The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1868-03-19

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remember tic lessons Of The past
tFrom the Parkersburs Times.]
TIE EXECUTIoN.
This public exhibition drew together
an immense Gro wd. of people of both
sexes and ali az es and color,, BY some
the number was estimated at 1000 pres
ent at the sad s>ectaclO-more than a
thousand of wb I'm were mounted and q
great many in buggies and "bols'er
wagons" Tue golIows was erected
near tho North Foslern Turnpike road a
half mile beyond the Rice Grounds, on
lands adjoiain 3 the Catholic Geometry,
Very early IN jho day people from the
country CAM pouring into the city, GIL
iur our streets and stores 10 the no small
benefit of merchants, aucijdneOts sud
other business men especially saloon
keepers. ata. Boo
Tue procession was very imposing
one, as TO 'lumbets, and the general
man agcment Of the guard, cavaloude,
&c Arriyi Eg al tS place Of doom a
hollow SOU ire was formed by tho SOL
diers comp ssed of two parts Of compa-
MES who volunteered from Parkorsburg
and Lubbock respectively. The spiritu-
oil ADVERT iers Of the condemned, OPhys.
ician tho officers Of the Guard aud the
Press Gang were alone admitted to the
spot within the line Of steel with the
sheriff OIL his deputies.
Father ParEo and his reverend assist
ant asc ended the scsfOld with Eissle,
and remained with him in prayer 10 the
last The appearance and conduct of
The wrstrhed man during his last mo-
ments manifested, like lis entire life, q
singular admixiure OF hardened and
stolidindifIerence. with constrained looks
Of pious penilence, and Willingness 10
atone as far Os possible for his many
crimes. He seemed perfectly solf'poss-
essed, and told Mr. De Bar that he had
an address prepared 10 German, but, as
he could no, bo heard by his country
men who were scattered through the
crowd, ho deeiried him 10 translate it
for publication.
The Sheriff took the condemned mon
upon the ,caifold u AS P. NJ and Of
PRECISELY O'Clock The drop ftii which
cut his thread of earthly existence. He
fell about four feet, and never struggled.
An upward movement Of his hands was
observed Immediately after the fall, and
also slight muscular contraction Of the
body intervals OF about every minute
10 tho fit.l SsYen. AT the end Of 10
minutes DR.. DAvis pronounced him dead,
and he YVES taken down and placed in
his coffin after hanging Is minutes; and
The immense lhrOng began to moYo and
filed tho tho road from the place Of ex-
ecution into Poxketsburg, about p miles.
A number Of drunken men were up
on the ground, but good order prevailed,
and no accident occurred worthy of note.
The exposure 10 drizzliug rain OF SO
many persons for several hours will
doubtless bring harvest to the Doctors,
if not to tho Unlcrckefsi as the mud
was very deep along the roal, and the
ground occupied was Of wet and sPcn'
gy character.
The following is Eiseles las! componsa'
lioo to his friends:
DEAR FRIENDS: .a .
l would like to say few words to YOU
before leaving this world. 1t wOs the
will Of God that | should come here
and no further, and whom | think back
tho last 25 years my heart breaks on be.
holding but continuity Of sin aud
crime, from my early youth until now.
AS early in my tenth year my hands
were defled with stolen properly, com
mencing with small things and incrOOs'
ing, until at last shed tho blood Of my
fellow men. became Murderer and
must now atone with my life on the scat
fold. What q terrible pAug TO think
that my good old father who took so
much pains 10 raise ms good man and
christian, is to hear Of his son dying q
felon's death on tho galows. Oh! like
many Of you perhaps, | did not then
heed their we'll meant Odmoniuon.
pray God in my dying hour that il may
not be lost upon the young people pres
ent and would write or speak more
but time fOiIs have but lew moments
to 1.-Two, mAy God have morcy upon my
soul, and my mcrdLod death serve as an
everlasting example,