Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-07-17

HE UGLY fAMlLY.-ln one OF Tue ioWer uts'
trcts ol the Palmetto State, there once lived a
family Of ak or sc,en persons, who were known
far aud wide ns the ugly family One Of them,
Jake. WAS 40 "onsreakably" hard favored, thatit
nads onc fell ~ II no had bitten u green perslm.
nun to look Mt him. aud whenever hc walked
through the streets. the dogs skunk their tals and
sneaked off, too soard to bark.
The lame Of his family spread through the coun.
try. and at last reache tho ears of u Georgian.
who. for u long ,ime had held undisputed posses.
sion Of the celebrated pen knif' This individual
determined at length to pay q visit to the ugly
family. mud endeavor to dispose Of the Aforesaid
knife. So one morning he crossed tho Savannah,
and nbout noon he saw wagon alicad, and rode
up u lnqnire the whereabouts OF tho family.
Hello, strangerl" said he to q man walking
by tho side of the wagon.
Hello yonrselll" exclaimed the WAGNER,
turning round md disclosing q eountenAnoe %
tremendously plain that the Georgian almost drop
ped from his horse.
II say" said tho Georgian. recovering little
from tho asonishmcnt, ARE you not ugly Jake
himselfs"
Tho wagohcr shook his head and "grinned u
ghastly smile" that made him look like the night
mnre personihed.
"Ill bet yeu ten dollars that you are the uglisst
man in the State" sad the Georgian.
"Done." said the WAGNER. "oo,ne here." And
going to the back Of tho wagon, hs called, Wake
up, jake, and put your head out here"
The Georgian. burning with curiosity, leaned
forward NJ the cover was raised slowly up. Sud
denly has eyos fell upon u physiognomy 80 awful!y
boundessly. "ycrpoweringly ugly, that It seemed
to be formed out of tho double extract Of delirum
tremens.
The horse snorted and started bnck in fright
nna threw his rider over his head, but the Inter
hn'l scarcely touched tho ground before no wins
mounted again. Throwing down the ten dollars
and hls pcnkn,lc without saying word, he
struck ~ bee line for Savannah, looking
alternately over each shoulder as long ns tho
wngoner remained in sight.
Execution of Hicks at Now York
On arriving nj the .catfod they fou il would bc
impossible To g,t near tho Instrument Of death, n
il was IN the center ol "A rquate Of toders. who
had orders to ndmlt no onr but those who had per
mission lram the Marshal This left large space
open, IN which those entitled to extra privileges
could haye n full and fair opportunity Of witness.
ing the execution.
The physicians and members Of tho Press were
formed in line On tn. boat, ns soon the crowd
had left. Alter locking arms, tho Marshal direo.
ted them 10 form and open file. through which Il o
prisoner aud his attendants might pass.
In IL moment llirks was brought out. lilo wore
tnr drcs, heretofore described except only, that
over hl- shoulders black cape had been thrown.
the nsud black cap being placed upon the hcad
This cap was presented to the prisoner by White,
the latter. in Broadway near Fulton street, and
hy him accepted with thanks. lie wanted Mr..
White to bo remembered for this act of kindness
The cap wns Of the ordinary kind, probably u it,
Ito more neatly made than usual. but had nothing
remarkable in its appearance, excepting that two
ribb ms, each about two inches long. wers sewed
| on II the top. The cape vas the one which be-
longs to the om',s and has heretofore been used
several nccasi ms Of character similar to this
though less interesting.
Hicks, ON passing through the fie, walked with
firm stsp, aud bore no traces of fear upon his
lace. lie carried in his right hand crucfx, Tut
WAS not Observed to press it to his lips.
As he passed through. the spectators preserved u
mournu silence, md the scene wns impressive.
1t might have been painful, had Hicks evinced
any feeling but ~ hc seemed rather desirous Of
surprising people the lockers on lolt disposed to
he rs independant in their bcstowal Of sympathy
ns lie was in seeking it, However all uncovered
aud when the prisoner had gone out, followed in
regular order.
inspector Carpenter aided by Captain Hutch
ngs. OF the 9Th ward with others were on board,
and did much towurd preserving the admirable
order which characterized tho whole proceedings
tho island
BEARING or the PRISONER.
Hicks marched up the hill alone. His step
was still firm, but he kept his head down, seem
ngly, without being afraid to meet tho gaze Of
those around him. AS he marched up 10 the scai.
DIu ne WINS, OF tU6 0Dserv6u Ot MI ODecl-
vers 'nnd tho crowd the bay cried out" there he
goes," amid loud shouting This did not seem to
move Hicks in fact, he only turned his head ones
nnd Immediately dropped it, as IL he were not ut
nil desirous Of seeing the crowd assembled at his
death.
At precisely 4 quarter pnst II o'clock Hicks
took his place under the gaows. lie immedinto-
" knclt with the two priests. and for one minute
and half was apparently engaged in deep prayer
But his expression was the rame, nevertheless,
and probably no man ever went to his death with
n more deliberate coOlness
When HEX. arose the Marshal went to linn
and said. Hicks If You wish to say something
to your fellow citizens, you now have an 0ppor-
tunity to do So"
No" he replied, IL want to say nothing, but
TO get away as soon as possible. Don't waste any
time"
He happened, at this moment to cast his eye
upwards, and they rested for o moment on the flag
of the +. A. johnson. Hicks recognized the yes.
sci, and for n moment seemed unnamed but
Immediately turning his gaze he whispered to
aynders, Hurry up, hurry up"
The black cape was then removed, and Hicks
looked the pirate all over The cap was immed-
atsly drawn over his face. when the cu prit whis.
pered last word to tas confessor, and ST cd firm
ly under the scaHold.
Deputy Dc Angeles, at precisely 10 minutes
past IL, struck the shed with his staff OF Office;
but the executioner seemed to he little deaf snd
a second rap was found necessary to make him
understand the order.
AT last the dull sound of the Matched was heard,
and with great rapidity the convict was pulled up
four feet from the ground.
There was no jerk. as the weights not
heavy enough but, neyerth sle.s, the death was .
very easy one,
The body was left hanging for thirty minutes.
after which il was lowered, and inferred in Cal
vary Cemetery.
The crowd SOON disper'ed after the man was
dead.