Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-04-28
EXECUTION OF TIE PIRATES.

EXECUTION OF TIE PIRATES
NEw Yonx, April 81
ABOUT nv" minutes after ~ o'clock Yesterday the
ssngumary pirates Gibbs aud Wansley, pad rha,
ioreli which tho law demands from those whe per
peUHle Such crimes rs they have boon convict ed of
ihrS serefaiIy expressed their conviction OF he
JUS ice OF their sentence. Abou, . o'clock they
were taken from the prison at bellevue to Black
we!s Island. and from thence Ia Ellis Island the
place OF execution, where they arrived ahou, ha If
past ninc o'clock. They were immediately trouyht
into the Fort, where they remained IN PRAYER with
the cIergymen, until they brought OUT for cxc-
cutior.
The Island was much crowded from nine o'clock
until ihc execution tick place. The by presented
very animated spectacle, surrounded az Il WAS by
hundred. OF boats Of oil sizes whrch had landed he
person, VINO were anxious 10 witness the spectacle
About half past eleven O'Clock, G,bcs and Wans,ey
were brought out from ;hr For, IN which they hnd
been since tho, landed the Islsnd Pie co,victs
advanced steadily from the Fort 10 the yaiows
which was erectoi on the west side nf thu Island
ABOUT one rod north Of the tree which S ands there
|, was So arranged that tho hanging of the Pirate.
should take place by rlinginG them up, instead Of
dropping them from scniold, as Is mos generally
done with persons hanged With this view. the
sc"iiod was erected 10 height of about IS f.e,
from the earth The ropes OF about one inch IN d,-
ameter, were passed through puIcys, which were
placed, ono IN each extreme end Of the top bcrIu
| o me end oi each of these ropes affixed ty
SIX pounds weighs the other ends were tied together
block between the two outward stake, From The
centre OF the large rope piece OF about five eighth
81 an inch IN diameter of sufficient length to form
moose, was suspended
Aoou, half past IL o'clock. when the convlcts
were brought under the ralluwa the sn, ,llcr rnno
was fixed loosely their throats aud almos, lmuc-
datoly aher. Gibbs mlde the following address:
Good people VINO surround me here, YOU behold
me with TINS fatal cord around my neck, soon to ap
pear before that just God, whom | have so often Of
In IpI N
and took an oath that al any other time would seem
horrible to the; kept II, and was murderer; and |
nope you will nlI take warning by my fate. | was
BORN OF respectable parents, and received GOOD cd
Hcaton' but DID not properly apply these advauta
ges-howcver, hope that Chrlsl Will make NV
Death Us easy If had died on a downy pillow .
The prisoner went to state, that he had been rul
" o! shedding the blood of many of his fellow mcu
OUT without entering into any particulars In con
ciuson, he acknowledged the Justice of the sentence
the penalty OF which he to endure and eapr.ss-
cd an entire confidence III his hopes of FORGIVENESS IN
that word into winch he about to be launched
soon after he had finished speaking an.ey requested
OF the cergynsn attendance to sung psalm h,s was Of
course complied WITH and Nansley oncd IN the air ,o,e,h
WIN many OF the persons around him lie proceeded
address the spectators lie ackuov.dsed tho ;,c. ~ h.
sentence stated Thar he hs1 lived for long IN piou
and respectable family (whose have learnedl that
ne cooned with the ceremonies OF religion but t entire
commence N his power AVOID evil He warned All
"hn were present 10 he ddcnt aud added that
although hey might Tot be mudsers ROBBERS vet they re
'l9ns' ana rrluss'cn Tie prayers OF all around him
soon aheT ne ceased Gibbs called physician who was in
attendance aud asked HIM low tone whether he could do
easier bg holding IN his BREATH
ao''s the later mode In few seconds after Gibbs gsvs
~. Ssna that ne was ready by dropping handkerchief he
REID IN MS hand and mined atry the Deputy Marshal cut
win sharp haice the knot which Two ropes which
sustained the we ghs attached and instantly the weights
isI and the prisoners were drawn up such height
length OF the ropes attached the weights permitted Waney
ceased to exist IA about his weight supposed
served To shorten has agony he appeared suffer hat
Dony pain, as wien the rope be 4
MS hands as 1t III the altitude of prayer they remained so
vi ne was cut down Gibbs renamed perfectly sl for about
one minute acr ne had become suspended ne then began
10 struggle vio!ea'y re raised ms hands although his arms
were Pnoned behind, up push the he wore from
DIS NOUN and r evidently endeayoured ASSIST his breath
M. ne afterwards rhrsed his hands open ms ps-a
ms evidently with tire intention o! following the pnysic IAN
aHvce Tie continued 10 struggle about FIVE or sI minutes
and then ceased exist
we understand that Gibbs made certain disclosure, few
days since which duplicate several persons Of far character
in participation the Of piracy Yesterday morning
before ne left he prison. the soofnsd In the came p
en- with whom ne was intimate IN Liverpool was admitted 10
see h by her request She seemed greatly and
both embraced each other very lendshy
Aef Tho bodcs had renamed hanging abont three ouau.r
o an hour they down conveyed TO the Medical
college for dissection Mr. Brewer tho sculpor took cast
rom tho coUnlcnance of each 90 C0uricr