The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1860-11-22

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edSwitl, him lie ~as al, nlt t6k St vsneer|
IN that part II the cot,nt seemed SD. 4
sdiouslv 10 shun AZ taedlaintance With
his neigh bora and 70 devote j,imself *,
clusiveiy tu slie interest cf his e.,tsloy
er He neverieft home butto Visit i(1e
neigl,tu,ing, fairs and markets, and to'
attend lhe shclnircll where Ills pres!
ence, MAS regular and Ills scouducs de-
Tssoot. In sllorf, though highly circnfn
sptct In his behavior on an occasions.
lie was i sineianclols. resesved man and
even lie clergyman Of HE parish, 10
whom he was always most res pccifiii m
his demeanor, entirely failed IN bis en- 4
deavofs 10 cultivate an acqaaintance
with him. Tho farm, nnder his man
agement, had improved and become
profitable; !; ard the circumstances Of
Morris were, by his assidni,y ind SILL.
both prosperous and ,doMisliing. In.
sihis manner more than t,yi years'
had passed. aud tile widow began to-
regmd him more as, a friend aud bene
factor than aseryant, and was not so,s.
rv 10 oteefsc her danghtef's growing
affection, which appeared 10 he reeipro
Scaied. One evening 10 NoScniber.
1879, being sleteined longer tl,iu usual
by business at NN 'sissppoi, n ewton set
Seut about six o'elcck 70 walk home TO
Oakfield. II WIS an exceedipglyydark
hight and he never reached home agains
ihc tati,iigs became very anx'ous, ana
Inpon inqMfing carly The next inorning
at Wesypool learned that lie bad bean
brought back 70 town mol long gfler}ii:
depi.ftarc from i. by twosm named
| Pasker and Pearce. who charged him
with highway robbery, accompanied BY
yiolenes, an offence then ppnishable
wsilll death ~ the 4rial AT the es,assizes
he WAS pronounced guilty, on the tcstis
mony of these Two persons, Which was
eleaf, positive and consistent through
out, sentenced TO be hanged, and left for
EXECUTION. lie employed no counsel.
land called no witness 10 his defence.
but upon being asked 10y tie Judge In
The usual FORM II he had anything to
say why sentence of~deatll should NOT
be,spassed upon hima he made in
substaucs S.he following extraordinary
speech 's"-->--.
Ny lord, il is evident alrsf-sl,apll
say in opposition to such testimony
would be vain md hopeless. The vii
nesses are men of respectatiiiy. .and
! sheir evidence has appeared plain and
i lconclusise, and my inosl solemn ,proies
tattons OF Innocence conid .avah nie
Enotiiag I hayescailed no witnesses g g
character, and upon suciisevidenee. sHs
Jury could pronounce no oliierS sSstlct
tda.ne ihsn not. ffo.n my soul, ieo
forg've sthuse men upon whose ialse
testimony hare been con yicted. y lini
i my lofd, ! protest NEST so,epniy before
/ tl.ls court, before your ioTdsinp; anf
above an, before that Sod IN Who's
presence y must must shortly appear, an
gnls,ess q me CRIME iQf sl,'clt ! an an
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