The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-12-15

county; and confess myself under great
obligations 10 him while here,
He spoke again. e..
Walter, don't you zee that these poo.
pie are troubled 10 their tnindsl In your
mouth lies the Issue Of lie or death 10
the peraons here. You may save the In.
noeent BY pointing out the guilty. You
have 70 die-no one here eau help or hurt
you. Tell US you have any other know.
ledge, and give relief 10 the innocent and
the troubled" 2
But the prisoner, With the same calm
dignity and measured tone, without q
trace Of fear, replied:
doctor, l knows, Pie got 10 die. Man
can't save me. l only AN guilty"
A young man spoke: "Whose gun did
you kill him WITH"
"WSll, i was gun had"
"But WhoseN
well, one had"
Driver Of the cart-"Did you bring II
from Tennessee when you came to Kill
John Gully.Y
u didn't come purpose 10 kill him.
was 4 working down this way on the
railroad. That's how | came to be here"
alhen why did you kill him2".
swell, heard he was after me-"
Again the blear eyed old man sang out
10 q sort Of, whining tone:
"God can't forgive anybody who keeps
back part Of the truth. Tell il all, Wal.
ter" Then from all sides ran confused
shout: Tell IT," "Tell it;' "You've got
to die for IT," "Them al brought You
here ought to be known" "Theys no 70.
prieye Tor ye this time (Referring to
the fact that he had previously been re-
Splted when on his way TO the galloway
There's too many talking" said the
Sheriff angriIy.
"Let DR.. Fox talk to him"
"Yes," said the Doctor; II believe Wal.
ter will tell me, Whose gun Wasit, Wal.
ter"
~ got itfrom Hezzy jack"
"Ah.Rh.ah," ran around the crowd; dts
comm now, he'll tell all about Il now"
Bot he didn't. Atany rate, be did not
tell what they wanted 10 hear. He said
he got the gun Of HezEy Jack, and that he
knew Jack worked for Judge Chisholm,
Then DR.. Fox came to the direct ques.
ton:
"Didyou see Judge Chisholm or Gilmer
about iii"
mo, sir, never"
ibid they send you any wOrdT'
"No, sir. II they did never got H."
Again the blear eyed old man groaned
out.
70, Walter, Walter, tell the truth, the
whole truth, aud nothing but the truth
or you can never enter heaven"
For over an hour did this sickening
business go on, the poor, tortured man
replying always with gentleneSs and dig.
nifty that beyond what he had stated he
knew nothing, and the whole crowd
urging and contradicting him in half
whispers. Gtseemed 10 me the most curl
Gus, irregular, and illegal proceeding
ever had in any civilized country. Then
Mr.. Brame, a Magistrate, and very
fair minded man, l think, from NY &c.
quaintance with him, said:
walter, let me tell you the law. What
you say now can't be used against anyone.
You are dead in law. No one can be
touched unless there IL other evidence
than yours. Butt IA to satisfy the minds
Of the people. There Is mystery about
the death OF John Gully that must be
cleared up. Can't you tell who persuaded
you to kill him, and give this community
relief 2"
The whole crowd then fell to question.
ing again, and ELECTED the fact that Riley
took forty dollars in money, a hat, pair
Of boots, and a roll Of cloth from Gully
Ia the midSt Of the hubbub the sheriff
suddenly called out civilian Riley will
you come up here| and venerable old
man assembled the scatfold. The prisoner
began 10 whisper TO him, when the crowd
shouted, Louder, louder; let us all hear!!"
The aged man, who was preacher, turn.
ed to the crowd. and said: Brethren
and friends, l have u few words with you.
That man pointing to the prisoner) was
once my property. He still bears my
name. He was bad boy, as he told you.
But am not come here TO play the detec.
tive on him; came only 10 exhort him to
true repentance. He that coniesseth his
sins only shall be forgiven" The old
man then offered feryent prayer, and
said: "Walter, 10 very few minutes
you are TO stand before God. l believe
1t Is the will Of God you should confess
10 this people. Keeping back the truth
ia as bad as a lie, Tell Il, Walter, tell il
all, and may the great Searcher Of hearts
accept you in His everlasting kingdom .
Walter-"No, no; | can not die with a
lie in my mouth, and / can not say what
this crowd wants me to say, am guilty.
l can not bring an innocent man into
this thing. 0, my friends, you do not
believe me now, know you do NOT; but
the great day will come when in the pres.
ehce Of a far mightier congregation than
this you will know have told the truth.
And with these words / lm willing to
to meet my God"
For the 6rst time he showed signs Of
impotence, bat the crowd
PERSISTED IN QuEsTIoNISa
him about his attempt 10 escape froui
Jail. He replied that the Gle was furnish.
cd by friend, and he did not think that
a Just God would require him 10 betray
that friend. He insisted that the ChiS-
holms knew nothing OF his escape, and
that Bird, Clay Chisholm's cousin, only
knew it when he went to the gin house.
Again aud again did the crowd urge him,
and always with the phrases. "There Is
trouble and sorrow among u.s." ado
speak and relieve the minds Of this peo-
pie" ETC, AT last when this torturing
process had lasted an hour and hall, the
Sheriff ended it by summoning colored
preacher, who offered prayer. Walter
took the hymbook, and he himself gave
out two lines at time, In the Wesleyan
method, the hymn
"Aud must this feeble body fall,
Aud must II sink and dieS
And some shall quit this mourniul valO,
And soar 10 worlds On high"
He led the singing in clear voice
then sang short hymn alone; knelt and
offered moving prayer. His brothers
and q few colored people hurried up to
bid him good by. His old master came
shook hands fervently, and hurried away
into the forest, the tears streaming down
his face.