Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-12-28
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One Of the most painful scenes which
has eyer come within our experience, was
Witnessed at the execution OF Albert Myers
for the muir der oi BartletE Neville, both
formerly cOnvieia In the PenitenuarY, nj
loIunbua, yesterday noon. IL was one Of
tbose ssenes which serves for the retncni-
brance Of q life.time aud which no news
paper description can paint with the same
doioring with whichit struck tie mind of
the spectator. -.3F5a ,.lfs,, Eo. e.er,, \
On the Goth of. May last, Myers, who
was sentenced 10 three years imprison-
ment for horse stealing in Clark county,
Without any apparent cause, seized an az
that happened to be lying in the yard, and
literally beat out the brains Of his fellow
convict Neville, who was under three
years sentence for rhorse-stealingi Athens
county. Myers was convicted in Septem-
ber, 1857, and Neville in November. 1857.
Myers was taken rom the prison and tried
for the murder, convicted and sentenced
to be hung on the third day OF September
last. Subsequently the question OF in
sanity was presented TO the Governor. and
he granted a, respite until yesterday, Tor
the purpose Of having a medical jGrY pass
upon that question, who gave an opini2a
that he was sane, and the Governor de-
clined to interfere farther in the execution
Of the law.
From the time Of the commission of the
murder, Myers exhibited the utmost I'M
difference as TO his sate, frequently telling
those who called upon him to "hdng Him
and be d. Id :" adding, with an air of
determined bravado, '.L'LJfH tia enfiye baH
fuH" The ministers OF the gospel who
offered him the consultations of religion, he
spurned fro11 his cell with oaths that
shocked the strongest nerves. or would
tell them, IA on one occasion, '.lf you want
to pray. pitch tn, and pray like h-HR',--
He would listen to no advice, never ex7
pressed, in word or deed, the least sorrow
for the murder, but frequently declared
that if he had an opportunity, he would do
the same thing over again In this con-
dtion of mind he has remained constantly,
even to the last houto of his existence.
THE PREPARATIONS FOR THE .ExEcyTIoN.
/ Yesterday morning Rev. Mr.. Warner.
Chaplain in the PeniteDtiary, called upon
Myers in his cell, as he had frequently
done before, but the condemned man re-
fused to listen to him Another minister
of the city also endeavored to engage him
in serious conversation, hut met with no
better success. Myers utterly refused to
accept of their kind offices, and met their
advances with the reply, Il want nothing
to say to you, and don't wish to be both-
ereJ.o
/ AS the hour for the execution ap-
preached. which, it was understood. would
/ L.. : D,.l. lo-. do
Of men, women and children gathered in
the streets surrounding the Jail, and their
laughter and jokes and conveI sati n were
sufficiently loud 10 be heard even in the
cell of the condemned.
About half-past / O'Clock Sheriff Park,
accompanied by guard, went to the cell
of Myers, and requested him to prepare for
the final execution of the law. He ex-
pressed. himself entirely ready TO meet his
fate-said he would be hung without a
murmur or a groar'-and even assisted
IN adjusting the white skroud about his
person with an air of S0ngfrOid that was
probably never before surpassed, upon any
similar occasion. The fatal rope was then
placed around his neck, and he stepped
forth from his cell, and ascended the stairs
to the main hall of the Jail with light,
! free step, as though he was, in fact, going
to festival rather than the tomb. AS he
reached the outer door of the Jail, he hesi-
tated moment at seeing crowd of men
in the yard, but exhibited no emotion
whHever. descending the outer steps lead
ing to the smaller incloaure, within which
the .gallows had been erected, with rapid
step, and in moment disappeared from
the temporary gaze of the crowd. M
. THE eALLows.
Upon one occasion previous TO yester-
: dny, Myers haG observed the preparations
going on in the yard for hisexecution, ant
} remarked of the gallows that it was {
) pretty hard looking concern" The en-
: closure within winch he was executed
: was erected in the northeast corner Of thu
jail yard. being about 90 teet square, anc
q some eighteen feet high. Within this, ant
3 against the side of building. the gallowl
was constructed. with trap-door four b,
: four and half feet, and eight and a hal
r feet above the ground. the beam being
5 about seven feet above Il platform.
. THE EXECUTION BLAsPHEMoUs sPEECHE
r OF THE CoNDEMNED.
: Immediately upDn entering the inclo
! sure. Myers asoended the steps, twelve i
number, to the platform, without assist
u ance, or showing the least feeling. II
:. was accompanied by Sheriff Park, Depul
;. Sheriff Jones, Rev. Mr.. Warner, and tw
y or tn rec assistants of the Sheriff. 'Afte
= he was upon the platform, the usual nun
> Der of witnesses were admitted within tn
> inclosure, together with the members {
J the press A pause of a minute OF, tw
. followed, when the Sheriff and his Depui
! led the condemned forward upon the fat
:, !: drop. and as the former assembled to faste
y the rope to- the beam. Myers took hold
le the rome. and addressing he twenty Z