The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-12-25
. THE ScAFFOLD.
Henry Norfolk Ex ,cuted at An.
narolis, Nd, on Friday Last
He Killed His Wife Because He
Loved Her Sister.

his wife, Sallie. were concluded yes
terdav. The scatIold was within the
Jail yard and but a limited number
were admitted within the inclosure.
The grounds surrounding the jail,
however, being elevated.
THE DREADED CEREMONIES
were witnessed by m immense crowd.
of which the coIorel population
formed no iucon-iierable part. The
scaiiold was constructed after Il new
pattern, the drop being "t a new and
peculiar arrangement and the fall
three and half feet. The prisoners
cell window overlooked the site where
the workmen were engaged yesterday
in erecting the scai!oid, but the doomed
man was unable 10 nerve himself to
witness their labor. The hammering
added 10 his tcrrors, AMI the con-
dcmned man moancd and wept ike a
child. The crime was committed on
the Goth of May last. near Friendship,
i'm this county. under circumstances
narrated by the prisoner as follows:
TIE PRISONERS VERSION OF TIE
CREME
Ileft nv house at $50 in the morn
ing, nv wife leaving about the same
time. She went to the tobacco bed
70 get cabbage sprouts. and took Il
different direction from myself. We
both got TO The tobacco bed abnu; the
same time; cut the cabbage plants /;
| gave her the haskell after | cut the
plants: she started for home ahead of
me: when gave her the bassc; she
said she dill not think there were
enough greens: when she reached the
beech tree under which she was killed.
| raised the club
To KILL HER,
but nv heart failed me and | could
not do il; when We got out of the
woods told her ,o come back and
would cut her mere sprouts; when we
returned the second tine from the
i"bacco bel. a. we reached the bcecl,
tree. raised the club ani struck heI
on The head she fell; her bonnie, fell
oft. the basket slipped down. AMI then
she attempted in rise. aud lonke'l nj
me. hut dill not speak ar cry out ]
gave her several more blows.
TIE PRISONER Acknowledged
that his motive f,r committing III,
crime was his passion for his wife.
sister. sixteen years oil, with whom
be had become infatuated: he Wa
also exaSperaiei with HI. wife becaus,
she had - many girl babies. the
youngest only six weeks oil 1t tn
time of the murder, being the third
Norfoik'> last evening on earth VA
spent in devotional exercises; he re
i.,-eh his supper, choosing first To Tor
tify himself for
TIE TRYING; ORDEAL.
Of today BY spiritual rather thar
bodily nourishmen:. Ut $50 p. m
he related to his spiritual advisers tn,
religions change he had experienced
The preachers left him at 1890 p. m.
aud Immediately after he PRAYED Ion:
and fcrvently by himself. At 1.
o'clock he arose from his devotions. and
a>ken Bas>eit. the night Waterman. fo
nam and bread. He ate gree,iily. ano
retired ut 12:45 a. m. lie arose agar
at 4, and INDUCED in religious devo
tions until SID.
SERVICES IN THE CELL.
At 8 o'clock the clergymen con
Quoted services in the dnomed man
cell. While the services were bein:
conducted, The crowd around the jai
swelied TO fully 1000 people. Onc'
Il wooden roof gave way with its loa,
of humanity, and it went crashing {,
the ground. Shortly after IL o'clocl
the march Of death was made from
the cell TO the scaiiold, and. in loud
quick tones. Norfolk made an address
THE SPEECH FROM THE sCAFFoLD.
lie said: hope my presence her,
will I've a warning to all young men.
am here TO hang for the murder of my
wife; but my sins are forgiven. and
thank God. am going to glory.
have gained remission of nv crime
good friends, and l feel that when life
leaves my boiy. nv Savior will take
INV soul home wish him. am going
home TO glory-glorv in Heaven.
GOODBYE ALL.
lie next thanked his counsel, saving
they had been like brothers to him.
Sheriff Wells then pinioned the prise.
ner. during which process he again
shouted goodbye TO the crowd. The
white cap was then put on. the Moose
adjusted. and an instant; after the trap
was sprung. The rope slipped, and
the prisoner struggled and kicked
painfully for over seven minutes. He
raised his pinioned feet behind until
he struck his body with them, and
then remained quiet, with only a
slight heaving Of the shoulders now
AM then, until
CUT DOWN.
Norfolk had left sort of autobiog.
raphv. in which he saws he was born
in Calvert county. Nav 22. 1852.
Shortly after his birth his parents,
who were religious people. moved To
this county. where he married SaIlie.
the eldest daughter Of Mr.. johnson.
They had three children. His wife.
he SAYS. was most amiable woman,
and was 50 regarded by all who knew
her. 1--WE never had a word to mar
our welded happiness, for her will was
my pleasure said he.
-liansberser has an elegant stock OF
Christmas goods. 2t sxw-.t
Mr.. Thomas Mnreiand. for sometime
brakeman on the Missouri Division Of the
NJ. X. & T., has been promoted TO conduc.