, 1879-04-17
The Dying Statement OF the Ex-
ecuted Vernonter.
He Reiterates His Innocence, but
Freely Forgivis All His
Enomies.'
Letter from HIND ndwriting-Ezport, Cor
roborating Damaging Testimony
Against Pleir,

W1SDson PnssoS. April 10. 1s7il-ln view Ut
my rapidly .apptoachtut .leatif, dccm It my duty
~ ~ !se 'l,c s"!lo%inE u sapplse1t a. ny n.t'emt.
tl,c lturtus Daty fiiehs in ll,c unrnlne oi april Il.
1877, the day all which was 10 hase tecn cxecut.
cd fur the murder y poor iIrrrpu1noe wo.ra,..
whum find knowa have ntser harmed by etl,cs
word ns decd. What hs* tsahtp{rc! since The nh.
i!sati9''n '', # l,!t tiatemsn.- ruth II wh,h
reputable wtnrs-ss~-is we'll klrnwI, tn The world.
ltts mt my purore Or wish nj tits late Inns IL
@ %se arcads mas ruoic so'v Two ysa.. avS CIV was
c'mnee,l e ,'.'.ervu ,l'e sang painful ur''cai
serr siSS IL xsS " III naw tns ,s sg ats s: w Il
,ne OF my lite. Ny rolcmn prntestn,ions Of ill.,
,oscnsc H., Ind tee!l s!yeM e n" wo.l.l N
AMI ut NON all further hnpe Ut l,te was
era'!t.sd t fr"'M n ny mind; My friends AnA
@ aso rscn si' al !'ape. ana dea.l, tccas rs ees.
lul God lad wi'le,l otherwise, a! il thc As. mo-
leno!n!nlnas death l,y nncartAhg ~ !dcnce which
wn- legally tntnc. nnd could huys . heeI' presented
t. !ls 1ar' ~ 1t IT,! ts l., t,s q ny fia u ,n om,y ia
-tiotf bcss lin fur liz ltufnane Act-rtprtvea 1aG
tto ttr ~! t!aS ofAnfi', lsia antl sl!e ith day
sltscipscd sufficient rvlLcncu III my healf 10 war
rant u sccunt tcrsiesc. wiisrn wtls granted until
Arrll j. l>11,. In urtr that my csuence, ind that
claimed hS The prosecution a1nnst INC, iA,.ht lie
reviewed hy thr I.eerlainrr VI lH1H. In Oclobcr
Int NY c,1s we're presented 70 TIA: bo'ly Of law
tlon Of ,nuTe thin 1;',et0 pvorIa prayln:; t,at
new tFal might ~ granted me: The Arsenb'y ut
lhnnnht Ut establishing II hrcrr,lont 1,y gslntng
INC new TRIAL outright, whether nnoesnl III guilty.
Committee Of the .IulIieiar.. wln very furly con-
senttd to tnr al, cyleAre III nsIu n2aHs' me- uni
tin leca A. M,4r"n What 'nc'.s,'tc i sest si'"nl ho
objected, and denutl The C0m1nItters right IL lear
cstcnce aud put. alon my c'aims. Coy. Stewart
ren,asI;rA ,lHt ''hu matter m!yl well be puI.:
uitetl IL t"w'',hsrttnT tor 'nsc:t,eato, " aud
viii s' ss .ss ssha ss s t s c9 5
tsfss saeh a'a ~ = "s 81 sfewa4 sss
tn IT, y y saa x @s cd Ysse Ss 1.sts
by saying that 'a'r ought nut tu bo compelled
to nhefusr lhe saplcnc t:nust avaln.", Ny Gum.
Ecl then Withdrew for ahor CONSULTATION, during
~ %'iM prop"sed ss tf'' b. Gov scxsrt a". @ Mt
s hsS ' tilt r 1a" ppssa=e "s tS.sa s"e "W ST
wuukl not be oupo:cd hy them, they again M
rcared Lofoso tic judiciary ,l ,c"ninlitec. wlo
htarins leforu them In cast thu - general lAw "
sheaM tatl IN IT.. passage rhe COMMITTEES then
] eosaf II! IT, s1sesces ii to eatc. vii Witch was itro
tiucut III the Sruuic. AM! ,h*sed wsto1t dissent
lng vule. In tac Ilou.c tho bl nlut with sanle tf-
an" i became f aw - hs M t iaw rive%s % 'y csso"
uHAfF kEHIt&lEG III HeIiIl u ftEHL IL HGtl{lHn fHG
sanrcnc Court fur ,ew tral as auy tIn,e before
exrcut,e,, on The grunnl Of newly altcUycrcd uys.
dencc, hy ar.t oE'lasnlny pctmfss,on Of my two
petitioner must present L prima incte cate-tD to
tnrlt petition outhn I'm .'ay uf January 1s7o. my
sRss sss a v y S s seca s sssaf s q
lnale out prtMa lacte cnsc aud forthwith granted
'ur leasn to pr.stlon Tho snse Const. rnd tIf same
centru my former application Iur i nrw trIal. This
Court heard my pstItlnn a'l!l evidence, tOlethcr
Intlantl un tie ID day VI last February.
