The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-12-19
The story of a Dying Nukiux Fri
SOaser.

,},,x prisoner. Like Others who have been
,,ordoncd, he asserts his innocence on the
VERGE Of tho grave. His story. as told by q
ua<bington correspondent Of the New
Var, Hcrald. is indeed a pitiful one. We
Publish Ii i'll full:
rruhrn G. Young, the kulliuN prisoner
who has been hardened by the President,
orrivcd here Un Washington to-day from
trn Albany pcniicntiary. He was on his
vqy home 20 Iouncsvil!e, Ala, but missed
,bn railroad connection. and had 10 stay
.ry,r lie will continue his Journey to-mor-
ROW Il he has strength enough 10 do SO. for
his LIES lamp is tlickering family, and
will probably give out before he can
roach home. Mr. Young was Il man
nr rrnpcr:v and good social standing
~ the rlatr named after him. He has
m interesting family, consisting Of wife.
.rur daH4hiulS, ANA two sons. One oi The
Latter vaS tried on the charge Of being im-
,,}t-.tct in the kukiuN ouilaGc>, and, like his
ithry, sentenced {" ten years lmprlSon-
rlcnl in lAc Albany pcnitcnt'ary. where he
j., ~tir confined. AZ soon rs MIR. Young
srrjycd. Il member Of Congress kindly took
,,l,r,,, of him. His clothing was too light
md >tnnt 70 protect him from the bitter
,.,ld. and he ha~ since been provided with
an ovcycoat and money To pay his travelling
,>nrn>c>. The gentleman who has bciNcnd.
al him conducted me to the cloak-room OF
;a, Hor>c Of Representatives, where found
Nr. Nouus asleep on sofa. l did not wish
~ awake him. bit stood for two or three
niou;cs in silent contemplation of the fee
tie. ,maciafcd form of the poor old man, who
had broken down under the gricyous bur-
den inflicted upon him.
lie appeared to sleep in death. His face
had a l,adcn. CHASTITY look. with wrinkles
,.rrplv and ricidly set, rs if void of sense
and motion. Ny companion touched him
Hgh,!y. He raised his head slowly and east
4 lauGuil look toward me. 1t seemed to me
The look of galvanized corpse. He was
dressed III suit Of homcSpun. Ills face
was thin and aShy, with three weeks
beard upon il his eyes and cheeks Were
s,nhrn in. and thin gray lair struggled
down upon hiS forehead.
Have YOU been asleep. Mr. loung:'
inquired.
Il have been trying to sleep. but cam
not. have not had II nights sleep for
may weeks
What is the cause Of ourslceplcs>neSs -
- have had Il terrible cough. Ny lungs
are al gone; and thinking always of my
home and family, l could not sleep. WAS
-, ,,.,t+,, GOOD ho,1tr, ha,,rn ;Lov took mo IN
~ P'v''t So 49, ,,i ,Is,.,,, ,,n,,.n,.
tt'soi'; 40. NV" '>''-
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-, Wv. -" tr,tca ,,n l;ndv avren,
"a. ,''l V'' ,,.,,,, ,,.,' Lar-l, ~ ,nn WAN
,,..,S .n, ,,ni,Io "a vorl; ! had IA reua;n in
'.,I, ,,Ei,I, ,v,> ynrr rold ! snmrtimrS
.'.i.oI linn IN lnt mo 80 Ia thr stuvc in fine
,,1.r;dnr tn v,r,n myself h,lt he refused.
.Dnn', ho hard on IN old man. 7 wouId say.
INIT ,tiu H.. wouldn't let me out. was con
fn.d in tho same cell with my son HinrroId.
vino i sin there. He his 10 work in the
sbn, -hnu from DAYLIGHT till evening: but he
L,. honr in Good health Never missed 4 day
IN The .Ln, shor, If il had not been for him
! should have been dead long before this.
Ii,.tn,l, Good care Of me"
Here The old mans thoughts ramblcd away
rr,r, rho >uhi,r,. He started ont on a lone
story abort fine other ,ui>ourr<. about the
tol,arco that WAS furnished him, about the
r.rctahIn >nilp he had three Times Il week.
ne Iil.,,.d over ihr most trivial details and
,.a,,.,.nI ,hnr, n,,i,, and aoaiu Every now
aTl thon ,,hrn hr In>i me ;hr,nI nt his mar.
,-',,,, ha wand r,.itrrt,. worl # y sIn-
,r,,no thror mr. rn,Ir ,ime. >i,r,r>.iy,.}y and
,l,.n 1,rr,k ont in nrolr>tujou, Of hi> inno-
,..r,r.
.,You have never been concerned in the
kul,luv out,-,rrs:" | incurred.
"Nn. sir. never. have never been q k,l-
,.I,,y rnr b,ya had ANYTHING Ia do with the
n,,t,r,,n. Never sow 1ny kul;l,,y b,lt once
nr1dti7cn rhny ,a,nr to me IN dj>r1,isc Al mid.
'tSi, Thc,. ,onl, mo nut mud whom thry
ia r,o,ia mo ,yoll, ,hn,lt Ir0 ward, 1hcy
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N'.. Nh, ,,d cav, iurri.o,ol,-
49,, ,,.. th,. work nj nan named Barnes
-. lawyer. He hated; me. and wnntc,
t.,,,,' ,,n ,,,, n,,t nr tho u,y tor thi
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'',, ,rI,;s ,.,,n Iarpn. ,v.s. United St,tc
,,nn,nissimne, and had unlimited power i,
INV comfy. He was on the grand iur
,rnnv wanted IN convict >omchodv. and the,
,,i,,.tod mc,nd my son Rinyroll u. Nouur
,ri,,,,n ..rI r,,,, ciy E,linv nri.on,rs in t6
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