF klog him OF The time
and m the CONVEX alton with Hs pIOlpel Vu
Thursday he confessed IT, lIe Olu Woluon, ~
said. wns troubled by the old mo9' ana Nousu, 20
onsbt 10 be out Of the way. DICK lhough' 70 VOC,
Sn,S3 I;,i mi make M his mind 10 Tie deed until
| lie lav Il was done. The old man that morning
lad iniuTed him deenly, aud 10 tender point
10 resent Tins iriuTy and take a bond against us
rendition, Dick planned lhe visit 10 owl Fhow
ing his victim would get drink am might Ve easly
showed out Of the world, with litle room 10, sNsi
picion Of foul play III couhllll help III was
Dicks only apology fotthe deed
| Ifregrd to Tic murder OF his molhsr-in'low
and "litle jimmy" he slglel 10 his brother that
he made up bis lnmd 10 Mill the old woman Two
days before he catriyd the resolution into eHeel'-
HSIeaSons, slated ~ his interview, wUIe The same
as already detailed Powad the 10Y he had no
lill.wil. lie struck The Old wdmon In the wagon
and she luinbed oIt. 'lneTeUpon Jimmy jumped
out aud IAN, calling at The top his voice lot his
brolliet Auguslus Dick followed and caught LAM
81 didn't want l0 kill him''--Said Dick--"l only
wanted 10 tell him not 10 "holleti" but he fought
ME, and struck hum, not intending 10 kiil him"
He then reluIued 10 tie old woman and "hnlsbeI
heT." tE
The evening preceding the day Of execution,
Dick stated positively TO one OF Tile Sheriff depu-
ties, that the Implement used bYmm in mnIdr'ing
the old woman aud boy Was Stcllin'i spads- Tue
same which appeared against him on The llial'
In conclusion, lie sDidi al have brought dS
grace upon myself aud YOU. Mother rs Old pnd
VIII MOTIVE long, Ohly TWO Ol you Wlu.ou lI'.'
I AMI sorry lor what aslappensti wish hadn't
killed Jimmy, but couldn't help IT, hope you
will fOrglve me-"
The Execution. --On RtidaY mining, in the
piesence Of. ubOut uiTly persons, including Tie
Sher IT. assistants, Invited reporters loElhe press
aud most Of the county officers, Francis DICK
suffered de, ih. AT Is minutes past ten support
ed 10y Tie sheriff and by The Rev Father Younkef,
Of tie Gvrmn Catholic Church, he ascepde4 The
scallold, aud walked upon the lIop habiled lOl
The gave Alter few whispered rsp, nses, lac
lhiIeolionOlely embraced Tue Tevertd father kiss
ling him upon llc cheek, He then turned 10
Sheriff Henderson, who asked him, IN an under.
hone, II he desired 10 say anything. Tie replied
IlLat he dul not. Then asking tile shetilI TO give
him as easy death as he could, he bid The oilice'
good by, kissing HE cheek. His mnnneI
was subdued aud hlIectionaip.
Tue sheriff then drew down The while cap,
covering The prisoners face, aud, stepping tothe
rear Of Tie scaiTOld, sevetlHg nt a blow the pc
which supported the uop. The fall was but ~
Inches, and did uot break the Sufferers neck tie
seemed, htweyeT, TO die ensy--moylng his limbs
bW hute, and ce sing TO breathe Of the end oil 3
minutes. After hanging 20minults, lhe body Ha'
taken down and placed IN the coffin, 10 lie depos'
Ilied in tie vault VI The Callolc cemetery,