The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-06-04
TILE DEATH DID THEM PART,

TILE DEATH DID THEM PART.
Writer Watson shots Ezra Comnp-
ton at Newport. INT, II JannDaaa}sy, ne es
cause n aIsIight error ID an 'accotint,
ahd Wats6n'st frece,its execution was
probably never 'sfnfr1p6:ansssed for tragi
al ypaEhcs. atsd'rs ayohng wife,
w1eI Ihef babe III her aarms,' 'eaihiY
,ippealedzto'tlie Governor i6Fanear5ty,
and when the murderer Twas pre-
pared forE execution size c,tmbea his
Hair, aNa4hasing a'|,'eaHlhe last iov
ing toiRa', remarkrd::s @.Naw = o1 aaffe
ready, Walter, and ! viii 90 With
you'niii She had anfiouhcea her liz.
termination the day betare Ii, '; aced Il
pan.y, her husband On the spsflnll,
but:uoiore dreamed that! She tnrlcaiit
To carry itious.sa'tNfsf Of, Inc IN mis- is.
tiers said softly, oe'T, ,seai s5,lr /
"Alrs. Watson, -tiis will never do. -
aQilirt; as d -fasit shc' tiithea on
him, replying: ~ 10 $500 t1an BIO
sdsI1sho.sfd ahetTIlaTe expected this
f,emna a,fAi ster.i When I Was mar mar
riedI A5fo.n fsed "a clefee Cd I'M Ai'is!!
band for l,ettef or Tor worse q Ipro.
aiiseaaI!is to- administer, and T aila
geing'se'keep My word as fiji saass God
with let3,ae,'Iqgd san!joroe SIS ,tsFoo
sdPrecisely attWelve' oUloek Sheriff
Dallas ledithe iway''te THE jairiySFd:
About oneb hundred witnesses were
assnm hletl. lsHolaingd her hAsbatH's
| hand, the 1ittlc' wotaahii aseeideatatIs
seaffoldoo 'Iwo sehaiasi we're .plaeeat
over tile fatal trap. sI0ae was as
signed1to; w atson saad tile otbera to
his wife. She tendeiay1 took ohis
hand, caressedit, and tn en- fell Sob
biaS 9on Ahist slioulder9 aFEen; She
RevnMn Wainseotss began teqeadI h
carefully pfepared pta yerdfo III ID aifa
uscript, rand on CLOSING tile qpfavef,
saids aos ,sssnisa 10 20 500 2n!lid 81.
,sTBrotlsersW atsou,i' be- calm land
trust ia Gott'' .ssE,5ia isa.lsid ssia %
Meanwiiile nthe. calpritl satin his
chair,iuuumeEedsdi A. iheafS:broken
wife dMas h,sobbing on his bosom;
strong men sssobbed, obut the sanan
about to he hanged seemed an amin
terasted spettatnE ofsthecentraa fag.
ures4 Fer fully 3fiseo mi nutes sheH sat
there without theI least opeieeptible
|twitchpfa a museles Frhere awas dbo
bHavado ihfthiS composdrej it!swas
rather the tosimdess sfi resignaslBiE
Them the Sheriff said:Igos sili; ,biat
"stand upoWattet dWatsef.'aes- sssf
| Mrs Watson 'aroseo#itht nhef has.
bana.asgao5 ed bGs ,7aiDosj1eq aid
1sGoudsbye,, Walter, ~ kissed Him
passionately shsdsps, dtarnedshsf
white face, fola of hitsefnsssaandret
proach, on the unuitisudso stepped
back, and fell intoSthe >armsof good
Christian women who stood Aneareto
receivssherj land was ldi' awaya WIN
the Sheriff sosesiaebeeo the widow,
who had been weeping bitterly, SUD
denlyodried,h er1eyss, andwapproaeipi
| ing,the coffin With afrp sstsp, sleok-
ing ,longipglY At The face, Kissed, tbe
|aips, eyes and broWs. arranged the
Thar and necktie with g ieahder hand,
and then saidsverysquietls.sq la1ast
| sGoWbplease seleseathe coffin, apd
let none see my Matter again. svs,d
Her request was. complied With
! she turned away .Wiisshs,a look Of woe,
aodL said i n y9les a fhull oof gstrsngs
81 can cry no moro. + LayeeN IL il
more tears !. God GO 4 hays mercy ,op me