Vincennes Gazette, Volume 4, Number 20, Vincennes, Knox County, 18 October 1834 — Page 1

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Ti Pu'Us!,ed errru Fjhirdnv, ar.as50, if paid .!:iri:ir the rear. i' pa ii! in advunee. On. 5' l 1, ii n it !'.:iid during the year. 1 2j, f.r M fl fi!!ie. Fapers disfn;, tinned (,nlv :it (he option oftlic publi-lo-r while rrearn:re- iirr due. f'r'rA,! v.-rti,. i:vnt makiri r ort rjm i n or lesdnbar, find vri'l he in, rh-d il,rci' times f-r o:: t to lit v -fi ve cent f, ir ever v cn ! vrri i 1 insertion ; longer advertisement in the same r a'io. Ad vi'rti'riiti'i! c,.nt v'i' ': r !er, will in nil ea-s, !i : i 1; fitful until t'.a'.n I. and charged arnnrdinirJv. Such artc'"S of rrodnro, s aro i!-d in a lamiiv. will no ri'ccivr ! in payment t -r siin tcriritian?, m the markil price, deiiv red in VniceimiF. i .... ... ... 1 I v i ', : ) : ' f : s s i Of Mich a ft Joxf.s. -;hi -;os hangcl tht first of August, 103 1. xci'h Gi or.GK ,ov et T,Ir the murder of Jhn Tun Jo , of lTa. Iv dav are numnered anr! mv li"tirs i are few. My spirit ialreadv wiojred fori flight, and in a little wl ile mut hear itiloom hefore the har of God. I feel fl it j I must die all hope of escape ha lld: vet I will not m irner at mv count rv's lavv, or at my country's verdict. I'ei-

ha ps it . hetter for all , lliat in y t hit t forjl'ur hundfed and tiventy live

crime and iruilt his been so soon exttn puished. M v course in vice w is onward, an I had I longer lived, mv artdntion would have been to be distinguished; Ih'Mjgh I had wa led el!ow deej) in Id od tor the Rltamment of this end Mv career washort, mv exploits were few. anl (he funs of nineteen year alone tanned me I wa not widely known in life, and in death mv deeds will soon fade from o-ir memories; and though some may curse, none dare honor me by one single tear of eympathv But you who . like m self are young an I in the fii-t bloom of life, attend to wht I here lebtle, and learn from my tinhappv fate, the death of infamy, to avoid those rocks upou which I w as. wreck ed and shattered. was born in M ion county. Ky. in (lie year I 8 15, of respectable and honest parents, and few hould lie more proud of their origin than myself. My mothei's irnige ii ever before mo, and if the prayers of one so steeped in crimes as myself, could avail, I would wear out my knees in invoking blos-ings upon her me rnory. But we have parted, and on earth , we meet no m"re. At an early age I was nent to Jtidson Woods, a schoolmaster in n neich hoiing village, and from him ana others, received a good English education ? was fond of letters, but they lacked that trong excitement which my enterprising nnd resiles mind reijuiied. I hav e since ever hada respect and veneration fr the votaries of science, and would have sooner starved in penury and want, than to have robbed men who were spending their live in Mich honorable pursuits. Nothing of hiirh interest transpired du ring my school-hoy davs, an I my time wasm'stlv iiis-ed in those amusements which srenerally enjrasre.l the attention of ( etu dents. At the a;e of siX(or; v,fcmr'i enamored of a beiutibil an I lovely gi'l. nrul her gentle heart won upon me, until my very soul was mf'tod into tenderness She was the burthen of my dreams by day and nisjat ; her im igf t never haunted me; -he was the soul and substance "f all my thoughts I loved her with a devo tion pure and unsullied. "Mv love was pure as the wing of seraphim'' I te1 vealed it, but die loved me not, to fi.av she hated and despite ?! range .!. 'TV a s Ihen that all the fney and devi'i-h feel- I in' of mv natuie came over mo; mv very brain wa? maddcr.ed ; my be a i t w as tne I , I hated all; and mv vpn2.n-'o was -nounced against the world, fbr I c r.- i-iv. nil thought as herself. I ha I lead -o n romance, and the dangers and penis .. a rohber'- life had enchantment- t o ou My life bad been embilteied and m liart cried out for revenue mv reso'u 1 tion was taken and my determination tlx-! ed. Cincinnati was the t heat re of m j first exploits; it was there my career o crime first commenced I had been there but a few times before I mentioned the entire delructi'ui of a merchant on a ter street (being at that time intimi'ely leagued witlt a small band called tiui: FLUOn ) 11 1 ving some prejudice agaui-i him, myself an-i fell..v cotniadesct fire to his house nnd robbed him likewise. TheHimes spread rapidly, and I regret to say that before they could be extinguished, seven stately huil.iingi were laid in ashes. At tint lime I gl nim! in 'he ruin I had cau-ed, and as the cracking flame? atoe on high, I leit a glow of triumph when I thought of what deep punishment I could inflict cn those who offended. And so far from thinking that the sufferers should be indigent at mv out rage, I thought (hey should be grateful that 5he;r lives had been spared them. The extent of damage occasioned by this burning must have been immense, but I can form no good idea of the amount, as my-elf and brother incendiaries immedi ntely after left the scene of guilt foi Louis ville. I continued in L"uisvilie for many mot, lbs, and w as daily engaged in small ihtfr nnd mhbeiies. The baud that . . I fourii' bete was more adroit and better disciplined ih an the one in Cinciut.ti, and

