The Panola star. ([Panola] Panola County, Miss.) 1856-1857, 1856-11-05
Execution OF Lieut. Jennings Hstelle
N. Axis Dying Declaration.



of Friday. the 10th inst, Second It.
Jennings E,telle suffered the OK
IRENE penalty of the law. by being
shot on tho Plaza, for the. murder of
Second Lieut.. Charles Gordon, in the
guard house, in the city of Grenada,
while acting as officer of the guard.
Estelie had been previously arres-
ted for shooting Thomas Edwards,
and was, when he committed the I'M
fortunate act for which he suffered
death, a prisoner confined in hisquar-
tiers. He hadla fair and impartial tri-
al, and the gentlemen who sat in
judgement upon him, gave him every
opportunity to establish defense,
in this he utterly failed. The decd
was committed without any provoca-
ton without any aggrayating circum-
stance. lie was sentenced to be hung
but the COMMANDMENT Chief cause it
to be so far mitigated as to allow him
to be shot. a. les 80
There was large concourse gather
ed to witness the execution. Estelle
walked with a firm step by the side of
a reverend father of the church, who
prayed with him and for HIM from the
guard house to the place of execution.
| When he arrived to the spot where
he was To breath his last, he reaues-
ted that his hands might be united,
as he wished TO address the crowd.
The request being granted he spoke in
firm, unfaltering voice. In his speech
he asked forgiveness of the officers and
soldiers Of the Nicaraguan army. Vol
ces responded from the crowd, God
! forgive you"
| While in prison he wrote the follow
! ing address, which he requested to
have published
GRANADA, Sept. Is, 1856.
These are the dying declarations of
! Jennings Estelle: Twas born in Mar
shall, Tennessee, in the year 1898, and
was raised from my infancy in Kinds
county, Mississippi. started to Call
! forria in 1852. On the road had
difficulty with man of the name Of
Howard, and shot him. ! afterwards
! shot man of the name of HAYS. but
the wound did not happen IA prove IA
! tai. In the same year had difficult
! ~ with Charles Robinson, and Stab
/ bed him III three places Ny laSE two
/ difficulties, while in California, occur
ed at he State prison; where | had
been employed for The last two year
After getting in The isst scrape, ]
: came ta Nicaragua; and Shot Thomas
Edwards. I afterwards shot C'harlcs
Gordon. / must say that in all my
difficulties | was rot once in my right
mind.
Twice | had been forgiven and hope
to be forgiven for them all. ] think
| there is God in heaven that will, and
can forgive; and he knows. and know
! chat it was not ] that Killed Charles
! Gordon. 1t was whiSkey and my crazy
mind that did it. ] say that I W 8
not in my right mind v hea I did tie
deed, and God knows it. Forgive me,
/ officers and soldiers. and I can die a
! happy anan.fI don't write this because
II thiuk | ought not to die, for think
my time has come, and that Justice
has been done ne. Fellow soldier,
remember what has brought me to
this Ceatl!-you all know il rs well as
| do. Ny humble prayer is that /
I may be forgiven.
JENNINGS ESTELLE.
! rs body, as soon as life was ex-s
t!nct, Was put into a good coffin, and
! decenily inferred. a 81 .sc9It...
1 A WRINKLE ABOUT THE AGE OF
IIoksEs.-A few days ago gentle
man from Alabama, gave Us d piece
of information in regald to ias9 c+er-
/ tanning the age Of a llorsc, after lie
or she has passed the ninth year,
/ which was new TO Us, aid will be
we are sure to most OF our readers.
1t is this: after the horse is Line
4 years old a wrinkle comes on the