Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-30

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Swift has furnished
THE FIRST INSTANCE On EEcokD
where a criminal, sentenced under the
law, in the United States. has gone TO
the gallows free from irors. The
doomed creature appreciated this Glenn
encv us much as he could under the
awful circuIn< .ances. He seemed very
much softened by the kind treatUen: be
received at the hands Of Deputy Sheriff
| Tom Condor, also. On his way 10 the
execution. while gaping throng Of
mixed nationality, but OF one barbarous
sentiment, were pressing about the
| wagon, he conversed with them freely;
and his tones indicated the gratitude he
| felt. lie locked out at one time upon
| the mo ley stream that were soon to
hear his farewell words, aud said:
| They may yet need the mercy they
| don't feel for rae; and they may not get
it when the Power above calls them
| away" Swift tried to conlcie with him
and say something that wonid buoy his
spirits up" John said he, you
mustn't forget us when you get on the
| other side Of the line No res
pont'ed he, by Cd, You Het ! wont
I'll come back Il 1 can. Gayta I can't.
If I'm right, I'm right; but if I'm
wrong, N wrong 10 HI! When you
HEAR THEM EHA1Ss ElTTLIya
look cut for ne" lie was cola and sick
at the stomach; but refused to put on an
oyercoat or blanket for fear the heat
nigh: make him vonit. Arrived on the
Ground OF the execution, he Jumped
lightly out Of the carriage, and walked
briskIy into the circle and up to the
stairs Of the scpfTo!1. He gave the
structure hastv. wild hat slIU'iEizing
look, and would have rushed 10 10 the
platform had he not been held back hy
the Sheriff Taking his seat in the
chair provided for him. he asauma! an
overwrocght neGiige ana waited for the
reading Of his death warrant.
OVERCOME WITH FEELING
the Sheriff began to read in a troubled
voice but regained his composure be-
fore he had half finished the lengthy
legal document. Murphy begged thi t
the reading be dispensed with, if pos
sible; and be treated it with indifler-
ent contempt. He got thirsty and
crossed the scaflOld at one time 20 get
a drink of water, but requested the
Sheriff to continue, adding:-"
indeed l hear YOU Several times he
smiled with deri>ion, especially, when
the Judge who sentenced him was
named. He almost laughed outright
when "dead, dead, dead" was re-
peated the last time. When the paper
was read he said
"GIVE ME- LITTLE WINE, THOMAS"
meaning Tom Condor, Deputy sheriff,
addressing whom and Sheriff Swift he
wished them both "good luck" I'M
mediatcly afterwards, moving about |
the platform with fierce gestures, he |
broke out i'll a wild burst of passion |
evidently cherished for explosion on |
the occasion in which he swore that |
the stars would disappear and the sun
melt away before the faith on which |
he built his hopes of a happy eternity
should be impaired by jot or little.
BEING CUIETED
he began to charge his counsel and |
jurymen with prejudice, fraud and
perjury. lie declared himself inno-
cent. He said he never thought he
was lit to be hanged. Better men than
he would have been hanged if success
wero not the criterion of virtue.
GEORGE WASHINGTON
would have died, like himself, at the
end Of a rope if the British Govern
ment had succeeded in overpoweriEg
the colonies. lie inveigheI; against
the weakness and Indifference Of his
legal attorneys. He was sorry for one
of them whom he described as an
imbeci!e; but he had an innate
prompting of humanity and he would
not abuse him. When he was done
with this TRADE of general abuse and
he called for moro wine
5 lying: - have drunk it so long,
believe | will drink it to the end"
Being refreshed by the drink, he pro-
duced an argument OF considerable
length extracted from speech de-
Iivered in the Senate Of California by
Selden J. Finney. The argument,
spiritualistic belief, derives its main
force from the
DOCTRINES OF THEOLOGY
and the Bible. He read very badly
and evidently did not understand the
meaning of many words which he
neither pronounced nor accented cor
rectly. "The gallows is the symbol
Of brutality; the agent of crime; the
outpost of the devil; and the trap CO
% social damnation," are the closing
words the speech
(Signed) JOHN MURPHY.
ZONE WORD MORE"
ne asked, and read from Judge Ed
nond's book on spiritualism a para