it was here under the tuition of the ms.I the profession, that I became the

i elegant and accompli-hed (hief and ro! her. For with all due deference (u George Lovett's fame ami talents, J must (contend that I am rod Car behind him - I had t ccn in Loui?ville ait a wed; he - tote I loimed a plan to to I. a Mr Carnen-ci, .. 1. . 1 : . , 1 . 1 " . 1 .. . 11 II I IIVI' I ' ilitl II I I l.l:l'. Ill II - 1-1 -illliilf'l LMidrrstanditiEr he had sim pii or t i'rl.t hnn died dollars in hi- house t rnmmunirated the ti(A ... J. ' , O. C and O. It and we f.-ithwitli i.iorifded to ! ne h ij- o iho aliove named irentlem; vitfl a d e i e r mi ni ! ion to have hi mom ' w i ri'Vi'i o i r ii ' ! .. I , e ' !.o tfi.1 ri.i.m ofiori.- . and in 1 1 n I it 1 ; . , : o . ., , :( illU u'.!!f' t I J ( Ii in .; ten. ii.d : . i : i I ovei e old p i . i la 1 1 ! . t !o in ,, i. j. n It "I the Ml. n ! 1 1 i e in I . i i. i put iheiii-i Iv -me. In all ihiti.. I tr Hi p M we ij t iv o ol . ! t e i :!; e 1 1 o i 1 1 f in SSion ( d the lie. r. e led, nut in tin- sploit bum mv omt'.ide- h id I n Inlle neive. j r,'it t he ot h i fli e d sncli d on Id ie-s t soNut i n. t hat I ha v e ' v ei t;i ken Inm ne 1 1 e t my heat? ami hosom. 'I im nnn h henii' iimmiiili Jii'.l ii..tliii.,r,.. l 1 1 1 . , i . . i I i . i - i - " " " , " i I hi I'tr .("mi, 1 1 1 1 i n i ti uim'ii l.uin I fiorn vv o'nl xpei iei.ee, to he attended with dilii' iiKy a well as vill iinv. J now na i an oki ann Xiei lenc en me m i e r had an old and of the I In lirpon to ie;, with and I was no! deceived in mv anticipations, lor oui .'I dollat- i only got a rigg o iilly-tive; he into v. h -e hinds the plunder had fillen having only given a repoit ot one hunlred and ten totiars. I he late of the iillur two wn - sunewhat woise than in ice. as w e in foi tn e.l them that nothing w;ts found, they did! not receive one sditai v cent. Ili did not satisfy me, for as I belisve. it - our t r i rid got more, I determined to watch him nai row! v. and the i esult was as I had exprcieu. i racing mm to ins place oi . 1 I I'.f- .i deposite. I very politely raised the cov eri"gs. and lor his hard treatment to us, conveyed all his notes, hills and &C. to mv own private purse. Alter doing this I hastened quickly to his house, ami hav ing arrived there hefore he made his appearance, was never suspected. S imetime afterwards, standing near a steam-

boat that was about to leave port. 1 was ; nessee, who had floated down with a carapproached by an old, well dressed, good go of pioluce in a tlat boat, and who had looking gentleman, who inlbimed me he been fortunate in bis sales, I determined was about to leave in th1 above mention- upon bis robbery. Learning; one evening ed steamboat ; I immediately told him that that be would spend then.;.' lit alone upon

