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

people. Some were laughing, some wer,
crying-sOme looked sad aud some looked
curious, but all were bent upon common
purpose which was to see guilty fellow
being sent to bis last account. AS th,
omnibus neared the place Of execution
hundreds of people, men, women and chill
dFen were seen hurrying along the side o
Wheeling hill, falling in the snow ant
eltnging to the bushes, encountering anG
overcoming all sorts of difficulties to reach
the vicinity of the gallows and obtain eli.
gible positions from which to observe the
horrible scene about to be enacted.
Pool gazed upon the scene with as much
calmuess, we thought, as any other person
in the vehicle. he seemed to be perfectly
resigned aud his confidence in the Divine
goodness seemed to increase as his last
worldly journey diminished. He talked
freely to all and bowed to those whom he
recognized in the street. He called Shelf
Loring to to his side in the bus aud re-
questcd him not to feel so sad, saying that
he knew it was d!sagreeable duty to hang
man but it was his duty nevertheless,
aud hoped he would perform it with as lit
tie regret as possible.
The galloWs was erected upon small
fat on the hillside about fifty feet above
the bed of the ravine known as Jouathau's
Gut. The place is,so situated as to afford
view of the execution to a hundred thou
sand people from the hills on either side.-
At least thousand people had already
collected about the gallows and with the
arrival of the prisoner the crowd was in
creased to five thousand one third of which
was composed of women, some of whom
had infants in arms.
Pool in company with the Sheriff, as
ceuded the steps leading to the gallows
with the same frmness that he had all
along manifested and quietly took seat
which some one assigned him. He then
requested Deputy Sheriff Seybold to en-
quire if Mr. Geo. Rodeubach was in the
crowd. Mr.. Rodeubach responded in per
son and ascending the scaffold Pool request
ed him to assist in taking down his
body after he was dead aud to be careful
that it did not fall to the ground. Rev.
Dir. Barnitz then read in a deep and i'm
pressiVe voice, the FIRST seventeen verses of
the fifty first aud the first four verses of the
twenly-third Psalm as follows:
Have mercy upon inc, o God, according to thy low
ing. kindness: according unto the multitude Of thy
m fFau
cleanse me from my sin.
For i acknowledge my trSnsgreasions: and NV ain
II ever before me.
Againet thee, thee only, have stnned, and done
I5 evil In thy sight: that thou mightest be ju.ti-
judgest.
Behold was shapen in inlquity; and In ain did
my mother conceive me.
Behold, thou dearest truth in the inward par1S.-
wisdom.
me, and shall be whittier than snow
Make me to hear joy and gladness: that the bones
tShIeh thou hast broken may rejoice.
Hide thy face from my sins nd blot ont all rnine
iniquities.
Create in me clean heart, God; and renew
right spirit within mo-
Cast me not away from thy presence; and take NOT
thy Holy Spirit from me.
Restore unto me the joy OF thy salvation md nm
hold me With thy free Spirit r
Then Will teach transgressors thy Ways: and ain.
nerS shall be converted unto thee.
OSllNGI RullLluO99, u GOu, tlOu Cod
thy righteousness.
Lord, open thou my lips, and my mouth shall
For thou doSirest not sacrifice; else would give
Il: thou deliShtest not in burntOHering.
me sacrifices Of God are broken spirit: broken
and eontrito heart, o God thou wilt not despise.
The Lord Is my shepherd; shall not want
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; he
leadeth me besitlO tho still waters
He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths
OF rtghteouSnes8 fer his names sake.
Yea, though walk through the valley of the sbad-
ow Of DEATH will fear evil: for thou art with me
thy rod and thy staf thty comfort mo.
Rev. Mr. Barnes then stated to the peo-
pie that ION the way to this place Mr..
Pool requested US to sing a hymn of his
own selection. We shall not be able to
render the hymn effectively but We cannot
refuse to graut the last request Of dying
man." The ministers then sang the hymn
commencing
Jesus sought mo when a stranger,
Wandering from the fold Of Iicd,
lie TO rescue me from dA ger,
lnlerposed his precious blood.
Pool joined heartily in the singing and
his voice could be heard sometimes high
above the rest After the singing Pool
made as if he designed to say something to
the assembled multitude but fearing he
would not have sufficient voice requested
Mr.. Basnitz to say for him that he implor-
ed all present to rcuounce their sins and
turn to God as they hoped for peace in the
world to come.
To the young men he wished it said that
but for the Intoxicating cup he might have
been a useful and happy man instead of a
condemned criminal and he exhorted them
to fee from the wrath to come-that he
forgave allhis enemies and prayed that his
enemies would forgive him.
Rev. Mr.. Barnes then offered up a fer
vent prayer in behalf of the condemned,
At The concIusion of vbicb ,bo ,o,. -.