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queathcd .hem by (heir ancestors.Execution of Morgan—An ImportantCorrection.One of the rc|ortcra who attended theexecution of MonoAN, on die-'hi inst.; appears to have been so affected by tlie scene as to be quite incapable ofreportiug it truthfully, and accordingly, started the nlory—which is gaining extensive circulation—that thccondcnined man was slow-ly tortured to death by strangulation, his feet resting on the floor. In this localityit is known that MoiiOAN was iiis.antly¥killed by the dislocation of his neck and, therefore, died without a struggle; but where these facts arc not known the shameful misrepresentation of the imaginative reporter is likely to ga»u credence.It is true that whcnthedrop fell, Mou-oan’s feet did, momentarily, touch thefloor, the rope having been lengthenedconsiderably by Doctor Akn.wd, one of• • •the physicians in attendance. This interference on the part of Doctor A. was, wearc informed, unknown to the Sheriff. It is evident that the Doctor misapprehended the nature of his duties. He was, of course, summoned there, according to the law, to determine, with his colleague, when the sentence of death was fully exe-cutcd, and not to u**i*t in it* txtcution. Fortunately his extra-ofliciousness resulted in nothing very serious, although it might easily have produced a scene that would have appalled the.stoutest heart. Itshould be a warning to every man to mind bis, own business, and especially not to assume any great responsibility that tlielaw devolves upon another.Doctor E/iia Keai, the other physician in attendance, a gentleman who stands in the front rank of his profession, furnishes us the following statement which will satisfy the most skeptical that the legal killing of Mono an was not attended with any unnecessary torture:Ter UK Haute, Dec. ‘27 th 1869.I certify that I attended the execution of Oliver A. Morgon on the 2‘lcl inst.;• hat I have attended seven other cxccu-ions bv hanging, and that Oliver A. Morgan died without a struggle,and more easily than any of the other seven.E/.ua Head.Those papers which have assisted in the circulation of the horribly sensational story of Mo roan's dying agonies are requested, as an act of common justice, to make the proper correction. It is unpleasant enough to this community to have a hanging in our midst, without having it represented to the world as a sceneof cruel torture by slow strangulation.uiniiai nmthrough trbeen $8,4($1,078,197A LKTIVirginia, the school ing and fitministers i as the slav night. Hi poetic just the marks bars that h level of if cradle of 1his eager rlan springclosed to hThe Ciithis hand*“Ligcr”promoted of the liuli sensible tliHis letters dent of tlm attracted nevidence ol his aptnes-FORD is a i full of oil' talents; an for him a 1Anpersidepot.Edwindinnaiiolis(Jov. IDmas at KvThe ln’gi.-'lature of Ohio will as emble»*on the first Mondav of January. There is some doubt as to the jxilitical complcx-ion which the organization will assume— whether it will be exclusively Republican or partly one and partly the other. The Senate stand# :Democrats...................................... 18Kcpublieans.................................... 16The I mla vacationMarry i among theA KKMAlparties in 'Marion half dozen State I’riso:The two from the caught andJacob II drown him dav* ago, InThe Ma “Judge I In; sion «f a elt; some AlabaFrom scv
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Terre Haute Weekly Express
Terre Haute, Indiana, US
Wed, Dec 29, 1869
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