I was cleik upon her, and we commenced walk inir to war .is the outskirts of the, ,invn After we had walked some dis tnnre together, I informed him that I had some money to pay out before we left, and that if he would only be so kind as to lend me a hundred dollars I would re turn it as soon a we reached (he boat. lie readily complied; as he drew out his pocket book I gently took hold of it. pretending to be in a great hurry to settle my accounts and return to the boat. I walk-: e l off m a rapid manner as if hunting the stoic, but the old geelleman trotted after me, not however su-pectingthe fraud I was about lo play upon him, his natural love lor monev alone piomptmg him to follow me. I struck for (he commons: he followed me losing hi patience however, at last, and becoming somewhat alarmed fur his money, he asked me what in the untie ol God ! mean'? I leplted ! hat he had lots of cash, and that as I w its a pooi man i c.ou d not -pat e any thing about me. The boat in the mean lime h-nl r a is-j ed steam; the old gentiemm lamiiv was on tioaid; their pa-sagi s had all been paid ; f r tliey must go, and retutti he inu-; ; big drops ol sweat gathered er ' ts I f . ' I fr. b t .. f 1 .'. , I . t bo - I I IO. t I ! 1 I IlirltllP O 1 .

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it-ito-s. He lii-t a-ked lor cue half of - 'he contents ol the pocket book; secondly In a I ii f t ii , ; I mil; n, i"' '"'t' t j i ( a i n! v d a I f e oioled w I'.h a an-; im ii.oi .I nip Ii, iru - to i., ,, In O-'.l.O M --Oil- - I i I ' ' . l-'l "l' V , own ' . '.. w hen i a ; w im i i ' i in I t r 1 . 1 1 n he .tr . .died i I Ml' i'ii" trOil o hba i s - iiiid iU m- sp.-eu in an ive at t he o a i in t ime 8 o, a m i t h a.i v en ; a i c, m one ol m ; n 1 1 v rambles,! be. a me a .pi a in ted w n n t u ge, aittl.i i: w ag 1,1.1 , w n0 stoo.i -ix feet abov e hi- shoes la the c.-utseol I. con v e r sa i ion, finding he had money, J tccu. pnned him to Ins w agon ; sin v ev ed ii- piemi-s and bid him good night letumiMg however, in ihe con i se id I he t .i i i ..ii h iwever, in the couise id the Iv ntght, i i Mini liiai ne was asiee , wun with! lit- coat and wai-tcoat nudei hi-head, an I ''

his arm around them. it w..- c.-y to liom Louisville, lecodecl some sever til i ,:)Pn lvj,e unhallowed feelings ot rei marine w hei e (be money was, I ut t0 oh J r on her its which weie committed in tiiat ! ve!)irp an, hate have alone prompted his t i in the article w it bout aw a king him was . neig hoi hood some le vv moot hs ago. 1 w as ' desU net ion These a re my dying words ddTi uU. A lu k) Ihongiit sliuck me. Fthe tlepredaloi, and my instance and ug-jau(j Cannot be biassed by tiny eaithlv iinmediilelv took one ol his w agon ropes J gestion t hey w eie mostly commuted. It Consiler-ttio;i to coness my own guilt lied Ins I. et lo the wheel and jerked the j is not necessary to give details of them all j,im a quii a man for whom I enter lain ai titles liom under him--lie awoke and j here, and I will only give a brie! sketch j I10 K ,,f feelings. I am (lie murderer like a mountain tigress, made one sjutiigof one. Learning tn;l a lamily of fi ee j nf Tand v. Wouhi I could sty otherwise; at me. but t he rone, lluew hiai Inc k w a i ds, ' ncgi oes who li v td some few miles oil", had ' iinr t must soon . too soon, a inear in the

and w ith one sin lek he le.Ii ptosUateoni the ground. Amid the dissipations in which 1 vva engaged, I become passionately fond of gambling, and the proceeds of tt week's i heft and robbery were frequently !o-t upon one turn of faro. In the mean lime I paid a visit to New Orleans and my propcnsity for ciime was some w hat heightened in that metr opolis ol riot and de-: haucherv. Here I found a numerous and ' extensive band of s w itui lers , tine v es and i. .... t i i . .1...' ii. roimer ; nut t uio not itnniv nicy cic ! cunni. rj or adroit a? those at Louuv die. '

