Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-09-21
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alrd after / few rlOinspt's dslibsration,
,nN1Is oae ii bib met effective audi
a.tisatibr addresses that ever pFo
ces8ed from the mouth oia cfirniiiai.
Hb charged lss present condition,
mainly Is schisky although hefsaid
tl1ere were other causes, yet. be said,
flat was the primary cause. Whisky
Jasafhe cause Of bis committing the
deed for wliichfbe was now about 70
s,f3er--whisky was the cause Of hist
now being compelled TO separate from
His three little ones from his aged
barerts--from the world;it had in.
dareerated hin IL Jail for 10 months
and q days, and II few moments, ~
wonld be the cause Of his being tied
ito that rope. He had been q harden
ed sinner, but lie trusted, BY faithful
Ind feryent prayer to God, he had
gained a hope. Many who were
there present, lie said, had heard him
preach, and he hoped they would
takeEheed to this, his last sermon,
lie said he freely forgaYe NIL whom
Ia Ind offended, and he hoped the
same clemency would be extended to
him. He said be had made \ Con
iession, in which he had told all Of
his sinsfhat he could recoIlect !. some
be could not recollect, as 50 many
had been committed when under the
infuence of liquor. We do not pre-
lend to give his precise words, but
bnly q brief synopsis. lie spoke
aboutIthree.fourths of AN hour.
H After speaking, be requested that
I''Jerusalem, my happy home" might
pc sung he said that many present
had sung it withIhin on more happy
l5ccasfpns. He started the time hum
kelf. While singing, he called ply
aged father on the platform, threw
himself upon bib neck, interrupted
his singing only long enough to say
& Farewell, z and then cpntinied to
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lake the lead. His motAers with bis
| little daughter came forward at His
request, and be shook hands with
her, and took bis little one in bis
arms, kissed it. and all. without seem
| Ing 10 be Interrupted. So also. with
| i brother. TheyEall left the ground
before he fell. lie also, while sing.
ing, shook hands with some 20 9th
Idrs. Among them, two ofthe broth
| ers-of his murdered wife. He had q
smile on his face most ofthe time.
There were but few dry eyes on the
ground during this scene.
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Hi When they ceased singing, He
Turned about, ana said, /" Sheriff, |
am ready til die,'' He then took his
! station npon th5 platfe rm, and when
| the fatal rope was fixed about His
neck, the fortitnde of his spirit did
mot seem to faiter, although his body
lqt,ailed. A slight shudkier ran
| thronghHhis frame. He continued 10
make appeals tofthe Almightys inI =
fervent and excited manner; just as
1 the Sheriff descended the steps, he ex-
/ claimed, IS Cut the rope quick, that |
may go to Jesns:Y He then said
f,fLord Jesus, receive my spirit Y
and repeated it as far as : Lord Je Y
1 when, precisely at - o'clock, Sheriff
SLACK touched the spring, he dropped,
ahl the spirit Of Preston s. Furley
/ passed to the tribunal Of an offended
/ bht forgiving Deity. He died with
scarcely q Struggle.
/ The body was allowed 70 hang 40
minutes, when twas taken down,
| put in neat coffin, and conveyed 70
his fathers residence. He was buri-
Iedon Saturday We understand there
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were about 800 persons present attke
funeral, and that ii was a very lafect.
ing scene Tnrley was So years 81
age on the goth Of July.
II From three to FIVE Thousand per
sops were present, and we never knew
4 soIli confusion whore 50 large I
number Of persons were present.
Everything passed off with decency
and propIety, and Sheriff Slack and
\ his Aids, deserve credit for the order
\ with which they performed tIieir pain,
.IfnE duties. One reason for the good
i order was, that all could see. 5Itwas
4 not the place first selected, but Oil,
\ 4 few rods from thenain road, up ths