Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1877-05-19

| aHtCh NJ SOuI lIiclluS. l. Ills is "HUt
brought me here. 1 am here to be
crucitic,l like my Saviour, fora crime
I never did l don't know what am
here for, and warn YOU this thing
will stare you in the Gace when you
don't expect it. May God have
mercy on NC" He then resumed
his seat, and Jcnk Whitncr arose and
spoke: II thank God am able to
stand before you through His mercy.
| thank Him that He has enabled me
to flee from the wrath to come. Many
Of you may rejoice at the death Of one
poor servant; but all Of you must
come to this.
The high, the proud, tic reverend head
Must lie as low ~ o,irs.'
Here is me. See me holding on to
these last solemn words. am nno-
cent Of this. have not the bloot! Of
any man OH my hands. I thank God
when | lie down there is no Lluo,l on
my hands. hope, my friends, you
will all take warning, realize your
true condition aud flee to God from
His coming wrath. give my re-
spects to Shel iff Jones and. family.
They have been kind to us all. MY
Rcdeemer won't charge any Of this to
| an, innocent of it also. Remember
these words. Pray, all Of you, that
God may save your souls. God bless
you all and save you in His King
DOM"
John Alle:, then spoke. He said:
II am here in the hands OF God. 1
am going to tell the truth, because 1
have TO stand before the Judgment bar
Of God. l was with the crowd that
killed Allen. l fired and ran, but
whether hit or not | don't know. I
think God feel clear of that Try,
my friends, to meet me in heaven. [
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election sure, and feel that need
not dread DEATH"
| No confessions other than those
above given were made, and having
said what they had to say, the men
sat awaiting the critical III omcnt. The
ropes we're adjusted, the caps fitted
and everything being in readiness,
the trup was sprung ut exactly l l 81
o'clock.
AS the drop fell the cap over John
Aliens face became dis placed, and
he presented a ghastly sight. Heand
Wightman Allen died almost without
struggle, but Jcnk Whitner was
stranglcd to death, the knot having
slipped. The fail was about six feet
At 1157 o'clock the Eodics were cut
down and examined by Drs. Parker,
Hawthorn and johnson, who pro
nounced them dead They were then
placed in their respective collins and
delivered to their friends. The crowd
then dispersed about the town seem
ingly quiet and subdued.
The preservation Of society seems
to demand that tie executions should
occur, and yet, as we look upon so
terrible q scene, how striking y are we
made aware Of that dark power which
makes all this 4 necessity. You ic-
member in Hnwtl rnc's an o<sci from
an Old NIanse," the fancifuI paper
entitled "The New Adam and Eve"
i'll which lie sketches the doings and
sayings of a supposed new created aud
md unfnllcn pair ushere,l into the
world as it now stands, only without
any animal life remaining. They 20
to a prison. 1t is the day after the
summons. had gone forth which took
away earth's inhabitants. They see
no inmates. 10 them "a new trial
has been granted in higher court.
which may set judge, jury and prison
er at lis bar MI in a rtw, and perhaps
find one no less guilty than another"
They see :hc harrow cells iii Which
"the immortal spirit was buried wi h
the living body" Inscriptions appear
on the walls, scribblcd with pencil
or scratched with a rusty nail; brief
words Of agony, perhaps, or quits