Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-02-15
CnAllIofIR Il JOE.

During tho reading of This statement, the
prisoners manifested the greatest tepdeFpess for
each other and appeared 10 rqalize that they
stood cacll upon the verge 1t that eternity from
which now but a few fsetipg moments separat
ed them.
When Mr.. Williamson had concluded, Fife
came forward and made several other incOherent
statements and ordinations, mostly purporting
reiteraliun Of what he had already said and pro-
testing the innocence entire and complete Of
Monroe Stewart Mr.. Brown then offered
most feryent and melting prayer. Then the
prisoners sat down and Charlotte Jones broke
out into the most uncoat rollable fit of weeping
and grOaning; these sobs and groans, mixed
with incOherent beseechings, and prayers to the
throne of grace complaints nhdZmOanings
against those who had won from her, as she said
in her frantic ordinations, an acknowledgement
Of her crime with the expectation on her part
that she would be used as a witness for the
Commonwealth. The scene became ineXpressi
bly, painful. Strong men broke down before the
awful sight; men who had been on battle-felds
turned their backs or withdrew; those whose
gentle ministFations as ambassadors for God had
lead the maynard feet of these poor criminals to
the folds Of Christ, as they had sometimes dar-
ed to hope, could scarcely bear the scene, so
mixed of al! that is awful and all that is painfal
in life and on the verge of death. Rev. Brown
poor creature if he (Mr. Belly would offer
prayer, with which suggestion the latter com
piled, and the effect was such as he had suppos-
ed it would be. When the prayer was over,
then remained the final scene. The clergymeu
and Mr.. Williamson came down from the scat
fold. Fife called Tailor Phillips to him, babe
him goodbye and asked him to forgive whatey-
er he had against him, If he had anything
The jailOr shook sllim by the hand, assured him
that he had nothing against him, and babe him
good bye. Fife shook hands with almost every
one in the jail yard There were perhaps forty
was to pinion the hands, adjust the rope. etc,
came forward wearing mask and dressed in a
fantastic sort of garb, and performed his duty.
The last words Fife said before the plank
dropped from under hisieet, were that "tsaied
game" This he did not say publicly but said
IT to turnkey who stood near by. It Is said
that he assisted in adjusting the halter about
his own neck. The other poor wretch had the
fatal moose placed over her head while she was
| yet ,grOaniRg, weeping and praying for mercy Of
heaven TO WhoSe bar she has gone.
At from three to six minutes past two o'clock,
the fatal spring was touched, and the law was
vindicated. They both fell at the same instant
Of time. They had together planned and exc
cutetl murder that has scarcely patellel in
the criminal annals of this country-mur dered
two inOtfensIye and helpless old people, in the
dead hour of the night, for few dollars They
had been arrested together, been tried together,
convicted and sentenced together, and sent at
the same mOment of time TO stand before the
dread tribunal to the eyes Of whose Judge all
things are open and cannot be hid
The bodies hung some % minutes. Fife
dropped like lead, and scarcely moved muscle
of his body. In eight minutes his heart had
ceased its beating, and he had passed into eter-
nifty beyond even the faintest sensation Of pres
ent being. Charlotte Jones was dead in four
minutes after she fell. Their remains were put
decentiy into collins, and It was the understand
ingthat Mrs Wolf. sister Of ChaTlOttes, was
70 take charge at them, and have them inferred
in Washington county; but she not having the
means 70 pay the expenses, they weFe placed in
charge Of Mr.. Williams, undertaken, and buried
% the Methodist burying ground in the Seventh
Ward. This coming TO the ears of Mr. b. B.
Hunnieutt, compositor In the Gasette Office, who
boards near the St Nicholas Hotel, where Ms
Wolf was stopping, that gentleman, from mo-
lives ofcharitys interested himself 10 The matter