Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1841-05-08
iFmm the Baltimore Sunl
EXECUTION OF AMURDERER-HIS
C0NFESSloN-Hl> EXTRAORDINARY
RESUSCITATION.

NoNt L>SlbN.--Hl> EXTRAORDINARY
RESUSCITATI0N.
John White, convicted Of Inc maristo l Mesas
G"a,kla and Glenn, On board dat boat. on tbe
oap aver, was executed az Loa..xil.s, Nv. on
iae >'l ust ldi.s alters o'uiogs IN the morn.
ng The Judge, m sentencing hlal, aala8ged
Do, execution 10 take place a, any tme between
ne hours q Gam and 9 p m,auj tas Sheriff.,
without making tbt fact notorious, t..ass I'd. ear
test momet 50 as 10 prevent the immense
crowd which would have been N attendance nom
Witnessing e, Bon tee persons wers, therefore,
PRESENT Tie died aaJd--,ho rope not "pla,mg'
sell, occasou.ug the kno, 20 sip up over It's
c5H, instead o being under Ms ear. liI. aeck
nas not Wohrn hy de h, utrtus 20 his death
hr wrote i.Ber 20 las iaiht,r ia sbch be stated
yHai BE MAS present ahen DE unfortunate men
were murdered; thar be did not wJaewste Ia ile
aef hH. WAS compelled o. be-, h0- ou,, Iae dcm
teo meu who murdered gbln. lie names the
msa "a, tbail,e Short and Jerry --. surname
mol gwen. He was cut down after hanging about
twenty-five minutes, and bIs body gwen over 10
hc doctors Tot purposes OF experiment The
louisville Cny Gazette gives lhe annexed extra
ordinary circumstances attending an experiment
with tbe ga'suul battery
JtAttts Rtmcaat,o., Or Noaiws 81 Mug.
hrtsm.--ig !, generally considered that II hie's
execution YESTERDAY was not n the most appro.
we'd STYLE iur toe mere pleasure of the operation
The Knot by some maooWrc instead Of beng
hred by hts ear, where 1t would have facilitated
tae breaking Of hs neck, hoppcugl 10 come ia
tls lace, by which means The choking was oI the
most mpedcct sort lie hang ,qHnns aud
kicking long tine before he surrendered aud
occasionally gave iofta blasts itom bis mouth aud
nostuls.
After hanging about twenty-five minutes, no
vas cut down and conveyed away, 10 be eSpeu.
mea,eo upon by philosophers and austomis,s.
lle was an excellent subject ion Experimenting
upon, as the execution was such lhat 20 dsor-
sanlzluon bad taken place. The face Of lho
corpse DID not look bali so bad az hey netally
de-, and m fact be was considered not much dll-
ieont from a man twenty minute, drowned.
The poles ota powerful, 1alune plje which
had been prepared for de occasion, were lmmo.
dalely uppIed 70 him. and, 10 the unuterabIe JOY
OF all present with the most perfect success, On
toe hfst application ol the fluid to bls body, which
was yet warm aud trembling, universal Itemor
seemed 10 pa over his liamo; and fancy It fad.
ey yen can, the sGspnso, tie asloHishmeu Of all,
when OF % sudden be arose upon has bench 10 a
sitting posture, aud with great oagerness and lln.
patience raised ms hands " h,s neck, tying IL
grasp the scarf IN hts fingers and tear II from hs
lhloaC lie first snaiched at ii with great rash
ness, as though the rope was yet around his neck,
aud then continued some moments picking At the
seam with his fingers As though II was gome,hlng
that adhered 70 hi, throat, giving him great uuea.
staess. Bot this symptom was soon lofgouen,-
Tor almost .lhe next moment he arose upon BIS
feet, raised hts arms level witt bis breast, and,
opening his bIood.shot eyes, gave forth from his
mouth q most terrific screech, after which his
chest worked as fin respiralon in a very NO
lent manner Every ono at this minute was as
mute as death, every breath was tol moment
suspended, when Dr. d exclaimed, "By heavens
he's aIygw Too great sas the e1cJtemeal, loo
intense and absorbing was the interest and won
der, enjoyed and ieItby all, 70 allow time Of at
tenton Tor reply 70 the remark Every eye
was uylled upon Tie agld,ed aud shaking corpse,
Inc operator continued to let upon 1t d iui qaan.
ion oi The ga'apc 'lad III The acton aPoo It's
nerves becoming so powerful that B, made a tie.
mendous bound, IelpInE by q sort OF imperfect
plunge, into corner Of The room, disengaang
Itself entirely from ho vines which communIcs
led the gavn-m
AillmmeaHie'Y drew around The body Iof
a moment ailerls iali Il seemed perfectly mo-
uoness a0d doad. Dr. i approached and taking
hold Of bus arm announced that be lboughtte la,,
slight though o suzie, beat Of he pulse, The
ga.yanc opcaor was IuH going to arrange bis
machine to give hfm another charge, when ID b
agHu exclaimed, "ie Is-he Is alye he asbsl Be
brcalbesm And, true enough b. DID sga; be-
gave d long gasp, at he same time raising agd
genly waving his ugbt hand. His sl4hs couiu.
utd lor a couple d minutes, when they ceased
entirely. His ahole frame seemed 70 ba Some.
what agiated, his ches.heayed, h,s logs fom1lgd,
and he occasionally raised his night arm These