The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-01-23
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And TO par, from IN, little wife
On this day my life VIII depart
From friends that is - Kind
With enimiss around " IN proud
heart
When am dead they an md
What you take to lie my i''Inies
They are NY best frienis
To some the, will have r'enge
TN that YOU may deped
Dear little wife from 20, mt,
part
To stay with you IL carotpe
For sou my dear has b"se my
heart
To leave to part from tee
Dear little wil. mourn nj fof me
When to the grave | go
But when IN gone AVA Iroh thse
II is but death you know
When once in bloom ooS bath ia
II sa deb, we have ro tpay
W. must forever watch aud fear
fThc one that watche' night and
day
fear not the galiows
Or fear not to die
When my soul GU t. heiveo
With angels will r..
A., -...-, on the eailaws
These words "" Ay
Good people around me
For iuy poor soil pray,
Good by to kim friends while 10
my bloome
10 leave nv sife TO mourn and
weep
For am bound to leaye you soon
And in the ,omb their must sleep
Dear lord TO you my heart Is given
To make ny home above
Where auris dwell with thee in
heavsn
whsr all Is JOY and lows
thus lies my soul alone with thee
Bereit Of all my delight
Yet fetting not nor making moan
But bearing patiently my Night
Believing that the time win haste
That JOY and peace again will he
nv life on earth is only waste
When thou lear lord did come
to me
Tho god aud christ are IN nv creed
And life err death forever
This may he mine tho sinful greed
That through lis conquest never
Twin no, then of creed- make boast
Which ever lip may fashion
Nor let my soul he torn and to-i
by fierce polemic paesion
Enough that this Faith maintain
Which god within Inc teaches
Which conquers self through
christ and pain.
The life eternal rsaches.
THE EXECUTION FOLLOWED.
He WIS led to the scaffold and took
position on the trap without ilinchins
only looking serious. but composed. III
Rev. Sanford Gee, of Mount Vernon, an
Rev. II. Atkinson, Of Marion, ofllciatee
the former delivering brief and pa,heti
discourse. The hymn,
"Thers is fountain filled with blood"
was sung by those in the upper hal
Crain.joining in the hymn. The narnbe
present did not exceed thirty
After the singing. tll pr
ner proceeded, with others, an
listened to a pathetic prayer. On ari'
ing to his feet, Deputy Sheriff Edringto
said:
"iou have just five minutes to liv,
Have you anything to say
a moments silence and he replied:
81 am the murderer Of William Spens
"a short pause, and OF George ". si'
ney."
The cap was then drawn down over hi
face, deep silence ensued, and Deput
Kelly, who superintended the hanging, i
timated that all was right, Deputy L,
rington gave the signal to Brice HOLLAND
a hatchet rose and fell, the trap went dow
with an Ominous noise, and Marsha
Grain swung iu the air, shrugged hi
shoulders, moved his feet once or twic,
and then hung straight and motionles,
A cousin OF the criminal, Lorenzo Crair
accompanied by child, and Warre
Grain, brother to Marshall Grain, wi
messed the scene. The body was take
down thirty minutes after the trap ha
been sprung, was put in coffin and d,
livered to friends awaiting it. The
placed 1t in wagon and drove in the d
rection of Evansville.
SHERIFF NORRIS,
u full cousin to Marshall Grain, SCENE
to sadly deplore the disgraceful fate III.
his relative had brought upon himsel
and did not throw any obstacles in I'll
way OF the law.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY HARTwELL,
for the fearless manner in which he hi
worked in defense Of law and order, d,
serves the gratitude of the people {
Williamson county, and also &c
the fight he has made, and
yet making, against lawless me
and assassins. In a few days b
will be in your city, to assist in the pros
cution oil the Grains in the Cairo Jail, an
] hone he NAV not want for friend,