Ii at somewhat reduced for (UtiO , when I arriv e: at Aevv linearis, . -v- y i i . i . . ( ! ,i ..-, . ...-1 , .. . I C 1 . .. f , ...a.. , .in.,.. i ..... .if me nun. 11 i'vim ten ii.- tii ui 11 i ime. llavng landed in the night we immedi!i ly marched up in the city, and, ac.costing a fopj.i-h inokin i;t tillrmaii, who a- ii!i!tring in? s.di 1,113 1 am Me,i,e seem ! 1 1 1 1 ' . . . . I I'M I.!.- I I t li.i. .1.11 r.l ..I'. ll.. I 1 1 lie I I v we hoi I . I; n I hni.iidv I tr t ; J r i.i- paiiiou, injt in t tie meantime piesetit eu a I'istnl to Ins nnsom. inlni mmu him : lliat a po( U't hook l);id j e i -1 l.eeu ttol en. and a- the thief liad inn in thntdllfcC y. , lion, we tell ii oar ont v as n!y u . itch, to J japprelK.al him, I nt liadmg ins picket ok. weol.-eived that, as he was a ie - -j ' .Malde ..okmir fi.tlemau, we nould keep his pocket-nook, if he won Id ive ins w old honor u meet us at M a oi ''s c tlice in t lie moi ni!i!T Ijalainnd ;n,d JVightene.J out ot his wiis ' I 3? II i P r;i ro i ruiiiiiiiHi . it 1 1 1 1 u t. i ' immeni itel v tud In. n good night, holloa insr like watchmen, and heaiinrr ofi" his 1 1. ..... I......I . . .1 .1 ..I I ... . , 1. ...... ...I a a, ... r. huMuiru .i.Mii.i; nun us, n c i .in uu e uiiii.fi- ! I f . . . i , . I i . . i ) I . t .,...1 . . i . . . . . , , . i 1 . , ,uo... on. ....ui, .ll.ll 'r"M.s ; ni'ii iiuitr, ii -i ii if t ti our L lot II f ; eiiionen "tn -elvf- in gay apparel, and settling up all accounts, lett the boat senai ately , and . ru t u i i at . herein i. .u e.

Gamblings

This trip was duly profitable, living at J Hundreds of robberies and theft- have ; the be.-t and mo-t f.n-hioiiithie h-.lels, andiheen com.nittod l. mo. ..u,,.

l ...... . . . . s-.pp uu-.g M.me -iv ie, we wtie aoove ?us ic,,n. became acquainted with mo-t of the hoattieis. and welt kno a ing w hei e all lhe:r money and valuabhs weie, I fie -

jijuently c.ntuved to let them down liom'io live, I mu-i hasten these few pages to ' t lie w in low in the niuht tune to mv lei- !a conclusion.

low corni.nfe. He never entered the into, and he ihou - e I never t cotroizcal i never was suspecte I ; in l.ict, 1 d uhl il j any one. save mvf-eil ever saw hi in neai 'the hotel When ar.v ihmg was lost w a- gem f a 1 1 y li.e most clamoiou-againsi i . I i j the laiolion. lor Ins negligence, among the first to propose rneasuies to catch the . . it. i i . ii. i thief, and I was really thought by all the pink ot honesty. An accident however soon occurred which blasted all my golden dreams, and forced me trom the city. Becoming well acquainted with a gentleman from Tenhis boat, I approached it about the middle of the night, and having pocketed his money, was about to make away with it; but as fate would have it, awaking, he ' sprang upon me, and during the stiuggle that ensued, by (he starlight, recognized ime, and with a curse of vengeance pio ! nounced my name. I was desperate. It w ases-ential for my safety that I should leave the city betoie he mfoimeil on me. .My arm caught a supernatural power. I held him with one hand, and seizing a stick w ith the other, felled him to the tluor, stunned and senseless. ! Emiched by tins achievement, six hun jdred dollars, I started liooi the city , anil travelling on horseback to Natchez, there j took a steamboat for lan-iilte. Compelled to leave New Oi leans before I could see my biothtr robner, he wan It-fi in pocressiou of all our plunder regret to say, that a i.ivi.-iou up lj'il I ' to this' lime has never taken place h;i ve ol en ; heard that theie was honesty amongst j t hie v es, and I have sehiom (ound il so when titeii interest went against it. S oi alter my ie(uru to Louisville, I bef;iinf jailmate with some cou u te ik I te i s ; ' and having jiocuicd a plate and paper,L f I i . I I d fO I 1 i 1 I IO I - . ;i III t a ll.ll I 111 il e. 1 miU - s above Sha w neetow n, -evtial Uiou sand one and thiee dollar notes were -ho. k oil upon the lmk ot Lancaster, Oaio. The counter leit vv tis not a very good one, but as 1 had an extensive acpi . in t.ince with those who bought Mich ui.'iiey, I managed to sttl many UioU-atid- ( it. The pin ts for money of this character nr e loiei ah! v uaitoim and regular, and I doubt il tliey .o not vuiy its lillle

