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SATURDAY. JULY l. 1875.
THE CITY.
EXECUTION OF VIM. BELL
HANGING AT .WAUKEeAN, !,
LAKE COUNTY.
NIS8LLEGED CRIME--THE MUIR
DEE OF RUTH BRIBRA.
Testimory On Which The Pds'ner Was Can.
.itled--ClreumstsptIal Evtdenee---Ples
Of nNot Cu1Ii,"---The Explains
lion Of the Prisoner.
his PERSONAL APPEARANCE AND
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CALM
MtSA---FkSl HIS iQkYt
TIE NIGHT BEFORE TIE ExECEEoS--
Es Ills LAST DAY on EARTH.
PBBPARAJ FOR THE
HANGING. :.
TIE WAREIEG-LETTER TO HIS DAUdH-
TER-Hl6 PEACE MADE WITH
HLAVEE.
Dying Spec ch Of the CONFERENCE.-The
Ay6sTAaa OF Innocence
Unchanged.
THE EXECUTION.
his PERSONAL APPEARANCE AND
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CALM.
hESS---PAST HISTORY,
The wAREIEG-LETrERT TO HIS DAUaH-
TER-Hls PEACE MADE WITH
HLAVEK.
Dy Ing Spec ch or the CONFERENCE.-The
Ay1WAaz Of Innocence
Unchanged.
THE EXECUTION.
Disposition of thc Bpdy-Scenes, Incidents,
DC, &C.. &c.

DC, &c, &c.
Yesterday afternoon, on one OF The loyelteet
Gays Of june, In one Of the mo.t bctutiful ellie.
which look upon The Lake, man conv .cted OF the
highe.t cder:e known 10 the law, that Of murder,
suffered the EXTREMIST penllty. William Bell a,
halt psBt three O'Clock p. n. Jnnc 80th, 1863 Wac
hung a. Wautt gan Tor thr murder of Ruth BfIden.
Arou.d the deeply tragie cvent OF the execution
Of fellow creature, The most intenee interest
eve. cl!ngs; bat hpw 1Enuttely IL this he!ch:eusd
wher, - in this csee, the victim with hts lat
blcsth calls God to witness his innocence Of tho
crime chalged upon hlm-protests that he die. A
eaer1ncc to tue Aoloch u frlscnmstsntisl ,dcnce
However c1sa. the testimony against him may
be, 1hateves maT he or convictions of
his guilt, that last avo*h cast. over
rs a pail Of doubt, ard We treab:e
to think that after sll, It my be Judicial uorder
ench u we shnddcr 10 read OF in Gays cone bv
Such case Is That Of William Bell. hung ,yes,e:.
day. No ono eeems TO believe In his irnoeeec, Of
the crime imputed to him; yet to the very lsst
BREATH his calm and STACY deninl Of his cuft csr
ried 10 the hca.ts OF Ill who heard 1t a pafnip1
question Of the cofrectucs. Of this extreme and
interee, thur atseaed to ,he eat. ws feel 5asined
In uskIg nete than -oEdluaruy exten led re.
stan< Of
TEE CRIME AHD EvDKSck.
On the 2aLd Of November, 1883, Rub Bri len.
aoIy ~ acsa " IL y The
near ht Z house. On farm owned by her, nt Lake
Zureh, near the ,owu q Ely, Lake county. One
side o! he! head hore Tie r.Ie Of . s,anarne bloV
side u1 her neck tever.d the IN ana rnore
tban h.lf fps.ted the hssd ir5m the body; AID n
rpxor, the hancie thereof haneine outwsrd frt,m
her. Tie a!nfm WIS 1nameJiatsIy Fpread, and
neighecIs ga9htrea about Trucks were fuupd
1now Whirh had frllcn the ps.c.u,nr night. wsre
estiiy followed to the perhbatine farm ol NJ.
Cat well, % the ep:.t where etto1 Nllllsm Bel,
MN. Bt:d,n, st wh.rs hod-c be had been
iDg :" on .b:fce" tor :ome nt.e en- months, @
aeeep sas s'a T1a some
assured hin tbht it NE. at. suggested tuAt he
Should Eo up 10 tts hou.e. Thu be started to do,
shortly 10 return 10 lie work. They sem1tked
&hst he &C bet1er sske II along as hs n!Fh, not
return quickly. and ne cooly aseented to this
COW yard where ,ne todJ wss lying, bui nea, to
the stables where be st0oe beslre i etrav.stack
for nearly haf IN hour. tsJ1pE rothtne ana ma.i.
