The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1831-06-29

| CAPITAL PUNISHMENT. At the winter scs-
sion OF the last Legislature, committee was
appointed "to consider whether any, and what
alterations are necessary or expedient in tho
penal code of the Commonwealth, in cases
wherein the punishment of death may be in
f1icted, with leave TO report at the next ses-
sion The committee, consisting of William
Sullivan, Robert Rantoui, Thomas Kendall
and Oliver Holden, has accordingly presented
long and able report, which has been referred
TO special committee. We extract the follow
ing from the closing part of the report =
IT, IN the opinion ofthis committee, death, in
execution of the sentence of the law, is in any
case necessary, this demand for justice, would
oe better satisfied, it is believe and something
niight DC added TO its terrors, by making it less
oeHhed' ana 6y setting 1t apart from the public
gaze Might 1t not be dsne in private, in the
presence Of peace officers, magistrates. and
competent number of citizens drawn from the
Jury boxes OF the County, though without the
compulsIon to be present against their will ??
And when this solemn, and awful act is done,
might not the execution of the sentence of tho
law be declared, in some mode, which might be
seen or heard, over far wider space than any
multitude would cover?
The result, then, to which the committee
have come, and which they respectfully submit
TO the Honorable House, is this First that
the punishment of death, is required by no law,
natural or divine, nor by any wise policy, for
hpn,on ne. 80, So,o5J o.s.
" that .hiab'nav1 tohhosy Ia 49,
where iifs 10 ~, ;'' o.;e"3 an1 NJ IiS ,
to he 90 nnn;sha1 S G., IT, o"s ~
to he npn;shad h. 49, 10 ,aP c. Ec.
so thai the criminal viii he mn ,nnra a 90, '
heard OF. Thirdly, that murder may he pun.
shed as secondly above, and without the pos.
sioIhty oil escape, pardon, or mitigation; but,
should be in nrvnto ond - ~ asn'ahu uea.n' II
stated Roston TrorsUsr '''' 'AA'"'' "''e"o'
. iifpNoFhoBiA' AN instance OF successful
'iea''1eht OF inns lerrihc disease, OF recent oc-
suifenee' mas been reported to us and we hasten
~ ray 'n' iacts before the pubic On the i4th
m"SS.anl' woman "a years OF age, residing IN
y-STeet' was Ol'ten IN the niger oy
NAL Is teeth, and but little attention was Mt first
paid 10 tho wound. On tho l7tb heinz am.
ployed in washing. and having her hands fire..
quently in cold wnter. the 6nger became main.
full I; the main confirmed N increase and hp Tho
evening of that dav. .ov about 40 hours srtor
the infiic.ion of the wonnd the nntient began
to exhibit decided svmntons Of bydronbo5ia.
Drs LAWYER and Hail wbo were in attendance
administered nowerfnl ,nodvnes but the Ais
order rapidly advanced and on the 18th Il as.
sumed the most ala,mirg osnect All tho "a.
voting characteristic oF ,ha disease such no
dread of LIQUIDS. sufrocating sonsations. valiant
spasms, &c, Appeared in fearful Sorcs. Tho
paroxysms during which the sufFsrer would
bark and howl like a dog, followed each other
with so little intermission. that fatal termina.
ton seemed inevitable In th;s dasnernta er,or.
gency, the physicians Justly rssnrted 10 The
most potent remedies oninm and other anti.
spasmodics were literally given. succeeded bv
very LARGE doses of caIomel This trentmant
was closely pursued, until the system was evil
IDENTIFY affected by the latter medicine. and SAL
ivation ensued, from which moment the SWIM.
toms began to abals; the paroxysms which
were from thirty to forty in number on Satur
day last. were Yesterday reduced to but two.
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1900 O"onaagI ", = 2Su"
a.. s.- ~ 80. u THE LOCUST "Hr'm aTou'
.on uayS' ana curing the prevalence oil me Iate