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a- the prices ot the general products oi j the country. If one engaged in this bu-i-; ne-s weie to confine him sell to (he sale ol 1 1 - ailnde among (he i.iethien ot his , pi .dessioo. he unghl tni n it into an enoi i mous profit; but should he pass it off hinisell, he w ill make hut little, and (he risk of detection is almost certain, pailiculalI y il his ch i racier he su-picious. i ! P.-i haps many gentlemen w ho live some i.r h.his manv geiniemeu w no uve some i v e or six mites in a southern direction ' ! huge sums ot money in their house, we voted they should be robbed. It w;ts repuguant to my leeling to depredate upon the poor unlnended negro; bat my com (.anions wished it, and I complied with the 1 voice of die m ijoiity, lor it was my wish to win their lov e and confidence. How ever, be these things as they may, having ' journeyed to the house in the dead of the night, and enter ing unceremoniously, we informed them that as a r ich store in i-v il le had misseil large sums ol money , , .. i I ... I i .... i t..t!

mci wem tuf.e.ini, ni ii -"-"land V enoy were wun me wueii ii was come with a search warrant, a cty otft .0rninitted", but neither aided nor abetted,

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V lllincr ah.mi il,um j ""ii iifriii. a er oi.Lmrr ni o. , - - ti U5l i .i multitude of ar- ? ! . . . . - w as pr nnji ed , ai.d we j pretended critically to examine to see il my ol ,t could he identified. In rooming -lover, we ol served one dollar that wa nil n,u., ,r,.,r'. ,11 i, cu, mi,!; m rued, and we all protested tnaitna, no.lar could he proven to helong 1 - d L I r, , i. .. . . .. -.'! tw i ii ninocence , ei in t liei r a la t fi) . j ( (indented that the monpy fli ouid remain 1 u ii h i.ni.l an investigation could he j had . ( fie rincr a few remarks In ihem t ------ - upon the impioi.fietv ol" theft, and the deep difrrace consequent upon il, w e j mounled .air hor-es lor departure. ' lint ihe fo.lish and rapid harte of my two j eompariions moused their s-uspirjonV, nd . ,. h:ui not gone a hund red y'a i ds I e fore

the;ihey carneinhol ptn su,(. hoil i,itr,mn

iii in 1 1 pui-uit. iiou vi ipur lineves lieing,ri,i ro'ahers! As we approached a waon

