, 1865-10-26
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His fami1y-wife md daughte-weta with
nm the greater part;of Thursday, aud all FIJI
gay morning. till q tfw minutes before he was
LED out TO execution. Mrs. Ferguson Is a
spare, aeticate WOMAN, nnd appeared deeply
aaested al the time, His daughter was calm,
4ntu J9st 6e;ore tie f1nal parting, but eri-
sSa'y Se oo oeepy felt tie hoora Of her stuation
saHsn.a S w. - ae4eate N appearance, and is but
II was halfpast Tn Of Yesterday when the
pal1me came; and seldom have We witnessed
scene more heart.rending, Mrs. F. cluue to
1ef husband and Nept aloud; My God ny
Goa !! said she, have not already suffered
enough! Is my agony never to cease 81 and
hef teafs clicked her utterancc, and she re-
naansn n9aI a.. tons. e!asping her husband, who
ward signs ofemotlou. "Alouc, alor1c. hence
forth am J." she at length said; Hdepriyed
there nothing that will save nv husband
Lost! LOST Lo4'' Then suddenly rising,
sue 9e5Eed M herself up, and exclaimed:
IL! p1e !1 n!1faycly, Champ; die bravclyw
"A, Was The response Of the con-
The daughter, too, WAS deeply affected
and alter the two lhad been separatcd from
the prisoner, 1t was with difficulty that they
coala sustain themselves, and but for the
assistance rendered them, they would uu-
o0u0lsely hase fnns9' fatnti1g, to the floor.
TIE NIcUr1oy.>
Alter Col. Shafter had finished the reading,
ne In1nea @ e the prisoner, and sa1d:s
1t is my duty to execute you.''
~ Know Il" responded the prisoner.
"Do Jon blame mic ?" inquired the Colonel.
mot particularly, - was the response.
Have you anything to sayr'
can't speak nuch," said the prisoner;
II dld some Of tbs acts charged, but not all
mel, not to have INF body cut up BY doctors,
but want to hars It put in TINT thing -
pointing to LIS ;otlln-"and taken to tho
graveyard, ln Nlite county, Tennessee, and
laid there. You 7on't have nc cut up, will
"No," responded Col. shafter, "you shall
not be cut up your toly shall be sent to
yon5 friends. Hsyc you anything more to
- Wen, whenever you say stop, I'll stop,n
said the doomed man; It am under your
control; wouldn't be here II could help It, i
but I must, and must submit. What am,
] am, and I cam help it; but You would not
have my body cnt up, would you Colonel q"
Thu Colonel again assured him that hIs re-
mains should lc given to bis family.
II hayc, continued the prisoner, "somc as
me now. All have to say Is, don't want
10 bc cut up BY tue doctors; will you put my
Lody In that thing ''-ngain pointing to the
collin" and send 1t to Willie county, Ten
ncssec, and have it buried In the old grave
gard therc! 81
The Colonel agafn assured him that he
would acccde to Ills request.
The cap Of death was then dsnwn down
over his face, and Col. Sltaftcr said:
"11arc YOU anything to say II you have,
,ay it now. and We will wait on your
Rafsing his head toward Heaven, he said in
solemn tone:
Lord hare mercy on me, I pray yon p and
is his voice ceased, by stroke Of the axe, the
upport WIS severed, and the drop fell, and
he prisoner Was suspended between heaven |
md cnrth.
The drop fell at precisely twenty minutes |
'elore t.oe're, and be remained hanging twenty
nd laid in tho cotlin, and conveyed away.
Ills neck was broken, and he bled profusciy
/ then nosc. After he fell lis body moved but
lock Of the descent.