Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-03-14

atty which the outraged law demanded of
him for taking the life of citizen.
A prayer meeting was held in his cell uu-
til teu-s o'clock on Tuesday night, after
which Mr. Downs, who has been acting as
guard at the jail since the sentence of the
criminal, wrote several letters at POOLS
dictation-uue to his brother Alexander.
now confined in the Parkersburg Jail for
the murder of fellow soldier, aud another
to Christian lady, Miss Mckee, who has
BEEN unremittiDg in her attentions to the
sp ritual requirements OF the condemned
H. requested this letter to be sealed, and
yesterday morning, when the lady called
U pom him, as usual, and prayed for him, he
lnded her the letter, with the request
nat she would read it after his death. The
.etter merely thanked the kind lady for the
interest she had taken in guilty and uu-
worthy subject like himself, and expressed
the hope that she might be rewarded in
heaven. After the letter was written,
Pool retired to his bunk and slept, or ap-
Peased to sleep, very souudly for two or
three hours. In reference to his approach
ing execution, he spoke about as usual,
saying that he thought he should be able
to meet his fate firmly.
Pool has grown somewhat pale and uer.
vous in the last month or so, but those
who saw him upon the occasion of his trial
would not observe any particular change in
his PERSONAL appearance We do not
think he has what most people would de-
scribe as a % bad countenauce." His hair
like his complexion, is light, and his eyes
are blue, and rather mild in their express
sion than otherwise. His face is round,
and, taken as whole, rather expression
less. In stature, he is somewhat below
the medium height, closely knit, and we'll
shaped. He was % years of age in Sep
TENDER last.
Rev. Mr.. Barnes, of the Fourth Street
NJ. E. Church, ADD Rev. Barnitz, of the
English Lutheran Church, have devoted
great deal of time in devotional exercises,
with view of preparing Pool to appear
before the judgment seat of God. Pool
spoke very kindly and gratefully of these
gentlemen yesterday morning, and also of
the ministers and Christians who have Wis
tied him for "a similar purpose
Atan early hour in the morning it was
observed that the city everywhere wore
holiday appearance. People sauntered
idly along the streets as they do upon holt
day mornings. AS the day advanced a few
persons fingered curiously about tue Jail
door, and the crowd gradually Increased
in numbers until they might have been
counted by the hundreds. a guard was
stationed in trout of the door 70 keep of
the eager crowd which still continued to
increase and to sway to and fro, all anxious
to get look at the prisoner.
In the meantime religious services were
being held within by Revs. Barnes, Barnitz
and Mcclure. other persons participating.
After services were over the prisoner was
dressed for the grave aud the rope was ad-
justed about his neck Pool seemed to
bear up under the operation with more
frmness and deliberation than we had ever
seen him manifest. His hands being Sc
curely tied, his hat placed upon his head,
he shroud, rope and all things properly ad-
listed he asked for chew of tobacco, and
being supplied with that article, asked if
he might be permitted to bid the prisoners
on the lower floor good bye, saying that a
sight of him might operate as warn
ing and induce them to turn to God. No
objection being made he walked briskly
to the different cell doors followed by Jail
or Tolfver, saying to each prisoner, some
dozen or more in number, as they put their
hands through the iron doors, ''I can't
, shake hands with you--m hands are tied.
Good bye. hope to meet you in heaven
you will all have to follow me some day
aud hope you'll be prepared" The pris.
Ouers particularly the female portion, babe
the condemned good bye with tears in their
eyes, aud all seemed TO be much affected.
The prisoners on the FIRST floor, most of
whom were young women of the town, were
allowed to come out into the hall and they
thus had view of the prisoner through a
large iron grating as he went the rounds
of the lower cells. These prisoners shed
tears protusely, crying "GoOd bye, Robert,
God bless you" Pool looked up through
the grating and babe the girls good bye in
return, telling them that his trust was in
God and he hoped to meet them in Heaven.
He eviuced more emotion at this point than
at any other time. citizen walked up the
steps into the front portion of the jail and
moved quickly about the rooms occupied
by the jsilOr's family bidding them all good
bye, and repeated that he believed God
had forgiven his many sirs and that he
put his whole trust in His divine mercy.
The unfortunate man was then conduct
ed to the omnibus standing in front of the