The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-06-18

were one reporter from each of the four city
papers, Judsr Myers and Judge Stebbins. Those |
invited by the prisoner, were his counsel, Mes |
srrs. d. S, Price and Patrick Lynch Of these
with county officers, entitled to be present aud |
the assistants designated by the Sheriff, there
were iity persons present.
The number assembled was about fifty persons |
Among them we noticed Mrs. Wards brother,
Mr. Bickford; Mayor Brownlee; Marshal Kings. |
bury. The appearances aud manner of the spec |
tuturs, who were comfortably seated in chairs |
arranged along the hall in front of the galows, !
was very similar to an ordinary gathering al
funeral.
Wards APPEARANCE THIS MoXNGSd.
A gentleman who had known Ward when
boy, was sent for by him this morning, aud w.nt
over to the Jail and visited him in his cell
Ward appeared inclined to be merry and joyial,
speaking almost with levity Of his fate. He re-
Questel his visitor to give certain messages TO
his relations in Milan, and expressed his deter
mIna'ion to met his end with iirmness. lie
said that he fIrgavr all his enemies whatever i'll
they had done to him. and if he had injured any
one he desired to be forgiven by them. lie was
prepared to meet the just requirements of the
law, and wished that justice should b. done him
when he Was gone. Thh appearance OF his Coun
teance was far from b-ing that of one, who was
| 50 soon to meet his end. There was an instabil
Iity Of thoughts, anl apparent carlassnass Of
EXPRESSION, which were almost shocking to the
beholler.
lie appeared to b. anxious that his las, words
should be- properly reported, an expressed much
thankiuln'ss when he received assurances that
It should b. done. IL stated that he hal i'm
parted ?" Ms Fuller, one OF his counsel, Iuii
history Of his lf', and that h. hal done it to
avoid Misrepresentation after his death.
OUTSIDE.
The irtorast manifested or.silo or n, ,,.i.,.,
| y.,Irs hos L.or ,ar,, ,,,o,, All ,h, p''i.u
crowds h,y, ,hronrsl III. Al,n,ss,rn., ,.aIi,
have L.sn onin,, t7 anI frnr, ,I. ,,is
IN r.t int lira.nc, Of ,yhoi ,,,,, l,,in, G,,,r
IinsiIe. A lh2ga c,ovyI has ai.G Ear, a..,,,,,I,J
in The C1nrt Uons, varI and in rrnnt nf III, ME.
~ RIys Er b,. cfn,b r,,, , ,,,a ',s
looking through the cracks Of tn, yarl fence
and listen n; TO catch SOM sound of struggl, or
! prayer from within. Others, more careless have
been engaged in pitching pennies, AMI in tracing
! from point to pnint, as if determined to make
the must OF holiday occasion.
WARD on THE G,LLows.
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III ..' ~ ~ m ~ ''' '9su'' ~" ~, III, "
So; So; us.1" oy fHu't " ""U' a'u S'Irli
'NW cnl'Ls were pact oh 'hi Ply
'o',' u, u. s,loHS III or o' W'lcn "' !ooN ms
asl'' ~ ''i' At, p',e"ian' ih3 P.1
80 az ~ Ht!-' ~ NUS WIS p''ec''N sun
- - ~ 'ooN , us 'act' ine p'iTo"-r pr'Vl3nS'F'
excited, his pulse running as high as l2) to l3l
p'fminnte; and for half hour before leaving
H. lie was occupied with the priest saying his
prayers an bidding good bye to a f;w friends
VINO visited MN.
AS lh'y ap hr,d AMI took places on the gal
ii%M5 ii, one I"u,' i't.s n,afI pm drpn: MS
W s,u'I w G',. hl,It,P' 9i S!,.h
mo- '"i' NnS "'.s'c' III WIlIH roOs' 'Wnltt
pants ana waite slippers, with cross around
ms neck, which he held in his hand He wore
"hl'e kld gloves ant tI'nb!ed violently; but
seemed more composed as the priest whispered
4 IeW words TO hlm. Sl'nlf Springer then read