The herald., 1837-05-09
From the New oreans Com nercaI Herald. April %.


The ExEcuTIsN.-Soon after III o'clock yesterday
morning. Thomas Tib5ets convicted of an attempt TO
murder --, the coffee house keeper on the Levec
was hung IN the open space near the canal at the end
of ST. LOUIS street. He was conducted TO the place of
execution from the Calaboose cart, Containing
his cofin), and displayed throughout the most extra
ordinary GOODNESS and frmness, on the road to the
scene of his departure from this life; he frequently
turned round in the cart and requested he crowd Of
persons who eagerly thronging around the We
hice TO keep back and not TO press upon the guards
who escorting him 10 what he considered a tr-
umph rather than disgrace He requested some
one TO furnish him with piece Of tobacco, which
seemed TO be the summit of his earthly wants. and
having received II, resumed his composed and sang
froid manner
On arriving at the place of execution he refused any
assistance in getting out of the cart, and although has
arms were bound with cords behind, and his hands
tied in frent, he lcaped from the cart, and shaking
hands with the marshal, walked deliberately but
boldly on 10 the scafold. The execuoner then adj
jused the rope round his neck in doing which he was
rebuked by Tbbets, who said TO him. "put the knot
ander my left ear-don't you know how 10 hang
man. u After the rope was fixed, he seated himself
in the char attached 10 the scaold and the sentence
was read to him, which he listened to cooly and at
tentlvely As the reading of the sentence was
concluded he rose from the chair, ard spoke TO the
following pHrport -
IL have not much to say, my friends shall meet
my fate with frmness-for as we can't call back the
past, am not about to cry what has been done.
hope God will bless you all. If there is any person
IN the crowd whom IN the course OF my life have in
lured or harmed, hope they will now forgive me for
IT, and If there is any body amongst you who has in
lured me land doubtless there ISL freely forgive them
as l hope 70 be forgiven by my Almighty Maker into
whose presence shall shortly be hurried And now
hang me as quick as you can"
He then selted himself and in an instant the
platform, chair, &c. fell, and the negro who cfii-
GATED as execut oner never having before efciated
on slmllar occaslon,) not checking the rope in
time Tibbctts fell to the ground, which he struck
first with his feet and then with his knees. Such
was his determination to die, however, that he drew
his legs up, and kept them in that position until,
as we presume, the vital spark was extinct when
they again fell to the ground. He was suffered 10
remain in that position for several minutes when
the negro very eisurely laid hold of the rope and
hauled the wretched creature up few feet from the
ground, where he continued 10 swing round and
round blown about by the wind, having no car over
his face and his features being exposed the whole of
the face being distorted drcadiuy with the tobacco
Juice running out Of his mouth rendered him phastlv
and shocking spectacle. And yet this brutal and
beastly exhibition witnessed bya number of
persons wearing the garb of women, many Of whom,
we are sorry to say were well dressed, and looked
respectable several carriages were also on the
prouud, filled with men and women, eager TO get
close view Of the scene.
About ten or twelve minutes after the drop fell, the
corpse of Tlbbets was lowered into coffin placed
under the drop, which was unceremonlously nailed
up thrown into a cart and drawn oH to be buried in
about threa feet of water, the banks Of the canal
Altogether, this was one Of the most disgusting and
dsgraccIu affairs Of the kind which u has ever been
our painful duty to witness; and the only soul that
seemed TO be IN the least impressed with the solemn-
~ Of the scene was the unhappy victim himself
True, there was frnness in his whole demeanor
that might be said 10 amount to boldness but not
the least trace OF evity could be detected in his de-
portment from the moment he left the prison doer
70 that IN which he gave up his uahappy and unprof-
table life.
Another circumstance occurred that reflects the
deepest Disgrace upon our city guard, az they are in
correctly termed. Az they saw that the ne
grs had clsmsy lie, Tbbcts fail TO the ground they