Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-01-25

80. I ssEethet st the gates weni asEess
ii. I'm the BsBsoa Plaee 20 Eseszi
ii. mesaOw; stopped At the ruulP
!. meadow asd drank; Mr.. Dasis
...ea u the oorssF Of his bOase calling his
ts<x DO -srs in The Geld digging po's-
-. bile vas at the pump.
IL back of the ledge through the
.ns.ln. uaiil came 70 Mr.. Perry Rus
nIIt: au Nc. Perry Russell and Dir.
Nilzz. b digging potatoes. l did not sOe
III. E1ssell until he hallOed to me paid
: ~ ntiOu to him; kept on and went to
j. u .e hack Of hi. horse barn and stsid
a. Il dark came down from the ledge
- snt to the horse barn and cut the
49, and whips; and found a hinge
.1zk at the door staple at the north
"a 4 toe horse barn.
BIZ this time, Mr.. and Mrs. Russell
I'D rene to bed. | went TO the kitchen
der u raped. Mr.. Russell asked who
- Aere. | said nothing. / raped
.11i1| ssd he asked again who's there p
- ! lid 10 Bushee. he asked what |
E&l>d; told him wanted TO come in.
1 o.zned the door and | struck him with
- sc. lie put up bis hand and said
20 -" when struck him again and
knpckrl him 10 the aoOr. | struck him
~1 ef{hree times after be fell saw Mrs.
Russell leave the reom and go out of the
.puih Dor
| tten vent into the bedroom and got
he box II the foot Of his bed in little
up-bo.ra. took the box aud ran from
hs house across lots northwest, about
hrce+quarters of mile, and broke open
be 81, aud to my great establishment |
oand nothing in the box but old papers.
thea vent straight to Douglass Corner,
nd fkere was team in front of me in
he road | kept the road until | came
Harry Russell's place. | then went
10 ! BIZ baru and slept on the haymow
nil rerning; staid around the premises
Al nearly . o'clock P. NJ; then went
70 the road straight to College Hill, and
occcded to Winooski Falls. and met a
lung nan at the bridge and asked him
hich uas the nearest way to Essex june
o.. he told me to follow the X II. track
ia | ia so.
u9<t to Mr.. Whites at Essex June.
% NJ staid over night; took the train
ond@T morning for Montpelier and went
iar IS Waterbury, where | was ar
stcd. HsfF .tI.
hare made this statement of my own
&c will aud solemnly attest to the
18th Of all that have said, as in the
essence of my God. - g - q - Y. .
T9,7l@E'l H.sWEbeomE.
+ W. State Prison, Oct. II, 1870.
The prisoner slept soundly this morn
{ from three to five o'clock, but for the
lance Of the night seemed restless. He
visited previous to eleven o'clock by
mcrous officials and citizens with whom
conversed freely. he expressed him
a. truly penitent for the appalling
ne vhich be had committed, but said
had madc his peace with God and was
pared to meet the future Judgment
app1erance was cheerful for moment
thee aeeply emotional
At Mr.. Butler, the Chaplain, was
alone with him for the most part till
was marched to the seaffold. The
fold 4as erected early this morning in
aeez1omed place within the prison
81 Is. ~ the same one that was used at
ia lhree executions, Barney, Kava-
Ugh - Ward. ia
AZ 30 the prisoner came from his
- supported by his executioner,
sriif simson of Windsor county, and his
,utys md accompanied by Mr.. Butler,
-
eriif rev and Mr.. Pollard, the keep.
be lied to the gallows. He looked
lie pale but evinced composure which
ght interpreted as evidence of Chris.
d resiknation. @ a# ~
When ID reached the scafold, script.
Il seleetion was read and prayer offered
A8 Mr.. Hitler. Then the death warrant
rcsd by Sheriff Simson, and wher
ed }6e had anything to say, Welcome
keNllk much faltering and bittcr an
81 II I6Ilows
~ hard for mo TO speak but l wan
say 41e4 words. This scene which i
q M Witnessed hope will carry it
morn Icsson to all who witness it.
st that rome here will be led to pursu
nut0Tfunate course which | have done
loql1 am all boys and young me-
sinst el1pbeying their parents, whicl
stqs step in my sad career. 10y
ocisIz md drinking followed, eac1
ngin8 bear their baneful influences
d easlof % resist the first temptatio
d any that comm. al nru.5, L. i Il L.. =.