Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-02-02
EXEcrrloN oF JOSEPH w1LLIAMs-

F,,s' IL, Milton " - cIro,,icie, Of Tae.Iry.
This young man. charged with the murder of hi. father
and convicted on tae testimony of witness who deposed
ltt tile prisoner told him that he murdered hi. father
executed 1T RpNbproush ia accordance with the law
ou Thursday last The crowd preseu; on the occasion
sa-, lra. lueutlJy large. The prisoner had been
reading his bible aul seeking to meet his God IN peace
Tor time previous. lie had been raised 20 man.
hood by wealthy father 10 the greatest Ignorance
aud -tlpiy-hi- treatment not disposed 10 speak
otslce it however, 60 say that il was hard tn. ii.
tina; Dee would b. psriouei haunted his mind los night
aud Boy dlyaay, he believed that ere the day ofh, exc
cltou aryel th. testimony tina; convicted him would be
recalled We, (9h, had several interviews with hpJ ,f-
leavorcI 20 persuade him the contrary belief ,. To
assure him that h hope Ji escape from the ellow, Oh
that ground "- dusye Vs. pointed the Bible for helm
and told him 10 look To God for friend Subsequently,
Ne lcirI he proi,.-cd hope that he had made pence
with heaven. Tie DAY previous his execution We nm.
der-tluI Methodist preacher spent the pricn, mart nf
the day With him 10 prayer aud religious couyer-ation-
Williams appeared 10 be deeply concerned about his fate,
boo eternity and To- reply the preachers Questions ~ n
bis guilt denied having any hand iu tho awful crime
On tile day VI Its execution be called friend or two
10 JAIL aud besougt thrn 10 join lin in prayer until the
last moment OF iu- earthly yxi-cncehe sent out a SIM
picauon for the prayers Of the multitude thcn and
there assembled. The hour arriving f his execution the
Sheriff with bleeding heart aud teIr.moi. tcned c,,.
called for hm.Ttkiug Mr. WIN Lyon. his father, friend
aud ucighbufI by the hand. aud Begging him 10 10 with
him aud pray for him, he proceeded 10 the eiloN- Draw
Ing aloud al the way until ice arrived 100 sight of the m
lows when trembling ike Leaf he gave vent % an c4-
preston 81 feeling that 100 pen iccibc ard which
touched the most ctluu- heart Arriving AZ the ptov-
hc sued for the last moment and begged every christian
on tic ground 10 pray Tor hm. 10 here we believe
that ts sheriff read him brief FROM a. reminIin.
hin Of future fcward- aud puni,iueui--oi the awfulucs
Of dying with De- on bs Hp-ani invoking him IN say
while Zoe lpJasi eternity 300 the face. whether be- was
guilty or innocent Of the murder. lie replied tltt che
bad -I l that Doc bad % -oy ibputit-he wa not guilty
SO Do" prisoner protested h-iurooence tho lat moment
Mounting ra -cah,I aud go giving every body" at 10
minutes pat O'Clock. Whtu'- soul wa huurfieI into
eternity amidst te surviving yell- aud scream. of Lr
popI,cr which, 20 -ly the least ought 10 blush Tor at.
Tending hanging
There j. mystery connected with the clsc of Williams
that eternity ulourrt -uyc There were circumstance
tending 40 convict hlu-Jut f,r from being -uficeuty
-torg and would think that Doe wa. b, rabss aea.
III u prprumng him- DO the murderer for oie We con.
fees Chat Wtms di mot go % th. gips pruta.un. Die
Innocence t- strongly think innocent mtn souI
have declared him-sil And yet deeply concerned -,.
Doe seemed % be-lbYut 'c hc 90 come bee le,p. into
eternity soemuy declining biz hand, gra4s Of fathers
hlpp NUw ID hn truly sincere boo his concern about
rehuou-f Doe really iet that he wa prepared ~ face
heaven bound 90 believe that boz died 10 u,ttyr to
truth. But without Doe died CHRISTIAN would man gull
~ Of hi- fathers blood b. too cool ~ deny b. ~ Tie Itg
We thiuk uot-though r is probable that many persons
Who make mo- projections of religion would have horror
for dying with Doe burning on the liy-
The body Of Williams inferred by the side Of bic
father in THE county