The weekly Anglo-African., 1859-12-31

concealed in closet, heard their blows,
and the shrieks of the victims of these ruth
less savages; they then entered the closet
where she was concealed, and went out
without discovering her While in this hid
ing place, she heard two of her women In
quarrel about the division of her clothes.
Mr.. John T. Baron, discovering them APP
preaching his house, told his wife to make
her escape, and scorning to fly, fell fighting
ON his own threshold. After firing his rife,
he discharged his gun at them, and then
broke it over the villain who first approached
him, but he was overpowered and slain.
His bravery, however, saved from the hands
of these monsters, his lovely and amiable
wife, who will long lament a husband SO
deserving of her love. AS directed by him,
she attempted to escape through the garden,
when she was caught and held by one of
her servant girls, but another coming to
her rescue, she fed % the woods, and con-
cealed herself Few indeed, were those
who escaped their work of death. But for
tunate for society, the hand of retributive
Justice has overtaken them; and not one
that was known to be concerned has escaped.
The Commonwealth,
VS.. Charged WITH
Nat Turner. making insurrec-
ton, and plotting to take away the lives Of
divers free and white persons, &c. on the
22d of August, 1880.
The court composed Of, having met
for the trial of Nat Turner, prisoner was
brought in and arraigned, and upon his ar
raignnent pleaded Not Guilty, saying to
his counsel that he did not feel so.
On the part of the Commonwealth, Levi
Waller was introduced, who being sworn
deposed as follows; (agreeaJly to Mars O1Oa
COnfeSsion.) Col. Trezvant* was then in
troduced, who being sworn, enumerated Mats
Confession to him, as follows: (his confess
sion as givea to Mr.. Gray The prisoner
introduced no evidence, and the case was
submitted without argument to the court,
who having found him guilty, jeremiah
Cobb esq. Chairman, pronounced the SEN
tence of the court, in the following words:
Nat Turner stand up. Have you anything
to say why sentence of death should not
be pronounced against youl
Ans. have not. have made full
confession to Mr.. Gray, and have nothing
more to say.
Attend then to the sentence of the Court
You have been arraigned and tried before
| this court, and convicted of one of the high
est crimes in our criminal code. You have
been convicted of plotting in cold blood
| the indiscriminate destruction of men, of
helpless women, and of infant children.
ho1o pf CHI dn
of doubt, but that your hands were often
imbrued in the blood of the innocent: and
your own confession tells us that they were
stained with the blood of master; in your
own language "too indulgent." Could l
stop here, your crime would be sufficiently
aggravated. But the original contriver of
a plan, deep and deadly, one that never
can be effected, you managed SO far to put
it into execution, as to deprive US of many
of our most valuable citizens; and this was
done when they were asleep, and defence
less; under circumstances shocking to hu-
manity. And while upon this part of the
subject, cannot but call your attention to
the poor misgu ded wretches, who havegone
before you. They are not few in number
they were your bosom associates; and
the blood of all cries aloud, and calls upon
you, as the author of their misfortune,
Yes You forced them unprepared, from
Time to Eternity. Borne down by thisload
of guilt, your only justification is, that you
were led away by fanaticism If this be
true, from my soul pity you; and while
you have my sympathies, l am nevertheless
called upon to pass the sentence OF the
court. The time between this and your
execution, will necessarily be short; and
your only hope must be in another world.
The Judgment of the court is, that you be
taken hence to the Jail from whence you
came, thence to the place of execution, and
on Friday next, between the hours of 10
A. M. and P NJ be hung by the neck,
until you are dead dead dead and may
the Lord have mercy on your soul.
THE EXECUTION.
| NAT Turner was executed according to
sentence, on Friday, the 18th November,
1881, at Jerusalem, between the hours of
| 10 A NJ and 2 p NJ He exhibited the
utmost composure throughout the whole
ceremony, and, although assured that he
might, it he thought proper, address the
immense crowd assembled on the occasion,
declined awaiting himself of the privilege,
and, being asked if he had any further con-
fession to make, replied that he had moth
ing more than he had communicated, and
told the Sheriff in firm voice, that he was
ready. Not limb or a muscle was OBJ
served to move. His body, after death,
was given over to the surgeonsfor dissection.
A list Of persons murdered IN the Lassr-
rects0aa, on the 21& and 22d Of
august, 1881.
Joseph Travers and wife and three chill
dren, Mrs. Elizabeth Turner, Hartwell
Prebles, Sarah Newsome, Mrs. P. Reese
and son William, Trajan Doyle, Henry
Bryant and wife and child and wife's
mother, Mrs. Catherine Whitehead and son
Richard and four daughters and grandchild,
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