The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-12-06

me iiiird band he said lived and. oper
a.ed IN the Green river country over il
.'hentucky, and numbered William Mil
Ter alias Sparks, alias Parker. Johr
hayden, Frank Surrey and John Nc
! Donald.
lie furthermore said that Surrey an,
McDonald were the men who killed
biiderbeck,and that he had made affida
Ivit 10 the effect that it was Brown, il
oraer 10 make him speak out. Brown, i
VIII oe remembered, was arrested, tried
and discharged.
AT half-past twelve o'clock.t the sheriff
accompanied by the ministers. physi.
iciahs, reporters of the press and several
CITIZENS entered the dungeon. The con.
sieied man was lying on his mattras. and
when The company entered, he arose
lDut did not seem at all frustrated or ex-
cited. The Sheriff told him that his
hour was fast approaching. and that he
I'hust dress himself in preparation.
AS he came into the light Of his pris-
on wlndow, our reporter took i'm at a
'giance bis physique and facial appear
ihce. A man. i'll fact almost youth, of
t"enty-one, about six feet high. and
some 40 pounds weight. was the con-
victed murderer who stood before rs
W ith light hair. a boyish face, and made
more expressive by dark. bad eve
which had mischief lurking between
lis lids. His manner was that of a per-
ieciIy indifferent person, for, indeed. he
seemed but little concerned as TO his
fate.
He was told 10 90 into the next cell
and don the garments he was IN he
buried in. lie did so, and was met byI
MS brother-in-law. Ed. Gore, OF Lynn-
vile, and by his cousin. These persons
lried TO get Camp TO make confession.
yut he refused. saying that he had told
Rev. Mr.. Phillips all that he proposed
telling. They then conversed on fam
IIy topics. during which time he SEEM
ed TO be quiet and thoughtful.
AT few minutes before o'clock the
ministers went back 10 his cell and prav-
"a with him.after which he mingled with
he persons present, and talked freely.
About ten minutes before two o'clock
sheriff liauss rc-aPpeared and CONF
handed linn 10 follow To the scaiIold.
lie followed promptly. When he camel
o the door OF the jail.he turned aroundi
'nd bade farewell to his fellow prisoners.
sio responded with sad voices, Good
,ye, Tommy
Passing. then. through The jailcr'=
iouse, lie was met by the jaiIor's wife
no Children. who embraced and kissed
nm, Then spoke farewell. forever. In.
ne jal!-yard were sooui one hundred L
nd Iiiy men. who had gained admis-l
ion by tickets. lie saw there his father
Il-law. Gore, and shook hands witt,
I'M and then stepped mp ON a plain.
ough scaEold,and faced the witnesses oft
is death.
Ibe ministers. physicians and repor-
ers were gathered close about. On the
uiside Of the yard was q large crowd
mo lined the fences and trees and
ouses Of the neighborhood. At pre-i
lseiy ten minutes to O'clock he step
ed forward OH the scafiold, and the ic
present began their solemn e
ervices. Rev. Mr.. McMas;er read in AN i
Impressive voice the xiii. psalm, after =
'hich Rev. Mr.. Beharrall prayed fer u
ent prayer for the resting of his soul.
his being over. the Sheriff asked him ls
hc had anything 10 say. lie spoke as
,llows:
My FRIENDS - Before 60 l desire u
, speak To you some words. tell youIs.
lat have not done right. confessed y
CRIME That l was not guilty Of But Is
was there when 1t was done, kuowingI
H. am going home, on the way TO
y mother, who has gone before me- a
Turning around he stepped directlyl
! the trap. The Deputy Sheriff tied III
$ arms aud legs. a black cap was b
aced over his neck. With hearts,
robbing intensely and many ewes q
oi>t al the moment with tears. pre- n
sely at two O'Clock his body was '
lnched into eternity, and his soul STAR
4 on It's silent fight towards the bar Isl
his God. Y
lie fell some five feet, and then swung lct
ound twice, when the sheriff steadiedI
e rope, the knot being just at the back III
his head. At the end of six minutes u,
was still breathing heavily, but be-
cen the sixth and seventh minutes n
! respiration ceased. He had died by IN,
Itr
About this time platform on the ont
le broke aud fell with loud crash, and I,r
nsiderablc noise was created. which,
, Sheriff was obliged to quell. nj
After being allowed to hang for fif.
n minutes, the attendant physicians, ys
'ctois Neeley. Kidd and Munford. ar
wing examined his pulse, pronoupcedt thi
: extinct, whetcupon the body was d.
down and placed in the coffin. The
c was cxtremoley pale and bloodless. w
t not in the least distorted. Tbeim
-psc was then handed over to his rel-l;i,
YES for iniermcni. llif
Two brothers. Geo. and L. T. Camnl