The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-10-03


Preston :. Turkey. who murdered liz Wife in January
last, Ia hanawha county, Va by attaching large
deep pool III Coal river. executed on tue l7th inst,
~ accordance with the pronounced by Judge
Summers the 2sth Of June last Tho Republican gives
aiul account al the event, irom Which appears that
great interest the conyicts spiritual welfare
tested by the ministers aud symen d tie several denom
nations IN Charleston.
Al an early hour on FRIDAY morning sept o. Turiey
arosehaying apIafeniiy slept wrllwashed shaved him
eel, and moved about though was anxious 10 hs
time to arrive. When his o hc bounded
nnhy stairs a. bid farewell t. his fellow prisoners
In the jail yard he tcos leave u his aged father and
carriage drawn by four horses Ia tn carriage the
ministers above mcnt ouci Ja Tor Kelly and James Mis-
who has ace guard Al The jail f1r several months
Tho carriage was surrounded by guard o forty i've
composed " some II the nie. respectable citizens 81
county, Who we're summoned Cor tina, purpose PRECEDED
by sheriff Slack and Deputy n Fry, sen, ou horse.
back the PROGRESSION started fsr tho place
bridge ~ b'ai bad been placed across the aud
stream II human beings poured 1.-THE carriage aad
the guard PASSED over on the ferry boat.
The scarod erected Ia the ravine known Ferry
Branch = and within . few hundred feet oi the pubic
road The situation a the ground a Kind Of ampul.
theatre and one hundred thousand persons could la
Witnessed the scene.
Eve minutes after ten. After various religious
uriey advanced 70 the front the sesoJ address
the assembled multitude tor about hour with hrin
b'ss snd equ.nce tssyr the R,tttcdn) have never
seen surpassed. u .quacd The scene a so.ema
one aud que and order reigned throughout the vast
senbagc only broken by. the sebs ~ stroag heart
men, and the weeping o. Kind hearted women liz ouy
Confession On tne gaoxs was that be guilty az ihc
erHnc lor which BE- moments lie executed
aud that ho deserved HI punishment he said b. al
MT fear deshs hardened heart hal become solicrcd-
h. prayers hid ayaled through III aonementhe pr
pared fur tn death that AWAITED him. lie
ter o religion but dfai TED him from the path oriuy
The love ~ that dannsblc stun strychune wnskcy All
the love q gan that produced has brought ~ hfs
Hc addressed " his friends whom h. recognized n
the crowd, and urged upon them, eloquent appeal
o. hold fast o. their religion. ifc did not know What
hardened heart d. lad until be optched poor sasan tie
companion = h. bosom over the skin INTO th aud
God only knows the agony VI my soul that morieui
BE had fear Il dcaih--sp0ko calmly 81 H--ssl thai
death al diseases Again ufgel all 30 rcpentsuce
anu earnestly rpcalcd . the ministers T. work tfiy
Tor thc salvation u man. and asked all "not a. forget
frastou 1urlct. and What he says W. then ase All %
sou BIN singing Of hymn. Wnile singing
these verses which he DID in Il clear and distinct voice.
number o. bis friends came up 10 bid him farewell.
Turiey then knet down and prayed Tor minutes
u most iervont and eloquent manncr-.n fact hr.
he'c ~ one Who vas there ever heard more impressive
prayer than thru made. His vucH mover iateret.
oni when D. sIoke - hs gray headed father /" aul
when BE- sad. "oh, lord, have mercy NY three little
children Who are moro than orphans
At the conclusion ~ thC prayer he asked al 70 unite
With hm y -.ng.ng Jerusalem, my happy home
Whle SINGING tbs hymn hl- fiondss crowded 20 Tie
scarof and bade him farewell liz father went ~ the
store 70 Tie TIP Of The Platform nnd embraced hn lis
mother handed hm ~ hs Youngest ch d which ~ tel.
derry kissed and BID hs mother farewell. aso some ~
BIS near relatives. Thon turning a. SCR III slack 81
s1td-.' ~ SLACK, J an now rttly r. use" ~ TON
blood himself Under the rope which was lsead around
d. neck. While this bcre done bs remarked
" vi slack, draw Il little tighter. IIe exclaimed lii
mpses ioB,d tones, Cp' the rope quick saut 70 ID
Jesus 7 ON. lord Jesus. receive my spirit Oh. Lord
Jc--n AZ this m0mnut-the time being tcu inmates ~
Sheriff pulled the lever and Pre4.on Turoy
Amer hanr - forty minutes the physicians pronoupcci
"a dead tlorglf b. eypentls died few mnutrs t.tgr
= n1L The body VIZ tpkrn down, placed r reat cor
r. asd de- vcfti r. qatsnff, VITO o"A x q t1ert ~
,onee an Coal river TIE funeral crvcrs ana burial tt
..aos - saturday attended ~ q larse member II +
,oaua u.ances and rels -. It's age was thrty ss