American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1826-03-21

al evidence consisting mainly ofhe foregoing iac.S'
was now against the prisoner, who hao nothing, save
the ability Of his COUNSEL to oiier ID ms uets"ee'
WHEN the issue was handed upto the jury was
supposed that they would return verdict OF cohv'o-
tion without leaving the box out contrary 10 e"pe.
taton. they retired, and continued iong ensassu -
consultation. The populace, who watched inc pro
ceedings with extraordinary interest, murmureu al
the delay. This was by no means usual or cha.
ractsristc sentiment; but at this particular perioo
and in this particular county, the minds OF .ne io"er
orders were already in progress, towaras tnat point
of political excation, which soon alter EXPLODED I'D
formidable insurrec,ion. Against the culprit or
the crime they might have telt In the abstract no pc
culiar indignation but he was a Protestant and
gentleman and they naturally oontrasted the pres
en-, hesitation to convict with the promptitude that
as they supposed, would have been manifested, had
such evidence been adduced against any one Of them
Al length, late in the evening, verdict OF Guilty,
was found Sentence Of death was pronounced, and
the prisoner ordered for execution the next day but
une succeeding his conviction. Some very unusu-
al incidents followed. Before the Judge lett the
bench, he received an application. sanctioned by
some names OF consideration in the county, and
prayine that he would transmit to the Viceroy, a
memorial in the prisoners favor. The Judge, ieel
ing the case to be where the law should sterny
take its course, refused to interfere. lie was tnen
solicited 10 permit the sentence to be at least sespl
ted 10 S0Cn tlmc as WOulu ibooS
in the prisoners behalf to ascertain the result OF
such an application themselves. To this request
the same answer was for the same reason returned
There being however, still time, it expedition were
used, to make the experiment., memorial, the pre-
else terms Of which did not publicly transpre, was
that evening despatched by special messenger 70
the seat OF government. his proceeding was Inc
subject of much and varied commentary. by some
il was attributed 10 the prisoners protesialions OF
,nnocencs-for he yehemently protested his lnno
cepce; by others to particular views and feengs
ia which politics predominaed by the majority
land this conjecture appears to have oeen 'ne true
one) to an anxiety to avert, if possible, from the
families of rank and influence, with which the cul-
prit was allied, the stigma OF an ignomlnious exc
cution.
The hour beyond which the law had said that
This Guilty young man should not be permitted to
exist, was now at hand, and the special messenger
rad not eurned Yet confident were The pris-
uner's friends that tidngs OF mercy were on the
way, that the sheriff humanely consented TO con
rive every possible procsastlnaiion OF the dread
ial ceremony. He had already lived Tor more than
TWO hours beyond his appointed time, when an an
aver from The Castle of Dublin arrived. Its pur
port was 10 bid him prepare for instant DEATH
hsys heard from gentleman who visited his cell a
FEW minutes after this final intimation, that his
eomposure astonishing. His sole anxiety seemed
10 be, 10 show that he could die with tlrnness An
empty vial was lying in the cell" You have been
taking laudsnum, perceive sir!'' said the gentle.
man. 81 have,'' he replied, !" but not with the OBJ
iect YOU suspect. The dose was not strong enough
FOR thas.-I merely took much as would steady
nv nerves. He asserted his innocence OF all par
,icpa,ion in the murder of Ellen Hanon and de
cared that if ever Sullivan should be brought to tri
all the injustice OF the present sentence would ap
pear.
The friends Of the prisoner were for many ant
hath ehot,td he ey
ed in close carriage to the place Of execution
Expecting repreve, they had neglected to provid,
one, and they now found it impossible to hire sucf
a conveyance, Large sums were offered at the dit
serent places where chaises and horses to be let
but the popular prejudice prevailed. AT last an olt
carriage was found exposed to sale, and purchased
Horses were still TO be provided, when two tur
carts belonging to the tenants of the prisoner, ap
peared moving into the town, The horses wer
taken from under the carts, and harnessed to th
carriage. To this the owners made no resistance
but no threats or enreaties could induce either O
them to undertake The Office OF driver Afer
further delay occasonsd by this difficulty need
.v-etch among the by standers was tempted by th
ofTer OF guinea to take the relns and brave ih
eidcule of the mob The prisoner, accompanie
BY the eaoler and clergyman, was put into the car
rage, and the procession began to advance. At tn
distance of few hundred yards from the gaol,
bridge was to be passed. The horses, which ha
shown no signs Of restiveness before. no soone
reached the foot of the bridge than they came to
full stop. Beating, coaxing, cursing,-all were ur
avang not an inch beyond that spot could the
be made 10 advance The contest between thei
and the driver terminated in one OF the horses d,
lbecately lying down amidst the cheers of the mo
To their excited apprehensions, this act OF the an
NAL had supersttous import. 1t evinced pr
leInatural abhorrence of the cirme OF MURDER
miraculous instinct in detecting guilt, which Jul
Of Irish gentlemen had taken hours to pronount
upon. Every effort to get the carriage forwa
having faiied the prisoner was removed from