The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-16
UNUSUAL GALLONS SCENE.
walter Riley Hanged for the Murder OF Bob
Dnbbs-"One Minute ana shall stand
before God. All have said here IL True"

Riley was also the confessed murderer Of John
W. Gully. to whose assassination Judge CHS
holm was alleged to have boon accessory and
the charge that lie was SO accessory was made
the pretcncc for lynching him. Great anxiety
was felt among those who had been concerned
in the assassination Of Chisholm aud his daugh-
ter TO obtain from Riley an acknowledgment
that would brand Chisholm ns an accomplish in
Nlcy's crime. and relieve them Of the odium
Of having destroyed an innocent family. About
four hundred persons were present. nearly all
white men and boys. Riley was light mu-
latto. The life Of tho man was nothing to the
spectators All interest centred III the comics
sion he was expected TO mako.
Being asked 10y tho Sheriff whether he had
ANYTHING ~ say the condemned replied: So
Ert At deal. | want TO talk about an hour The
Prisoner stepped To the front, anu, bowling
grncelully. spoke ns follows:
,n,i hive been b1d nnn, and you see 4 has
the woods a. though was n wild man. and my
portion is among the dcspiscd am not to be
laid to rest with my race nor numbcred as ono
among the dead Of the people. But that gives
me ne !. concern, f2r G4d Viii raise me up eyg,n
stand with You all on that awful day / fear not
stand before n migiitier congrcgn!i ion Than This
earth ever saw. ] forgive all who have injured
me. and beg forgiveness Of all. | bless my
f. lends aud bless my enemies. am guilty Of
have truly ropentcd. md hope for pardon"
The prisoner hero cNhoued at great length.
having Killed Bob Dabiis In 1871 uhc crime for
which he WIS cpnVctcll. md John w. Gully
last April; thcn kn"rlcd and lDrcd icrvent
isihl""nn,' " '"' ''''''''-' "'''''"' "'' "''
,shcrin-would my of the people like to ask
Then cnaucd performance. the like Of which
probably WIS never before Witnessed Mt any
legal execution, A murmur OF questions r0sc
On al sides. Il dozen speaking at once till the
""Lct Dr. Fox talk"
Dir EDN-Wulfar told whom last
talk'l Tint om killed john Gully. and that you
w@riG, 9loonc; Was that correct
"Worc you hired to dc FL"
III member. water. YOU arc going into
eternity 9oon and II You can speak word 10
relieve the minds Of the people. do it-rlonsc do
i. for your own saAe and the sake oi this dis
From ali sides the cry was repeated. Toll
Ms. Waiter. tell us why you klllou John Gully.
~, ~ ps VIZ So' ~ To do IT. ana relieve the
Won iheslia,ingly'. 7 might saw WINS per-
sual to do it-but only by had company"
man in thi crowd. don't you Know Tier" Is no
hope o, a heayen for IN YOU 60 into eternity
Wit a liz in Your mouth =
ARA l?ntyog know Mat II you keep back
the truth its as had as totell liry'
,Snrfih imp9ucntill 90 Yes, yes. Walter I'M
u, -,H,I7 ol inW.
ihe p'opln. God cannot forgive anyboy who
Afl.i liNIIl fIl les NtNln came tho am Hll
Gullyf'
Well "a long pause" was persuaded into
Who who' WHO porsualcly ous"
Meil-ony had company
MnAt pad companbf WHO WAS II 2
We'll. ] 'Hil all THAI lai tlmituV that ler Ia n
MN ~ drinking. anl from that % murier."
d. p spins INTO the pres OF God with IA lie
DR. Fox~ Waror. don't YOU 600 TINT those pco.
aI n Ia.
mouth lio- tho Issue 81 liio and death e. the
r. i- u, r.. "a niin say a. innocent by
one hero can help or AGr you. Tel IA II you
i ha,E any o,.,r enoM,di and si's relief to
But the prisoner with the same calm dig
n'iv and measured tone. without a trace OF fear.
q Doctor, | knows r., got to die Man can't
save mo. ] enll avn guilty"
A-ainin. h.ar s,el I'D man sam. cut in a
God c.ni forgive anybody who kcons hnrk
part o. ,hc truth. Tel itah. Waiter" Thon
" f'% o 2s e .TI ,o f SE2u, Tbro,l
as brought y, here ought tohe known" -" thy
no rrl rirye for We this time" lKefrrring t. tle
ia. tIat he had previously been respltel whom
Again the hlear-cyel Old man eroancd out
on Walter. Waiter, toll the truth. The whole
truth. ana nothing hut the trutA-Ur YOU can
mgr nnicr heav
20 on. the poor, tortured man replying always
with g'nt.enr~- anl dignity that beyond what
me- 4IN4 ~lia ~ il' kilf'W D. iIIl tho Whole
Whispers II s.rnel a. u.e il.' IA Isl curious
irF,Splnr. ana Illegal Proceeding ever had IN
Then Mr.. Bramc. a magistrate said. Walter
Jet nc 10 you tii" law. What YOU say now can't
Noouo .eai B tourh.iunlr- there is othcr cvi.
denre than yours; Bat j is e. SATISFYING minds
ueal ol dNun Gully ,hNt must he cleared up
end N M, XIV 1,y',. -" To XII hin
Loan l..f.. a. .l, I'LL
IN my NOUN; " any white man had ANYTHING
y d" WITH it DON'T know r.. Nobody ever sent
The whoir crowd thrn fell 20 questioning
ns"ln. "..I ,i',ird Oh" inoi ilat Riley took $40
from Gully. Ia The midst OF lne hubbuh the
sheriff suid My calel .oN. William Riley
MI WV eimn mp h,.gritn, nnd venerable Old
t. Wh!~p"t To- nlm. when the crowd shouted
90 Louder lonirr l." ~ al heart The ns~i
nan who Vas preacher turned IT, the crowd
and SAID: Brethren and friends have iow
words Win Non. That man lnOiutmg To the
prisoner was once my. properly. H. STU hours
But am not ''n" here to play the dotertiy' ON
Nun came only to mort PPM t. tru" r"peni-
n'i .rs,yeu.' The PA ni,n then on red Ter
It is tho WIN of God yon should confess 10 this
nronTT. h'NhE ia i tar irIll' Is as PAD ar a
StarrHnr OF hearts tt'eit you IN His everlasting
W4!trr-Nq, no; cannot die with lie in my
mouth nnd cannot say what this crowd wants
m g. say. am guilty / cannot bring an liz
NJ. nj man into this thing.
FOR lle ilrs tlmr lac showed signs Of impa-
llenrr, bat HE crowd persisted In Guestioning
him slut his attempt t. rSedp" from inil Ito
replied that the HE was furnished Lyn friend
and he did not think a iu-t tod would reuuirS
nm 70 holrny that friend lie insisted that the
lls npGlm, knew nothing of his cs,ap', and
Nli,n nr went to the gin house. Again and
nt-N'n Hih ln' ornWd ufsr MN ana always with