The razor wss drawn from tie ati1eaed dead hand
IND b1tuktt 10 him with The direct qpesfion
II IT xse not hls; II. looks itke it.'
jrry ftum the cucums,aptfa, eytaencs-
brought setc1e hem returned 4 verdict ia. the
harda of william Bell. He wxE irdic.ed 1t the
Fehruary term o. 1854 tr1ed, Convicted Rnd sen.
teDce 10 death st thr June term Of 1855 On re
1rtsl Misc AImedA hsiuen, daughter Of The rur.
ccred woman. Elr! some aixseen or seventeen
years Of sge, teel lned that Bel. had wanted her 10
MARY him, Nh:ch she haa reiu.ed- saying she
''wss net 20 hatd up for hu. band a. to marry
man who had q Hlls and Guild Alrcad.." He 70.
Piled - u It wn.nf fur your mother you word
nary me-" She ms'hcl esstec that he o. sn2th.
e. q re n e. ba he spa rot
setn them for s<vtn years, AID as neither be nor
his wlIe cl1ed for cnth Other that nAdr no differ
mother had kept heE home tron tne schoo.
she hsd been At1tA Ading At W4uconds, about mills
and talt distant, betaue+. as the said she was
AGAIN atxtied to sctoo', bui had scarcely reached
her d tsunstiop, when q messenger reached her
ysih tne ead lLtelheenes Of her no.hsl's DEAN.
prosecution, which created the Impression III II
Ball war acquainted with the fsct OF the old wo.
men hsviLg made VII, IN fasor oi her daughter,
m,n,lng ut dausht: : ano thn. becoming tEe
poetesetr CT the one fu-dred scre f1rm with al
10 h.hdRome oppolntusnts., He, however,
hon. The .ritl farttcr sa,d tin, on the morning
Of her mothers uea:h there bad bscn soma tro1.
BILE between deceased ano He'll. but this evideace
murder, 1t Eve MINUTES bst6se e,e6t
O'Clock she h.ard er,es from the dirsc.1on oi lin.
e,ks care me! !" sud Inst SIC t.id her fathe.. who
doubted her staserntn,* but TO esttsfy her went
over at.sr 'te lapse Of hllf az hrur, ana yrs The
1aIor WEE identified As B LIS It's case was not IN
is usnAI ptate on the uppt shell Of the buttcry,
hnt upon The second Shelf, where !. lsy neatly
OLD womane packet 20 that the ASSASSIN could MT
have etolen ine rFzor Tor the purpose. There
were 70 trscks leading to The house from any d.
going 10 school AID Bell going TO chop wood.
Finally, the ASSASSIN sts med to have stolen upon
the old Woman along the side o. the COW ho1ss,
etot where the girl 1eft Bell cutting ktoye.wood
IN The 5ard, to where the Old woman wrs milking
COW,
BnL's ExrLAkA11os
The cxrIsnatiou gwen by Eel OF theae eeycre
c1rcnhtsan it1 faG.R Il very noeagtu, confined pl-
mott exc!rs,sely to cet1a4e. a:says thai there
old womAn; that ht never had II , ioea OF marry.
Ing the E1r.. or EVER proposed it IN earnest: that
Morley eherlthed lnlnIcsl fee'trga loH.rd both
him and tte Old won;an; tat he cannot accoun.
cept upIn lie tuppo.td0n that 1t had been stolen.
nld, what b. t1tlsr.t potnL tr.pr+!y NOT
froncht forth or hts 1rIs', 1s TINT Dick n1pKel,
nr~ il The 11t linp'e .valry. he s,Ye, LOOK tho
time oI Mcr.tyk AID CaoTeNf clocks, tmsd the
wslk from Mrs., = IL satwel'-, and Arers that
accosc11 r to tie tt1t m nj Of Mr.. Eh4well I. to
Fhen he nrrivtu In Tc& he hat been at Motk .ome
lively m-rutcs when Ms. Morley heard the
alarm. With tIgu.ar csImnr.t, Detl etys that
K Korley. tis daoshtsr AND Miss Ball s@oru pos
1tsE hoot hui Az insnl.*.ss no e.Enestuess
in ofFrfitE anything tor hlr own defense, INA no
EArn ittling acstpst hsm.
ms cuxDucr.
The conduct ot the atcuerd throughout wss
Index 1elnsskable. for the ereh etsantne.s of
s.al anc &c. 5toL'roI EanisJet.d ouElhe It's trial
tic ktA1cutnts Of the ~i.neszes, the nddre.ses Of
The lrcsecLttt r AtorIe3, AID tha solemn and
affecting spteai uttered y Judge Wl'ams, who
kcplenCed Aida tu CT s1h. we5t ell lis.eued to by
him witt tht famc uuw aversn. c7lnnce. OF e1te-
ytGf. HE cyte besef otDnp-d, hts check never
tinshto nor pale6. AID his ruiSe lever betrayed
tie elIghtt II he1vUls qnavt1. Previous to his
cetyinr sentence. he lad :'een Alowed the free
dun o. the eotndos. q ball Of The title prison
Wfefs re 9so ncxm ~. eo;ns*o. mt attes thu: dste
closely totn1ea tu bis cell. While e,joytug rtat
1.niiet Ni+riy. he nevtr manifeA'ed thc su khtess
Ceelre 10 eErase or the intntcEt trace Of aux.ety
about his 1ulure- Tie Hes contcn1 q iook through
The ref ut tie ends If tie cotr:dur, upon tho
errer fFsts nnd pl' afant .nnsnlut. TO teas ihu
fsr h,~ wutn, prsou-pard ctt ek, und like sulsr-
lug I'M cent child. seemed litefa'.y u take 10
thought t.r tie u'osI6w. Since hte close iDtat.
