Amador weekly ledger., 1858-04-17

remarks. In fact, almost every third word
was an oath. When the rope was placed
about his neck, he began to sink rapidly,
and was only just able to stand on his
feet during the prayer.
CONFESSION OF CHOU YEE.
Cheong Hing says, (and we think there is no
doubt as to his veracity,) that Chou Yee made the
following statement to him, in the Jail, during the
forenoon of the day of the execution
al am satisfied to pay my life for the murder OF
Griswold. | am no small thief or robber; done
big business got $4,000 or IS, 900, and a white
mans life to pay for mine. lam willing to die"
CONFESSION OF FoU SIN.
Cheong Hing also says that short time before
the prisoners were taken from the Jail, Fou Sin
made the following statement to him:
"If you can have All Cow arrested and punish
cd want YOU to do so. He is a traitor He kill
ed and robbed man, Ia Chinainan.l in California,
and saved his life by secreting and helping himiin
the Sandwich Islands; then when | had done the
same thing he had. thought he would save my
life, as had his. SO went to him at Marysville,
but he allowed me to be arrested and hung.
want him hung for his murder now"
Chou Yee more unconcerned, or at least ex-
hbited less agitation, on the galows, than any
man whose execution we have ever witnessed, land
we have been, unfortunate enough. to be present
on several such occasions) In fact, he was,
apparently, entirely unconcerned-as calm, col
lected and cool, up to the fatal moment, as II he
had been about to sit down to his bowl of rice
He chided Coon You for talking so much, and also
warned Fou Sin not to say anything
The last words of Fou Sin were in the way of
requests that his body should not be taken by the
doctors after he was dead and buried, and that
his hands, which were tied behind him, should be
loosened before he was put in his coffin. He APP
peared very calm and collected, but quite serious
When the cap was drawn over his face tears were
trickling down his cheeks.
THE DROP FELL
At l2I O'Clock. Fou Sin did not move q
muscle Chou Yee struggled some, and Coon
You good deal They were cut down and
buried near the gallows.
There were many little incidents which we
noted, but have not time nor room to record
All the appointments connected with the
execution were perfect, and the melancholy
affair passed off greatly to the credit of the
Sheriff and his officers. Notwithstanding the
immense crowd present, the utmost good Or
der prevailed throughout.
SAMUEL srEvENToS.
A few minutes after the fall of the drop,
Sheriff Paugh announced that supercedeas
had been issued by the Supreme Court in the
case of Samuel Steventon, and that his exc
cution would, therefore, not take place
From the Pamphlet Confessions Of the Chimes,
.NurdereTs.
The following letter from Fou Sin to his
father and brother, at Hong Kong, in Chi
ma, will be read with more than ordinary in
tcrest. Fou Sin wrote it, in the Chinese Ian
guage, in his cell, about ten days previous to
the day Of the execution. 1t will be read
with more than ordinary interest it is a
peculiar production, and, in literary point
of view, certainly possesses merit. The ori-
ginal letter will be duly forwarded, as direct
ed by Fou Sin, to his father and brother in
China it was deemed proper to open it and
have it translated, for obvious reasons
Notes are added to the letter by Chou Yee
! (spelled Teu Yee, Coon You, (Koon YOU
and even by Coon See, { All Koon See,)
the one who hung himself in his cell, aud
against whom Fou Sin was supposed to en-
tertain the most bitter hatred. The trans
lation is by CHAs T. CARvALHo, Esq, the
accomplished Chinese Interpreter in the en-
ploy of the City and County government of
San Francisco. 1t will be seen that the in
terpreter spells the name of Fou Sin, Fou
Seen, which is no doubt nearer correct There
were two envelopes, the translation of which
will be found below
OUTSIDE ENVELOPE.
The within letter will trouble you to take to
the Man Lee Store in San Francisco and there
deliver ii to Ngae Lee in person. who in his turn
will forward the enclosed sealed envelope to my
family, for which will feel obliged.
"Cheung See, on receiving this. will In his turn
see that this be delivered to the Man Lee Store in
San Francisco.
Forwarded by Fou SEEN. Folded with hands
of exceeding good will
INSIDE ENVELOPE.
"oPES NOT THE WITHIN. Folded with hands
of exceeding good willn
True translation.
C. 7. CARvALHo
FOR THE LNFOR.M.qTTO.v OF HIS EY.