Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-05-21
Sentence Of Woman to Death.
AFFECTING SCENE.

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n. Y, to be hung on the 9th of ApriI !:
for poisoning her husband. which she did
TO make way for lover and country man
of hers. The Albany Journal SAYS:
MIS-. llartung was Ironght into Courtsoon
after Judge Harris took his seat. She
was dressed in purple dc laine dress.
with light plaid shawl, and wore a black
velvet hat, veil partially concealing her
face, and when she took her scat behind
the district Attorney, burst into tears. =
Not%lthstandlngno notice had been made
OF the time when the Judge would pass
sentence upon the unfortunate woman, the
court room was crowded. Among the
crowd were many ladies
The Judge called upon the prisoner to
rise and say anything, if she could against
the sentence about to be pronounced on
her For while there was ne response
Mrs. H. sobbing and weeping most pitc-
ousiy, her face buried in her hands. liz
about one minute she responded as fol.
lows:
All have 80 say is that I am not guilty
OF the murder of my husband / have
said so before, and say it again. This
man Rhnodman will confess it over my
dead body"
Attcr an interval of a few seconds Judge
Harris addressed the prisoner as follows
L desire to say & few words to you be-
fore proceeding to perform the awful duty
dcvolving upon nc. First of all, | would
have you dismiss all complaint of hardship
and to reconcile yourself to your fate. |
Will not say werd to add a single pnng to
your wrctchcdncss. You have received
the most heartfelt pity and commisscra-
ton OF all. You have the sympathy of all
| engaged in this trial. There is not one
| am persuaded, who feels the least un-
Kindness towards you. But you must
recolect that it is necessary, however pain
| tui it may be, that thc murderer must lose
her life in order that the lives of others,
who do not offend, may be saved The
law OF God and the law of man alike CON-
mand it; aud if you feel it is hard, as |
have no doubt you do, then remcmbcr how
1T was tor that man unotfcnding, to have
that life taken from him. Remember the
terrible agonics of that night of his awful
death, and as said before, cndoavor. to
bring your feelings 60 believe, that this is
just.
Another thing would have YOU feel |
fear, very much fear from the strong sym
pathy in your behalf, and the great efforts
OF your counsel, that strong hopes may be
excited that you may escape This is
dreadful-it is appalling to sec one so
young as you doomed to certain and
speedy death, and chat, too, not by the
allotment of Providence, that by the Iudg-
mcnt of the law. Give up any hope you
may have of escape Suppose by exc
cutivc clcmcncv, this sentence should be
commutcd, and you sent to the State Pris-
ON for life. What better would it be for
youI L know, although branded as you
are, you could still enjoy the presence
and smiles of your family In the gloomy
retirement of prison, what would life be
worth to you! is it not as well to die |
know-andyou know better thao do howily
prepared you arc for that thing 1t is not
all of man to die; there is life after
death and that life is uncnding What n
work you have to do in the short period
left you You have soul, that will not
die ON the galows! 1t will live forever;
| and let me assure you that man cannot save
1t. There is a being that can save your
soul. Go to the Savior-your Savior;
confess guilt and seek forgiveness of that
Savior, whose mcrcics are boundcss, and
who saved one and carried him iuto Paro-
| dlsc-a thief on the cross with him Oh !.
do not neglect this advice. Seek forgive
ness by repentance and faith.
"Thc Judgment of the Court is, that you
Mary llartung, be confined in the county
! Jail until the 9th of April, and on that
day between the hours of 10 clock in the
morning and = in afternoon, you be hung
by the neck until you are dead And may
God IN the fullncss of his mercy save your
soul ~
Immediately after the sentence was pro-
nounccd the prisoner was taken from court
in charge of the Sheriff Judge Harris
was much affected while addressing the
prisoner, and at the close of his remarks
hc could not restrain his feelings Very
many in the court room were moved to
tears, as well they might have been for it
was ono of the most affecting scenes VIC
ever witnessed.
a FR1GHTFUL ScENE.-Y Ycstcrday NOR
ming, on the roof of three story house on
| Watcr-strcet, young man was standing on
the comb of the roof, repairing chimney
when, the shingles being wet and slippery,
he lost his foothold, and slid slowly down,
feet foremost, to the caves, Two or three
pcrsons,wllo witnessed the accident, turned
away sick with terror. Although the man
made every effort to gain hold, he moved
slowly down, and was only checked from