The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-09-04

Local and otbsrwsse.
ROBERT FOY HANGED.
Executed at this Place Friday
for the Murder of Day
ton Miller.

winch ne expressed MS Willingness 4
to be hung and that he was ready /
for death.
He said that the crime FOR which /
he was to be hung vas mostly for,ed |
upon him, but he had pistols ready /
TO do the shooting II he had to do il.
The trap was sprung at l2.S5 p.
81. and in IA minutes the negro WAS
dead. but was not cut down for
several minutes after he had died
The physicians Of this town made
application Tor the body Of Foy. but
for some reason OF other this was
denied them. and the body was buried
at the poor farm Saturday.
Foy WAS represented in his trial by
Messrs. Bond & Bruce Of this place.
who did all they possible c9uld TO
save his neck. but they met defeat
al every point.
At the first trial one of the Jurors
refused to find him guilty Of FIRST de-
gree murder. and the court empan-
elled new jury which found him
guilty Of murder in the first degree
The case was taken up Co the
| Circuit Court aud 10 the Supreme
Court, but these courts refused TO
disturb the verdict. and the Governor
was appealed TO for executive elem
eucy. and he granted q respite Of 30
days, but after looking into the case
refused TO interfere.
The crime for which Foy wss exc
cuted was the murder Of Dayton
Miller at Toms Greek last December
Mr. Miller was treasurer OF the
| Cranes Nest Coal and Coke Com
pauy, and had made mistake IN
Foy's sccount. so Foy armed himself
aud went down 90 the Office 90 have
his time corrected Tie was bois-
trous and Miller tried 60 PA, him out
Of the office. wheseupon the negro
fired. fatally wounding him
IL is 20 be hoped that the execu-
ton OF these bad characters viii have
, good eject upon others, aud that
the time will soon come when juries
. in Wise County will not have e
render voriicts that require the lives
Of their fellow men.
just before going TO the scailoll
Toy made the following speech.
Ladies aud Gentlemen Please look al
thc trouble have COTTON into DOB my iiie
and 90 you people, thc one thing and th'
r bcsi thing that know ior you 90 do b. q
De-, Co KEGS out oi places ike tlis. J aisl
YOU good people Co prepare i1r death, and d
vou viii thc Lord will bless you and a.
viii prepare a place ton you. The goo'
70 Lord above knows that since mr mofhC
o. died have run aud throNcd mysolf away
Z Aud another thing that I wanted te sa
I 60 YOU all. when you arc cut boz this uor'a
, whisky aud guns are not made cor rcenl
c 90 use, but they are made tor mean, Dos
y iifed people. and DO you will Oct them au|
4 whisky alone YOU will ho heap better ol
than hat you would Or you followed rud
crowds, aud roudy people. aud women.
Z Since / happened 90 30 into tAc vcstcr
q coal fields ! have quit going to preaching
d. aud uhcu would see anybody drinhiu
Z aud playing the banjo. aua dancing.
10 would go Co this place, aud ] vsut io ad
d wise sou so Co 60 Go church aud pray.
b Ms iast crimc that gnt into VAS mo-tl
aN forced on me. } went 90 che Com
4 pauy STORE to ect ris money .irsigltcuc
" zap. and didn't get % straichteuei ui
y hut cot worse on bob ibis world. The Ior
= above knows. that Q didn't 60 in iherc vit
Che intention Co kiii chat man. kuo
that bad guns aad could feht 30 thcf
'e vas any fighting TO bc done. aud che Ler
IS knows ID had not had that gun voui
n not have been in ibis hN TODAY.
q While VOC people may look 40 30 haf
and unjust. look AZ DC as Justice aud lai
20 aud do not think that the crime ! ha,
l. done is Whv am standing here. hut
D. think that q was the Lords will that
, should come today, aud BE- The LORD
willing I will meet au yQu good peor
in a better world.
h. Aud eau say another word, leaving
Ia these people here, While there ate soa
81. good people in this world, there are son
bad people, which each of You knows cha
II and I can say have found good poop
pc ana have found bad ones. can sd
IA again, that there has hCeu some Viii
: people that have been friend 90 me. aI
there has been some colored people "
"a has been my friends. bet 7 have foni
some enemies that did not knov an
OF thing about since ! have been in Ga
I, trouble. Since have been in this troahl
Tor my account, IL don't make ANY mi
se take, .t has been close onto nine month
In : months dsss.I
And am thankful 10 know that ha
- found friends IA this countrg, and Z %
thankful 20 know that have found q
nc Lord in this country.
he Aud you old people sho are 10 Oh
al country and have got children, do all g.
D., can 10 Keep then at home with sou, al
make them 70 TO church ana sund
D. School, and not follow after bad woml
e. like ! have.
ke NE. Charlie, here Is a word can spel
tor yoa, IL yea like 90 hcss it. can 81
that while ! have been in priscu 81
= have ieit more Ike friend ~ mine thl
any other Who had anything % 90 ~.th
sone Of you mea who arc cat there 6
das have got whisky 10 your pocket, al
N u yoa woait DO what t. right you vou
al take IL ogt and break IL.
:. II sny Of you have saythieg 10 ask ms
AN ready 20 aasNer a.
as Neu, ! AN ready.
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