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ED0ss5sc Execution.

4 We alh Indebted % "A III. Baun,
Esq, Hcal editor Of the Harris
burg pa3fjot FOR eoaiesnf Harris
balg eaper containing the full
particular u tiie execution of the
/ t~o negroes Lewis Roseniipe and
JoAH Moody wllo were hung in
Harr burg on Thursday. Weeon-
I dense The following particulars at
tiie IS u'iop.
Ai 1890 T. S., Gesis IIosea}iae
aHd JaHa 0C0f# p8t Use hiuaes
/ penalty b tine ia@ saf the murder
81 Abraai Benin, au ald farmer
/ Using Il ort distance from Mid
dietOwn, Daupiin county. Oh the
evening OF November III, i873.-
Both tbn condemned men made
confessions a snort time after The
sentence Of tratIl Iad bepn pro
bounced upon them. They differ
ed slightly on lew points, but
showed that both were guilty OF
4 the horrible crime, which had been
premeditated.
Rosentine had for some time
| past expressed himself as being
prepared and ready TO die, while
| Moody acted sullen, and seemed to-
nope Tor executive clemency up to
within a few days Of the time set
for the execution, when meeting
OF the condemned was brought
about, at which Moody expressed
his Willingness 10 die.
Rev. DR.. SIZZLING, Of the First
English Lutheran Church, Of Har-
risburg, and Rev. Mr.. Baker, col
ored, have been very attentive to
the prisoners, and have given
them all tue religious aid That lay
IN their power.
Rosentine slept from 3 10 6
o'ciock this morning. Moody
walked his cell All night. This
morning M9ody aad q conversa-
1 lion VITA hi- iaiiter aud wife tho
/ the windows ot Ills cell. Rosentine
has no reietions and very few visi-
tors, but his spiritual advisers
| From 70 1890 this morning di-
Z NtttE ~ i&G " StS ifk+it III A3AG GGtt2
Of he doomed luen. They mani
tested great interest aud appeared
/ very much impressed. Eervent
pray era for Che salvation OF their
souls was offered by the clergy in
attendance. AZ feast two hundred
persons were present in the Jail
yard
The scafold, which had been
used several times, was erected as
close 70 the southwestern wall Of
the yard rs possible, in order to
prevent outsiders from viewing the
execution from house tops, trees,
&c, overlooking the yard. At II
this morning, Moody and Rosen
tine We're brought together for re-
1 iigiOus exercises. A lunch was
served them, Of which they par
took with relish. Rosentine
made the remark that il was the
/ last meal en- earth, and hoped the
1 next WOuld be ia heaven. Moody
seemed recoucilcd TO his fate. Viii
/ kins Grey and John Preston, both
1 witnesses against the condemned,
1 were brought from their cells TO
/ those OF the prisoners, where n
reconciliation took place between
them. Al II Il the prisoners were
brought into the Jail yard, accom-
panied hy the clergy ana Moody's
wife and father.
Moody and ROsenstine assembled
the scaflold with very firm steps
"A hymn was sung, the prisoners
joining in with great animation.
Rev Mr.. Baker read an appropri-
ate chapter from the Bible. A
iervent prayer was then offered
by the same clergyman. Rev.
DIR Sizzling followed in prayer.
AT 12.40, the spiritual exercises be-
ing closed, Rosenstine made
short address; hoped every man
would forgive him, as he knew
God had forgiven him, and hoped
TO meet all in heaven. II bless
all who pray for me. | hope to
meet you all again. | thank God
that | can die now / have done
wrong and am sorry for it. / have
no bad feeling against any one. 1
murdered Abram Benin. / bid
you all goodbye. May God have
mercy on my soul Amen"
Moody made a longer speech
but it was very incoherent, the
substance of which was that he
was along with Rosenstine, and
deserved 10 die; hoped for forgive
ness; thankful his attendants for
their kind treatment; prayed to
God to bless all his friends, and
oped to meet his mother in heav-
en-.
While the caps were put over
their heads their hands and feet
were pinioned, and at 1880 the
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