Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-04-06
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New York April 5.
EXECUTION Of JO1NSjN.

ENECU Ill'N VI OiNSDN.
At an early hour Yesterday morning the
people began 10 asse able ~ t.e t'srk Tor
the urpose oil calch'iS a look at Johnson
when he should b. fought inrla, aud al
so 10 accompany bin 10 the place OF exc
CutIOn. lie whole puiICe e,Ia biishmeut,
excepting one Justice and Que rar>nai, to-
gelher with IRON 30 to 81 special cous,a-
bes were upon duly; ard the troops 10,
der the Commant OF Col: SEicsr, parsded
a. 9 O'Clock. The crowd continued to
assemble in the Park and in Broadway,
until IL o'clock al which time, the whole
Of Broadway from Murray stree, TO Ca
nal 81. and one half OF the PARK in the
rear. and in front, was filed TO degree
that wss never before witnessed. Ii prs-
sented as il were a solid mas of living
hesn-meD, women and ch,ldren, OF all
colors aud descriptions. The crowd,
however, in front Of the BrIhewell was
much disappointed, for Johnson was ia.
ken out i'm the rear. A number Of gen,
,iemen including some officers, &c on
the invitation OF the Sheriff, were in Bride
well, and a, Johnson was taken into the
back yard from his cell, went 'bi,her With
him Johnson was clad IN a white Aow-
ing dress, edged with black with a cap
OF Inc same. When he entered the yard,
he appesred perfectly unconcsrne and
The only q ne that he had been seen TO
trembie was when the halter was adjusted
upon bis neck. just before leaving the rri.
son. j. chad repeatedly requested that
no address should be made 10y aOy OF the
Clergy, either a, the prison or al the place
OF execution The venerable Dr. Stan
lori however, chaplain at The prisons,
considered it to be- bis duty IN pr,ying
wi b the unhappy man for the last tine. 10
make a few remarks; and bis address was
jest, plain, and fcrcib!e The Reverend
gentleman dealt plainly with him, and the
tenor ot bis remarks, evidently showed
th,, he had title hope OF a change ot heart
in prison. During hi. address. and the
tervea, prayer >hicb TO lowed, johnson
once or twice evlncsd hrle emotion, bu'
he SION ral,ed himself, sno"k it off and
looked as uuconcerned as before.
The military arrangement was not for
tunate, for u took them al least an hour
after the appointed time tor moving, 10
clear passage hough The yard. Indeed,
,rol, h- ,mnlr.e crowd and from The
grsa, number OF LarImen who had hetn
suffered to crowd with their horses and
carts, filled with people. We at one tune
feared that many would inevitably lie
crushed 10 dealh lhe shriekiDg of the
silly females, SOM OF hem viii infants,
or The approach OF b. light hnrsenen.
s1d whu could not move unless bora a.
long by the crow was dls;rss ing How
ever the difficulties were in mr. asurt sur.
mounted by gu 'r'er past twelve, when
tn Sheriff AMI Rs s'tff, and the procession
mrved of Tor the place Of execution In
tie Wagon with Johnson. were . num"er
OF he reverend clergy, sn,ung whom were
the Rev. M Og,ivis. and The Rev Mr.
Ondprdonk. the Two selected tor the OcCa-
sion by himself.
ihr Sheriff very prudenily intended to
keep the place b,ch he bad designed for
tt.e execution secret until The mnrnIng,
But he was ,hwarted in his design; tor bav
ing ascertained where the gall0~s WI
made, people to the nuniter OF sever,
hundreds, watched until o'clock tar
morning, when IT was taken 10 Boa
and tran,por ed up 20 the tarm Of Pete,
Siuyvesant, Esq and erected Mar The
corner Ut 18Th street and the second ave
nue.. ~
The procession moved up Broadway to
Bond street, AMI such was the press OF the
multitude, that they were one hour IN per
forming this distance. They arrived at
the place of execution at about fifteen ~
nutes past one O'Clock Alter getting out
from the Wagon, Johnson sat Down at
the steps OF the galIows when The sppro-
pirate service was read by the Rev. Mr..
Onderdonk, Il an extemporan Gus prayer
offered by the Rev. Mr.. OgilvIe. He then
ascended The steps accompanied by the
Sh. riff aod Mr. Lownds, with whom he
spoke some minutes. After the ADJUST
ment of the rope he kissed both their
hands through bis cap; when he drop tell
aud at a quartei before two o'clock he
was launched into eternity, and died with
scarcely a struggle. We have Just coz.
versrd with one OF the clergymen who at:
tended him TO the gallows When asked
by this gentleman whether he was the
murderer OF Murray, he declared that he
was not; but that be was accessory to The
murder, having stood at The door while the
deed was doDe, to see that the watchmen
was not near He did not name the per-
son who struck the blo~. Alter the
PRAYERS, johnson was Immediately asked
whether he had deceived US in what be
had told us He sale be had told the
truth; that his ministers knew bis whole
| life On being further Intercepted at
the gsliows. be declared that he never