Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-03-10
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and sister. The contents OF thess letters
are not Of interest Ia the public, and into
these sacred secrets the public has no right
to intrude. Each contained fresh protesta-
tions Of innocence. Y,rW i
During the morning he conyersed ration.
ally and coolly with visitors, never for, q
moment losing his perfect self-posssssioni
and ease Of manner. At helfpast eleven he
had prayers in his room, the Rev. Mr.. 90.
nent officiating Soon after he was dressed
for execution. He wore q suit OF black,
over which fell his white shroud, prepared
with grotesque and ghsstly care. The white
cap upon his head added TO bis sepulchral
appearance. A brief minute suf6ced him
for calm leave Of his sister, and he was
ready for az -i.gL iALAll p
DEPARTURE FROM JAIL. MT
Meanwhile the impatient crowd had
swarnied the street and jail yard, adjacent
roofs. windows, steps, and fences, and was
hungrily waiting the coming OF the crlml-
nal. SO numerous was the throng that i.
was necessary for the military eseortEcom-
1 pany A, 10th battalion, under Captain II.
1 Frissell. and company d, Captain William /
Bieham-the Guilford Guards,-to force I
open passage for the wagon which was to
bear the prisoner away. d y, = E N.N II
At last the way is opened, and the liked
bayonets Of the militia have cleared the
Streets And now. mt half past twelve pre- |
cisely, out of the Jail door comes the pris.
oner, who, being unable to walk, Is carried
in the arms of Sheriff Seelys assistants,
Coroner j. B. Beckwith, and Fl. j. Walker.
His sisters sad face, as she sits at the win.
dow, does not move, as she sees him placed
4 in the wagon and borne away. Her self
command is no greater than her brothers,
Seated there in the wagon, which also bears
his coffin, the. center Of ten thousand eyes,. /.
borne to an ignomilnious death, the dlscov-
cred and sentenced murderer sat, almost az
though he were enjoying a atriumphal pro
press. Not muscle Of his face moved, his
eve did not fall, but met the glances cast at
him with composure and naturalness, while
his conversation in the wagon, as MIR. Beck
with, who was with him, tells US, was easy
and social.
; Pluck conauersl A brave man always
, commands certain admiration, and the
cool, uudaunted bearing of this one man
wins victory. The coarsest are awed and
= stilled, and the crowd, lately SO yindictive,
was measurably silent.
; TO THE aALLows.
, The gallows is about quarter OF a mile
/ North of the Jail, at,the crown of a piece OF
0 meadow land, owned by John B. Young.
/. Thither the procession moves. 1t consists
4 of the wagon with Streeter, the county OH.
= GERS, and ,others engaged in the case, and
8 other invited guests. The soldiers. with Tx.
Il ed bayonets, form hollow square around
IS all, and do their difficult duty well. /.
b At last, through mud and mire, the scat
d fold is reached. Some difficulty is expert
s, enced in clearing away the vast crowd al
,e ready congregated there. 1t is noticeable
that Streeter leans forward and watches
with o quiet and apparently amused inter
est, though under the shadow Of his gallows
10 the progress of the work made by the sol
:, diers. At last it is concluded, and the pal,
81 and ghastly wretch is lifted upon the scat
!, fold and seated there, while his coffin is pla
= ced beneath it. Even now three is no blenoh
y ing, no shudder,--the same COOL still, def
- ant courage. A murmur runs through thu
:, vast crowd, but there is no loud cry. Al
40 40 feel the magnetism Of his courage, which
70 whether reality or bravado, is most wonder
- ~ full.
nd THE CROWD.
m Avast sea of human heads, with eyes il
pr ton. Wpvu tho whise 6suse shero, surrouud
the scaffold. They number at least fftee
.u- thousand,--many of them wild, rough mel
lst with many, also, OF the most respectable {
Ie. society. Women, too, we are sorry to say
ru seems to draw together all ages condition
''s and sexes t....
"a. THE EXECUTION EXERCISES.
ice tits now one O'clock and at half past on
he the drop will fall. Thirty minutes more
- the seconds are ticking off swiftly. Th
dy Rev. Mr. Barnes, who married Streete
= and oficiates on this occasion by the crini
NE naPs request, knees, and, as sudden 1
49, lonaa ,,yaanu aornss tha thrnnu haaaechi
=. God to look in mercy on this scene and BILE
Ivy it to all concerned,-if the victim be inn
me cent, to interpose for his relief--if DO
on guilty, to evoke good from the great evil
ice During the prayer, Streeter's firm, ster
ne unmoved face is bent but his eyes are n
IN closed and are fastened on the foer.
re- The friends of the condemned were th
rin permitted two by two to take their leave
ans an him. His friendsl What mockery th
ne, word must have been to the guilty maj
,e on ear, as his eye, wandering over the VI
=, throng. seeks in vain in some face for Q
I anu proving sympathy, finds no glance Of 81
eu' tanning approbation,q discovers no one W
sai an does not wish him deadl Docs heJthi
-, and he saks the few proffered hands in
'ola most perfect silence. Once or twice Il
ecu silence is broken. When Mr.. Foote, I
mn mn murdered woman's father, approaches hi
''su he asks, -, /,
y 1ed ~ an affirmative answer is given, adds,
.. "As there is God in Heaven, am inl
.ue cent of your daughters murder"
cal, To Rettig, who recaptured him, be 6
al. almost playfully, alluding to his capture
ea. II assure you that regret having \
ST. est, you under certain. circumstances. Be X
ray to my wife as you always have been."
sn.' All are gone now, and after minuI
are waiting, tits announced that tho condemn
gym will say few parting words. A rustic
u crowd, cut short by intense stilluess
ana "a: look up to the scafold. They 500 I
'cia- as Streeter hesitates, that he is abashed
TOD TOD those around him, and seems for q nom
tnis but moment--inesolved. A thrill n
pon through them. Will he, at the last, coni
u that he committed the atrocious oriI
al which all present are morally sure that
lced oommitted3 Their doubt is soon resolv
.nI. Summoning oil his physical powers for
;asn task of standing upright, he rises, fac
u ~ IL Al