Tne Court sstre most lih"tai III admitting evl.
sle1Icc oEcscd by my, counsel, and, I'M am i'll
furn:eI. eass the appl,catlun patient cons.deru
f!on, do not imrtllu iu my rcmbes Of tho
eonft dctcr1nnattnt' Ur esen ~ desire, to wrong
H. ss 1sisa r H. tefs sy .y np,s s' 's
the Hrncl. uwin. to my wlone: :'nlns III my earlier
life. Hrd 10 shc malicious pnh'ieafoas q nil u.an
nov believe. these things operated aEalAst me,
and EuDhrd HlH OF tho opt,Et1HilE ~ BeEtttI snct
rGanlt IN think. us u ron'lrG!l1et laN. w.s tl-
titled to. fUEbcar to complain nDre III Iii.
In psaying the Court to pst aside tho verdict
reached by il,c jury Oh NY trlu-wh!ch was forced
upon ING under exceedingly Adyertc circumstances
land grant ,ne ntvw trnl, did not do It with Il
eonrcst,!sNets Of guilt. but as IN innGccnt tnan
%hs os t oily y tsss ' II af but I" Tis
acauit nnd cxaneraln lin belore my unb,arc.!
court nl jury III Tits country. tid not tlink thns
IN praying ior fatr GLANCE u estat1ist
tsyr state. did nul think that tho Commonwealth
Ut Vermont cuuld te uye,l 10 tlr luudth,st,Y at.
litu.le ee has taken agAinHt one u itr subjects y
3ilc rerjutel representations uf scac.nllE r1wnr.
seekers ind NO: called detectives. Az ,n.Ittict uy
fase !u,nny a the tn0tt aggravated Hlcc!es OF
llrdtr II cannot bc tusilth IN either Heaven ur
Earlh aud hut an. l,clplsts set,sn .! such Gosl
soss ssas srsy a i tor S ta s1ss
wronr tllry hase done me- AMI against Which, i'll
carcerated In prison as havG hrcn, Ald afflicted
c0ntrul. Wherotcs fauua friend Alnonv tour.
na!izts: tho bitterness oi NY rncnles led them IN
they conHclrnttously questioned The integrity Ut
tiIE dfsretntabie hand Of pawnbrnkurb, Alll the
honesty ~ thg tsso sc!!cnlth. hnnters tho
sell. .appnlntc. k1.Cncl .t1crtiyca whu, with thu
pnrre vi the sute III sEetr co,nnhnt, wure Hnlo tu
crntl MY hopes Ahl Fllln my c'ancca f1r III Ispar
t!u trial AMI lily chaMGGs fur hucA relief from JHy
titled TO- '',''-'''' '''
This il thu reason why could tayo no new trial.
w0rlu that It ~ Mpnss!0|s fur IL Vermont Jury to
coArct IN innocent lnu: and much taosu 10 fur Il
no"r soadc'ancd ,aas to have been l,y httc. pruja-
re deprived 1f tllt' tcMrt ut tho reasonable doubt
which The Inv Ga.u lltn IN lla fearful situation Ny
extfeinc pa.erty was wi. knnwn tn tsc Enuft. Tho
my d'fensH. while hcnEIy 81 Uuh was Iua'ht freely
yiel4eG 70 recltru myronyIetIOn naa anon nsllrncu
fully presented by con.su'. WIN cs.asttaoly guyp
fhse us!acnce h!s tcrn hu0Hret', nnd l must A4L-
nit tu The forfeiture hf my ltIr.
III "icrln.: ny nn1nlun I'll" Chief !nsttce laid
FreLt ttrrAs oil the fNct uf my nut tah1ng thu wit
hrss.slnnd NH! lee1lyip. fl my uwM nehalf
WHICH VA. IL, fnult Vi mine. Int un urfur M til
pat nf my r0Nnre', whn forbade my '!oi.,. nv
had intended, Thu sas'e lnay asu liz tsn! viii.
my srnr1cye. ~ ,wau Very nnxlhus to haya
him conlo to w!nilsur at nnee ani pick me out
tr of tue 1,sghgst ocias In tl,o state atlv.ssd s
n not meet him other than III court, lest the uruse