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If5J*-tieicuslome?ne.leilnP*u-yASAtidagxtd.er-DRadinis enaea me mAtier. mr.ittct wii a spienaia soldUr. 11TUB LAST SWISQ.Hearing that the governor had notreturned to Atlanta, and that there was no hope lor a commutation, Beck was carried from the Jail to the gallows that wsa erected about one mile from Summerville. Mounting the acalTjld he said:“M j young friends, my fate is the certain fruit ofSTIONO DEINK AND BAD C0XPAB Y.I hope you will all take this as a warning. I have been unfortunate and tinned, and have sinned deeply, but I b.'lieve my tins h*ve been forgiven. 1 don't dread death,BABY BIT KAAY BIT «1 have nothing mow to uy exoept that I hope to meet you in heaven”TUX SHKAJFP'S fAET.The sheriff then said: *T hope you will all tak; this as a warning that the shot-gun system that has been so much in vogue in this county will lnevluolj bring yon to the gallows. Aft»r touching on the unpleasantness of asnerlirs doty, and praising B* ck*s conduct si a prisoner, he commenced preparing for the execution AfterTHE BLACK CAPwas put oyer Beck's head, he said: I would take this harder if the thing were just, bat God knows it is unjust. 1 would not mind death IX it did not leave mv wl!e deetUute. Good-bye. Meet me in heaven.The trigger was then sprung, and he was bnrled into eternity. G.V
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Atlanta Weekly Constitution
Atlanta, Georgia, US
Tue, May 01, 1877
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