Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1859-12-22

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90 ,hs drop, vb-s Cspa Avis Gsd tAsis sss.
Cepslsnd ssd Greco ,Aes bsas sAs .isss.srs,
Asd Mr. Cssp bell ssa Cap. Avis god bys
ThsthsriG ds-sssdsd from the pla,sos.,
eat he rops. aud ~ II nisssss pc, "a.
o'clock, A. NJ. the crop fell, ssd ,hs seals
sfsAs poor. pisssid.a sr.stssss vsrs ssAsr.
ed ioto the prsssess Of H,u vhsss jsae,
meet 10 Seal. The s,ssssi . Of Copsi.sa
ssre really most psiafsl 10 look upon, ssd,
% vs watched bin urithisg 10 HE agony Ne
sesld Ast fssl Aos isrrisis, isSssa. sasA .
death must be Greece sset vas svidss,ly
broken, fsr he seemed 70 saass much lsss
sAss lopeiaad, - Ais struggles we're no,
- violeaL We jaAssi The, Gr..s
~ dead 10 about avs sisssss fss. he
time the drop fell, Cop.l.sa appear.
cd TO have life several uiss % sftsr.
They sasx e.. thirty uios,.s vLss De
Hs'so, Dr J A susi,h ssd DR. s,.rry, ssssa
d.d the scsdsid ssd made ss srsnios,ios
Of their bodies ssd ssa .useed 20 the Sh.r,a
thai sbsy believed ,hss 70 BE- dead Capt
Avii, jsilor, sni four Ofths guard ,Ass TOOK
then down, placed then 10 their cos No ssd
,h.y vs's - esss conveyed 70 ~ sdjssset
a-la spa BARRED. AZ sses - they ser.
taken doul,,L Sheriff snd Jsiior rs,aru.a V
Abe Jail. IN ths ssss wagon, foe Cock ssi
CePpss. The aili,s,y sssO aP.sying Co,s
land ssd 0'ssa we're ordered 70 repair 70
ssvs ard relieve ,As soapssiss detailed 70
essd the J Ill ds'iss The sEssu,ioa Of ,hs
I've arg.ss Al intsvsl Of three qusrisss
Sf 90 Aesr passed, siisi ,A-y usrs t.iss
sosa ere 'hs sili,ary appeared 10 eight,
gasrdiag Cook ssd Copros. Dsriss
sAis tine, shs soapsais. .hs ossspisd po.i-
sisss V The frOat, rishs asd l.h Of ,A, gel.
lsss, ssrs va'isssly exercised BY ssasssd
sf 0sssrsi Tslisfsrre. 10 srdsr ~ keep ,A.a
warn, g The sss,hsr YES very ras ssd
esld.
Al tssp,y eisssss TO s'slosi, r. n. the
Militsry, having 10 charge CsoL ssd csppss,
vsrs ssss sasssiss iSs Geld.
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from The vsgos, sssi-tsAsy tss s6esrs In.
charge Of thea wSss tA-y bed go;tsn sas
bs's Of ,hsa sso~ssssd biadisg COED bye
70 the jail guard vbe sssss spssisa sAsn.
sss 20 sever, Of sAsss ssasAisg near Ihs gal
lows. The Sheriff led Ceppoe ~ asss, Capt.
Avis .sollovvd after ~i,k Cook. As Cock
vss sssssdiag The stsps ss the ssss1ld Ne
obs-rvsa tssu sOsrsisg aSvs bic sA.sk..
TIE Y''sitisn ss ssssp led Which ~ss jus, .,
che ode of The steps st sss ,i1s, afforded -
10 sHssiIsst oppOrtssi,y sfsssiss the pr. /.
ossfs Cspps appeared very ssla asa col,
issisd, whilst Cook -. very sssA ssi,.,sd
os r.sehisE tAs .saGoId, NJ Nosts Sksis-
tad Is before, offered sps pasAssis appeal 70
the God Of ssnes sad nsssy, In behalf Of
ihs sufSrtassts srininsls.
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gEsss seE'.'y .nd asisstios. coopOs s,soa
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sSys gasiug suistIY sd pl.sidIy % tie
s0ssa before hin. He svissed 90 squsl eO-
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whsa Ar. y. bed ssseluJsA bic prsy,r.
csp' Avis plsssA ,As rsps arsssd csoL's
sssh, ssd Nr. Cs@pbsli s9siassd 10 SANE
ssJ for CePpos Th. Sus1snssa 11ss L.S.
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isF'; sl's Mr. Cs~pbsll, ssd CsDL As,s
fsrsssli d.. J JH swsith. ~ ssss.s.s
thee adjusted The SOJss 90 ihsi, ssshs, bl.s
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hssS, s,ss'sAiss isstb bic. Csp. Ar. s.i
Ssd ths'F bssas tSGsaAsr, ~Ass Coupe. sid
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