Troy.
Correspondence OF the Heraldl
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Troy, Feb. 3, lS45.


Hanging a Man-His last Words MoDft, &C.


perceive, In looking over the columns OF your
instructive paper Of Saturday, under the hend Of
"Personal Movements" the statement that Miller,
the murderer of West, who was sentenced to be
hung in our city on the 2Sth ult., was hung in Al
bany. This is mistake. He was hung within
the limits of the Troy Jail. You will allow me to
give you brief statement of the facts. He Mil
er," was in great agony of mind all that part Of
the day he was permitted to live but when
placed upon the gallows manifested considerable
composure At about Is minutes to three O'clock
Mr.. Reynolds, the Sheriff, "who, by the way, per-
formed his trying duties most nobly," drew out
his watch, and finding. that ne had given hum as
long time he possibly could, said to Miller
5" William, (that being his christian name,) you
have just one minute longer to live. II you are
guilty, we wish 10 have you confess 1t, and II you
are not, we wish TO have you say so!' He In
stantly replied, g | am innocent OF the charge -
and Immediately the peg, which sustained the
seven 90 pound weights, was knocked out, and ne
was launched torth-it may be with a lie in his
mouth-upon the broad ocean of eternity. The
Catholics having made arrangements for his body,
he was to have been carried to their church in the
lower part of the city, but the Rev. Mr.. Haver-
man, their priest, finding immense crowd in
and about church, deemed it imprudent to enter
the church with the body; he, therefore, turned,
and had it carried to the Catholic burying ground,
where it was safely deposited in a vault.


Maffit, the celebrated Methodist, has been
astonishing the natives tor the last week or two,
with nightly harangues. He got one hundred dol
lars week. Elder Knapp has arrived in the city,
| close In haste promising 70 write you again, ii
there is any thing new. Yours, &c. ]. P. M.