Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-12-20
cH.htrsrows, Dec. 10, 1879

Z 1gt HHNS5 VI ~ 9s ~ fssf, ~ .IHpeSS Sf
who. were, engaged ~, ne iRsufrgesII
iionsat Hslper's Ferrysshavesj just expiated
the penalty Of themcrinlest s8lsst aeisa4fs
! JTne crowd iii'town was very great. and
The execution was Witnessed by about
5000 persons. 80 NJ ~ :. r.,. 4,
| Al. nine o'clock this morning the field
was occupied BY! the troops, aud AT. seven
mipulesfof eleven O'clock theiprocession
made its appearance, aud arrived at the
scatfold at eleven. 80 IA slss.fq
The prisoners were. insa,wagon, accom-
panied by the Sheriff and sJsior. They
mountednthe scaffold with a. firm step
rheSbeiiff' drew the caps over tlieig heads.
and after At appropriate pfayer.sby Rev.
Mr.. North. .ofsthe Presbyterian -Cilurch,
they wereElaunchsd into eternity.
Green was heardto pray sfervently before
the rope was cut. While on the scaffold,
the prisoners bid farewell TO the ministers,
Messrs Waugh, North and Lock, express
ing a hope to meet thelnein. heaven. 'so f0
The drop fell at eleven minutes af:er
eleven clock, Green's neck ssIbroken,
and he died without struggle Copper
land writhed ia violent contoflons for sew
eral minutes. i ea s7s fssF 's's' ,.s!, .Nst \
A: half-past eight o'clock on Thursday
evening, two of the prisoners escaped from
the Jail, and we're fred upon 81 the saptl7,
nels, and diiyen back to the prison They,
had mounted the Jail wall awhen discds-
cred BY the seotlnsls on the outside, and
The alagni was given. Thsy bad sawed
iheiifs irons wilh,tbe blade Of aknife, which
they had, concealed and made ,iatosa saw.
] 1t was ascertaiaed from their confession
that they had been engaged ii preparing
for their, escape f9r the last ten days
They made q hole ingthe wall hear8 fBe
window, which they concealed with
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Upon the alarm being given, theyimads
no resistance, but surrendered as soon as
they discovered they we're detected. d.
The event has produced the most I'M
tense sensation, and all are on the aalert9
The prisoners were shrewda aud cunning
fellows, and they we're doubtless without
any accomplices in their undertaking. $50
The friends of the prisoners vito are
still here, were fearful lest they might be
suspected Of having knowledge Of The at
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