Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-10-20
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nov g y washington cftya
IaWalt1ng the execauonsoI the sentence of death
passed on him at the late term of the Criminal
Court for the murder of Reeve #Tetvis HE
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was convicted Oh Tue neeot manslaughteFs
ana Is now IN the penltenuary serving out, his
sentence. Williams last week made a rennest
TO Barrett through the cbaI,Iap 5s,5f,sss
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ting MN lltlamsl from all blame the trans
action. To this Barrett made reply injwritine
from which it will be seen he charss,es WIZ.
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80 ..'S 80 u tue MURDER.
The reply IS US follows:
WASHINGTON CouHTY AN, Oct 6, 1853.
Dir, Henry Williams j received a visit fsom
the worthy chaplain of your prison on the .4th
instant, as also your message, with emotions
painful in the truest meaning of the word. and
more SO, because did not think for moment
you.wOuld advise me to die with lie in nv
mouth, merely to exculpate and exoneFate YOU
from the crime whereof / now stand convicted.
Your desire is for me to take it all on myself.
being as will have to suffer for it, and 20 ex.
orerate you entirely from any crime whateyer.
Your chaplain also tells me you said I promised
you, when you were here in Jail, that would
lS|40uSEaIc YOU GEAR Ir1en0, promised YOU
no such thing, and well you know it norscould
you look me in the face and ask me such a cues.
ton. No, your guilty conscience would check
yon; but, on the contrary, when / was convicted.
REMARKED to you that you ought to have been
convicted of the murder insteadfof5me. TEtben
asked you if ycu would make an affidavit tIlat.I
was innocent, and takeit on yourself; TO which
you readily replied that You WOULD: nor could
yon look me in the face and answer me other
wise. My dear friend you must certainly think
that have no soul, OF there is no God. for to
ask me such questions know there is a lust
God, and a punishment for those who do not
die.in the fear Of God We may deceive men.
but we cannot deceive God, whose alI-seeing eve
is continually lowering over us, and knows all
our thoughts, deeds and actions. 'S%s -
With the helpo God, I am preparing myself
as we'll as can to meet my tragic fate, If it is
Gods holy will that should be so unfortunate.
Ny only aim is to save my soul; for, after all.
that is the most important thing-for God is a
just Judge, and we have all to appear before
Him-we cannot escape it,. We can run away
from everything else, but whenAhe raises that
all-powerful hand we must submit and obey. /
have now hopes of a blessed future, and by
complying with your wishes would be violating
the laws of God, and then all hopes would. be
lost. So, my dear friend, I will plainly tell you
that cannot, nor will not, die with a lie in nv
month, merely toexonerate you, and then ap.
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whole facts, let the consequences be what
they may. As2yous well know, and God knows,
it was all by yourshands, and yours only. that
committed the awful crime thatT am to Suffer fer
or later.
MY eaTtny Judges have found me guilty Of
God knows I am innocent No doHht Shen
leave this world of troubles, but what you will
accuse me of being the murderer, That little
ths, you OF the world may say ABOUT me-
Heavenly KINGDOM M ensre5 fdT fosa s.nIs
it. Henry, do not, for the love Of God, think
that hold luminosity or hatred against, you, for
uo Ios, out ply you rom neI6ottom otsmy
q ~ not your
9Ie your aeenSer also and
.'uplO!e 9ut9 throw yonrSeLt upon his Mer-
lOF u Is ne alone VINO can nelPy and alone
!e'p: geek MN as your nr1n' 1ast,andt unceas-
ing IrleI1, aho call upon MIN IN the agony OF
yo1 A1t suneLings: c.,,S.1z.. -,
AItnougn your l lel men may desert and
ioFgee you YET WIZ the Son OF God be With you
~ llle sIlly %atcn OF tneenlght, IN the early
nouf, aho s 9. darkest moments remem,
Der you IN ny daily and nightly prayers and
pray LOT you gu 1eryently, as hope to give then
9!lccesSs 30, my dear friend put your trust in
am VINO y willing and Willpardon you Soon