Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-01-24
A PREACHER HANGED.
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to be verified ia your execution. You
stand az the bar Il q Is court 10 hear
the awful sentence that you must
die The laat source from which legal
relief might have been hoped TOR has
been appealed 10 unavaiiingly. In
the face OF your public con feesiOn that
yours IL the bend that fired the fatal
shot which sent the soul Df William
Henry unwarned, and IL may be, un
prepared. to itH final account, 10 is
scarcely possible that sou can hope for
clemency from the governor VI the
state II there be hope for you Il IL In
the dec aTstion OF Him who has mer.
cifully declared though your Gins be
as scarlet, they shall DO as white as
snow
cit ia difficult for one In the vigor OF
health and the middle Of manhood to
realize that his active limbs will soon
be cold and pulselers IN death. There
Turks In the heart a sort uf half hope
that A doom 50 awful will, by some
meaus, b. averted / warn you not to
suffer yours II to be deceived by any
such delusion Do not fail to realize
that on the day fixed for your execu-
tcn you will surely die. While be-
lieve that Gu sbs uld die for the hor-
rible crime you have committed, as-
sure you OF my svmpathy in your
fearful sitbatiOn. Your condition IA
the spectacle Of human distress, and
the generous heart hath always sym
psthy for human suffering.
II council sou most B1lemnly 10 de.
vote the few day hat remain 10 you
TO preparation for death Give your.
self 10 r. Election, to meditation. TO
pray er. aud IL may be that He who so
loveth all, he least OF HIS creatures,
that He giveth 10 the Thirsty worm It's
dew-drop, 10 the ant IT. crumh, aud TO
the bee flower will not refuse met
oy to any Of his creatures, even though
his hands be red with the blood OF Lis
fellow being.
1T Is the sentence Ok the court that
on FRIDAY, the 23d day Of January.
1885, between the hours Of Al O'Clock
in the morning aud sunset, that the
sher II of Harrison county, either in
the Jail OF said unity, or az some 9th.
er place In said county IN be by him
selected, do hang you by the NECK with
a rope till You are dead DEAD, DEAD,
and may God have mercy on your
soul -
ArTHE sCAFFoLD.
AT l. o'clock tu-d,y SHERIFF S r..
Perry, with a full corps of d, puties.
called at the jail with a two horse
wagon. They tuok the prisoner from
his cell, placed him In the wagon,
seated ON his cufiin. and drove to the
scahold, erected Ia an old field in the
northwest suburbs Of the city The
prisoner was attended by his spiritual
advisers, y no sang and prayed with
him. The DEATH warrant was then
read and he was asked If he had any
thing to say.
Walker then with some emotion re-
viewed the story of his crime and ex
pressed his willingness TO die After
some delay the pT souer WAS pinioned
and placed In pn-i ion The black cap
was placed on his head, he rope ad :.
Justed aud the trap spruug at . p. IN (;
thus the soul of Anthony Walker was
ushered into eternity. Life was pro-
nounoed extinct ia eight minutes
His body was GU down and placed In
the flu and given in charge of bis
friends He leaves wife and six
children to mourn his untimely end.
Many people y messed the rxt cutiOn.
ANTHONY Walkers LAST REQUEST
MY FRIENDS II trust that this llttlp
paper may louch your 81 mpathies. II
so, please purchase copy, that may
leave 10 my wife and children small
piltance-the pift of kind friends
And may God, 10 His mercy, blees you
for the charity bestowed Respect
fully, ANTHONY WALKER
The mistakes ofmy life We been many.
the hinn OF my heart have been more;
sea GO AN So my wtepirg,
but III knock az the pen uoor
know that am weak and sinful
II comes 10 m uiurB aud more:
snt when the dear HAvi = shalt bid me,
Ia enter the open door.
I'm lowe { OF thoas VINO love him;
m weakest OF those q no pra
But IN come 10 the {, 1T OF my SAVIOR
And he viii NOT turn mo away.
Ny mistakes His free grnco win cover,
NY ms Tie viii III wash away.
a. my lrt, hough they TO 1, and falter
HnA'l NHik lhronfh the gates that day.
ifImust die, oh. let M die
In peace with all mnpkiud.
The time q neer, AHA | soon will be will
those whasleep
III the siient tomb.
So often has my mother dear
Warned me 81 Sin 10 fear
But thr ,ugh All This wa, Ted astray,
Al many others bers to-Jay,
My nlende, oil dear, warn you here
or danteIs sur 20 cone;
a d when We pai I ON mis- green earth,
Lazy tU NIL, and meat n we'll,
To think ~ me, ana say farewell
Capt. Farrell Dead.
NEW ORLEANS, LA, Jan. 2S.--Cap
Nj. Il. Farrell, the org .nizer OF Farrell
Deceive Agency and Protective police
died suddenly last night, aged 81
Cart Farrell WAS one of the bel
knrvus, aafactl tgaa Ia Tho Tnffad Afafla