The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-05-27
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never murdered anybody"
He was flung neck and crop out of
/ the room.
4 negro domestic here entered and
announced to Mr.. Dux that dinner
was served in an adjoining apartment.
The company filled out into the
diningroom of the jail, which had
been amiably placed, together with
the governors plate and French cook,
at the disposal of the prisoner and
his friends for the occasion.
The condemned man took his sta
ton in the seat of honor, Judge Black
stone on his right, and the district at
torney on his left. A popular preach
er of the Talmage type said grace be-
fore meat, and made an impromtu
prayer, in the course of which in
/ troduced some eloquent allusions 10
the ceremony of the following day.
Mr. Dux ate heartily and drank
copiously, and burst into frequent ex-
| plosions of good humor, which he was
vastly admired by the guests. The
repast was a vertiable banquet in its
! Righteousness, a fete in its JOYOUS spir-
! its. Several effective selections of
/ music were performed during the
courses on a harmonium by the lead
er Of the popular preachers choir.
After the coffee came liquors stronger
than wine, and with them came the
toasts. The shortest and most delicate
OF these was given by the twin broth
cr Of George Brown in the following
neat speech
Ladies and gentlemen: Our ur-
/ bane and much to be regretted friend
James is on the eve of his departure.
May the detection of his leavc-taking
be softened and his pain be abriged"
DuX got Oh bis legs, and, in ro-
bust voice responded as follows:
Ladies and gentleman: This /
shall ever look upon as the proudest
and happiest moment in my career.
Its remembrance shall not quit me till
my dying hour. In many a former
period of my existence | was cast
down by disappointment, and often
almost gave way to dispair. Little did
| then imagine that | should one day
have the privilege of enjoying this
honor. 1t was farthest from my hopes
that | should have the pleasure of be-
ing entertained by such a distinguished
circle until ! gave that rooster, Brown
his pass-out checks for the other side
of Jordan. The death Of that misera-
bic sinner has made a new man of me,
so to speak, with second life.
From the moment my sentence was
pronounced by my friend, the Judge
here, | felt myself another being-in-
deed, may safely say, without boast
ing, that | should have lived in COM
plete ignorance of the joys enc feels
IN the consciousness Of being good, un-
less | had undertaken that Job which
procures me the novelty of being stran-
! gled tomorrow. Oh, my friends, would
that you were all in the ranks of the
/ just like your humble servant. 1t is
q blessed and profitable thing | guess,
to be awakened to the truth, to read
pious tracts, and eat spring chickens
and canvas backed ducks Personal
lv, | can affirm that ! forgive sincere
ly all who have had a part in my mur-
der | haven't an ounce of animosity
in my composition, against any Of you.
If L were let 90 free tomorrow,
would not hurt hair Of the head of
an unborn babe. No, indeed | would
not But tomorrow ! shall be at
home, and my business prospects will
be brighter than those Of any citizen
in these states. Yes, tomorrow | shall
be walking arm in arm with the pro-
phets-to-morrow ! would not ex-
change my log cabin in Zion for the
White House III Washington. From
the golden side of the clouds | shall
cast an eye Of pity on you, poor sim
ners, down here below, in the depths
Of this vale of tears 1t is not for you
to attain TO the glory | shall have
reached, for you have done nothing to
entitle you to the recompense' New
ertheless | pardon YOU all. | pardon
the judge, ! pardon the jury, l pardon
the witnesses, who, by their deposi-
tions, have been the cause Of my pre-
mature dissolution. even pardon
that contemplate old rooster, George
Brown, himself There isn't an atom
Of resentment in my soul"
Everybody was melted to tears.
"He is a saint, said the popular
preacher
As for the Judge, his emotion was so
great that he had to hide it in a nap
kin behind barricade Of four empty
bottles Of California wine.
As | left the room after this vale
dictory banquet, | could hear the cIer-
gyman recommending those who had
obtained reserved tickets for the exc
cution to come early, and not to fail
to bring their children with them, as
the sight was sure to be edifying.
-'' i never pretend to know thing
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