The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1906-06-15
can forge here, but we will not
get to heaven without prayer.
We will all get justice up there .

We will all get justice up there .
The crime for which Squire"
Smith has paid the extreme pen
atty of the law was for killing
Count and John Gleghorn broth
ers, in the western part of Ne
vada county near the county line
of Hemptseada bout 8 miles south
of Emmett on Wednesday the 28
tn day of November, last year.
On Nov. Both he came to Pres
colt and stayed over night and
the next day he surrendered
himself to Sheriff Hood, who at
once put him in Jail. He was
indicted by the grand jury at the
january term and tried for
murder in the first degree, and
found guilty. The court senten-
ced him to hang on the 10Th of
March. His case was appealed
to the Supreme Court, that body
affirmed the decision of the low
er court and Gov. Davis fixed the
14th day of June as the day for
him to hang. Squire Smith went
to the field where the Gleghorn
boys and a negro, Will Preston
We're at work and they got into
an argument about dog and
Smith shot both the boys, killing
them ainstantly. Will Preston,
the negro that was at work with
the white men, was indicted with
Squire Smith and his trial comes
up in July term of court.
DR.. Godbey offered the following
prayer after the condemned man made his
speech
Lord, Thou art our Creator and the
finaljudge of all men. All men are a.
like before Thee, save as Thou seeth in
their hearts, that they be followers of
that which is good or that whichsis evil.
There is. 1.neither great or small in Thy
sight Thou lookest on the heart alone.
AS fallen beings We are al sinful.
None can claim. Thy salvation in his
own merit Many times and in many
ways we forget thy laws and trans
gress them.
But through Jesus Christ our Re-
deemer is preached repentance and re-
mission of sins, Thou dost forgive sin
wherever Thine eyes behold true re-
pentance, and faith in Thy beloved son.
The one star of hope for-nur fellow
race is Thy forgiving mercy
We commend to-Thy mercy this man,
doomed to dieunder our law, which sin
deed, Thine own law, ordained Of old.
that the murderer shall suffer death
under sentence OF the Judge.
If we know that even the murderer
were changed in heart and would love
and keep the law, we might turn aside
from him the penalty of death But we
know not the heart. and the.high. prer-
ogative OF forgiveness belongs to Thee,
Q, God, alone. II this man is penitent
have mercy;gThou wiz forgive.
We pray also, 0, God, that the sol
emnity Of this occasion may inspire all
here present with reverence forsthe
laws Of the land, which tbehooves every
citizen to obey and uphold Help us
also TO encourage and support all faith
ful officers Of the law who receive their
charge from the people to administer
the laws, with all fidelity and in the
fear Of God.
Above all, O, Lord, help US to give
heed,s to Thy. TRUTH whichg alone can
make US free, and to Thy'grace which
can write Thy laws in the hearts of
men. sthat they may not be borne away
by sinfulspassions, that hatred and re-
venge.being east out of the heart, man
will not lift a murderous hand against
his neighbor.
In the execution of the law this
Sheriff tfulflls his duty to the state.
Not in malice, nor revenge, is this
mans life taken, but that the lives of
all men may be protected. Thou
thyself. o, God, hast declared whose
ever shedeth mans blood, by man shall
his bloodlbe shed. viii require it at
the hand of his brother = Therefore,
we deliver this man TO the cause of
justice, which Thou has ordained on
earth, land commend his soul to Thine
infinite mercy, through Jesus Christ
Tay A ssoseor,s N0ti~e