, 1866-07-16
DOOMED TO DIE.
The Murderers Van Arsdall and
Lemm0ns in SangamOn
County Jail.
THEIR CRIME AND CONFESSION.


sfEssF1E1D, l1t-r July 13, 1855.
In little cell, about eight feet square, on
the second floor Of the Saneamon County
ia,l. are closely eonf5ned two youur men.
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saoanosale,l ano James +. lemons, COL
Ticted Of the murder Of one John Saunders, a
crime: which they hare freely confessed, anu
for which tbey are sentcnced to he erecuted
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" 1'aay AeAt' @ue -oIu ius.. an en7" pun.
be uninterestinS to recount at this time the
crime for which they are doomed to suffer
thc last nena,ty Of the law.
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was committed on the evening OF the 7th OF
March, 1865, In the little town of Pawnee,
sancamon County. From the evidence ad-
3ncna m 4he fr,a1 II onna.rs that n bod hean
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lesoi'eo upou W e"nSS u aoauuoneu sonuS
men, to whom crime was both familiar
amusement and occupation, to visit the town
mentioned and rob one OF the stores there
tbey zunnos,np that "a th.rc vaa NJ, ront n
,hst nioes thas wo,,,a a,a oons;aa-ah1o
'nat P.aee tues "ouu uao y eous,ueIAole
amount o! money IN tae nanas o. Whatever
Me1cnAa5 laey nlSnt elecL % flst. hopoe-
~ was tne only crime of1slnally pnrposeo,
but they were, as the sequel showed ripe
necessary Tor lhe cons1mmatlou OF their VII
lainons projcels, When tue gay TOT the exc
cutlon OF their plan, the fatal 1th OF March,
arrived, the courage Of majority oi the
band would seem to Iaye Jailed, a1 only Van
Arsdall, Iemmons, third named Matthew
na!iafo, ana ,9nsea h4mea pa CfaWi9aa, SH, me.,
and went toSether to ta%nce' When they
arrived there night had iallen. ~. bodse's
store. the one liked upon toE robbery, was
closed. bal1a1d went 10 af. booses mouse,
and by representations Of several persons ae-
elane 70 MAKE pufchases !nooeea MN
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