, 1875-01-21

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ty witnessed ts hfst execution IN forty years ny
tho hanging Of Samuel 1'eirhslcy, Tr., this after
noon, for tho murder Of JOSEPH Kerr, Nov. %,
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'no e',1n'.' peor,e 1"n's ~ e.''sns' lu' r. rt'a'
oncr SLEPT 'ounafy last night, t"o Deputy 'sher-
morning seemingly ~ happy as usual, md ato
hrartv mcaf, Tho 1,ov. Tnyn np,l Moorchcad At
tor,c him. o1ror;,,, r.t;aiors % @ sccor,,.
tehs'eu n1 one1'"H iellRloI7 lu''fo'"'lon Aceol"-
ing to the Lutheran Church. The Lord i slipper
WAS administered I'll tho cell. Deightioy ovinccd
no uneasucss nj ,iA fate nm to to-bsy. but short
ly hnforo hi. n~rcu,in, onnrcc,atn, that tho
~. ''' -, ,is ny su" nv. naar "nra IT, ,u.',o
long confession. which shows remarkable
record OF crime, lie denies having committed
tl,o mtrlcr of Iizzfo sfcup nearly two yeasB aeo.
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sent his counsel to a eoEfain spot for hadueu
treasure rs jukc.
THE EXECUTION,
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sicket-lol'crs, Ito in number wero let in. tho
murdered mans family among tic number, ahd
shortly after tho culptit wns brought from BITS
cell, The brscgadocio air VAS gone, DeieAtloy
coul1 acarro1v walk In tla Ecafro1d, Uo
.oua ] ssase's "sA .us ssano'u ss,ns o,,o,1r S
was seated mon chair wltlc sheriff
Nuffry and deputy pinioncd his legs aud
arile. Religious Fervices wore then offered.
daughter Of Kerr bursting out III teaFs. l3egtlcy
was asked Il lle had ANYTHING to say. 1lo mere
ly shook his head. lio Was then ordered TO
stand up: Alter shaking hands with the Sheriff
and the Rev. Loyo. the black cap WAS Abducted.
Everything being IN readiness, tue drop rag
pulled and Samuel Eeighsloy. Jr., vas launched
Into eternity ut Los P. III. His mock was broken.
After twonty minutes tue body mas cut doHn,
put in coffin. and Eivon to bls friends. The
adair WAS we'll managed Throughout.
HISTORY OF TIE CRIME
on the night 81 tho s0th OF November: b. ~ 1872
iin Township, which Has shocking III its netalls.
The murdered mai1 was named Joseph Kerr,
who resided OH = Little farm about
mi!ea from Mnrfay7tlte. Ken, besides run
nnE his in1m, kept = nhoemakinE shop.
Il1ia Tas Situated IN little t"o-stofy framo
building, some distance from Lis dwelling. His
family. which consisted Of nino children and hls
over the shop, where 10 was IN tho hapif Of
sleeping alone. le had hired mtn hamed
Samuel Beight1ey, ,Jr.. who was distant relation,
to asBiHt lin IN the labor Of the tarm during tho
busy season. On tho 2sth OF November,
l5elgntley Waa dacnafgeus he1f paying Alsn Hnat
money was then coming to him.
DlscDrEHf or TIE TRAGEDY.
house Of . man named David Stout. On tho
night OF tho 30th. John u. Kerr, sou Of the
deceased, returning home lato at night, DIS
covered Light In tho father'a room,-some-
thing unueaal. lie knocked At the door, but,
receiving DO RESPONSE, ho tried /. and found it
Waa fastened from Tug inside He repaired to
tho house. procured q lantsrn, and. upon making
an examination OF the surroundings, found one
of the wintlows omen. 1Io ontered and proceed
cd to the upper story, Wlere ha Tas h0rTitied by