The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-07-15

ME 10 thr threatening, -n.'iisiciiiS att
tusle in wls;ch ] stalled under cath is.-
f0rs. the jury; that did mot ,is.liisrate-
~, Prrnls,ii aisly, al mI,li.r and al .rs,-
tl,sMIyht, in s,'lsl i,lsssi take the life. al
VIM. Hagycriy. dill mot steal uIrin
him In the night like - wolf, and kill
him fDr his nn,r.y a. Daniels 'li,l Mil
Ter. hut 10 MAS in - heated state al the
1slsasl, AMI UIi.lcr circumstances, a. ]
Thought then. AMI think >O yet, MAS
I,Dtliiug I,n,rs. than Ia defend NV own
lssly Coi,>s.i tK.utly, ! think my pun
i>liIcnt t's' severe; that the uii..II>c
MAS l,s,t ,,,,,ii,iiii.,i with that ,iciiisr:,-
ti'n ar pr,.n.riitatisas, ar with Ii:,Iisr.
as will justify this severe. penalty.
but fate. i, >,,.i,i, has ever is-n my
fortune. ] have is,.n reared "a IsSr,
ulssSlikats.i. mr'i l,'ris--s is,y bsi,,s de
Privsrl at u n.'iiirT'> christian lit
tlurs,ss., training and in-ir,hiinlI--;,iid
having ls-.m thrown into u rir.Is. al
sss'icty wliis.li HISS nniiisi.~l aI,.l fashion,
al n,c what aIn, AMI ising "a t~pr.
s.nnil'-s-, unfortunate iry. ! feel that
! have mot lisd that advantage Il the
law whicl, should and could have had
had ] iSecn more favored in life. Still,
] would not lse uINicrstsssl "a casting
reflections ar s,.Il-ur,-s uIsn amy one.
] attribute j: To- my misfortune only.
ami Ia the Incompetence "f the law, tai
nlcte out the exact demands III j,Istis-e
Ia ali men. In relation la the wi,i,>,
who assisted im swearing my life. away,
would say, tcli,,y- that George
Marcy Is q go Il u y. and in tie fear Of
(;ssi, stated the truth Ia tl.r s>t al
his knowledge ami l. lief. But ! am
sorry Ia SAY that there were some VIII"
testified against n,c who l,avccXpr,>>s,i
thcn,>slv. = To- me; they did moi hclicvc
there is "a t;'sl. AMI all the palliative ar
mitigating evidences Were. ST aside 10y
Isr>s's,> who lave expressed thcni>s.l-
yes that they dii not believe in -
hereafter. ! ,Ii,i Very wrong i'm e, M
hitting u. deed L,Ii there are seine
who assisted ~ swe..riii. my life away.
stand in a. i..ir.ul q Is.>itiOn ar sill
uaiiOMI ls.i.'rs. their t;ssi - myself. The
day will ,,"sn. NiI.-h they Will have. Ia
meet their t;.si wl,o will Il. al s,ut j.i>-
ii'r. Z" all ur.i,, however different their
s~Siina,> in life, mentally, morally, ar
iiIia,"-iaIly. May L., t;s.i. tine os,ini-
p.tctii rul.-ru f il,r universe. tli,. search
rr and ki.wrr of all hearts, will deal
.sIt j,i>i:,,. Ia tie. kiu:: an hi> tl,r..i,c,
~ we'll - L. ilss. l"-r:.ar in his rag.
Same wl,o testified against HE. li:Ui u
motive in Ss' 'i,'ii,s; that i,s,tivc will
In. known iu the great day ri as,-'uui>.
As Q" s.,.rri> revealed L., nn. Icy amy al
the witnesses ia days gene. Icy, ] have
i'.' ni,Is.i, ls";Or Q" ..NIs,>.. them tu the
wsal'i. am willing tn let them Is,>>
| il,rss.li the w"r!.i Tie. is.>t they s-sn.
