The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-06-09

Gentlemon: aasuroyou hat Do not tieserve this
fate. No man has kinder disposition, no one whose
my heartfelt appreciation ~ all the kindness have 81.
perienced II the hands Of All who have had 20 deal with
me. To my counsel, Ma. Coz, must award a good.
ness Of heart, which is unsurpassed; and for Nh,
GRIswoLd, must say that his splendld speeeh In my
defence cool, elegant and logical, asonished me, by
showing how mastefly he had expressed my feeiings
and intentions. have received much kindness from
many men Of every land-there sits man, laying hlI
hand SBwARD's shoulder, who, during the thirteen
months that spent In the Akron jail refused me
single reasonable request. His children and family
seem like near and dear friends, and le them with
regret. Ma. SPASGLER has been extremely kind and
gentlemanly 10 me, and SO have Mr.. and Mas. Bos'
WORTH and Ma. TTLER. When l am taken hence give
my body 20 D'y wife. commend her and the child 10
you. Let her not suffer in want.
Here some kind person proposed to ex.
press the feelings of those present by taking
up contribution, and il was done on the
spot; and $44 60 was taken up. On seeing
it, PARIS seemed moved by the kindness
and thanked them with considerable emo.
ton. He then said, 81 haye no Clergyman
present. / had expected DR.. PERRY, but
my request to him must have sealed up in q
package of papers, which gave to my wife
yesterday. was educated in the belief o.
the Church of England, like my fOrefathers
| leave the world at peace with all man
kind, without censure Upon any one.
We cannot recall the past. Would to God that
could do so, but know no such thing as fear. / an
misunderstood; have had little no eduEation; hav
tried to learn much by resorting to the books whic
the visest search, have had no Oxford Cambridge
educaSon; was familiar with the Scriptures, and be
ieve That we shall only arrive at that perfection whic
mans heart strives AFTER in the next world. thanl
you for the kindness to my wife. again assure al
that am murderer, In any respect, by thought o
Decd With these words, lprepare to meet my God
One O'Clock had arrived. He took glass
of wine; his hands and feet were fastened
the rope adjusted by the Sheriff, and he stoo,
upon the platform. He then requested tina
he might give the signal when all was ready
he borrowed handkerchiefto make it with
the cap was drawn over bis head, and abou
ten minutes after one, with the words I"
die an innocent man," he dropped the sig
nal, and the drop Instantly fell lauhehin.
him down about six feet. Not strnggl,
nor anything like tremor evidenced th'
suffering of pain.
His pulse became feeble and intermitten
in two or three, and ceased to beat in eigh
minutes afterwards. No action of the hear
was perceptible at the expiration of twelv,
minutes, and at the end OF forty minutes hi
was taken down. The physicians presen
Drs. STRONG and CLENELAND. examined
him, and fonndlfhe neck broken by th'
fall
Many persons present were unable to re
tain their tears at many Of the touching re
marks of the prisoner speaking of his wifi
and child or while he was making his las
preparations far death.