Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-08-29

lAChlNNu ihNi WIN GhblO lhi"r' 'N''S"
citizens, there were men who came in here
and sworc to lies that they might get
something from Blair county. What would
your opinion DO Of such. mon who would
swear link after link to take your life awayl
Can you say they arc Christians or truc-
hearted Americans May God Almighty
| have mercy on thoml They are my mur
doroisl They arc tho men who got the
rope about my nock-they are the mur.
dcrcrs, and not me.
A gentleman from Altoona came here 10
the conrt, and said McKim took breakfast
with him. This is n so, as | can provo
to his tooth, by a man now on the scalfold.
[ never saw Flock's, fellow citizens. l
got my breakfast at a gentleman who
scorned the idea Of coming into the court
house and swearing my life away, Here
he gave an accurate description ofKearncy
md Kcarncy's house, where he said he
brcakfastcd on the morning of the murder,
May God Almighty bless him and save himl
But he can't be saved without he rcpents.
lie knows that he is one of my murdcrers.
am n true American citizen, ard will
not haul down my colors--I would rather
prefer death. / am an innocent men and
do not feor death. | will surrender to
what is right, hut will never surrender to
what is wrong. am going to be launched
into eternity, and must 60 to heaven or
10 hell, il | am guilty. I am going home
to sweet Jesus. l am sure am going to
heaven. am standing here an innocent
man. know, fcllow.citzcns, you do rot
believe this, according to the evidence in
the court, and L do net blame you, but
will coDtond for my rights,
was born in Chcscr county, nosr tho
forty-eight mile stone, on the Philadelphia
and Lancaster turnpike, on the farm Of
Joseph Paxton. don't deny my un'y,
though there are those here from it. Il
was at that house my mother gave birth to
nc, though it were bat'er she never had. |
mover doue nothing to fetch me here; those
who sworc false stand charged before Got
my murdcrers. Amt l got right to
speak? say nothing as dying mar, hut
what is true. know that | cannot con-
vince you Of my innocence, hut that docs
not make it So l don't stand before the
eyes Of God murderer.
[ tell yo1 as dying man, fcllow-citizcns,
that did not murder Samuel Townsend
Norcross, neither do ] know how he came
by his death.
Fellow. citizens nm a true American,
and have fought and blcd for my country,
aud was wounded in the United States
army. have pressed forw I'd with the
flag of my country to the muz7los of can
ron, among BAY oncts, and have carried the
flag or triumph. Now | am here to die Il
dishonorablc death. But ! know am
+ not murderer. have been dragoon
in the Uni'cd States service, and was
wounded. do not hoast Of that, but it is
n dishonorablo death I'm about to meet,
[ was a private, but was promoted to ser
gcant major ! have been with Generals
Scott and Harnoy and Lieutenant Jenkins
They all know inc, and know that an
an honorable man, and would not cut q
mans throat with ruzor, or beat out bis
! brains with club.
. AS dying man, with coffin before
c him-knowing that | will go to he'll if
= lio--l say l believe in my Bible. ily
AGED mother taught me to read it, and tc
t believe in it, l always prayc]. You
e know how she feels. She lnows was ort
: who never would gieo away TO wrong
God don't call upon nc to confess, and III,
= reason why Is, because [ am not ruilty.
$ ain't the murderer of Samuel 3ov n<cN'
o Norcross, rcithcr to know how he cam,
c to his death. Because the world is dow
:, on me, is that Any reason Why | shoul,
g confess to a murder never committed
d | care nothing for the world i care m
c what the world says; disregard ell.
81 is my candid belief that some person els
| will yet suffer for the murder OF n orcro3s
d for hold that murder will not lay. Mari
1T me, Mr.. Hammond, you will some day tint
Is out my innorcnrc.
= I 20 in for hanging murderer, but G
la an innocent man. | repeat to you that tn
a witnesses came in and sworo against me 4
,r il was q song.
|e The pr.ioncr thcn vent on cxoDoratin
5, his counsel, who he said had done thei
S, duty also, the jury, judge, md oficcrs,-
II Hc continued
n / blame no MN sw rn TO do his duty.
d would ask no man to do wrong, if it COS
: my life.
1t / have been here three months chained
- lNu Il part " VIC NllIlC itbLNhNhtN' IA
N blame any body but myself, cnd you II
n. know the roas'n why; Tor trying to cut m
l. hobbies.
n Here he spoke Of hrndcuTs on his hand
being so tight as to make his AIMS bleed
m lie then spoke in kidd terms Of those VII
III visited him in his cell, and prayed for hin
it lie spoke Of Or. .Iontins and Rev. Nj
ID McCaia dischnrging their duty, saying;
'r "Thcy came here and prayed for N
lt like Christian mon, and have hocn tn
If instigation Of sayint ny soul from he'll"
y He next spoke of t1e Mothodists, III
- the Kindness shown him by the people
Hcllideysburg, AID called upon God t
OF bless them I'll,
re I want you to think I am plcaGiog ii
m truth, I am not liko the witnesses; the
or had no ropes around their nc~ks. ready t
to be launched into heaven or hell, or the
q rovnr would bovo eyCnrn INV liCc 1u1v