Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-10-25
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49,, ,.. .c.v,.,p,--rae iw) negro burglars
Pa, ,f .l,.,,. Il Seitry, hri h'l"m'
....,,,.. sa.:ert t'.ua't,i"y, we're yesterday
,,;,;,.,y cx,,u.,d G.. 40 :""s Ct P'of House
~; "a, crowd as.c5lh'"i 10 TiaGess the
srccta.,e wa nn ,inuau..;y largo ono, sod COM
n,,..a al.,rss entirely vi n,nr"c'. IT'S cui!-
Icm.et; uieu vera orr::et IN Ga'out exercises
lr,m h.,l-r:sl rimc n'c;rrk ill tao time cl
.,..,. ,;sra.tu:c frDn ISL about / "c'''h'-
Arriving q; ;0 s.i:auid, tho neSr0es ~e'e'ES u
~ ,,,a n|atc,rc; III :. rather ucr:caij hlaHncr.-
Tlsv vera ;,..p,arauici by the k5v. >. L.
v.. s,..o.,,i raoiaa5 U. Dudley, and
,"'. T..i-,;.s nai. B,!o;e having the
"'.'.,' .,.;.sir; ar9unj their necks, Ben asked
,,,.r,,.s;,,,a t. a,it.rss INC crowd, Whlcn b9lnG
rr;r;,;t. ho S.;l.ucci . lew rtspt u tSe rom
,:c; .:.,kn Tor = lvM lh"rm2nt". no s''I': tn"I
h.. ftd ;usi h;cl cppi"c. ei 10 o"ata. lie h;';
oudeayorN 10 ia s.GG al to lead tho his OF
,hs r;r;,t2cu,; iiYamoAths sgo ho paa convert
o.. hot. unfortunately, he ha! "i!l'en Iron:
pr.c,." 10 adnlcnis:,ed oil 10 attHn,
dnnc enayer 70 stray ilom ths paths OF
r..;,luts ard. 81 viclut, 'f'r' SAID h"'
..,y,i ca,nr:unica!i%as cGrrup: go9d mt
,.,..." .r,: 90 it Ina proven III lay case
BE-, re had uruyeI an ni! wise Go'i 10 iCrSlSe
l,iu, Ia. ,;..ma;y sins tie hGd committed, ana
w.. ~. .urc that all hnd been blotted from the
i..c,t E,uk. md that now tho wey Was clear.
ia Isls Satisfied thai no was going to Heaven,
nnl he cal!sl on al! his friends to meet him
thcro.
Or Er,r.ws tton offered up 70 tie Throne
ol era 40 shorf hut iupreseiTn prayer;
Tue cra,:d VS. rHxt addressed b.; the
n,ber canLcunct MAD, who adnonished all to
sin 10 u.ut., but to prepare to meot INN IN
Heaven.
A, old negro named Ns!s?n, employed u:
;,e ;al who usccnted tD the platform with the
J,i;nr next addressed the assemblase. lie
.lluasd .nsabc inoreaso cf criu!e, and warmed
all what M6dld be their fate if they persisted
;n dninp evil, in deiauco Of all laTs, human
End divine. The jaiis, said he, are crowded,
and the courts now have more work than they
can possibly perform, end the devil stalks lrCo
do lrad." "hh. my brethren" he continued,
III vou all DO not turn from your wicked wnTs'
vaniil fr7tirgiY como to aome bad end." lie
;,aI l,bored With his twO unfortunate brothers
who ,rcrs now about to suffer death, and lao
hopcd their sins had leon forgiven. The o.a
man sten turned 20 the prisoners shooK
bor,,, with them, and in LOUD vnlc, sal2
ar .,pcnler re to Father Abraham tell him
IN DO dare soolI ~
All then loGt the scaEold except tho JaIlnr
md tLo two condemned men. Jailu: Hall
,hen rrcc,rdal to !nstcl the ropo t. tho b"nIn'
aad while thus engaged, William fell upon hlS
krcee, nni Ben )enred against the "ca Il I'D anu
rr.yed niouJ. AT ti'n nnrc:usion OF tbs prayer
tho Jalor :.'ijrasad ths rope nr"und her
necka. Jd.t then negro IN tho Grove on
-sin.,i re,a:i.s;on aud assembled the fcah3!G
for the purpose Of shaking hands with Ben
Seeing. him, Ben advanced few ste97,
shook hands With iliGl, and requested that
he would look after ard care for hia fam"
H., Then turning 10 Sthe crowd, he
p1cIains:, Good bye: don't fail to H'e,t RIO IN
Heaven" Their heads ~":" then enVrlopeI VI
c.ns. aud ~. - i.w mnn:tn:s before ~ 0 clock the
dr7p fell, AID tbo twu negroes were lsunched
into eternity Neither OF their nccii5 vera brohe:'
in tho f. AMI they consequently sutfocassu'
diving ia tbs most vic!aut manner. Ben's BODY
swunq 10 a:.l iro fer some seconds ard twice or
;hrs, ,mcs he succeeded in getting biz feet upon
the platform. and psr:isly raising his bedY-
Each time he had to he pushed of by thu J''Ior.
After hsngirg the time prescribed by law; t'ey
were cut down and pronounced cesd ey The NJ
leading Ihysicisrs