During the day, up to the time of her execution, she lay almost motionless on her bed, her eyes half closed, and her right hand resting upon the bed-clothes on her bosom. Her fingers only moved slowly as if she was engaged in deep and unhappy thought. She spoke only whispers, and assisted some in dressing herself for the event. She said she was prepared for death, having made peace with her Maker. At two minutes past twelve o’clock she was carried down to the room assigned for the execution, and placed in the chair under the spot where the cord passed down. Having been placed in this position, the jailor seated beside her, she rested her head upon his shoulder, while a feeling and appropriate prayer was made. The sheriff then asked her, “Mary Runkle, have you any word to say to this jury, to these people.” To which she gave no answer. The bell rang the cord was cut, and she was launched into eternity! Not a word, not a motion, but a very little heaving of the chest. After hanging twenty minutes, her body was cut down, put in the coffin, and delivered to her friends. Thus closed the earthly fate of Mary Runkle. THE END. Transcriber’s Notes: Page 4: Changed “from which we principally quite so far as regards his career,” to “from which we principally quote so far as regards his career,”. Changed “He then secretly married a womao” to “He then secretly married a woman”. Changed “small estate af her own” to “small estate of her own”. Changed “situatod on the St’ John’s River” to “situated on the St. John’s River”. Page 5: Changed “Mew York” to “New York”. Page 7: Changed “came to tho room” to “came to the room”. Page 10: Changed “of the illerate slave” to “of the illiterate slave”. Changed “secrted from public censure” to “secreted from public censure”. Changed “induce slave-dealers and other” to “induce slave dealers and others”. Page 12: Changed “made his way to Texas, However” to “made his way to Texas. However” Changed “frightning the travellers’ horses” to “frightening frightning the travellers’ horses”. Changed “of his earthly existance” to “of his earthly existence”. Changed “beged a little time” to “begged a little time”. Page 13: “An uncontrolable desire to leave home seized me,” changed to “An uncontrollable desire to leave home seized me,”. “I dispised my father’s counsel” changed to “I despised my father’s counsel”. Changed “what money watches” to “what money, watches”. Changed “when he fell, exclaming” to “when he fell, exclaiming”. Changed “persude her to elope” to “persuade her to elope”. Changed “house of ill repute called for a room” to “house of ill repute, called for a room”.