The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-26

had done. He then asked for a drink OF water ana
said he wished II was all over with.
kEPORTER-Lewis was mol M Redfearn KIND In
his treatment toward youY
LBwIs-Yes sir: he was very kind. ! am sorry for
what done.
REpoRrKR-wel, Lewis, do you think you are
ready 10 meet Your d0oms
LEWIs-I believe SO, Sir. "He that believes IN Goa
shall ne saved; he that believes not In GOD shall
be damned" believe the Bple tells us that and IL
IL IL 50 believe am ready.
REPORrER-well, Lewis. was any one present
when you killed i. kedlearns VINO assisted your
LEwIs-No one Was there put me. Before God,
that's So i killed Mas'r Jim he'd earn, myself.
REpORTER-Lewls, haven't you SAID that Ned
Myers Jim Coppedgc and George Chamoers were
LEwIs-Yes, sir; have SAID SO, but that wasn't
the truth.
OF Jim, in your sworn testimony, that Ned myers
was tnereY 49,,
the truth. But say now that nobody was there bus
me, ana killed nim
THE SCAFFOLD
was erected within q few yards OF the jail ana on
Its northern side. IL was made OF two large posts
sunk into the ground, they being about twelve feet
in length. Across tne top was beam, around
when The rope was tied The drop was supported
in the rear by crOssDeam, revolving on TWO posts.
aud Ia the 'front.' by three ropes. one attached to
each side aud one To the middle the drop. These
three ropes passed over the upper cr0ss3eam and
tnen were tied 70 another rope wnch was fastened
u stump IN the rear VI the scanolu.
About one O'Clock the PRISONERS were prou9h'
down, ana -
Lewis with firm and steady step, Ned seeming 10
he Il little aeitaied ana somewhat trenulous. lney
stood there facing tue crOwd Tor some lew llhutes,
during when time their Photographs were taken Dy
an artist. AFTER this was done Tile Sheiih 'Ou
Lewis that he would allow hIn, line 20 auuress tue
desire to make. The crowd was then favored Will
LEWIS SPEECH.
Lewis pfefaccu his relllafhS with laugh approx
mat'Dg broad gi.n:-"i say, III "a stenIonan
voice, 81 went 70 the store on wednesday night. and
i stayed there unLi saturday night. ana Killed
Masr Jim Rediearn. Rad d mother then, and from
her got something to eat, anu then 1t was that
Ing 10 Kill MAST Jim. l tnilx That she thought l
was gone over The river. stayed there unul satur
day night l killed Mas'r Jim myself, anu none but
Gvd ana myself knows ANYTHING about II. They
say that wanted to Xiii sam RediearD, ana that
SAID wanted to XIII nim. Thai amt SO. never
Ned Myers, who now stands by me on the gal
lows TO be hung haa nothing to DO with 1t and knew
hf sarn Ew5 na My wodsss he keIeeaH nsq
knows that wronged them BADLY, and now ! ask.
and know did wrong, and ask forgiveness. Ihope
they Will all forgive me, rs am sooa TO 90 10 meet
my Coo: Inefe was NOBODY mere puI me. aen
anu II you nave stolen anything never steal any
thing more. Never go where there Is oad men,
wicked men, Look and see where II mas brought
me. There is party they Cali the Union party-the
radical party they never do us no good They DO ns
ever come TO me and say, Lewis here is someth ng
before you dle advise you all to take care OF your
selves. Good many OF you may tnlnk my brother
jim and iater had something 10 do with Il. ont the
GOD on high knows tlat no one else mad but me:
picked III "a piece OF plank, slipped up behind MN
all he had. nope to meet you ali III the Kingdom
! know there is u saviour on his throne that VIII
save me- am not afraid OF them ropes and his
platform. an AFRAID OF my soul. My Tune is short,
but hope To meet you all al u better day.
VIVA done TINS ~ tn%a Havc't vou SaId thar Ned
and George Chambers were theres
LEwIs--l did say otner persons were there !
wouldn't have said So but was pumped. say
was there ana nobody else vas lnere. -,
SAS--Lewls, don't believe You.
LEwIs-l Know no one believes me, but am tell
Mr. GADDy--Lewis, how much money dia You get
LEwIs-I got y ail 1t was III aroil and had piece
SAM-Lewls, don't you know you are lying
LENIs-l wouldn't tell a lie nov for nothing. !
have friend. don't know VINO my best friend is.
isuAM SruRpIyANr-LewIs, wnete was you when
l was in the store with Mars Jimr
LEwis-I was near by; heard Masr Jim tell y0u
about some money you owed MN. The Jaler Mr.
Ihreadgul, has treated Inc wei ana so mas the
Sheriff since have been under as charge. l now
farewell
TINS ended his remarks. Ned being asked
II ne had anything 10 say said:-"l haven't any.
thing TO say much. Don't know anything about
1t. Goodby to you ALL" A beautiful prayer was
then olY,red UP by the Rev. Mr.. Bland, Ned and
Lewis both kneeling with their heads bowed down.
as II for the first time realizing that they must soon
Sesslng OF Goa had been invoked Messrs. Allen
ana Threadgl asccnded the scanoid lor the purpose
OF adjusting The rope Many tninkna tnat the fall
to give them four feet me moose was then ad-
Juated, ana ten minutes past one O'Clock
the DROP lrII.
The fall dislocated Lewis meek Immediately, ana
lie died. apparently, without a pang. Ned strug-
gled cOnvulslvely, caused, perhaps o. strangula
ton. In the throes and agonies OF death he made
several violent surges but his strength soon falling
hun, ne ceased MS struggles and swung to anu
fro, Ill signs of lie having become extinct, except
II fant quiver OF the body. At iOrty minutes past
one O'Clock, lie having lett their bodies, they were
cut down. placed IN neat collins and buried In the
graveyard near the village. Thus did the souls OF
these two take their flight, ana their "lives join
eerntyr ana thus dId perpetrators Of TINS iOul
ano niquitOus deed meet witn a wei-mcrlted pun
Ishment for 1t was the universal sentiment OF all
present that the sentence OF The law was just and
that they deserved their faie