Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-04-28
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Charles wesley Hymsr Hanged ~
Observation-Disclosures, 1siigs
ious u Rssigned.
Siirer State, April az.

Siirer State, april az.
Charles Wesley Hymer vno murdered
T. K. West at Paradise on the 9th Of
May last was hanged In Winnemucca
today. His father. who arrived from
the northern part Of the county. and his
sister, who came from Elko yesterday,
spent an hour with him In the afternoon,
and Rev. w. A. Trousdals. and Rev. F.
II. Warrington. his spiritual advisers,
spent much OF the day with him. A
representative OF the Slusr Stah called
on Hymer late In the afternoon and
found him resigned and cheerful. BE
said that he had derived much oonsols-
ton from the kind words and hopeful
promises Of the reverend gentlemen, and
fslt that there was hope for him beyond
the grave. he entertained no snmity or
ll.feeling toward any living being, for.
gave everybody. y he hoped to DO for
given; felt truly penitsnt for his past
misdssds and hoped for eternal lie be-
You'd the dark valley Of death. He has
turned away from all earthly things, and
hoped God would DO msrciful TO him.
In the evening several ladies and gentle.
men-among them the father and sister
OF the doomed young man-assembled
In the Shsriff's ofios. whore religious
services were held. The prisoner. whose
limbs were shacklsd with heavy irons,
was conducted from his cell BY the Shsr.
III aud took q seat between his father
and sister. Mr.. Trousdale read . pas
sage Of Scripture; . hymn wal sung BY
the congregation. and, alter . prayer BY
Mr.. Warrington. Mr.. Trousdals asked
young Hymer 10 he renowned the world,
repented OF his sins and II hs had faith
In the Lord Jesus Christ. Being an.
swered in the affirmative he admins.
tered the right Of baptism, after which
young Hymer and . number Of others
partook Of the sacrament Of communion
In commemoration Of the Last Supper.
All the communicates cordially shook
hands with Hymer. who retired TO his
cell In o happy franc Of mind. The
Sheriff says be passed q quiet night and
seemed to sleep peacefully. Just before
he was taken to the scaffold hs penned
the following dying statement In q clear
hand. which betrayed no symptoms Of
nervousness:
Friends: I am now standing on the
verge OF eternity. Az . dying state
msnt. permit me to say that though /
was never yet made perfectly conscious
Of the fact that I I'M guilty OF murder.
in the strictest sense Of the term, yet I
am perfectly willing to confess that In
the deed I have committed. and In every
false step Of life. I have violated 30 far
the ordinances OF God and man - to DO
willing to sxpiste them all with the sac.
rifce OF my life. The more subtle quail.
tiles and attributes OF justice In its ALSO
lutte sense are known only to the Supreme
mind himself, and therefore TO the hands
OF One stronger than man to love. wiser
than man to j1sss ana mightisr than
man to save, I commend my whole
cause, and bidding you. one and all.
farewell. and asking your prayers In my
behalf for Q better future. let my sad fate
serve at least u an example for all way.
ward and non.lawabiding youths, Into
Thy hands. Oh God. I commend myself
and all I am. for Jesus Christ's sake.
Amen"
A large number OF people oongrsgstsd
in the Courthouse yard this afternoon.
apparently anxious to get . look al the
unfortunate being who was 10 atone for
his offsnss. His father and sister re-
msinsd with him until he was taken to
the scaffold. He repeated the above
declaration verbatim while standing on
the drop. Rev. Mr.. Warrington made
q prayer and Rev. Mr.. Trousdals read
tho burial service, at the close Of
which the black cap was pulled
over his face. He said "Good.by,
friends; Oh. God" as the trap dropped.
He struggled some minutes, each strug-
gle fainter, until Life was extinct. Hs
dropped at ALL and struggled till 2:24.
when the pulse ceased to beat and Drs.
Hanson and Sponasle pronounced him
dead. His body was then cut down and
placed In . handsome coffin which his
father ordered for bis remains. Hymsr
walked to tho scaffold with . firm step
aud spoke In voice which betrayed no
symptoms OF fear. 10 atonsd for his
crime In the manner prescribed BY law.
and. as the saying Is, "died game"
He was born In Sacramento. CAL. Sep.
TENDER 4. 1867.