The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1866-07-11
-. Hanging of Eph. TOlley.

Ths Hanging VI DP-'
III, Mobile and New Orleans
~ - colonel Bob so well that
=, o sI.,s The following little story his
! ~ 81 he sufficiently apparent there
y ~, w not expose myself to his wrath
90. 20, 81 pagan name 10 connection
HIs hopeful nephew, Frank il
8 y, - here than the old men, and
= 80. .s,1 have attained MS venerable
ls a as and experience, viii add 10
zee 10 80 az drollery and mischief a
1n.i sSneated by study and foreign
gs seldom meets me without
= r.rn in bis peculiar style, and
1.ls az raye me an account or an
one = M county, Mss, to
I:s y. ..ss-iS had given him a special
2 W "a an me following style, verbally:
w, l. , 80, and see me strangulate thet
. y .r = Eph. Tolley, for arson and
ls'as nsn Odum's house aiire durn
,,slbs story in Franks worls as
N As possible.
!: ,oDoInied day came, and as we had
/. snsen miles to ride, and the execu-
"a. 10 take place at 3 a. m, 1t was
80 70 start early, and accordingly,
/. RAJ directed Jerry 10 wake Us up
Isv Il seemed 10 me that we had
q armed in when | was awakened by
i, voice calling out:
Vas Robert, Mars Robert IT'S most
H. go to" was Uncle Bob g
,,oisDt response, and | endorsed il.
,sSr hort nap was shortly broken by
v,rning us that it was "fOre day,
pobert now, for true !" \ loud snort
0d Bob was Jerry's only answer, and
Z hour we we're not again interrupted.
~ bauIed out third time:
Gear daybreak. nj! Mars Bob play
able gittin up fore day :"
+, secrst OF Jerry's wakefullness was
Ined by the fact that his own little
Stump Sucker" was standing ready
Ire BOb's horse and my own. lie
,Eod 70 be in at the death We took
breakfast, and as Spartanburg Court
= vas not the place to look for dinner,
sOOsIted in our saddlebags a couple Of
sOi whiskey; think Jerry had one
These and plug OF tobacco consist
N lunch.
ben We arrived at Spartanburg We
d about a dozen planters and Overseer:
rg about some Of them occasionally
a0lsly inqairng Of the sheriff "whal
vas be gWln TO hang TOlley -
uld Ike 10 show you the sheriff Of -
DIV. George, he is the durndest, ugliest
niest lille cuss you ever saw. He stand;
ut I've eet in his shoes, and is about al
ID - be is long, and his mug woulC
hlsl The savagest catamOunt in all ere
10 Bastling about, big with the impor
r d his position, lie waddled up Il
L Bob and pompOusly offered his hand
rosnel, I'm burned glad you've cum
r. tasseS here amt gin me no peac
san up, akin me when | was gwin L
= It's none of ther burned biznes
iFiled yOu to see the hangin', for
YOU would like sport. and WASH
70 begin TIL you arriv ef had to pu
execution"
, YES o. yes o, yes I'm nov gwil
need to carry out the sentence Of the
. Eph. TOlley, which has to be hung
ron and slttin' of a mans house atire
= Bill SimOns, my deputy"
les over at Jim Boards playin' seven
HA Lanty COrrigan, and 4 beatin' o
Ike skies, answered a pOt-bellied
7-iaced specimen OF dirt eater. He
kme TO take his place
Os take his place You take, indig
interrupted the sheriff; durn you
look heap better a takin Eph. Tol
lace. Call Bill SimOns.
4 some delay Bill SimOns appeared
T. Sheriff taking a piece OF clothes
bout four feet long out OF bis pocket
i 10 him and said:
H. deputy, 90 fetch Tolley out here.
70 this time | had been vainly lOokin,
= some preparation for the fatal scene
e only thing visible was an enclOsur
NrIy feet square, i've feet high. mad
= aid IN a fashion of a worm fence,
ssen0liDs a suspicious pig-pen NOR
anything else. In the centre OF ID
-siie Stood pole of black jack. fOrke
eR and lying beside il was anOthe
aaOci twelve feet long, peeled of il
II Seertf, said /, are not thes
Nass rather Irregular The la'
= deeuuon must take place With
.le1s'e, and"
sa mt that an enclosure, sa-ay
AZ ao.t say Pm 10 build q stone wa
I've sxter chunk up the crack.
'o1e 5 the gallows ." l ventured I
sSae said the sheriff, with impress
s~ squire, don't you fret yol
~ ! know my biZness. and you
% BY tendin TO yOur'n. Hold Vol
nd You'll see. hain't been sher
-olniy twenty-five years for nOthin
- b- SlmOns with TOlley. He h;
= oA Of cl0thes-line round the Gu
~ aud was leading him along
,.-I horse 10 water. TOlley ",
4 short in stature as the sheri
S9lly built, aud had sulky dor
-'.-sS sort OF look on his StOld fac
cute eomplacently chewing a
SHAW. He nodded Familiarity
--ls, spoke 10 two or three In 4