The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-05-16

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zion private but the people from This nnl
adtulniHH counties declared that n should
be- public and ina' II = wal was buiIt
around the sclffdld n wonld be torn
down In ,lew OF the strong pdhIc icrl.
Ing upnn tho subject, the original pln
was Abandoned and The acadud was
erected ON the lot back ~ nut N sight ol
the Iai where Cation aud bis sons were
C0phned.
l'p to d,rk Thursday night ihr mllr'
dpr,r had shown no repentance, on M,
contrary, be had been htubbuthls
defiant and had fully determined 70 MI
himself bcfofe tie fatal day arrived
For several days he had refused 10 cat
Thursday night, about une o'clock be
requested that the Rev Mr. PcIhe, a
Methodist clergyman Of Cnl0ntown, be
called to his cell. Mr. rctrlo responded
10 the request, and had q lengthy Inter
view with the doomed man IN
his statement he DECLARED himself
lnnuCeut OF the murder rllh
which he Is charged, and Tor which hls
life Ia to Ic taken, lie denied killing his
wife, aud said he "wouldn't lie about II
now" lie said he felt no malice toward
any one, and was perfectly willing TO dlci
that he felt bis sins were forgiven, ana
that he had made his peace With Gpii
| that, though perfectly Innocent of having
/ killed his wife, he was resigned to
| his fate, and that II was all tlght
| for the future; that he was sure OF going
to Heaven. lie also expressed wish
| that he might be buried In his Old clothes
30 that satan might know him when he
came across him.
At late hour he retired and rested
well until called yesterday morning to
parnkc OF breakfast aud be prepared iol
the execution. When breakfast was
brought him, he ate q piece Of bceistcak
one roll and aud drank a cup OF coffee.
Atl2.ii p. m. religious services wer,
held IN the jail, but during the whole
time eaton remained stolldly quiet ant
took no part In what was going on.
After the services were concluded ih'
prisoner was led out Of the Jail by The
jiilcr and an armed escort. lie walkct
10 the gallows 1rmlg aud mounted 10 hi,
place on the trap without hesitation, liz
was II he had anything 10 say, when h
replied "No."
Everything passed OF quietly, ihougl
the hanging was witnessed with relish b.
nh outraged populace, The moose wa
adjusted at three minutes past on
O'Clock, and The trap was sprung tw'
minutes later. The body shot downwari
distance Of eight feet, breaking IN
neck Instantly. Twenty minutes aile
bis body was cut down and given over 4
the charge OF his brother, who came her
to receive H. The farewell scene be
tween Caton and his son was yer
touching,