, 1865-07-01

ts.hed 70 the ridge poe and themes dos u throug,
me ceiling, the esmc to which The suv1l was Il
design, The man Is to take the placs Of the si Az
u The rope which now su.tans the weight WI
fc cut. srd II the tAll from height OF dye fec
TIE nats Of iron will throw its strain NOON III
neck Of the doomed wretch beneath <FRpou sh
MI, Hea'h; Of course It Is IN admirable a1nqTe
| ment ard would need but little more force to hanI
/ Alappopot1mus.
! POPULAR FEELING.
In the city Of Wauktcan the people seeme
r!1y little antefcstsd u The natter-no one sceu1
question heard being "has be confe..e9 ~ vet ~
| There wzs, however. little or none or thlt no iii
SaIiosat5 @ 70 wttness tfe execution which IS foun
IN n ialeS cues: People knew that It WAS the dut
o. ne ehet1u TO conduct the execution priyaiej;
.no " sl:o knew him well enough 10 be- cond
! cent that he would strictly discharge hist dur
| ano make no concession to mere curiosity. i
Called to look at the ARRANGEMENTS fur the bano
Ing, and little Rroup Of childrt clustered aboS
snch eptR grated doos at the cndt Ut th. corridor
tntrade upon the lastsmomeuts Of The con3eaa.t
man.
TIE HoRHHa or TEX. EXECUTION.
Bell appeared resigned Ant,t,lm. He Ind allen
that tome gentlemen hsvlns called UPON Hin al u
JeEtired I1ther late, he did NOT pet to hed y
early a. usual. He held q handkerchief in hi
%SeheP apesd Il t. bis
dark1ess Of hts cell. His voice had LOST none q q
IL .,eadi6ees, his nee ttlil wore kindly | en,i
asse, ~aies xito'' s'osa sos the eR
cell ehoWed that Ills appetite was IN
impaired; Again he eonvereed freely upon It,
subject Of h's crime. ae ststed that b,d feeliua
also 1etue en- her and her sou.tn law John Bi1der
Il Q snat when he came on the place she expressly
cireeted list he should not exchange work os
have aDy other dealings With either ofthesc men.
John bstden, he ssys. wbs never on the ptace
while LIE ~as hire, bat once, when he came 10 tell
Mrs. Bstdep that his child was very ftck. and ask
Enid II 1t had been John Briden himself he
might have died before che would hare gone,
Thete things he stated merely az tending to
in The cate, who testified that no iii feeling eSiss.
Cd among the parties named, but he ncyer
BY tusinussion, Or otherwlsc, attempted to
He aleo said that II Nas shown in he evidence
th some perten who went in the tracks WhIcn
led to where he IVES chopphg had had run
Mh;ch tney bad LIE dew q one paint and Inst
nor wss I'll blood foun upon hln. Hence the
inference that the person committing the
musret must hare carefully stepped Ia hts tracks
po1tunily OF turning aside and efecinc N c.
cpp.. Ut mny. ~ the why, be hsr. re marked ,ha
tte trick mentioned was aa old ono made the pre-
-
be was euilty he rhca:d conf 8, 20 u 10 remove
the last rr,ctB Of doubt Of The jn.tics Of hts
1udsnert from the minds OF ihose who
hsd been sPS 3D. Wsss @ 70 g. u. exes9tors ct
other wor an Innocent man. He replied, thai
y 1ust, asa Il were entlty sboa!d
ed nnel nnw-bnt an innocent. never killed
Mr.. EEider, and kr OF my .oul viii not be re-
celSed IN the other Wo:!d a. tEat of : murderer"
sub.t qnently appealed to him, II he was guilty.,
% copffts aud MOI to enter ,he -proscuce of al.
mighty God with a lie upon his 1ip., md acain be
Ssye se.y s9oG e1t
ssuc reply be made TO Try appeal made 70 him.
Swiftly tbs hours Of his last dAy giidtd by. Had
h!s niDu ever ior s moment e T. w,ssesed .Ion the
stanti> Il cs'cd hv the frequent appea to him to
confea.; Int Fiji b. answered IN the sane sad
m0n0tnLe, ..1 an innocent"
TIE WARSIN0.
Or the ho1r q his death WA conveyed 10 hin By
emOtse n - sc,rcely to Re able to sps:k fur soma
moments afsce approaching the door Of the cell,
hut Bell wse ~ calm. externally. a. II the dlead
LOT. Finally. Bnel! spoke-~Bsii, the Sheriff
Ind rJtelf Eave thought It best to give you
timely warning Of the hour at which you arc 10
sy ss.4e ire s:o'e &c III bused
his fsc1 In 'he a11kerchiet which he held au his
hahd Bno teened 10 be wetpcg silently. The
aPs ws' fa h .9S p he
olher witnesses tave b.en called to meet here at
two O'clock: you ta,d Sou winhed to speak about
hall an hou1 Jon viii be sllowed p ensy Q. time,
will csas. ;" *'What time ie 1t nowf'' quet,ed
Rel. - Twenty sir minutes often, and you hare,
therefore, bat IRE hours and t~ensy-.lx nluutes
60 Ear, hat voice, hoWtEe1. nevet qusverlLg or
nrstesdy. Tha words sscmed rather aprsyer
than an f1elsu.'.on Of de.p.,5; Ass:n
tarpeet appeal no. 10 70 down into his rtAve aud
meet h's .'od witt lie upon his lips, ~ I'm not
guilty. Those will be my last words on earth."
t,ye fRtc. t1n yo1t oTD heart alone It IL koowu
whether you arc Innocent or gully. and 1t ts hard
to believe that IL t.is most solemn moment yon
pent " 81 ic1gt7sne.s % fon H xSo St T. s1er Es
HercIfu. vi b Eead raised, and eye more drn
and elea, than he who spoke to him, Bell answer
1t-eert OF guilty, Gcd have merry upon you IS
upon all ri ue." said be who before hsd spoken.
