The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-16

aboa, four O'clock helped him &c. supper then he mts s
wood for the re bass and lay on the Ssa a eaa
the dishes washed and the house put 70 rights there
was shocking AZ the door, when Wendell said Come m
engaged 10 conversation Wendell had shot hanging
trade Tar reso,er he replied he would trade anything he
me s led h. TO md sd Gns s
and askei me wha. taoah q q said he would trade ios
70 the then Of tho strangers took bottle out o.
so~ &
bed and reached my Shoes when Of the strangers
matter before the other
% s with the gun nd nsa ne s a
loading he laid the table, with the muz
war me- osl'a my Wsa ana
.assy S yss Gas but sSs g
to aaa might sas' w Sss S"n said
might asked their name. out n they refused 70 give n
win never be hs death Of another Of my brother. got
10 60 to SssFs S0s so os or
the other would out Of about one or O'Clock
ana some boards, ana nails got some
from under and they nailed the boards on the
they both watched them and thought they went
ana the oihsr they sysam The house
" wore . e o H went aud i0f @
and they got them, and tried on his ha. and
sa TSr Ss = Gst them
side Of the house they took and went away after they had
r
AND AND wa. s oas ii aa n
al s e1 had
to bed After they had gone the two STRANGERS came back
way revealed After they had gone went 10 bed and
laid and studied what should d. made mind to
Monday, when told them W. had gone to s.. Louis.
no. Xii w. am entirely innocent OF the charge. Had
the strange and do know their nsmcs.
CORRESPONDENCE
II
letters from his family, his sisters and brothers.
VINO, though living only few hundred miles away
could not raise money enough 60 come and see Their
brother before his awful DEATH the letters are all
miserably written, and snow the writer's to belong
well as the anonymous ones received by Judge Gil
lespie aud Sheriff Moore:
pRoriER's AND SISTERS nrIsrLr.
DrAE BaorHEnI am under the paniu necessity Of writ.
When The beard could ret OF day or
two haa no on hand sd thought MI, could raise n
been sick all summer Of and on ana not well. Now
simply sens sorry dont do you any ssod dom. see
9w soa e 1e snss abort n aaa
tho the case You ought to wrote at tr
a Ice why yoa DID o @
sans o IRa ns 20 your od ns
irienos were rothc wish you could get the day Of exc
might get up petition % the Governor d mai state;
Vo DO ny aI9 w s
iecea yet. Brother, seem strange TO
come you, but seems so Broshsr you have
mo hSw s we al fa ~ w
you that Ei1abe's. She takes nightly hard
We are very anxious to hear from yoq So brother don't
BY good bye for mss
IN this word We will in a better one above
E.lZABgIl's LETTER AND MATILDA's POSTSCRIPT.
p,orur, -oo. BinggSswcK, NO. Oct 81 1889.
very much surprised Of your fix very sorry
very cad to do Brother, ought have sooner
better chance to something YOU though we viii
Ss We 0I % ana 1t lie COMING GA With 'a
80 close my GROVES
dont think but If never have the pleasure of
Heaven whe re parting more Dear brother, want
ae'f f aa
and md, 0 Ss I Don % to
prayer to Goa Brother David WIN star. ssers
may his richest blessings attend you ny prayer
Dear brother write one more letter before that dread
full day May God save GU aud be wi,h yoa opovr
Below give his last letter, dictated by himself
to the Sheriff the day before his execution:-
HIS LAST LITTER.
DEAR BROTHERS AMP sIsraRs-I received brothers. let
bnt sorry that could not see You again and thai you Could
not be here to what was done with am going
better IN le than have been since have bean in Jail
Tue reason did change my trial did not think
the crime was against The people all liked me- and
60 with II tried county 1t nothing but
.nis great crime. My last woTas that / say that
ana innocent Of tho crime, l am n. sorry that 1
sec sGu slater that 'fp sss se never oe
nat an y ya pc n 1s s am n 1ap
sorry that did not reverse road back Nevada
bands Of eTGe people; that L had taken advice aud
meet IN this word aad hope taa may bless her.
sb be- a d@s I
John that can never again enjoy myself with him IN TN,
Matilda remember and remember her
that are ds1a and want her ro 70 raise
truthful 70 loye cod ana AND love her ann in such
write kemember all Of you That 1--we have got to de- don't
haTs only es with on last day rohe Diver
mat remember him; he good TO me when enid
TO God 70 take soul home TO rest have nothing
more to say but farewell, dear brothers anu sisters.
pxtL AFTER CONVICTION.
49, s EpwAEpsyiLLE, H., OCT. g, 1859
DEAF sierE- am "a jan at nis place under the charge
executed % 2th OK November ASKED
ss G1s where s SToRs her
thought would be convicted, want you to
know anyth ne about H. W. g. BELL
THE PRISONER
We reached the jail at haltpast nine yesterday
morning, made bee line FOR the Sheriff, rode his
trotsIDg buggy 20 the JAIL aHd found the prisoner
breakfast conyersed with his minister's anu was
warming himself by the cannon in the Jail han.
lie was telling ma story for the last time, In low
voice and hesitatngly, and sitting down beside him
heard his story. lie IS about six feet in height,
face smoothly shaven, form slender aud well proper
toned head small and badly shaped. features neither
repuslye nor comeiy, lack OF expression In his
countenance, and nis eyes gray, small and near to-
gether, not sharp, swapping eyes, but slow moving
and sluggish ones. Hair auburn; forhead narrow,
low and rccedlng. HIS nose Is large aud long,
nostris cnched ana not finely cnlselled: chin
heavy and gooo; face sallow, hollow and slightly
crooked with pale rose tinge on his nigh, very
high cheek bone. Calmly and composedy ne sat
opposite the door Of hts cell, talking with all who
questioned him.
TO THE GALLOws.
At eleven O'Clock sharp the Sheriff said ssai,
rcady' The prisoner was then the jail, seated In
q chair leaning against the whitew asned wall and
warming himself for the last time near the lively
cannon stove. the preacher was by hts side-the
crowd outside rampant to see him. AT eleven