The Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1919-current, 1920-11-12

statement ln MAKE uI ffutnNH tu ui
frr why The sentence NJ death should
not be passed upon youf
Rising io be- feet Walllnrfard said
To ann innocent. or II I Killed my
sife and child was 600 drunk to
know anything about DO Judge
Williams fixed the l1th dag ~ Sep.
TENDER a. thr day VI execution.
Friday september o.. 1852 va. "a
notable iay boz Cuiienden county
The hanging ~ Thorn NaIungfod
Be- still remembered by SOME ~ our
Older people Unlike the eseeutlans
10 to-day BE- vas plbIia aul the o..
asion drew people from al. over thn
and adjoining cuuniiss a larger
rroad wa Boz Marion on that day
% b. said than there ever vas before
~ has ever been since E,eryhoi,
aeni men. women and children
SHAREHOLDERS gave their ,olorrd pso
pie a holiday aud they made tho o
eas.au % day of Jubilee,
When che hour u execution drew
near an oNcari. on which a coffin ua.
placed was driven 90 ihs jaIl by "a
nan named N.eksu and WaIunrfori
ga. r.a,ri upon The coffin vieksr
Then started ihr oy team ard tts
procession moved on down che Fonl.
Ferry road. prrecisd by a COMPANY
" ivo hundred militia under ths
command N Major Franklin and
followed by an immense emsd 90
people
Down the road a half mile ar more
DOB a field o. thr Ief ~ the rusi
DOS owned by Mu ] q nsr,
stood ire, with large bunehss out
spreading This tree va chosen a.
"a soadold When ihe Procession
nearei the s1ene MAJOR Franklin with
ihs militia formed a circle around ihs
f,afa.d Go keep back ths cuad. ihs
team " oxen drawing the cart un
Whilh Che condemned man at va
driven directly under the limb in
cy,ry direction from the ssana'i "a.
an Immense cnusi ~ people. en-
feeiani.y waiting parrnu hsd ur
their little children boz their arms
ihai ihey might rst o. better ueu
o. those days there va D. of aI
hangman and Do deyo.grd upon the
shrfif n ue ths Knot around ths
Condemned mans netk sheriff naLs.
hayncs was "a man ID constituted
that BE- shunk from taking ths Ufs
though legally. ~ a felIou human
being and be- shmnk from ihs ,m.
posed duiy Deputy sheriff = u
Walker would rather resign than ell
Co., the Knot There sas. therefore
nothing else 90 Do che sheriff must
face thf music and ts ths fatal
knai around the ,istimt ue,k While.
Wal''nrford eco upon b. cafn an
parrniIy uumovei and unlanlsmsI .
ihe sheriff stood hy With the mus
hn hauis trembling and b. in.s
shaking 40 Ibis time a man rl.hrl|
through DO crowd. passed through.
ihe circle ~ militia and stepped ap.
90 ihe .herd The man wa William
Perkins DUKE" aah ths man o.
he trembling ofenl "riy, ms n,s|
dol.ar and vilI uc ths krat a.
Without any eguiyo5ai,ou a. o. incl
prize The sheriff accepted The tsm.I
and gave ihe upe 90 Perkins
a short religious service vas hold /
ke' Joel Gmsr. pastor ~ ihs Cpal
~ Greek Baptist church. rad a par
.im " Scripture and began d. I
.uuue w. was an able preacher
lut ihe surrounding. and co. .aIsm
l.p ~ thr uclasi1n va taa much
.or ihs minister o. shook. a. F|
WITH an aFue Finding BE- could ust|
lroceei BE- called on Rrr Aaron
Moore. pastor ~ ths Marion Mstha.|
Tag church to conclude the service
im Moore responded by urarF'
There b. "a land ~ Pure nsIrhta|
.ni offered a prayer fof ihs saai n.
Do eondrmnod man The crowd uas'
immense Eyrg tree available val
i.'ed with boys. black and white A
.mb ~ an apple tree standing near
roke under ihe weight on %. throw.
1r "a number " boys 10 the ground
The sheriff told Perkins that the
our ~ execution had arrived The
rWly made deputy tied the Knot in
he rope and pat the moose around
'alliuTfudh nrck The sheriff
iued be- bach % ths scaHold. no..
isiur to witness the death scene
iekers started the oxen. the cart
'lled frum under the limb and Wal.
nrford danFlcd ih the air. the au
'eakinr BIZ nesk In lee minute.