The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-05-21
Letters ffdAf fhe People,

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Editor Of the Register:
! 1.-THE execution Of, Fogier and his con-
ssipHi oceupied aflatse part Of the
Wheeling Inteliigencer of the 18th inst.
There are some things abopt this tragic
drains and its annuneiation by the press
nota little rep.Nksble.. = 90
Shortly after one o'clock he was hung
in theJail yard AtWahihgton, Pa, on
the 18th, making on the galiovs short
address, not occupying more than two
or three minutes in its delivery. In it
he informs the persons who were priv
ileged to be present that he had made a
confession Of MS guilt, and that it was
written by himself and witnessed by
sundry gentlemen, (and occupying as
we are told, twenty-seven pages of
foolscap paper), and which he wishes
published in the Washington, ,Plttsburg
and Beaver papers. Z #sl.!
y Now, we cannot but believe that to the
attentive reader it is not more apparent
that Fogler murdered Mr.. DinsmOre for
his money than it is that in the prepara-
tion. and publication Of this confession
there was q conspiracy or q precOncert-
ed purpose to ruin the character Of the
Hon. Vim. Montgomery and his family
and certain friends. ,Tt II :
On the 18th of May, after one o'clock
P. NJ, Fogler tells the public that he
himself had made, and left in his own
writing, this confession; and the next
morning about daylight we have the
rhele in print in the Wheeling IntelH.
sencer, with three several dispatches to
to the Intelligencer containing over two
columns and the confession, near nine
columns of the same paper. These dis
patches seem to be the work of a spe-
cial correspondent Of the Intelligencer,
who went to Washington especially to
make them. They were all made after
tho erecation. In the first one he tell us
chat the confession shows that though
FOgler confessed he committed the mur-
der, yet there were Others more guilty
than he ras, that this confession had pro-
duced most profound sensation IN Wash
ingtom, and that all disinterested parties
are cOnrinced of its entire truth" would
now request the reader to observe that
this must have been written or dispatch
ed to the Intelligencer in an hour at the
farthest after it was made known that
there was such paper as this confes-
sion. If there was no concert in this
matter-no management on the part OF
certain persons-how was it possible
for this correspondent to assert with
truth that such paper had produced o
profound sensationf 1t was, in fact, a
profound impossibility that there could
be any sensation, profound or other
wise, in so short time. Again, this
correspondent, in his first dispatch,
gives us Fogler's speech at the gallows
in these words, viz: II desire to say to
you all that have written out with
my 0ra hand full statement, confess
ing all my sins, which statement have
signed before God and in the presence
of Mr.. Dougan, Mr.. Herr, Mr.. Watkins,
DIR. Clark and DIR. Wilson, as witnesses,
and which wish them to have publish
ed in the Washington papers, the Pitts
burg papers and the Beaver papers. l
also desire to return my thanks to the
Sheriff, who has always dealt honestly
with me, treated me kildly, and gave
me good advice. l likewise wish to re-
turn my thanks to my spiritual advisers,
as well as to Mr.. Hornish, who have so
kindly visited me during my imprisoa-
ment, all of whom, with the rest of you,
hope to meet in Heaven"
In his second dispatch, this cores
pondent, H., gives us Fogler's speech at
the gallOws, not as he before gave it,
but in the following words: Gentlemen
and friends: have here made n full and
free confession before God and my fel
low men. am about to pass through
tho valley of the shadow of death, and
will die with the full assurance that an
all-sufficient Redeemer will receive my
spirit. thank the Sheriff and these
reverend gentlemen for their many acts
of kindness. hope to meet the Sheriff,
as well as all here present, in Heaven.
l have here a written statement which
/ would like to have published in the
Washington and Pittsbnrg papers, and
also in the Beaver papers. i bid you
all goodbye"
The wonderful praises thus heaped
upon the Sheriff by this self-cOnvicted
felon are not unworthy of the special
observation of sensible people. And it
is not little singular that this man Fo-
gler, in his farewell speech made at the
gallOws, should travel out of his way to
tell the world that this Sheriff always
gave him good adrice. Had any one
charged to the contrary. The proverb
is that he who excuses himself before
he is eliminated does but accuse him.
self: or, was this artfully lugged in here
to prepare the reader for the charge
that there were Others who did not give
this innocent murderer good advice!
What pity it was that this artless SIM
pleton, Fogler, did not fall into the
good hands of this Sheriff before the
unfortunate Mr.. Dinsmore fell into his
hands. How past finding ont are the
ways of men, as we'll rs of the gods, rs
the Pagans Of ancient Rome tell us.
How strange 1t II that this man of %
years-this sturdy soldier and peddler of
lamps, this writer of this long and elab-
orately-written confession, who knows
so we'll how to appreciate good
advice and the honest adviser-shOuld,
at the suggestion of ssino boys, enter
tain for over two months the purpose to
rob Dinsmore, and then in the eXecu-
tion of this purpose, murder the resOlute
but unsuspecting countryman!
If in the qualifications of this confes-
sion there was no purpose other than
simply to give it to the public, why had
we these three, several long dispatches
in the course of four or five hours, with
hese grave comments which have before
adverted to, informing the people that,
after all, FOgler was not so bad fellow,
though he did commit perjury, robbery
and murder; and that all disinter-
ssted men were (aRd before they could
have heard or read this confession) pro-
foundry convinced that it was all
of it true: repeat that if the purpose
was simply to give the public this con-
fession, why had we all this ado on the
part of some Of the press f-all this pa
raded pomp and circumstance which at
tended the publication Of this confess
sion all round the country the next
morning after tho public was told that
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