, 1870-08-01

/" the baptist Church; 1tev. Dr. n,uck, Meth
odist minister; Ter. Nathaniel Cariey, Lap
sst munster, Of pickaway Township: aud
lev. W il. Iced. These gentlemen llell 70
,,IayinE earnestly. 1t w.a ridsl,'c to ssc the
distress OF poor Mira Myers, who WIS soon
~ le left widow, aud whose latacr aud
L1otler are co.dned III The 1'enltcnsiary Tor
participation in this afEaiF. Sho was IN
conrs lal1e and tbcSi bit:cr tears upon tho
Young ono wEic1, las in hes Lap. The 4eoon1
Child, 1 boy at ) ycare. played innoeeHtly With
Tie tasteningr Of the lock and way uncoascious
Of hi rarcEts grief. He rrt witli his father
iu the wirt,ttw rlnstly after, when tho crowd
war addressed l.y him, aud The comasiseration
Of tue spectators mss greatly e1ci:el. Nyars
was allowed to sit outside Of lis c:i! lie WAS
Attirtd in = new Lick clJil suit, witch had
bceu purchased fur lin hy tho sheriff, and
WAS much sgitatcd, Lie seemed ps,,itan:. but
feared liz Iuunl, lie obtained permission to
address Tic sre2taturs, aud appeared at tue
| eratinEs OF . window opening Oh Washington
street, At half-past g. lie w1s accompanied
t,y Dr.. Eruck, After ! few words Of prayer,
| he spoke a. 8n!inw-.
"hRn1nENs ANT slsrEEs: hope, hy tae g'A:e
nI Col. to ts Able ~ talk 10 you little. hayt
to leave you ALL tut feel att5 Prepared to - Ga
thu way to Jus new hume ~ to brtI:T "or1'I
,naa tn!s "a rss fs ~ ts sGs e n1; + s lc III =.
| same a. the catlIe>A!n1s sua'te, winch whs ~
true. ! tu.gty. III. the JUS. Cir1s- Irsa le
].
et,j never lad ul,.c If irxsn'uE much: 1er-r
vent IN n ,!av srhu! ar 4 Sunday S hnst. had
thrts,,sn n,otns: tai sonsr Ee!.use. |h ,,aic,,
AMI srsrfal nI tft6I Jb.Iltr TAG rnltcl vi Eatlss
as thry weEe Un thcs dc.la-hcL EspS sn1!l
meet ny rcIlt:vss- In tHtt:F Hosll I n&r,.
vG H.s ,5 n sn hS =' & IT, !, ye1ss I,t tnas
1rle1on but did NOT ret It Until came herr. Ny
religious experience cannot exactly c1plaln /
the heart aud tongue wanted 70 protss God even
atter1 haul gone u siee1. believe hare receiv-
ri pardon srnm God, and fully s.etIere In Js.ns
CAHst. hare heen treated we'll by the Sheriff,
aud he hrs dune all ht could for 1uc. ! harc Iuae
I1l I could 10 frstfnfn tbe pri>onura had never
any wish 10 escapc fsuh, mere except through tne
influence vi the law. ! have always lived u Wild
Iifr. aud Tarn others 1rom ltyinr such lite
faur utne mny be short, also prepare tn meet
because ! was th- uniy man who Killed Calhoun.
Ny chlcf regard has ech Tor my vile aud children.
hct they are well provided foE."
At iate horr he made statement relative
to tho dislnterested action Of 3lr. Steadman in
eudeavorinG 10 obtain Communication. This gen.
tlsmsn had, he eaid, received no remuneration
for II. There wka no man in line whole crowd
that ought TO be hung but himself Myers).
The Sheriff, App1ehenduig violence from a
mob, had stationed within and without the jail
and tcaffold enclosure body Of about forty
men armed With muHkets, double-barreled
shot guns, and rsvolvers. A rope was stretch
ed Inuud the tuildiu8 at some distance from it,
within which guards rst1olled. II did not
seem to 10 yery 1isagrrtab!e task with them,
but, on the contrary, experiments were made
imsginsrJ Myers. Tho drop worked tinclg.
Evtrv nov and then as the hour for the erecu-
ton a1rrosched, tho par16 were well CREASED
to inha1r1 satisfaction.
Thu execution had to t.ke place between
| tlie hours OF 10 in tho forenoon and S in the
! evening. Sheriff Moore. after consulting with
! the condemned man, determined to have it As
near u possible II oclock and arranged for
| the toltinE Of 1le church bells at this hour.
Tue crowd became rather impatient. aud it
| vAs evident that ma,y parties wanted to have
The hoar!ing which llid the scatfold fram their
| riew torn down. ..-..
J But few EerHons were Admit ed int the en-
| closure. Outside etcrr Rrl:l1bls position
| frnm nhish view of the Ea1fows could hA
| gained WAS eeizeG hold Of. b3n1e excitement
wae unaffected by parties delivering ha-
rangues to the spectators.
MIR. Jatnea Boone announced to thu con-
course tia: hls ey1npathies were WitI linn, aud
that lie had leen requested b. Mysra 10 speak
tn them in favor Of preserving or.lcr. 3fYe1s
wished them 10 f,a quiet, and allow him to
others. lie Nould SOONER suffer the penalty
| that day than he imprisoned for life. This
| war iretl with mingled cries of appro1,7-
! tion and .lisapprolatiou. and mhnr calls were
made tor t!:e tsIinS down of tile boarding.
