Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1865-11-08
Z INTERVIEW WITH MS FAMILY.

SNTERvIEw WITH HIS FAMILY.
1t was halfpast ten o'clock yesterday
when the parting with his family; and
seldom have we witnessnd scone more
heartrending. Mrs. + clung to her
husband and wept aloud "My God! my
God !" said she, shave not already
suffered enough. Is my agony never to
cease? and her tears clicked her utter
ancs, and she remained long, clasping her
husband, who stood like a marble statue,
showing no outward agns Of emotion
"Alone, alone, heucsforth am l." she at
length said; "deprived Of my supporter,
my husband Oh God, is there nothing
that will save my husband! Lost! Lost
Losty' Then suddenly rising, she nerv.
ed herself up and exclaimed
"Die bravely, Champ; die bravely p
81 will" vas the response OF the con
demned.
The daughter, too, was deeply afflicted
and after the two had been separated from
the prisoner, it was with difficulty thai
they could sustain themselves, and but
for the assistance rendered them, they
would undoubtedly have fallen, fainting
to the floor.
THE GALLows.
The hour Of eleven arrived, and Champ
was warned that the time had come wher
he must prepare to die. "Im ready
when you are" said he to Lieut.. Chit
tenden, and he was led out by guard o.
eight men to the scaffold. His step was
firm, his carriage erect, and his bearing
just what it had been from the beginning
He nerved himself up to the occasion
not a shudder marred the tranquility o.
his frame; not q change passed over hi.
countenance.
His hands were pinioned behind hin
with a strong cord. His dress was
black suit, of coarse cloth, but neat ant
clean; and on his hands were blacl
gloves. When he reached the scafold
Colonel Shafter inquired: "Shall 1 helI
yoa to ascend ?" "No." he replied
"I'll walk up myself" and be did SO
with firm and unfaltering steps.
On reaching the platform, he faced
the two or three hundred auditors and
the guards without blenching, but re-
quested that DR.. Bunting should pray
for him. The doctor complied with the
request, and implored the Throne OF Grace
to show mercy on the prisoner. The
prayer recognized the hand of God in all
things, and asked that the soul so soon to
be launched into eternity might find its
place on the right hand Of God, as a
fasting monument to His grace and to the
saving merits of Jesus. He then repeat.
ed the Lords Prayer, and to it the audi.
tors rcsponed by one deep and solemn
amen.
During the prayer, the prisoner wept
the FIRST evidence of emotion which he
had yet given. Col. Shafter took a
handkerchief, and wiped the prisoners s
eyes, his own, at the samo time, being
any other than dry.
After this, the Colonel read the char
,es and specifications against him-Fur-
,uson standing unmoved till he had read
he fifth, in which he was charged with
numbering the venerable Reuben Woods.
When that name was mentioned he drop
d his head, and looked steadily on the
,rouud, for a time. He was evidently
Iffected remorse had penetrated to his
allous heart. But like Pharoah, he soon
teeled himself against the reproaches Of
and raised his head and BRAY
d the worst.
On reading the 11th specification, in
7hich he is charged with numbering an
Id man named Rizer, and his little
aughter, he shook his head; and on
eading the 18th specification, in which
e is charged with numbering three sol.
iers of the Union army, he turned to
he colonel and said /: 81 could tell it bet !
II than that, colonel"
II presume you could" was the reply, !
nd the reading was continued.
After the reading of the charges and
pecifcations the drop 5ell, and this un-
'rtunate man was called into the pres