The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-12-17

will it take2"
Probably only little while"
"And can take him up the shore and
hang him as soon as you are done?"
"lf he is proven guilty he shall be hang
ed without unnecessary delay"
"If he's proven guilty. Great Neptune,
amt he guilty? This beats my time.
Why you know he's guilty
But at last they satisfied him that they
were projecting nothing underhand. Then
he said
"Well, all right. You go on and try
him and I'll go down and overhaul his con-
science and prepare him to go-like enough
he needs it, and don't want to send him
off without show for hereafter"
This was another obstacle. They finally
convinced him that it was necessary to
have the accused IN court. Then they
said they would send guard to bring him.
"No, sir, prefer to fetch him myself
he don't get out of my hands besides I've
got to go to the ship to get a rope, any
way"
.
empaneled a jury, and presently Capt. Ned
entered, leading the prisoner with one
hand and carrying Bible and rope in the
other. He seated himself 10y the side of
his captive and told the court to sup
anchor and make SAIL" Then he turned
searching eye on the jury, and detected
Noakes' friends, the two bullies. He
strobe over and said to them confdentially:
"You're here to interfere, you see. Now
you vote right, do you hear ?-or else there
II be double -barreled inquest here when
this trials off, and your remainders will
go home in a couple of baskets"
The caution was not without fruit. The
jury was a unit-the verdict, Guilty"
Capt. Ned sprung to his feet and said {:
"Come along-you're my meat now, my
ad,anyway. Gentlemen you've done your
selves proud. invite you all to come and
see that do it all straight. Follow me to
the canyon, mile above here"
The court informed him that the sheriff
had been appointed to do the hanging,
and
Capt Ned's patience was at an end. His
wrath was boundless. The subject of the
sheriff was judiciously dropped.
When the crowd arrived at the canyon,
Capt. Ned climbed tree and arranged the
halter, then came down and noosed his
man. He opened the Bible, and laid aside
his hat Selecting a chapter at random,
he read it through in deep bass voice and
with sincere solemnity Then he said
"Lad, you are about to go aloft and give
an account Of yourself; and the lighter a
mans manifest is, as far as sins concerned,
the better for him. Make a clean breast,
man, and carry log with you thatll bear
inspection. You killed the nigger?"
No reply. A long pause.
The captain read another chapter, paus-
ing from time to time, to impress the effect
Then he talked an earnest, persuasive SER
mon to him, and ended by repeating the
question :
"Did you kill the nigger?"
No reply-other than malignant scowl
The captain now read the first and second
chapters of Genesis, with deep feeling
paused moment closed the book reverent.
ly, and said with preceptible SAVIOR of sat
isfaction:
"There. Four chapters. There's few
that would have taken the pains with you
that have"
Then he swung up the condemned, and
made the rope fast; stood by and timed
him half an hour with his watch, and ther
delivered the body TO the court. A little
alter,as he stood contemplating the motion
less figure, doubt came into his face ev
identity ho felt a twing of conscience
misgiving--aud he said with a sigh
Well p'praps ] ought TO burnt him
maybe. But i was trying to do for the
BEST
When the history Of this affair reached
California Qt was in the "early days.
it made deal of talk, but it did not dimin
ish the captains popularity in any degree
II increased it indeed. California had 9
population then that "inflicted" justice
then after fashion that was simplicity and
primitiveness itself, and could therefore
admire appreciatively when the same fash
ion was followed elsewhere.
tB- Here we have good example o.
French wit; "a doctor, like everybody else
at this season, went out for a days sport
, and complained of having killed nothing
That's the consequence Of having ne