, 1865-12-23
tue EXECUTION At WArsEkA,
HANGING OF HARPER TIE
MURDERER.
Mis- Conveyance from Kankakee
to Watseka---Further
Confessions.
HIS LOVE-EPIsODE.
HIS ORIGINAL SONG.
The Night Before His Execu.
tion-.The Murders He
Planned.
Ills Serenity and Professions of
Observation-Disclosures
Of the Sacrament of the
Lords Supper.
DYING SPEECH---HE SINGS
UNDER THE GALLOWS.
DEAT II.
Disposition Of the Body--Retri-
hnffOn
DYING SPEECH--.UE SINGS
UNDER THE GALLOWS.
DEATH.
Disposition Of the Body--Retri-
button.

In the IR1DrSE Of yesterday, was published q
fuu account m to sha time, Of The Ii!c cf1me. and
oonieeelohs or Ftsne's Marion Harper, who was
e1ecuied yesterday At Watseka. fur the murder of
through that publication, In fnl possea,ion ~ ~.
tactr In the case up to that time Nc viii cont,ne
the report Of the tragedy; commencing with
TIE DAT BEFORE TIE EXECUTION,
Al an tat3y hour 1r Ihurfdar mor.,Fno tha NV.
deHued man M1s visited in his ccft hv f5av 1i 1n
Ihaycr Of the Ffrst sbytestan chu-ch Of E.nts.
koe. who las been since his condemnat1nn 6 ia
vss n Whitehead OF 1Se sSe FPa1 Fsnsaal R,a; a.
shnlch s OF Aansakee. Res. Nr: I1artwed, Mstno-
hare bad at this tinc full sssc OF his awIai ~ ~
s1aon. nd VIE deeply affected b. it. His iaaeuaer
,a1 mSfe .eafne*s md hts tone Of voice and man
the whole conrrc oi his cou;nensnt nat ercn ~ ~
.1pssng tae solemn occasion on Nldch Rev. il.
SIs nnsIamncnf m Insaf'ng nRon him sense cfthe
aoas s ,,,;9 snd re- esaisz:oa et 81 ess4 e
checks, hs voice w1s broken and husty ,sI;h e,nn
non. ana he no, ouly joined In The nfaFe.s of tSe
otfsssd Attendant upon him. but tn bis own betali
70 ihe th!one Of Divine gzaee. AGAIN md sr.,Gy
sobs HnS bs lrsmpe pss5 is was ehoked
his emotions. he did moi, however. necler1 ~ T..
form of prayer which be has used dss foE resS eas
IT, 1or a ~ 81 @Gncmls Lis jailors his spiritual ad
Scriptures by ibe clergy, the gncins Of tbtre nc
nyHns ana prayer, the prisoner bade farewell tn iii
ths,1 n,en9s about the prison. thanking them ior
Gc ohet1o, M1e. Sherman, lie warmly cxpres sad his
S5;nhaae' he had by this tine recovered ali liz
speap e,sg9 sgaans',s dsa sna q a5oush he did not
aaa Me acompohedly uttered. Dy biz orectiou Kc,.
Mt Ihayer At this sine wrote the following letieI
,.FA1nEn: Tell my mother i have h4,annt; 1r
oasgface and shame upon hcr-that have conies-ed
as ms rns 1ds5s5 r. e1a God
them send inia bible, which sas Even me n lei 1
great cotort-tel her to keen + h1Se Tsss' hesn
70 nthH md mother. brothers and sIsters-so I,ra
a. 70 gain hes.e2; va. ave
a. ,.,, FKASc1s MARION HARrsR."
,,s a. n haa naat eleven o'clock Harper was taken
fes ooeni M "a y SsSe aa, h:ns p shsr1an q kaaka
who has ever tince Tie rretimfnarv e4smtnsHos,,
e. sn .1n or ,an,s hin De
aef leaving his cell The doomed msn Urs '1sA1a'ss
~ ON THE CARe, |
On hn way back TO Gilman, The scenc or NJ. s..,
sSs e9e esne: Qulte hrgc crowd was assembled Al
&c expectation Of hearing farewell Fncecb fr,, Ea
Hsp but he shued INTO be car Wltho1f saf!n9 rF1a
the npa;f1 aan ift hem sht.eFing in the 60 d. upon
.ae MI Or ne train Btidc him sat S6eif sher,
sPae H. nn mont 70 Depny AcCatchan and on The opp
Mn4ehead. who were selected b. lin to attcn ~,
~ n9 t INC close Of biz nor rapidly shortening. tenn @
some eeaIsc eta Hf1s h'scE Ersy rap!oons md vest
and email diFty brown hat md Over hi, shon13c
= ra,n h;aa aeaiust the intense cold was throsn
handcnha and his walking wae rn1neied ~ ICY y
P.1t ~ Is connected 9i ~ ehot and strong chain
Hhe ., 1ne 1ne 'me ~ H. he amuted himself b. reading tn
ihe 5ouey be epent In talking Viii sberid IT shso
tesd,sv c,s4 gns r.; elss Who approached him and
peale3 ~nts me nee oonse5sston with him he ap
marked eye-hroNr, short stub,,v n1nnst.ha b.E
s1o o,o1 pang saesks bali neck, huge lower jas, aad
rreat eeeso1,Ga =, ~ ny personal pec1liaitiee
g r. ae;s e 1B6:, Il 81
ihench no one iootns II him aoad took a1a n
sgine crime too b!ack and riliarnous ior lin to
eG G ane,q one ~ woud scarcely shiDk that he po.se.s
GM ae tnat which be perps1atcd md fcg which he /
Mas hung HIS eo1ntenaDce VI. in marked con. !
