The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-03-19
inc ssssd II he wished hi. time prolonged n

the last minute, he answered no Said he, vi
would rather die in one minute, ,hso live ten
hours longer, wish TO have IL over, do not
want To keep Tony Robson here, waiting
with his wsggco, ! want TO be taken home
Ibis nic,t TO my own house, whore my neigh
bora can call in sud see me once more;
have had no peace Of mind for As years, and
wish 10 leave This wicked world. II Was
worth iC0 900 pounds, ] bet q gu!nss my
children wooid have robbed me of Ire whole
Ci IL, end theo brought me TO this igoomin.
ious Death. Ii was To be shot, uouic think
nothing Of IL; but 10 be mul dered upon ihsi
gallows Casting his eve rpon i) is what
hate ii 10 more ihso expected or deserve,
and what 'he nauss OF Crawford never wss
Brought 10 or suy OF the race" rbe sheriff
ihon told him, Mr.. Gre wford If ycu wish The
longett time allowed in The warrant you ,ssii
have IL. BE sernly replied "l1, 20 not
wish 10 be deisiDsd," cod drank gls,, oil
beer When tsacn Up on tho scafol1 and
seated opon s'nol, casting his eyes around
over the multitude, he said 4 appeafs they
are dele,mined to hsng me, they o'sy 90 II,
am ready 10 die OF suy momept." The shef.
IN then read The death warrant Under when
ne acted, and in which the word "Insrdef"
was cited, Crawford, again spoke and said 4" !
an no nsrderer II ! had go, fair tSIa,,
would not be here TO suffer en- igrominious
death, isis whst none ol my name OF sinlfcd
were erer bought 10 before; the witnesses
sgainsI me were DEbed TO pe'lu'e themselves
end the y'y were weak. mised iGBorsn' men,
rnd did not do ,-s Justice OF woaId now be
81 !otoe bu, hoge soon to sppear before
mote jus, judge than any have ever been
before iu Ws.hpgloa county"
Ehs Rev. Cbaries Wheeler, in a roiid and
geDtle tone oil voice pu, he following ques
iions TO him, " Mr.. C,awiord are you Willing
TO to,giye your enemies, pafIieul,rly your
own seroily ITO this Cfswlo,L epiied
tuiDiag his face found 10 toe lef, "you are
no is4hcr coaies.or, mind your own business,
| aDd let no alone; God may forgive them,
won't die with lie IN cly mou (; ! am no
hypoerie, nor will mske blowing ho,n of
I myself" The clergy then took thew 'cave
| o! him, ana left the scaifo'l. Sh:uG Ofticer
( assistsd 10y his deputy, Mr. M'CicIland, p.ac-
! ed hs forward unaer tao arm Of The gal
| lows, IN his proper position; he Iook the she'-
} 1T, hand aud bid him farewell, blessed h'.n
! and thonksd him for his knd attention. ~
ten minutes before one o'clock, the .heriif
edlustca the moose round his neck, and in !ix-
lnS u properly, Cfawiofd sara, " oi' yo3 a
| chobiog mo-" iheso we'o his isst word, IL
few seconds, the sheriff turned liom tho
| prisoner, lifted q hs,che,, raised his band aud
with ons biow Coz the rope that soppoted
! the platform. Crawford swUns 10 the air,
! he raised 6ss, the ic!, hand sod then The right
attempting to grasp his neck, with hi. rreh,
he then caught ths slack rope, ond boIh
hands gently inclined down his sides, and he
hnng without the slightest Struggle or exc.
ton, eGcept;Ts contraction o! one shoulder,
! then the other, and heaviog ono long md
| strong coDvulsion oi ,ae breast f; in s. minutes
| bis pulse was gene snd,n he wa, appaceD,-
[ y deed, he held o whiS handkerchief in his
ie!i hand during the whole time.
| While hanging he bed iule from the
l "'ght nosuil and there aepesrsd o sigh, DIS.
tchs,gc OF water fSon the eyes--itom the
\ raising OF the hanss W rs,3ral manner, j, is
| evident the neck joints were no, dis,ocsted,
| IN the fall from the sesE ld. Ia As minu,e IS
| he was lowered into his Ct isn, closed Up, and
! bore OF, by direction of ki, execu,or, VINO
had a,onded ths's by previous a'tsugemsO,
fo' the purpose of taking ais ee,pss aoIne to
| his own house."