The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-01-25

The only man who remained true to
me was my lawyer, Mr.. Malcolm Camp
bell. BE set to work manfully to de-
fend me. He said the press were ave-
fully down on me. Numerous biogra-
phies were published Of me, which
brought to light events in my life never
before known, either to my parents, my
self, OF any Of my relatives. One paper
called attention to the significant fact
that many murders had been committed
during the past twenty years which
have never been traced, and that most
probably my exterior respectability and
hypocritical piety had averted all sus-
picion from myself, and that no doubt
many an innocent man had been hanged
for my crime.
At the trial my wife and daughter de-
posed, as they were bound TO do, to my
unusual behavior on that emphatic even
Ing.
My standing on the steps of my door
before 1 rang the bell was observed
by villainous, prying old maid, who
came forward and deposed to facts in
addition which were pure inventions
My swallowing brandy at dinner, as ad-
mitted by my own family and domes-
tics, was the occasion of some eloquent
leaders in the papers, the gist Of which
was that deserved hanging even for
that alone.
The prosecuting attorney called atten-
tion to my physiognomy, in which be
read more murders than dozen New
gate calendars, and concluded an elo-
quent address by warning the court that
II l was acquitted he felt sure that some
fine morning, like the Assyrians of old,
all New York would awake and find
themselves to be dead men, with their
throats cut from ear to ear, especially
the Judge and jury, who would deserve
their fate il they turned such a notorious
murderer loose to prey upon tbs citizens
Of New York.
Notwithstanding the eloquence OF my
counsel, Mr.. Malcolm Campbell, who pos
itively surpassed himself and knocked
Demosthenes and Cicero into the mid
die of next week, all seemed dead against
me.
The explanationI gave of my unusual
behavior was pronounced by all as being
too ridiculous to merit a moments con
sideration.
The Judge who presided, and who hac
turned deaf ear to every mendican
since he had been possessed Of a cent tC
give away, said that he had never give1
anything to beggar in his whole life
and that it had never made him miser
able.
"Indeed," sarcastically added this ligh
of Christian law, cit would have mad,
me more miserable If had ever giveI
penny away"
The whole audience roared with laugh
ter at the judges wit, althoughit stampe'
him as being heartless brute.
He summed up dead against me, and
as I had not taken the precaution o
buying up the jurors, was found guilt,
Of willful murder and condemned to b
hangedI
The fatal day arrived. Hardly able t
walk, was carried to the scaffold. Th
reporters crowded around me, shakin
hands with me as though they wer
proud Of being introduced to a gentle
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sition. The rope was put around m
neck, the cap was drawn over my face
heard sharp click and felt the rop
tighten. was suddenly thrown up int
the air as food of fire rushed from m
brain and filed my eyes.
Convulsively threw out my arms.
heard tremendous crash, as though a
creation was crockery and had suddenl
been smashed. l opened my eyes, nC
upon another world as had expected
but to see that had knocked over tt
table, broken into thousand pieces m
wife's best china tea service, spoiled HI
, new satin dress, scalded her pet spanie
which was bowling like a Methodi
ranter, and that all the buttered toa
a was in my daughters laps, who were a
' dressed to go to the opera.
Since then my wife never let's me snol
( in my easy chair after dinner.-Ne
8 York World.