y;,,.! which was the first place we had' to r , it r 1 1 . . ! uirv jo i io et close iieoitw and tear ful that their cries might he heard i hnfnre ip rmii,l ..... i... .'?. ,..:,.i . . . ,'"., "" rrv c.l rnlil.mr . . c ,, . . I . : , rrv O? ro i iprv nnrco vuu 1 : . . i i i .. . ; pi-iois, gimed quickly lv. Vfntin.' om ( nrses upon these villainous distnibers ol society. The city, however, was reach , c.l in safety, and we have never been sn--i,rip ... . -' ' .' inght has home testimony to my v illainirc; ,t it is not necessaiy to enter into the j minutiae and repetition of scenes of alike ; nanire, and as I have but one more d:iv One of mv last and most considerable thefts was committed in Cincinnati; as w II us I recollect in Pearl sheet In use. Entering thioU''h one of the windowpof ill ;t splendid cdtce by nisrht. and beint? .. v. C i inloifneil by a gentleman of the house w ho was in some small decree leagued j w ilb us, in w hat apai (merit money mi'-'ht . - J be lound, I entered and came out with lour thousand dollars. To avoid detec(ion I buried it that evening above Mill creek, and it lies there now, unless a genileman to whom I told it a few da s since, has recovered it. J wish the proper own er hail it; but I imagine that it is beyond my power now lo put it in hi possession. I know not when I waa more di-tiessed than when J was in (he above city. My hosom friend, the partner ol my dangers, my toils ami robberies, was appi ehended. I was forced to leave and send some friends liom Louisville to swear him clear. ! did not think J had so much feeling left; 1 thought ciime had murdered them, but I mourned his absence like a mother would her hmdhng innocent lie was brave; he loved me and was my friend. But alas! he too in my afflictions had deseited me. V et I cannot end this lit lie history w it bout alluding to one fact which may pourtray his high and delicate sense of honor. Pledging- his faith to his Cincinnati law yers that they should he paid lor services rendei ed , so soon as he was discharged and arrived at Louisville, he actually stole the money from his ow n -i.-ter to discharge the debt. And here I may challenge t he tecords of history to show where a hero has gone greater lengths to ludil his iromise. An old fentleman in Knox countv Kv. ma po--ibly recollect some men who pre D - - - j (ended to call lo see him for (he purpose of selling negr oes ; and doubt less he may recollect what fair tradeis they weie, when his communicative tongue announced tin? secret place where Ins money was deposited. But enough of (his; 1 am ,l .1:1 lli.il t I ,.r.iliiir. ,,l I II u 1 li.i'l rnhliu .iv... v.-i ii.i . I u.ri.ia u. iii.c mini . vuuv. ties and thefts do not generally vary much, and the circumstances which attend them are generally similar in (hen nature. Besides, as (he narrative of (he celebrated George Lovelt will shortly make its appearance, deeds of Ibis kind w ill be put before you in all their lights and shadows, and it will he an almost expo.ition of the yiliaoies which are prac tised by western rogues and robbers. t I Come now to the crime lor which j0V,.tt ad myself have lo sutler death, .,n, n9 rny heart is harrowed by its recolec, j,uii vv , OII tJ vv el I upon 1 1 tor a mo rPllt. Lovett is innocent He knew not an ht about it, and w hatever other cr tines he may be cursed, or whatever be the outrages he litis heaped upon society, his blood is shed lor a murder ol which .... - - . n knew rml ami he bills a victim to the n .-r. ronni.t :md willful neriurv of wo- ...... ..... , ... p,egence of my God; an I 1 will not meet bim with a lie on mv tongue The testimony of Eliza Lumpkins, Nancv Green, and Eliza Smith wtis false ( , nudiont the whole, and I must imagine, was fabricated for the sole purpose ot reeking their vindictive and fiendish feel;n,lmm Clark and Lovett. 1 was not ia (jie house of either of the last two ladies

(ul jg that evening, and so Jar Irotrt the Lou-!mUrder being committed at the hour ol

ce Vf.r, ? it was over by nine. Caldwell . it .. . i. :

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eaithlv I'eings w ho ,avv it done. i did not murder him for his money. If W ;i s In lir.ni I.., 1 1 I... III.. .1.... .1 1. "l