The criminal wore sIarrsb mir of rnconec- H.
coadop S6s 3, na he 'sifes shrs
cetn and responsibility. Changed a. uarnes .rs.an
ns es4 N the eas be looked Just such tcoundfs
alter his condemnation to death III
.see.aphed to biz friends md told he te!er1sph
r -
t!ouhe With ticket to come.nd itaess liz hanone @
i. nue sitting between two horse thieves IN eonrf
~ eentensc t E he tocalasly remarked 10 the
W. :" Gructaed between two horse thieves" Sew
= hsS soeo feeke;s and hardened setence be ia sid
you'd epeak In just euch manner afler se.tnc ht
= INC 91Es Horrible AZ was his crine in the mrr-
1ez @ q Nelson biz confessions 10 she1ad shc.man
h the conEcva1ton on the cals, revealed the | :
ac.. act that be was cvcn hlacker hearted aad
I'd pree1oasg se1pe5 sesnssl hI than any ooe
% lis own confession be lad njannea
TWO OTHER HcRpEns. :
de eaid ihAt when The frst draft va. ordered he .
5l ana1aa, ~ lhat xouns German nnmcd
Shich be determined TO kln he n:'iea;iivr i
lsalon- Bu1ckha!dt enlisted went ou1 N The SER
tes Ha.pes ssy. TIM. he went 10 Durki:asdt.s a
.Scse ~; 1en Or twelve Hines 10 get chance to iii
VS 0ls DeEs. NJ aslc to 50
lndiurnpols and enlisted IN the ezElc rer1
asnt ,,.l, With h,s intended victim, in oTdef 10 q
Ua'n 4. . an oppnHnity fc9a ;S f., the commission Of
IS s.,r s,;s hey ssS,ssed e
nc Harper al once dcscrtct ron Tie ~ se5ec II ,s
he intention Of following BurcEhardt 10 he Pnto. CT
~ .Se - '1eIe i,a Killing him, but finding be could 81
ot t!eI Lats- came home, and, for the time h.d N
give up h3s mnrde1ous plaus 1-N hr
IN sr 6,s 5,S bone M be vent to Gilman and va.
,me Ieston Mr. Ma1on discharged hin, md he IN VI
:sc9ge, stole and sold some Of Nj Maaons eond. NJ
s' ~ n; 1orssd LIN 70 pay for IT. ard he, nc 81.
Eencc determined on killing Maxon. lie Returned "
3Hle End remained there eIx weeks, bat be ravs h.
'gd rot m rt and l.n9 TO CONC back to Iii sa1on.
s.os ne oo1d set chsrcc % Do So however, he g.
nnty so5 nnothrr murder offered Itself and "
Sd ,,,d po1s e. Neson SO fully had be nsds ap e eal
e ehesif That even hc had moi been ntesteo ~ IN
e n.,sF Of Nelson be Noald moi have In 1has W W
=. " .ne county before he Ind killed Maxon -. ~
tr.lQc mHfUEf he fnadn m 81, l ~
m acme. '" AnFa- | IT
FARTHER CONFESSION. Iw rs,
Pc said That Sclton Wien he ehot him. W., n In
md md frid, '' Lord, Trtnk, why did roa a. If,
nt." and at onrc attacked him. They had . de- ssf
e. Sss and ,oa 9ks dqwp s
.uEgle took plsec-hcfe he choked his victim 10 SUI
aths = 3oehed him and let him wctesne in hG fur
the murdered man being foand On fhe tsacE 5ut bu,
ppofcs mat the murdered r.an, n be was moi u
re dead when le aone may hare revived sut- COL
msnner in which blcod VA found Ia pool IN bis
ana ,easFsa .osg ;Ae t1aek He e
y t. khars and aSsed Sst it. victims
ss over T. In Liz conversation be also reycr.ed ton
p 1fs to @ h,s not tasa bsen Se'
pas 10 LIN always signed heTself bid
- foCh LOVING xoI.1"
H. hde :orc ae golden thread in TIM Ii
to Mo Iii II sl,ye eopsT,ed n.;d'n hi s fSn a<
n Tie town Of GiItaan, and bss.s -. not ia5 ma
usaiipn. We will therelotr M, ns hMasuneo ~ h. :;
WILL cp1coFor as far a. noa.iYIr nEs name -
1 puelic!t5 TO what must BE- to her md 10 her htu
nds, : most unpleasant rc1ninaEccnce. Harper linn
, IN xr,rf rlcre va. a. ds,mnIy asas s nI- tho
ION The fathe! nnd head o the fsrl1ty died, nrt
snhseqEenuy 70 his dec:ase Harper cngaged to ".
@ t 1 ssu AoAy, nc olaeet one tI
strong atecliop existing bctu cen them cou1
nf1ng az ttnposay absences from hcf side, che ~