The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1866-05-12

p easel with the way | have bpcl, treated. i,v
NV guard and the eli Eens who vanie 10 see
me. especially the eli erS. the Sheriff and
his lady, and utler laites wha visited me in
prison. ] have reel the Bible since | have
been IN prison. end tried Ia make peace with
God. think | win die happy nvw. | dad
4 end death, and have, | suppose, suffered
death twenty times since ! haSS been in jail;
but | don't lear death to-day. don't know
that | have anything else 70 say"
Smith returned II his scat after making
these remarks. lie spoke in quite low tone,
aid with apparent difficulty, onee or twice
pausing moments between sentences, as It
fOrgetfal Of something he wished to say.
His fingers quivered ~ he spoke, but NO
other display of weakness OF nervousness
was visible.
At the conclusion of his remarks, the Rev.
Mr.. Galloway asked the audience, on behalf
of the wretched mai, to pray for b M. lie
and Smith then knelt in prayer. This over.
s aith signifed that he wished III say snnle-
thing mere to the crowd, and walking once
N ere "a the front rail, spoke as follows;
"Ohe word further. ! am charged with
having meney hid, and whore no une kn,ws
hut myself. | now say as a dying N n
voiee in the or wd-" uder y ihafl l., L
M money ~helnngtng ~ S.dney Sm til, ald
any man who don't bel eve me n a-a-sot
q anly lad man. L | did have Any M iuey
hill | W uId tell Of it, NJ the ch ldrei, WIN
should REAP the heueiit uf IL should have II.
q d knows | have none. | have no fuglhes
remarks to make
lie Thea lmle the officers and Mr.. Gallo
way farewell, aud submitted h MISE to the
.kiSihg terrible ordeal. Seated upo,, "A chair
Z uPhSta L.. Ea,t k.naa 80 II kta ll.ak -.
land Heath nuo q were u iu<tesi, he prayed II
la low tone, hut au1sbly. All td sher.ff
Richardson and his deputies aud Flank
IC.npes. who a fei in ,he iaial + epafaieiuS,
lett the seaGSei. Everything teiug ready
he was reqhe,tel t. and upon ,he in'a.
{ an. lie gave Il tast gra~p 1t the hassl 10
the S.leritr ail h~ellatg h IN god sye aed
III Il bless y II, asEel ttat a ,aI "l We
laad Gd hiess her be ais sad +, /" ,Hat
gi q wife ri the Shesif~~. IL : Ia { VOID !,
1t i have mercy al my $ IA, hal barely
passed his lips when The i,ott was draw. R.d
the ula, fell. DswB a ciear. IL ghiiui. 80.
merc;iul fall, III alstu seNen teei. plum gNi
the living b9dy &c Thomas Sm IA. thee 3,
hang suspended until dea b. H. ne 4 wa.
ev dently broken NJ osce. Tae knot, VIA ,
hal bees, placed uisie his rlg I ear. tai ia
the dr. y. Il pped t, the back II hts se,k,
n Il II 0wa his heal IN u ms igca I. TIE
death ag,i V Wa If bs ef sufat efs and Lu
slight s~oaralsed his fram -t mere trea r
of tue leg sn.eeed ng lar My ala u la "a
mina e. Drs. Alexander all Tae ke,
record oE hrs pa We and ide seat ugs 81 IL
heart, VII ea we Z We. Al two m mute. All
a half his pa e seat IL to the M ,tn e the
tn d m mute, 50 lou h, 81, vefy ute. IN /.
ings aith, 10 !, regular: sixth, l3l, re-u-
ht seventh. Ito. regular, tAssy and lime,
If N tie AZ mssuie perfectly mit,anle ;.
an | haais all the me ia natural, halI-open
position. aad Of u nal color . glt M u Q,
pulse 95. AID feeble; ninth. l44. ve Y tees.e,
e tn. 81. aad barely percepsih.es eseVeata,
81; twPllth, Il. a.d entirely gone ln u lew
seconds. Tae heart was thea tired, a,'l
gave a beats 10 the minute, feeble aud ir.
sexuiar, for the ihirteea,h and f4afteeati
mnuse>. a Il a tie tiiteeNIh-sfsm the IN
eneat OF the drap- ne grea arSalos lie .laj
forever ceased. AZ the ninth lniaute til,
bands legaa 10 turn purple at seve.fseca
minutes lie was entirely exinict. aGi a
weaiy m u - lie haais he1s IN coli az
-ivif. AT es hanging aiAau ilait az h II
the b tly war cut i WI. placed IL he = To
ealy tor lis iaai recepto AID enllseye
away.
AafAtfE ttt u NstfC S@Naft uthft "a AOth4N
Saith only see betrayed aerv uSuess pal.
nlly, and that was ioc the IN me,,t that ii,
sspyd upN,.i the trap, Rgpef att bauni.w WI
Itie e pc ai~jat his ne \. Besa c he ds,p =
al recovered his u ua. - p Ssess,on, al
met his Ia e s;aicaay. lie VIA al ut 5 lee
1 nches In asuFe AID tn ugh ae rabu-
aus, was If siagusafly s qmlnsc'. wry. pew
esfut frame. His phys sai system wa Yer.
tough, and OF exceed ngly heaithfui IA
/ He was not a turbulent. demons ratsSe ma
bat Of gu et. r~esllnse. $ eastay nature "a
WI plan. ell N cSasaesS a a peri M vii
systematic eau ION AID erssiae vii waatese
Ie was benz upon.
During has imprisoa.mes.7, aad IL the m :,
| neil Of his iea h, he never ias,el a dep q
ardent spirits e airy kind. lie was not
lruekard ; he was siInply u lie pc ne. Ia
GER US, cp,i heaae!. csid-heae;el ma. II
.aS gli.e {. answer leae e 5ae Z e al Ja s
= { = his mpstst ous csame, u I'd isy Hl -
.arthef ;nisme.d ef me.e. IL awful a.
= can Only now se W " a warni AZ 10 ollie
If an ev |, ~,lelnossac >p.rI,, aud - all W
. truss II may forever be.
We are indebted t. Saer.T L ehaaisan IL
, courtesies extended 10 Us in ia nsshing fasi.
! tiles by which we are e aahlei t. pIa e befor
cur readers the above particulars OF the ex
~ecut.on.