American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-08-24

onry ,snu,red 10 pc fastened to the staples NJ
was ,oon done by the Deputy Marshals, "h' ue'
scended to withdraw the support, and a'io@ ,'e
nIatform to slnk. and leave them suspended. Du,
ring the whole Of this operation, (which required
ssysral minutes. as all three had to be fastened 10
the cross bar at the same tme,) the prisoners con
tinued to pray aloud. When the prop was WIN
drawn. they fell 80 suddenly, that the ropes ~
which Pepe and Couro we're suspended, Droke' an"
they fell to the ground Felix. being hot so hfavy
remained suspended. The others were consider
ably injured by the fall and the pressure OF the
cords around their nccks.- They struggled upon
the ground for few seconds, apparently IN great
pain. Pepe soon rose upon his iect, and threw
himself in the attitude Of supplieat to Heaven.
CourO remained Oh the ground. AS soon IS pos
sible, the Deputy Marshals had the platform again
raised, placing the legs of Felix (who by thus time
was dead) upon the top of it, his body remaining
still suspended. Pope was again conducted up,
and assembled the steps with apparent strength and
resolution Cuuro had only the appearance ct
life, and was carried up. The ropes were again
fxed-Couro was then able to stand alter being
upon his feet. Neither spoke, and Pepe remained
IN "A supplicating attitude. The prop being again
removed, they were left suspended, and soon
breathed their last.
Take The whole together have never witnessed
me more solemn and heariendng lie mere recollcc'
ion of the cnld hoodcd bu'chery they had comntted the
harthood they had dsayed Their trials 10 say moth
ing Of their previous lives Of which they had themselves
gwen unvorabe accounts, enough to reconcile ms to
he justice Ct their fate, distressing and ignomnious il,
was The accident thai occurred excited the deepest
patty of a present Much as it be regretted every
precauon aassken, that thought necessary to a,od
such q, occurrence ropes had been selected Wth
hev had been tried in The morning, and sus
aircd the weight of four hundred and seventy lbs. aud
were believed be sufficiently strong Indeed, the Mar
shall and his eputies a from the moment these unuriu
nate beiags committed to their charge, endeavoed
make their situations comfortable as possible In
the coas,ruc Of the paows, and the execution Of all
three once they humanity endeavored to relieve them
from pro,rac cl agonies.
If the ra Of these excited great interest in
populat on their ex cn'ion excl ed sill more According
mate there coui not have been less than 1000
persens present Many from distance III the c"u
Try.
The bodies rcnained suspended something less than
hour, nhena physician, upon examination, pronounced
them dead. and they were down The prisoners had
crested JUS, before execution, they might be inter-
red and that their bodies might be permitted 10 remain
The Deputy Marshal assured them for himself and for The
Marshal who present, that they should be inferred in
the usual such occasions, and that a er that
'hry could have further control them The bodies
however, acr~ ar Is dsinered, and DR. Cullen and
nher med cal gcenea attempted gavanic experiments
upoa Of ,hcm. We understand that these
permen,s ssfl consequence of the period
hat had elapsed after their execution, and that they
AGAIN Inferred Coabikr