\ 1nsn. who probably would not have felt
I
! n,ouUtci sohle aTrels on the o1tnkirts Of tile
| crowd and advocated Tho tta.imS down OF the
I objectionable harricadcs.
| There. two speeches we're the signal for tllt
cernncnrcrucnt Of ret !es uf dfsor.lerly 6cenes.
i.lls and Lut7l4 broke The air and fell hats!ily
OH those engaged in pravc: in the js!l. Me:
Who lad tccn admitted in,o tho jail aud eu
closure aud l.aal no firearms, picked up bin /
E.un-. lInschcts. hamn,crr, or anything the!
could lay i,ull Of. and the guard. on tho ont
ride fontH! their energies taxed to The ttmo !.
| IL kccp the crowd hack.
The asI'cct of a1aits was ycFy threatening
| and tho sheriff. api,ref,endipg a rescue, re
eolycd TO depart from his original programme
! a1itl fa.e the msn executed before the excite
ment Of the people roac to higher pitch. I'm
mediate steps werc taken for tlls end, and the
drop aud rope placed in entire readiness
siyerr was now notified that his lime Wa
come, and that he tnt!st f,e separated frun Eif
wife aud children. Tho parting was q mos!
Affecting one, and a1rs- Myers heart appeared
tu burst with the hcayncss OF her asflctior
The boy, slccring Oh lounge, WAS awakened
Int did not understand that he could not see
lis father aEain. Mrs. Mycra clung TO bel
husband &cnacionsly, and had Al length to be
taken out and conducted to lower room.
The afmE Of the condemned were pinionet
behind his back. his bos't~ taken OF, and u
w1A marched along the narrow corridor 10 ta'
lead OF tho s:airs. Tho first thing which me-
| his view at the bottom wAs lis coffin. wlic!
ilatl been placed clnse to the door by which IL
rras to he admitted to tho enclosure. He oai
izcd its purpose, but did not show any height
cned emotion.
Tic hHd submitted to the pinioping witt
resignation, hut when he approached TO til
:tot OF tho steps leading to the ecaifold, hi
sgitation WAS very MT iceahle.
A few minutes after IL. Myers, Accompanies
ly Sheriff Moore and itevs- S;eadman an
: Cnrley. ascended the platform
, The ,,atty were nearlv nn hour ahead OF I'll
, sitne h:.rsed u{'on- There we're ouly about
= 1 Grzcn mcn-cl'fetls guar.--Ritsin tho oacfo
. IRE; outside there vas an immense muTmurit'
a-sembly awaiting tho carrying out ot the sai
r tcnce, while portion Of it wae hositatng !
! to attacking tho boarding. Measures werc b,
! irg taken insidc 70 quietly that tho forwar
movement was delayed too lanE to be OF ~
feryice. It was all very still within when til
! Rev. Mr. Stca3man addressed few words I
the doomed man, assuring him thss all ri,
. lselir ecd in tho f.orl Jesus Christ would
pavcd and f,o put the interrogation, - uo
, do you fce]:"
Myers, III reply, szid:
, AWcll, / Itel as am really 10 meet nly Nasc'
feel that M, t-,tnG to tct,er homo than th.s
feel that Hy SINS an. fpFEsytp anta feel that
meet my Father want :" say to my tr.en'
) that want them al! IN prepare 10 meet ME
II heaven: wans'hctn to h,'a' my nnne amoa
: l,oihtrs ard sisters and fEenls. want Brathe
T. Mahen Z. preach ny funeral a.; sesn 1en.. wns.s 1n1
my tuncrsl!sertnon Al l,ccs,a Creek 49,,
This il all Myers sala he lad to ssS. IL
| t,lack cap WAS thrown over his lleai, the fst
> noore on his neck, and the knot adjusted
o lie stepped upon the trap. the Sheriff tos
= hold Of tic lever 10 draw the bolt fEou, un1
= il, a1,tl a. Myers circulated Lord have mcr
u up-"t|lc door .scrceuded with bang, at
= = l,e wc,,-to eternity.
~ u, Withdrawn. The Iopo had been fixed arti
" tical1v, aud Myers having fall OF five fet
!" l:al his ntrl l1okcn- 4 few means We
u. ~ heard, mid The Lot1y turned round and rouu
- :, Int finally ssecsn,e still. The man died wit
- cut strnekle: Whic on ths tlap his le
=, - they appeared AZ rigid al could be: the crea
y - in his new rants WAS not even disturbed Il
~ head Hzs jf1led to one side. and hung bat
"a at.l hie arms were stretched " III! sides
!. 10 few ninutcr his fingers tNitcsctl+ hut VIC
', scon notionlcss. His lands changed to
y Dss. ya.ni,ke aud Keller examined him,
h, determine tho moment uIcn the man expire
n. and III: minutes after the drop felt hfe "
pronounced extinct
Mrs. Myers. who was in ono Of the Low
ltc rooms heard the fall, and tried to gain Ac.:t
u, to a window opening on the cnclsrurs. S
Is w1s however, prevented from doing so-
liz Tho coffin mas brought in, anil tho She,
IN proposed to have the msn cut down, but I
1ociors suggested that he haug 4 few mimi
" 1 longer AD0 Mf. AOOEG 1EC0.1CA kH ~,
.l1 Tho i,ody Of Myers was just being cut do'
10 when one VI the beams Had wrcnchexl #
~ it- fa.tening. ny 1osnc ovt outside. Thre4
to fur gun t.rrc1- we're inserted III tho ol@s'i'
Of lut single Ilanco lad been sufiiclent 70 at
he E.persons Myer. dead, and the in!sligc
1ru rpre2d like lightning through the dense
i.h rcrnbls- The hangi5E had. ill shcn. h
his only known 10 those who stood neas Tho I
tho lone, aud the excitement OF thepeop!echau
10 frenzy. With bound they made fer