Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-06-25

S'S~ 49,
Rtn, Cholera.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer Of J'ae %.
The EXECUTION OF MISA.-Mina was hung
Yesterday, pursuant to his sentence, at twenty
minutes before IL o'clock. The execution took
place two miles from Doylestown, on the poor
house ground. 1t is computed that at least ten
thousand persons were present and we are pleas
ed to state that there not more than one
hundred females in the vast concourse. The
culprit was taken from the prison at halt past
nine o'clock in the morning, and rode to the
place of execution in an open dearborn, IN COM
pany with the Sheriff aud Catholic Priest OF this
CITY. The Civil Authorities Of the village pre-.
coded the dearborn, and Immediately after 1t
about twenty persons, assistants and friends OF
the Sheriff; among the latter the gentleman TO
whom we are indebted for this statement. AT.
ter these several troops Of horse and several com
panies of infantry from the surrounding neigh
borhood followed.
Our Informant visited Nina, in prison, at a
late hour on Wednesday evening, as we'll as on
Thursday morning. On both occasions, the cul-
prit conversed lightly and freely on various sub
lscts, and exhibited no symptoms OF pen'tence,
until the clock struck nine, 1.-THE hour hXed Tor
his departure from PRISON. when I've raised his
hands to heaven, and exclaimed, Z" IN, my dod!
the hour Is arriredr From that time until the
moment OF his execution, he appeared thoroughly
given to reflections concernIng his dreadful tate,
and held constant communion with the priest
He knelt on the scaffod, beneath the gal'ows,
and prayed with apparent sincerity for several
minutes He protested to the last that he was in
nocent of the crime for which he was about TO
suffer aud Immediately before his exit into cterni
ty he made short speech in Spanish, which was
translated by the clergyman. The substance OF
it was as follows:
''Amercans! you see before you an innocent
victim-I have not to my knowledge wronged
any person; if have, however. sincerely hope
they all will forgive me, as | forgive all those
who wronged me. You thirst for my blood!-
You think am a coward-l will show that
will die like man-InnUcent Nina! Poor Mi
ma is Innocent"
We regret to say that his death struggle was
protracted for upwards of ten minutes. there not
being suficientilength of rope allowed for the
fall to break his neck immediately. The poor
wretch struggled conlulsively for a long time,
and endeavOured apparently in every possible
way to put an end to his mortal agony. There
appeared not the slightest sympathy entertained
in any bosom for the sufferer, and sd strong was
the excitement against Mrs. Chapman, that had
she appeared upon the ground, it was the opin-
ion Of many that she would Immediately have
been put to death
The conduct Of the sheriff throughout. was
such as TO have produced general satisfaction -
He performed all the unpleasant duties OF hang
man, &C.. with his own hands.
On Tuesday night last, we understand that
Nina attempted to commit suicide. Having
found rusty nail in one portion of his cell, he
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netrated one Of the veins in his left arm by which
a great quantity OF blood was emitted. Alter
having been detected in this attempt and the
wound bound up, he swallowed a large quantity
of broken glass, but without the desired effect
On being questioned with regard to these at
tempts, he said that his object was not to commit
suicide. but to weaken himself by bsod letting,
in order that his death by violence might be rem.
dered easier.
Throughout the revolving ceremony not the
slightest disturbance took place among the specta
ators, and an involuntary shudder passed through
the bosoms OF all as the murderer was precipi-
tatedinto eternity.
Ihe Life of Nina, written BY himself, was
published yesterday by Mr.. Robert Desilver.-
It occupied pamphlet of forty. pages
The translator states that he has strictly complied
with the request of Nina, has left the subject
matter uualtered; and hence, in order to effect
this, he has not even made free translation, but
has adhered as closely to the manner of the ORR
ginal rs possible.
The confession states that Nina was born in
the Island Of Cuba, at the city of Trinidad, and
was the legitimate son Of Brigadier Of Infantry,
and that both his parents yet survive in Cuba
The entire history is evidently tissue Of false