| Show A edwaad earl the penalty of the law at Sa greville hamilton county for the murder of his wife is a queer character he claimed that he was justified in killing his wife and opposed the claim of insanity in his behalf he was an intelligent man and a blacksmith but was troublesome whan in drink which was often of late no one knows his history some think he 19 a spaniard ai d others i virginian he has courted hanging wilting to a friend recently lul made light of his situation as follows yes old boy I 1 am going at the time appointed have an engagement with death that phantom of grizzly bone and shall meet him with a smile a for that will make bin turn array thinking that I 1 am not theoe sent for they aie already engaged in building a fence around the place of execution and aiom the window I 1 watch the work talk with the workmen and hao an idea they dread the day more than I 1 let mo see I 1 days and a few hours to live let me tell vou it is longer than some folks have sot and then there will be bome hanging done heie i 0 a tight lopo perform ance I 1 am to bo the principal artor in the and am depended upon by the public to auko it ing I 1 aidi to act the pirt of the banged and that is the most prominent bartot the whole bu ineas and of I 1 shall use my utmost cn deiora to act my part in a manner to give entire satisfaction to choso who arc dortu nite enough to witness the pai form ance you h ive heard of hainan I 1 gnp a feller that lived lony long ago in good queen esthers time and was hanged alty cubias cubits high well I 1 am to the manner of tint bing aman higbe is to bo reduced in to give hort folks an penal chance and no will be to miko thi 3 the most show ever to the people of thi counley but my it 13 new to me 1 I have not the ieng of it act and I 1 hie somo misgivings as to the result it may bo the death of mo in fact have lead instances of pei son actually dy in while performing in that way but we are to hava a skillful physician in attendance whose duty it will be to prevent tho thing from going too far will commence about 10 a m october lofb and continue as long as the hw directs and physicians think propel positively my last in public and no postponement on account of weather |
