Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-23

allowed TO remain for few minutes
in order that there might be no possible
question OF the mans death. This was
done, and after hanging for tWenty-one
minutes. the body was cut down and
placed in a coffin. 1t was at once ioade"
INTO a wagon and taken to the Chesa
peake and Ohio depot. where it was ship
ped 10 the medical department of the
University of Virginia, where it will be
used for dissecting purposes.
The rope used for the execution was the
same used at the execution of Burwcll
Taylor the negro who last summer at
tempted To assault and nearly murdered
:, white lady of New Kent county. Sheriff
Alexander had two ropes, both of which
had seen service. One was the rope
used in the execution of Joe Fife, in
the Jail in this city, a few years ago.
NIMBROUGH,S CONFESSION.
Jerry kimbrough made full and COM
plcte confession of his crime to the Rev.
Mr. Hepburn and il was read to the
Jury and reporter for the Dispatch. Il
few minutes before the march up the
steps was begun. He made a clean
breast, and gave q good deal of light on
many happenings that have for some
time been more OF less Shrouded III mys-
terry BY his own words. the man in
tended to Kill Mrs Taylor and then rob
the house He had been engaged in d
number of crimes. Tue confession was
taken by Mr.. Hepburn almost exactly as
the man gave il. and after it had been
read to him. in order to have the least
doubt removed as to what he intended to
say, Kimbrough affixed his signature.
The confession was written in private
memorandum book of the minister, who
allowed the Dispatch man TO make n
verbatim copy, as follows:
,ia1, X iT1Droltrrh I0rT,
Louisa county. Va. March 1st, 1879, and
being condemned to death. mako this. my
confession. to Rev. S S. Hepburn: / have
have been Il pretty honest fellow UP until
[ was u years old. when l got into bad
associations. Millard Fillmore Gillian and
me pulled Minor Woods chimney down,
and | took the habit OF hunting on posted
land, and drinking, but always had 4 fear
Of the Lord
Willard and me agreed to strike and
rob Mr.. McGhee, and Willard struck him
and ! went off, my heart failing me. I
studied evil all the time when he and l
went together. We planned to take adj
vantage of people. We left home and
went 10 West Virginia. There got into
trouble by taking money from old
colored man and had to leave. Came to
Clifton Forge and then to Richmond and
come up 10 Hanover and worked on the
\
a big fellow, whom l intended to shoot
but he apologized. l left there and went
bacf TO Richmond.
IN West Virginia got in the habit of
carrying revolvers, and when at home
before this carried them III secret and un-
known to my father, and while in West
Virginia those two fellows-Thomas Des-
per and FinneN Fransco-come to camp,
and another fellow and me put them up
-l,,,
rcvolNers.
From there I strayed off to Hanover.
/ went TO Mrs. Taylor's intending TO
kill her and rob the house. But the Lord
would not let me do it He said l had
gone far enough against him. He suffer
ed me TO do enough for him to call me
by suffering me TO insult Mrs. Taylor. L
asked her to l have seen my loss
and reinState my nature. I repent and
ask the Lord to forgive me before ] go
hence and be no more.
.tJEREMIAII kIMBROUGH."