The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-06-06


execution he spoke of going to heaven, and said
lnas as ne had been prosecuted here like Christ he
'nought Christ would sympathlze with him.
About two o'clock to-day the startling news came
nylng through the street that the murderer Parks
hao committed suicide This not entirely unex-
pecied, and few were surprised The facts as near
as we can get them, are follows A few min
utes before two o'clock, the turnkey, Dean Tyler
was at his cell door talking with Parks the latter
spoke in a firm and emphs tic tone: "This mortal
man must die; you can't save me now;" and Inn
med1ately gave a blow with q knife into the right
sile OF his neck, and inflicted wound two three
Inches long. The blood flowed in profusion Call.
ing cut to another prisoner, he said, Dan, amt
enls id fine thingf' Tyler Immediately ran
Tor assistance, and In a few inmates DR.. Robert
strong was found and brought to the cell of the
miserable mau. He had not az vet lost blood
enough to cause him to faint.
on seeing the person who attempted to raise him
from his bed and bring him out into the hall, In
order to better dress the wound, he exclaimed.
1od damn your miserable soul, let me alone"
allow him, against every effort of the surgeon to
relieve him His struggles caused great lets of
blood to eush from his wound, and he tainted
DE was then raised into chair, where he lay pas
slVeiy while the wound was examined. The iu
guar vein on the right side was found to have re.
ce1ved an awful cash, nearly if not quite severng
1t, and an artery had been wounded. He had bled
profusely, having lost several quarts of blood
Inc Doctor BY tying the vein, was enabled to stop
Whether he will live through the night is doubt
ful, although the doctor was confident that If the
prisoner would keep quiet that be would be able to
preserve his life till to morrow.
twas sad sight. The poor Victim lay bIanched
and motionless, Ike corpse, his hands and feet
covefsi With manssles and chsins while his gar .
ments " ere covered with the blood she'd by a rnur
derer and suicide.
at thres o'clock, witL the aid Of silmulanis. ho
recovered his senses, and was laid on pallst In
the hall. He called several around him and shook
hands with them, asserted his innocence and ex-
sheriff, Mr. Splangler, and Mr.. Seward, Sheriff Of
Summit county. 1t is still doubtful whether he
win survive till TO morrow.
The Instrument used was SO ordinary pocket
knife. How he obtained Il is still mystery. The
only Visita-S to-day allowed &c soc him were his
vile AID clergyman, neither Of whom had any
opportunity TO give i TO him.
This was the second attornpt Park ln4da to de-
stry hasslf he before having taken poison. 1t waa
also discovered, some days since that he " as con-
coctlng plan to blow up the al with gunpowder
The aelt day, Friday, his execution came on
and he made long speech on the soafold, In which
he attributed his being hung to the fact that the
newspapers had called him black villain and
black hearted scoundrel, which SO preiudiced the
public against him, that he could not get Justice:
He then said 81 have no clergyman present. I
Il
must have sealed up In a package of papers,
which gave to my wife yesterday. l was edu-
Gated in the belief of the Church of England, Ike
my forefathers. | leave the world at peace with
all mankind, without censure upon any one We
cannot recall the past. Would to God that | could
do so but know no such thing as fear am
misunderstood have had little or no education :;
have tried to learn much by resortng to the books
which the wisest search have had no Oxford or
Cambridge education; was familiar with the
Scriptures, and believe that shall only arrive at
that perfection which mans heart strives after In
the next world. thank you for the kindness to
my wife. sgain assure sli that an no murder
er, In any respect by thought or deed. With these
words, prepare to meet my God" -..
One o'clock had arrived. He took a glass of
wine his hands and teet were fastened the roue
adjusted by the sheriff, and he stood upon the plat.
FORM He then requested that he might give the
signal when all was ready. He borrowed hand
kerchiet to make 1t with, the cap was drawn over
his head and aboutten minutes after one with the
words 81 die an innocent man." he dropped the
signal and the drop 1nstantaneously fell launching
him down about six feet. Not struggle nor nv
thiog like trnor evidenced the suffering of pain
His pulse became feeble and intermittent In two
or three, and ceased to beat In eight minutes after,
wards. No action of the heart was perceptible
at the expiration of twelve minutes and at the end
OF forty minutes he was taken down. The physi.
clans present-Drs. Strong and Cleneland-exsm
ined him and found the neck broken by the fall
Many persons present were unable to restrain
their tears at many of the touching remarks of the
prisoner, speaking of his W life and child, or while
he was making his last preparations for DEATH
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