Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-01-27

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tube, that the boys said it would not
shoot, that as for myself never handled
her. He stated on oath that | said the
giln would not stand cooked, that we
had tried to shoot it that morning and
could not. never uttered such a word
as he stated. | would like to say as to
the filing of that gun lock, it was never
fled by me, never had it off, and never
handled it separately from the gun in my
life. A great many Others sworc long
tales, and heap of it was false, but it
is very tedious. Some of their state
ments may have been true, do not
know, but the three alluded to in the
paper 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 eyes" In this interview he
seemed composed and shed no tears, and
made his answers less promptly and with
less emphasis and feeling than before.
Am to understand Mr.. Deen that
this is your
.. DYING STATEMENT.
He said eyes" | then again asked him
if he were innocent of the killing of Fu-
gate. For the first time he seemed
little impatient, and said "you seem to
have doubts them" but he coldly and
rather more hesitatingly replied to fur
ther questions that he did not kill Fu-
gate and did not know who did. | then
asked him if he would allow me at the
last moment on the scaffold to ask him
few questions, to which he slowly re-
piled he supposed perhaps might.
He then asked them to sing as thc last
hymn for him the following, which he
hoped would PUBLISH ...',...r ...
The time is swiftly rolling on, |
When must faint and die;
My body to the dust return,
And there forgotten lie.
Let persecution rage around ...
And anti-Christ appear: I....
My dust can sleep beneath the ground,
There'sc no disturbance there.
My little children near my heart
All nature seems to bind;
1t grieyes me solely to depart
And leave you all behind.
0 Lord, n 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 hyon
My sweet and harmless Dove. Twl
My loving wife, don't grieye for me,
Neither lament nor mourn,
For | shall with my Jesus be, IL |
When You are lcft alone. .|.I'Il |
How often have you looked for me P
And oft times seen me come, . .
But now | must depart from thee I
And never more return.
Though can never come to thee
Let this not grlcvc your heart,
For you shall shortly come TO me.
Where we shall never part.
Bidding last adicu to his swoonng
and hcart-brokcn wife, but with erect
frame and steady step he walked out be-
tween the armed lines that kept the surg
ing crowd of some three thousand back,
entered the enclosure, u rude plank stock
adc some 10 by 20 feet and II feet high,
and paused In front Of the gallows until
the fifteen or twenty persons In the en-
closure with him one by one came up
aud badc him goodbye, lie was at least
six feet high, straight IN an Indian, and,
without an ounce OF superiuous llcsh,
weighed some 200 pounds. lis COM
plcXlon was bloodlrs and sallow, but
there was not nervous trcmor, nor the
tend his right hand toward his left side
Ns he gave the lust touch to mankind.
At this moment IL was found that lhc
ropes to secure his arms and legs and
the white cap, were not present and a.
delay Of some 20 minutes occurred dur
ing which he did not move except 10
east his eyes coldly and deliberately up-
ward and take deliberate survey OF the
galows. The shroud was then placed
on him and the rope adjusted about his
neck During these 20 minutes hc was
Us Gnc picture Of physical manhood
aud silent dignity IA ever my eyes be-
held, When told to mount the scanold
he coolly stopped and gcraped the mud
from his handsomely blaekcd boots and
then without II trcmor stepped dlgnin-
cdly up and took his position beneath
the beam. The rope was placed over
the beam and secured, his legs tied, aud
the white cap drawn down between him
aud the world.
by permission of the Sheriff | then
stepped forward and placing my hands
on his shoulders said, "Mr Dccn, this Ia
the last. All Is over. In few mo-
mcnts you will be In the presence of The
great Judge Il al YOU have told me
tuow lie replied IN n low tone or