The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1865-11-04
EXECUTION OF CHAMP FURCUsoS.

This notorious eI-rebol guerilla chief. recent,
tried before court martial, convened at Nashville
Tenn, and found ruiltv Of sere, Of brutal murder,
committed In that state during hs rccen, rebellion,
vas executed In th.t citv, :. atesdv announced IN
the SrN on FRIDAY last. short time out 10 the
execution, the Wife and daush'er of the condcmnei
man we're allowed 10 VISIT n prisoner IN HE cell for
the pa Jnse nj taking final leave Of tho husband
tnd father TWAS heart-rendng scene. Gni h-orfh
tears TO tho eves Of sll Who witnessed Il. hrs
chung 10 her husband and went aloud. co'np'o'cl,
surrendsring berscf to the terrible anguish OF her
heart, eNolsmng. "My Col! nv God! have not
sos Oh o iS pohhs ,6 asoR a ps eve 70
husbsndi iostl lc.'r Then, sudienly uervins
isrse, espIs-ive black ewes. and sweet ooqD
nrn,, her head. falling upon hi, bo'on For ,or-r
broken only by the sob. NJ he hc,rt brotsn wiS<
and daughter, hut soon the bitter VOID m comn,r1
Young sirl .hrieEea. "fne,gell. NV poor, noo,.
papa farewell !" snd fell 'ensees. into her rno,he'
tho condemned man PREPARATORY To he being iea
forth to e,tcn,ion. Turning 70 ne cIecutioneI ~
the Affirmative he c,rele.,ly folded HE arm. behiri
his bsos Snd was tied ut the elbows and vrisi'. th.
prisoner then remarked thni n, e. also oush =
tied 10 which the eIecut. oner tepl!cd, that Inst
would he done on the se1fo'1. 1As guards. tht1
formed on either eide Of Tim, snd he Va, ie'
cqlmlv raj N. eye, toward the fatal 'ope and thcr
mounted We gta with sun step. Havins ennei
the .lttipi he TUNED 20 the spectators, several "
Ehop re eco ui.cJ, ard TO whom he politely bow ID
During all This time Ftrcuson had j.spla5ed ~
H,m9t' coin!otu.o an 70 he stood TIER ul1n ths
senttd uotc thu appearance n man El1 ne lhou'
nj, menor5 than one sho We iSon 10 b. vio
lenty launched into The unknown, fqlurs "
peph,rs, a. be s'er dl5 HD !, H. bi. vi,
shoIt PRAYER Wr, then offered NJ ~ the srlritus,
adviIer Of ths pritonel durns the 4arrers Of whct
IA Al q "a
nrrest, rayc -!en, o. eno'ioH. Ills i'o" uso"1 90
deep SCARLET the Terpir,t,or .tsr'ci reely rom
t,ce, and bic y. cotol with coryulslve qu've 49,
pnriect rcl'iyator ~ il nrful H.u'tDn ,-et~ec -
ra-h upon HE mind. The cha,se, md ,ro' h,ntior,
remarks, acknowledging ar dtn,uc he tIr'hlulucs-
OF the several f?ec,0c'ti'r,. Fvetv,hinc rer nor
sad . Ia obedienc 70 me order ". Fer; on =
Y my out 70 eT ute on - Fr1- ~. ,t1i.s'
On GER to which tic .prsonG hes.at ngly ,rpled,
- No. not partlculiry" BEING then nsEe1 y he h-i
cant sreIk iauch. dom know solne things thee"
specifications; but don't DENY anything have cvHt
: ou Co.oleli ! want 20 have ny todg pat Va thu
TO bic Colin and ,aken IA the
s 8. rye .Td IN Wrlto Conn., egd tuiisd there
and So1f eO4y ,ha he ,e2, TO yYTr fends hsy,
under you- control wouldr't he here II ! could
help IT, but cannot, and mus submit. what an,
bodT eS up Would YOU coone iayc ' continual aH
the ifonor, some ~ gooi friends ~ my msu Tut
they cant help me now All have to say ~ don, q.
was noN drawn over his face, and the Officer agar
repeated the que ton, Have you anythn NJ iurthe'
70 siTI' 10 which ter-uson replied ~ have not
The officer thea rayr the motion 10 the exc. utonc'
10 IKE re p'st IIins which moytlnent Champ
exclaimed hit.n- hlr c't1 he.Nenva ard ''iooi Lu!d,
have uc'oy on uy foul .. and tie Uoris iel nom
ne I'D, the execnhonor ch'.loi the io9e; ond
the ticp tell with o crssh, launching Lhamg
fcrsuson INTO eternity. HE lgil I'D no,
lreH hs mock. bur e Killed him iustsntr
Ate the tUdy had hung Tor thirty minutes ~ wr'
oven 10 hue iumily who wee Sa,lHr ~ house al
lolilhr me Jull. Wien the oHught.r iT-s taU tbs
lreloss remains OF hCr father, che exc aimed, IA
lVud Insial voice, " Wei, hO,e they afC tatlshei
now" 4 iew day y. eviou. 10 hts exc cuon Peru
son, who hsd leore prom sei THAI u tue trlAl won,
a1N'Ite TO him, he ~olld tCil ell Cus visited hy
Nhor ne made length confession Win tire utiri.
= hnns mat ~ shuu,d no. be- published tntn H.tt'
hs tAve luon. IA Lls CONT t4uu lac h'Guun ed vi
the tiuili1llrss o. most Of the charges rnde nTInt
Que OF ms victims, he remarked that h. had 1ul".
hlh ailer one o. the nos' desperate s'fuWl. thA hr
ever hal In his no. fhey itli . the foo, ant
Laehry kopt shooting, while Ee would knock
me pstol aside, he finally got out his kuDe
shd tllhed hm few tince, ktllnr him.
lie also confessed 10 the murder OF Bo,7el iaylOr,
70 The killing OF Arrl Ilrlor and o co.oled nan
whom he hot and hen stabbed; 10 The kiinlo
) ,hn Cra1tiec Elisha koz.er. Joseph Nlo'el, and
young laI, whom ne .IIpi ate. he lcll 10 he
: q md aud 10 nuWcrous othcr' mentioned IN the
ch9rge. To the same person he rtmarscd: Il vase
: 9u, htrn nsn ~ the start G.n yet, and VIII dc
think ] done nnvthlnr pronr NJ INV tire / com,
mated my dcHas "a u COO and q, be ate lnLuuer
Nl .OOd m'pv atu ul cOu.- ., | pJu't deny that,
.li never n.ti n1n WHOM DID MOI know vci