Yes, God have mercy qpon a." [s:pooded Ball,
cEouehed upon stool before The door Of lis dua-
gcoD, his head buried in hi. hands.
uK WHITES 10 His DAUGHTER.
At about eleven O'Clock Mr.. Geo. Thomson
"a LED upon him and found him seemtnely much
Inost solemn manner, II be WAS euhty, to which
he replied, ~ hm Innocent II Wis guilty /
9s!t5s5 ~ would hsys ssai fai ~ nol wi,sS., eSt
yenr lipey' Bell answered. ~ vlll" T.me wa
swtftly 9,1nF, md ~. Thomson addressed hin.
the doomea nAp. He drst wrote at Bells tsct9-
1on the following letter TO his daughter:
WAuKEuAN, June 30. 1855.
Lu.heria A.meda Bell:
RAy DsGr Daughter; This will communicate
fa' ses e hs5s s5s bsen eaa aopyss
Of murder. charge Of which an entirely irno.
eeIL, ard tn ahcu,. two hours from the time
life as when It shall please the Almighty 10 cslI
son hence. that you still close your career tn sreh
@snssr e - = I'll render yen acceptable before toe
wicked ceste iron, troubling anu the weary are at
rctt. Adler, ny dcsr eaughter. Give my re-
' From yeuI sai adec.iona,e f.th+r,
WfL1tA1 BELL.
Thi. he addressed 70 Ln.henl A'meds Bell,
colessin, Adsnsvllls: Frsnkifn Co., Mas:
Re ,:o st He 'iee, = To
lfstrso ort1, after The execution TO Dennis M,rr,
the othes that P. A. Brown. e Sheriff Of Like
ssunt .to9 not be sliowed t9 be present It
signed with a trembling hsnd. fo. now be felt
that his death VA tndsea drawing nigh. From
this tine he tcIn1ined aInpat entirely alone until
very uear 2 o'c ock, whtn
Rev K1ssRs. nonroH AND CAMPBELL,
The Presbyterian md B3ptist ministers, chilled
up1n him. Several other persons were present
Ehe1 thty , entered he pr'anha n In answer 70 By:
quite resigned and prtp.fed to meet his lite; that
he had no fear IN leaving this world; hts hope aud
trust were In our Savior, and u BIN onlyi bns
for thAt, he won1d be miserable. Meters. GIMP
bell md Morton then knelt before tbs grated door
Ct bis cell, be kneelire tnside, and MI. Ca1pbeu
delivered an earDett prayer for mercy for him 20
ap atu resumed for tftet kpace. Bell opentnr
ave isae nd HFhieous a:tossthef.'" "Ye.," faid
will BE- known. whether 1t IL now or rot. sup
pote we shall know nothing more In this life."
NO nothing more" answered Bell ahstraeiedly
cenee Of The enme alleged ngatrs. yon." B.il
replied. t'Ies:" Morton queried, .'os b swing any
knowledge Of It." Bell answered, '.So, nor no
done DONE, il" .sIhe mints e.s ~ now devoted % them.
ttves to the tssk OF offering 10 him the last cou.
rotations Of re13g'oc. In Ills deep sM ct1on. THIS
w. nn atssp ,nas p;t
as :eft nlue Tor tbt It time. nnd as tive pty
d Buei @ entered lii ccii, md 81. W. '' ~
LED FORTH 70 pEATH.
The lite psoces;,on vhi b coDdu: ted d1m from
hit cell mp u the Place OF his execution head.
"a hy The tao mtIlster. named. Sheriff le4'n
walked next, followed By Deputy Bu II leading
fttE4S kp%%aAs6 uIkuLt0G up Tue fcufA
Bell walked crt ct a,d appeared 10 nerve himself
IL even more ihsn crtsnsrJ caimcess: He WIS
rz'e. hie hp1 were sishtly clenched, and he
strapped q haLdkerctlcf IN his right hind. With
when be frequently cried the tcaft which flooded
his eyes. His dress was coaste and worn. 1t was
his o1d n.Iy prison dlees, probably all the poor
fellow had. 1he coat was ack spa psnts hfoHn
he Wofe pix striped sTool1eu shirt, bui had no
vert, .Io h,s feet were covered by he,vy p.1r Of
sat down in q caair placed for h1u, and calmly
luryeyed
TIE fcEKE.
The ]srct doors Uf the court room were thrown
nper, md bes ono them sat Soma twenty tvo per-
sots, @ctAts. Witne etes, doctors and members or
The pree.. Among ttoee present we're James Nc
ksy: Asye. Of Waakrgan; y. J. Levin. CITY
coin, County Cl.rk; Geo. Thomp.on, Deputy
C'erk Of The Circuit Court; Sheriff Baker, Of Ke.
noshs, Wisconsin; the jury. Of twelve
~ituet.fs summoned; Rev. Mees,s- Nor.
ton erd Campbell, and Doctors Exams
the br1cht eunehine stscsmed in and dazx ed the
poor .w1etch'f eyer, used to The daEkness; the
ipr With them The voices Of the curious little