Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1819-04-27
GOSHEN, N. Y. April %.

GOSHEN, N. Y. April 20.
/ The Ereeat,on. FRIDAY last
Igreeably to the sentence of the coprt ,sa
Execution OF James Teed and Dor;J
Danning took place about mile from Il.
village, little south Of the Goshen and
Minisink Turnpike road. Some fewnso
pie collected OH Thursday, aud on Fr;d.y
morning they poured in from every direc.
ton, SO that by ten o'clock, the numerou.
roads and lanes, and streets and ayeanss
which centre here presented almost solid
mass of men, women, and children col.
lected to witness the awful scene that was
soon to be exhibited.
About quarter before / the sound If
the bugle announced the commencement Of
the dreadful preparations, and at eleven
O'Clock a procession was formed in front
of the courthouse.
About fen minutes after eleven the vic.
Tins, iced aud Duuning were brought
out, dressed in white, prepared for the
|graye--pale and emaciated-their retr.
Ing eyes hastily surveyed the scene around
and then shrunk with their reclining
heads from public view. The Wagon il
which they rode was backed up to the
door OF the court house and they stepped
in and were accompanied by two clergy.
men, Messrs. Fisk and Cummings-auoth-
Ter Wagon and the coffins Immediately
behind them.
AT the sound of the bell the musick
struck up TO the solemn death march,
when the whole moved off with slow,
solemn, aud regular pace, TO the place Of
execution.
Arrived at the galows, the military
opened to the right and left and formed
circle around it, the cavalry in the rear Of
the infantry, aud the citizens in the rear
of the cavalry.
The prisoners then descended from the
Wagon and mounted the steps Of the plat
form, Dunning alone, and iced with the
assistance ofthe sheriff. After they were
seated, the sheriff read the death warrant,
for the execution of iced, ConkRn Dun-
|ning and Hodges, and then the law for
the Communication of the punishment Of
Jack Hodges from death to confinement 10
the state prison, at hard labour, for twen-
ty-one years; and the Communication Of
the punishment of David ConkIing from
death to confinement at hard Iabour in the
state prison, during the period of bis
natural life.
The sheriff then addressed the multi.
tude in the following words -
" 1t is more than thirty years since any
person in this County has suffered the last
pain of the law for the crime Of murder.
/ am now, however, called to the per.
Torrance of necessary, but painful du-
ty, appertaining to my Office hope /
shall discharge it with the feelings that
become me. Let me request your al
tention few moments, before the COM
mencement Of that awful spectacle, which
will engross every power, aud bind up
every faculty 10 terror and commissera-
ton. The cause which stirred up the
vindictive passions of the unfortunate
men you now behold, was in itself tri-
6ing-in its consequences how trench
dous An aged and infrm man, in an 10.
suspecting moment was the first victim oil
violence, and they, the authors and con-
trivers of his death, are now about to be-
come the necessary sacrifice offered by
the law for the example and for the safety
of all-Doomed TO death, 10 the midst oil
health, in the prime of life-taken in
moment from the most endearing connec-
tions from wives and CHILDBIRTH agony
and in shame they 60 to those dark ana
mysterious abodes where penitence is uLl-
awaiting, reformation impossible, and their
destiny eternal. By your serious and OF
derby conduct, let the lesson Of their pun
ishment have its full effect--give to them
your pity-let them have your prayers
BY the memorable decree Of that law they
have dreadtully violated, it is all they
can ask--it is all you can grant. Ana
God hare mercy on their souls p
The religious ceremonies next look
place.
The Rev. Mr.. Cummings read IRON
the platform the 8Sth Hymn, LIST BOOK
which was sung. Mr.. Cummings tnen
addressed the Throne of Grace 10 Ter.
vent Prayer-the goth Hymn Of the "a
book was sung, and the Rev. Mr.. FISK
delivered discourse from the last clause
Of the 23d verse Of the 32d chapter Oh
Numbers. The Rev. Mr.. Wilson MADE
a very impressive Prayer. The 9is'
Psalm, long metre was sung, and inc
Benediction pronounced by Mr.. Fisk.
During the religious ceremonies, the
prisoners seemed to unite with great ier-
vor, particularly iced, of whom strong
hopes are entertained that he died al
peace with his Cody Immediately after
The Benediction was pronounced, they
both kneeIed down and continued in pray