{"newspaper_name": "Portland gazette and Maine advertiser.", "edition": "01", "page": "p2", "byline": ""}
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,te execution ef Charles Crmningham,
who had been found guilty CT thc murder
Of Tofeph Rotchrock, ar the lalt court "a
large multitude of people aliembied at an
carly hour, 70 that The itreet and road lead
ing from the prlon 70 the commons were
nearly filed. About ~ O'Clock the GRIMM


al was taken from the Jail and walked to
the place Of execution, accompanied and
fupported by the Rev. Meiirs. Jacob Co
cring and Robert Cathcart, whe had con.
family attended him hnc the time Of his
condemnation 1t was with difficulty that
a pa6agc was opened and order preierved
by feveral companies of militia and intart-
ry who attended on the occaiiOn. But nei-
ther This ner any circumttance In the lealt


attracted the attention of the criminal, Whole


thot's feemed wholly fixed on himiclf, earn
ehly implorlng the pardon Of his Ems, Sal
vation through the Rrdeemcr, anG ttrength


from God 10 fupport him in bis lalt trying
hours. Soon after arriving at The place Of
execution, nc addrehtd the iurrounding
spectators, and earneitiy adyifed them a.
gaintt the commiiion Of different crimes.
and Especially tholc OF which he himiet


had been guilty, viz. gaming, ltealing, ly-
ing, fwearing, Sabbath breaking, and par


ticularly drunkenness, which had brought


him to this difgraceful end. lie acknowl-


edged the julticc Of his ientencc, declared


his icing in peace with AL men, exprehed


his hope Of Salvation and carncHlT ioiicited


the prayers Of al prefcnt- Two tuitablc
addreiits were delivered 10 tie multitude,
one by Mr.. CathcarJ in En-hh, the other
10y MIR GoerinE i'll German Zach al
them aA1 prayed in their REFLECTIVE lansua-
ees. The criminal lad the Lords prayer
in a very fervcnt manner, and after uEng
thelc words, f" 4 2rd ftfl5 ,eceivs niy S5Hl"
which had been PreviouAy fixed on as the
I fsna of execution, he was launched into
eternity and tecmed 10 die without much
itruggle. He was only in the 10Th year Of
his age.