Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-04-11

der Of ny wIf<
ThEs startling statement erss-
ted a tremendous sensation
The IEf-s leaned over the desk
the lawyers wheeled around and
faced the prisoner. the jurors
hooked 90 each ether In amaze
meus While the spectators es9Id
hardly cypress their intense
excitement The prisoner paused
3 lev seconds. and then eDn-
sTn1ed IN the same firm distinct
VOICE
L repeat your homer. I an
not the OaIy one guilty Of the
murder Of my wife The jadgv
on this beneh- the Jury IN the
box the lawyers within this
bar. amt Most sf the Witnesses.
including the pastor sf the odd
church. are AIS, guilty before
Almighty God and vii have 10
appear with NE before hls Jatg
HHrns Throne, where shall al be
.rg1teously judged
If twenty men eonspIre To-
gether Ssr the murder Of one
Fe-sen- the law power Of tins
Tan 1 VIII arrest the twenty. and
eaeh VII be tired convicted
AMI executed fBra whole rrar-
der. and nss enc twentieth Of
the ERNIE
Il have been made adrunkz-tt
by law II IL had not been fsr
the Eegziizst salssGs u my
town I aever would have be-
come \ drunkxrst: my xde
would noe have been murdered .
I x01ld noe De here nov. ready
I'd De hErfed into eternity Had
Il not been for the human szp-
set out with the consent Of the
government I would have been
A sober mal- IN IaGtast-loas
workman. n tender Eataer AMI
n loving husband Bat to-day
my home - destroyed nv vI1e
murdered my little chilt-sn-
God bless and care for them
east on the mercy ola cold and
cruel world while I Am 20 De
murdered by the strong En ai
the State
God En0x&I tried tO reform,
but as long as the open saloon
Vas IN ny pathway nv weak
diseased vdlp0xer Wa 10
match AGAINST the fearful es1
sanIng. agouIxIng appetite n
Elaasr- At LAST I sought ths
protection care and sympathy
ef the church Of Jesus Christ
h1- AZ the Communion table
received from the hand Of ths
pastor who SITS there and was
his testified against ne N III.
e-sse- the cup that e~ouEAinet
the verY sane alcoholic serp@ni
that u found IN every bar-rss1
IN the Lan& Is proved too much
fSr nv weak humanity. and Gu
0f that holy place I rushed u
Liz EzE tehalch that erdst
VITA The murder Of my wife
F0r one year eur lawn IN,
wIE10as a saloon For QUE yeal
Wis a sssoer man. For sns
ye1r. ny wife and Children yer,
sa2rrmeiy happy. and eur Ltd,
home \ perfeet PARADISE
L Was Que Of those vhs
signed rsmsnst7nee axnns
re-apening the Saloons IN GU
town The names Of one rlIf o
tins jury can be found to-day OF
the petition certifying 20 ID
good moral character q Of "a.
rumselIers, and falsely xzyin.
that the sale Of liquor Was nee
essary IN our town The prose
cutting attorney On this cas-
was the one Who 80 eloquent,
pleaded with this court for tn.
licenses. and the Judge who SIT
on this bench, and who askeS
me III had anything to say be
fore sentence Of death Va.
passed on me- granted the Ii
eensel
The ImpaSsioned words o
the prisoner fell ike Goals o
ire apsn the hearts Of thos.
present and many Of the spec
taos and some Of the lawyer.
were moved 10 tears Tn.
Ja9re made a motion a. Il 4
stop any further speech On tbs
part sf the prisoner. when shs
speaker hastily said.
-NS. moi your honor. do MOI
close ny Hps= I an nesrfy
through. and they are the las;
words I shall ever utter 90
earth
i bean my downward ca
reer at a saloon barlIegzIIzed
and protected by the vsters oI
tins commonwealth which hzs
received annually a part Of shs
blood money from the poor. de.
lgded victims. Affer the State
had made me n drunk2rd and 4
murderer l Am taken before
another bar-she bar Of Justice 2
oy the same power Of Law tina,
legalHed the first bar, and nov
the law power VIII conduct me
10 the place Of execution and
hasten my soul into eternity
/ shall appear before smother
bar, the Judgment bar Of God
and there you, who have legal
Eed the trzaic. vii have 70 an
pear with me- Think ysu thai
that the Great yadze VII hold
me-shs poor weak, helpless
victim OF your trzfhe-zIo1e re
sporslhae for the murder Of NV
vlfef Nay l. IN my drunken.
frenzied irresponsible esndi-
ton have murdered bat sre.
bur you have deliberately and