eesa ,o1 10 'ne er bYmsv :n. hs ~ has taie Tsa
fosesecu OF !or munatnt DRAINED Of bis coaylc.
ton, tlo .nct web would bAv+ arres'ed him ns
took him IN the Drrt place, and ne would never
have renamed IN that p,tron-
BE nAD 10 TEAR o. DEATH,
hut Ia led With calDucse, and hiss sumeh mes snce
he ten'rpe+, ev.n, tc-'td upot the subject. One
Gsy no' Ii 1d nee e. pe ~ ts's p q: ]se ar ls.ss
,he.es 6. 'a,re ilDss III Jog doa's* & ss Wass
10 thstf' .etponGeo Heath. III kLov Inst now
long rave cot 10 live," continued be w,th a
tAlk1LR In II pree$hee Of the beautiful i.nen.es
with wh!<h Judge William. hsd accompanied bis
.ea.r5r .wSi, II you sna he. I've
etSs." tut tn< remark wst accompsp,'d hy 4
lautp ~ith .hrwea that nnoe ri ths judges
ehrtfr }. att: k,la wores hid u:ncbed h'a hart.
III ev.t n,1se r+ckle-. spirit tbrn that dis.
p.syto IN 'kese esyiuc1, one nsJ 1hi, week ZONE
ens ea,a te BIN, Wal. nel. joan be huasoa
FIidss: w,n't yon s, "Ys,.I, a,,. M hs "a ,Msrso:.1
John Browns scu."
SHIFTING TIE RESPONSIBILITY.
TaIkspr with B4lt, scme ure sinca Mr.. Chsru.
cey G. Buell., Eerofy Sheriff, remaEkea that + he
there GOOD repu'a alton 70. t~ro,J tevrn ycars,
be eh1ul' have rune of hrs re'a,.ves or ffiotds
here 10 prove pr !iout PWsd character. " "Well,"
did'hf abitk !, would do .ny go ~ = Them
tA.m r. exclaimed the a.tonlshed Buell. who ut
1nce unders.aod him to naAn bis attorheyp.
"Nen.s eoolly alawesed the imprrturbabl Bal,
-'! kuppese they'll lock after the case." Not
withs.sldinR The TACT that be prisoner @ h;d for
nd Jnte, Turser. % au asrs, % IF ;se % NOS. cmnsn;
LEGAL 1slchtln the SGnte. Bn-ll has not Jet quite
Ttcovei cd tJDM I1e attOnAhNcNt at the cAsy way
IN With Bell Ehlfted un 1.-The ca.e' to their
shoulders.
BEll>s rERsOSA1 ArrxAsAKcg..
HE sppf sIsEce wss by nc mesus ou unprepn+.
peekl, r one. lie was bctn In Co!tra PC Fr.ukitn
coufts. Massachusetts,. and @st Vt this time of hts
oc&1h, Mtte oy+r thirty +eyen ycars Of age. III.
bar wSs brown and sl'sttlJ wAvy. hts fptehesd
birh aud broad, ev1Dcin1 GOOD intelligence, h.
eyis are blue, stesds but not atarlne. and never
EetklrC to hvuid Pazc f1eo npos them, during
lie. H.e hetrht wss sbout Owe fe+f ten Inches
pnt his weight $50 rnunrb., In conversation MI
cho!ce ef lsf,euaSe vas csod, hts mapns1c - sid
pclite and he lever msnlt ated any desire to ehnI
so1vefs aticn upon The enejecs uf his tlscRef
CIime. -.--
IHs LITE.
He fceccd 5e:'rous Of. ~ EFezt cxtent. s6sond
Ing 10 mystery ;he crt NE ot h.t past lie: lie 80
1n1ie thai he hue wife and ttflt Cttl ten ye.r
Of sre living 1r Frat kim COMFY. 49,. shom b
hps lot seen fur seyen ytarn. m asto tett "
f1thcr a. snotbtr are hrinz IN Nttrgoot, oat e
futrf 10 c.mmunicste with them, eayinE fhxt b
dors nff wish LIZ friends to kbtx htf h'c. W