Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-12-23

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for his uncle Bill 'Cisco's gun, aud
went and got 1t. lie and three others
were sitting in the entry between the
two houses, He took II and laid it across
his lap, and pulled the cock back, and it
either slipped off his finger or fell very
hard. remarked to Braham he had
better be careful or he might burst tie
tube, that the boys said 1t would not
shoot, that as for myself | mover handled
her. He stated on oarth that i said the
gun would not stand cooked, that we
had tried TO shoot II that morning and
could not. never uttered such word
as he stated. would like to say as to
the filing of that gun lock, il was never
filed by me, never had it off, and never
handled It separately from the gun in my
life. A great many Others swore long
tales, and heap of II was false, but it
lie very tedious. Some of their state
ments may have been true, l do not
know, but the three alluded TO in the
paper l gave you swore not word Of
truth. Their statements were wholly
false. believe will add no more"
You still maintain then do you Mr.,
Deem that all you have told me is true.
He said "yes." In this interview he
seemed composed and shed no tears, and
made his answers less promptly and with
lcss emphasis and feeling than before.
Am then to understand Mr.. Deem that
this is your
DYING STATEMENT,
He said Eyes" Ithen again asked him
if he were innocent of the killing of
Fugate. For the first time he seemed a
little impatient, and said "you seem to
have doubts then ~ but he coldly and
rather more hesitatingly replied to fur
tber questions that he did not kill Fu-
gate and did not know who did. then
asked him ifhe would allow me at the last
moment on the scaflold to ask him few
questions, to which he slowly replied he
supposed perhaps | might.
lie then asked them to sing as the last
hymn for him the following, which he
hoped would publish:
The time is swiftly rolling on,
When must faint and die;
My body 10 the dust return,
And there forgotten lie.
Let persecution rage around
And anti-christ appear;
My dust can sleep beneath the ground,
There's no disturbance there.
My little children near my heart
All nature seems to bind;
1t grieyes me sorely to depart
And leave you all behind.
0 Lord, a father to them be
| And keep them from all harm;
That they may love and worship Thee
And dwell upon thy charms.
My loving wife, my bosom friend,
The object Of my love,
The times been sweet I've spent with YOU
My sweet and harmless Dove.
My loving wife, don't gricve for me,
Neither lament nor mourn,
For shall with my Jesus be,
When you are le.'t alone,
How 0rtcn have You looked for me
And oft times seen me come,
But now must depart from thee
And never more return.
Though can never come 10 thee,
Let this not gricve your heart,
For you shall shortly come 10 me,
Where we shall never part
Bidding a last aduc then to his swoo' =
ing and hcart-brokcn wife, but with
erect frame and steady step he walked
ont between the armed lines that kept
out the surging crowd oC some three
thousand, entered the enclosure, rude
plank stockadc some Is by ~ feet and
IL feet high, and paused in front Of the
gallows until the ilttrcl or twenty
persons In the enclosure with him one
by ono came up and babe him goodbye.
He was ut least six feet high. straight us
an Indian, and, without an ounce of SUI
perfuous flesh, weighed some 200
pounds. His complexion was bloodlcss
and sallow, but their was not nervous
tremor, nor the movement of muscle
other than to extend his right hand to-
ward his left side As he gave the last
touch to mankind. At this moment It
was found the ropes to secure his arms
and legs and the white cap, were not
present and delay Of some 20 minutes
occurred during which he did not move,
except to cast his eycs coldly and delib-
eratcly upward and take a deliberate
survey Of the galows. The shroud was
then placed on him and the rope adjusted
about his neck During these 90 min
utes he was as fine picture Of physical
manhood and silent dignity as ever my
eyes behcld, When told TO mount the
scailold he coolly paused and scrapcd on
the steps the mud from his handsomely
BACKED boots and then wtout tremor
stepped dignillcdly up and took his po-
sltion beneath the beam. The rope was
placed over the beam and secured, his
legs tied, and the white cap drawn down
between him and the world.
BY permission Of the Sheriff | then
stepped on the scail0d and placing my