I Wtla flnr. , ... , :" " .,,7: . . . l,h,w " , " ' ?. T ,J ... He I. ll.ll HI, in WIMieil. CO far ffnin , fnp ... ... . . . lemnly declare ,h, ,l.n I Lf, mt " ...... V fll III 111 I did not helieve lie would die; and if my dying- woi,l3 (( not ga;fcfv the vvoil.l upon mis point, after events will. upon the evening of Tandy's murder he and myself faught at the eastern end ot the city. The quarrel was then partially made up, and I thought all was over ; tut continuing together until we had teached the western extremity of the 'own, some angry woods arose, "and the lie having passed between u-, I seized a rock, approached him with il in my hands, give bim two strokes, as described in the indictment, and left him staggering. This is a true statement ol the matter, and if Venoy or Caldwell ever speak upon it, they must confirm what is here stilted. 1 never took his watch or any thing that was his. Yet I must not mnrmer at my fate. I have offended against the law, and my punishment may be f i-t . i hope peace is made with God, and I would not cherish one unfriendly feeling to any one that breathes. Vet this trial and this execution may teach jurors b.ovv cautiously and with what doubt and cir cuspectioo they shmld receive (he. t still ony of witnesses whose character- are tiase and infamous. When woman ii I ; to every sense f female delicacy . she inot apt to stop at peijurv . For lei u no terrors, ami if -he is injured, she car ; ! Tt nor vviiai may he the const quence id ;, hi r ciime and falsehood. Farew ell Learn from my fate to at villainy, and you willm.t burg di-g. i or suffering upon yourselves or oil,, i.-. Had I been honest ihese ihings had nn . ; happened ; had those women been (in -ful, time might have developed ?tl in if:true colors, and the murdered L ve : might have longer lived. Two murder have been commited. I am (he author ot one, (hose women of (he other. I regiet it; I deplore it. And if the tears of penitence can wash away my guilt, I hope tfie God of mercy will forgive me. MICHAEL JONES These men are now dead; they wer hung the first day of August and, upon the scaffold a moment before he swung into eternity, Lovelt made a protest of his innocence and he died as he lived, a perfect rlesparado! Jones was penitent, and as it regards disown guilt and Lovett'i innocence, he spoke in confirmation ot what is here written. BUCK tVF. ELOQUENCE. A gentleman recently from ike state of Ohio, h is btriii-lied us with tl.u following choice specimen of native eloquence, arid azures us that it was trtken down icrbatua, immediately- after its dedi v ty : EXrKACT FItOM A GIN-OR Wr.VE SPEECH. Mr. Chairman 1 haiv li-ind contentivelv for a longtime to tie judicial cmct i vabii.titd of the mi ni'.T-r what i.ist distress d 3 on ; and f i '''''' v,.'r-v ''' cliiMd t ..tle-r an in.c.ni. ijn.ntit of remaiks in ri filiation o!" my farrier ui-x riioii.-i ; n (ui, also, likewise, io.ni: and an explanation foni the gt ritlemaii who last e',3 Ire-std the meeting, on what outliortly i: grounded his m uniul l adversities. Ik iti: us ihalllie motion passed uemi ie emir dictionary. 1 would require of the cherr, or of (as worthy member of this honorable Club, or .Society, or Association, er Institute, or u li.-if vrr name may be onr.roper to call it, who tlu Mr Xeiiiiniay is 1 What .are the princi. b s of contra dictionary ? Whether he is oppose; . (he present iidminist rati on ? Hurra tor J.tLisoii! I l.a v i r.-ad Johnsorr.--, ami U',, Iki -,u; i many odo-r dictionaries nnd once ventured to (alien peep into Webster's; hut I am ghi,J to declare here in your conjugated precincts, that I never could abide Webster. I Imte his dictionary because he mutt he in corporation with Dan i Web.-ter; and no iioii-coinmi(tce freeman can uphold sticii cuiTiicters with pleasure to themselves, or impunity to the community. I remit the question. A Dead Man's SpKi.cn. "Here is a book cof.ta ii.inir il dead man's speech," fhiJ n wilty auctioneer to a gaping crowd. 41 What vv i I you oiler me for (he dead man's speech ? Who hid- ? " fen cent9" 'twenty' '-(riirt-' -thirty live, .and it wns finally knocked down to a hterarjyouth from the Emerald Isle, at fifty cents. He tendered the cash and received the hoolc A ftcr turning the leaves, -'Hallo,' said he, "Mr. Auctioneer, by S( Patrick, hut I b'lk-ve there's n hit of a mistake. Divil a bit of a spaclieilo I see a( all." "My good f. how," said the nuclioneer, "(he hook roritaioi th't whole of hi speech, every word of it. S'ljast put the hook in your pocket, and say riu morn about it. It teas a blank book. The largest diamond known, is one b. longing to the royal family of Poi 'o - , w hich was f uod in Brazil II wri'n f tour.d 4 ounce 8 and 3 cara's, and i- vv r :;. $99-r) 555.55 j. The diamond in th rpr.(r th.- r uperor of Bussia veigbs2 pound-, !! -:-res anrl 0 carat, and is vt ort b 2 1 ,5 ?, 0 This diamond wan original!) c.t.e.o fheyes of a Malahaiir. idol nan e ! S, S en..;? ham. and a Fienrh eren idi- r , 'n o hu J desertetl from the Indian ser vice .-cu, iv e to becomp one of the priests of (1 tat n;o; and by thi mean' to steal it The diamond of the Great M -guj lu 27 Q carats, and is worth 1,763, ICG, though it has a small flaw near the hottorn. The J'alu " Sons A short time soioe ft man was hoard lamenting the d-ath of two ol Ids sons "Two tont hearty boyi,1' .'aid h, and died jnit cr tiru tt enuwmst riftid rat. "