. .is->ir. in leave liz. w.rl,i will, u,hilr
t.~liIi.S towards Ir,sr. I;uI ! am r.:,,iy
AMI wiiIin. from tie ,iI,tl, of my
heart, Ia LT..iNr all VIM ,pi,-
~I'ir.ri AGAINST nis., aId lay their sui
tI'-iy, intri::ury airi s,.i,>i.ira.y have
I,:ss-iIii,aisd my niiiT,i,.r and Tie s..I,-
r,ii'i, at my !. ,iy AMI sI'iIii. and that
i'.'. in the. n:ii,n. "f law. whi,ii H. Ir,ih-
,Ii.s I,,"r.. ar les ii,sn u j,I.ii,-i.l muir
der. I also al. t:.si la forgive them, |
llni save them.
In rslatin u the jmrynrm who sat |
~ Judgment against nIs, they were
is-'iii'. u,"is.r tie >s'is.sun sin'tiIy of AN
..,iii with a. il Were, ii.. iif.. of a fellow
human i..i,,:: under tl,s. L. ,il,'w of their
hand, AMI il is, AMI must is.. presumed
that ia An act =" grave. - solemn, AMI
fearful. they asis~i fr,ii a Sincere con-
VsiiOl, Of their hearts. In this, (;.h j.
their judge. ! IL" n't ss,. how they
could lind me inlns7ei,t, neither ,io ! SEQ.
how they Gould have found me guilty
uf murder in the first degree. know
that il Is an admitted fact in all courts,
that nO man is admitted To he proper
judge IN his own case. But i'm this act /
! cannot think. forfeited my right TAI
live. ] freely ami frankly confess that
] committed tire net, and far which, i'm
ihcr!yc> al human legislation, deserve
severe punishment.
But feel that MY punishment is ton
severe. But ] vii! have tO lrDw tn the
Stern, severe demands Of the human
conception. whether proper ar im-
proper, right or wpn.. in the interpr,.-
iaiiOn III the law. justice AMI state
eXpeslien.y, and allow the eXccutiOner
la exact my life Ia exPiate ar satisfy
the demands of human Legislation, the
tendency al which il To- barbarism =
can the human mind conceive Of a
more inhunian, unchriStian, harbarOu>
act than Ia take a fellOw-hunlan being,
tie him like least ar brute. and calm
~, colly and deliberately exact his life
BY swinging him between the heaven /
and earth.
In relation Ia the newspapers,
me great injustice. To this broad dec
laraiioii, there were some exceptions.
All the newspapers commenting on my l
case, excepting the SesiaIia DsmOcrdi,
served ~ an important factor in bring
ing me tn my slePlorable condition. first
In prejUiicing the mind of the people
against ME, and second, in using their
influence in causing the governor To
l..s in
The 7imes-JOw,,sut in particular, was
more tenacious and vitupcr,tive in its
representations than any other pssper
in the State. II did not seem Ia lie
satisfied with publishing the facts i'm
the ease, AMI publishing me rs fesl,
liiyl,-l,andlcsl murderer; but got outside
of trutl, and published am unmitigatel
Eslselos1i, in that was reading now
els" A newspaper that has ND more
r.yari for its own integrity and cresii-
bility, is unworthy the respect and
patronage If respectable honorable cit
zci,s. ! will say in relation tn those
having charge Of me during my cOi,-
finenlent, was treated as well as could
ls expected under the surrounding
conditions III Jail life.
To Mrs. Murray, If Se,lalia, I owe a
debt Of gratitude for her kindness tn
me during imprisonment, and especial
~ after my trial and condemnation,
Tor her christian advice, advising me
la prepare fOr eternity. She told my
spiritual adviser that ! had acted ~
gsl,tlsllaIly in ever re~Is--t a. any
prisoner ever confined in the Jail that
>l,s. believed ! Was honest ami truthful.
Sm-h language, IL Il" say y" myself, is
true ] have. bet.ss papr all INV life.
having tO IalsDr with my haissis far =
living; but ] have ever tried to make
aIi lsus,s-st, industrious life. 10 is tr,..I
have like all other men, my defects and
iinls.rfss.tUIis. ] have dome - great
many things ] ought not have done;
hut where is man who has not si.,,.e
wrong? How many men all over the
state Of Missouri and the United sstats.
~ no haYs. aaamnills,l grx.:ais.r als.sslS a.fI