The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-08-05

Fsos. The Hsiyax 7im<s, Of July ~.
EXECUTION or THE rfRAPEs.
1Tbe four criminals under ssntsnes q dsath John
It a. alias Trevsskiss, Chsriss Anderson me
Geo Jones sDd John HszleteO--were sxscu'1u s"'s
morung, in vie Of that whose waters she> mao
polluted with blood. sDd 10 The presence o. a large
conc, urse OF spectators
The prisoners were brought TO the place OF eAeci-
ton from the pententiary, IN The following orosr
attachment Of grenadiers, with fixed bsyooes, head
ed the cavalcade the sheriff came next ana inc
prison coaches, with the crimnas, attended b) theH
religious advisers and escorted by soldiers closed
the procession a guard Of soldiers were drawn up
around the gaoms.
Their demeaner was firm and resolved; they
walked up the steps TO the gsllows where their earth
" existence was soon t. terminals, without The
slightest assistance. aud were immediately engaged
with their reverend attendants IN religious exercises
Hazleton and Jones, being Of the Roman Catholic
percussion. we're accompanied by the Rev. Fathers
O'Brien, Connolly aud QUINN. The hev. w, logs
we'll of the Episcopal Church, attended Charles An
derson aud Johnston alias Iresaskiss Far as we
could Judge they all appeared sincerely pcnteht-
After little while Jones, who seemed The ieast al
fected by his awful situation, or Who bore 1t win
more elastic forttuJe, shook hands with his compan-
ions in guilt and kissed them on the cheek-he tfen
resigned himself to the execuoner, by whom, undet
the directions Of the sheriff. the adjustment oil the
cords the caps and other fatal preparati ,ns were
made
He then came forward and addressed the audience
in few words he said he native OF ireland,
and advised all his countrymen TO take warming from
his fate lie acknowledged the justice OF his SEN
tence and that he sorry from his heart Tor The
transactions in which he had been participator
After pause he said that he was from Clare, IN Ire
land. The cap was then drawn over their features,
the tignal given the world closed upon them forever.
Thus closes the mournful tragedy connected WIN
the history of the Saladn, which will long be remem-
bered as an inst Of the visible nterposition Of
that Being who has said" j hou shalt not murder,
and again, "Whoso sheddeih mans blood, by man
shall his blood lie she'd" Out Of the fourteen per-
sons who EN- 1arked in that vessel from Valparaiso,
on the 9Th February last only two now remain alive
The follow ing remarks made by Johnston, just
before his sentence:
| AIy Lords-When was arraigned on Saturday,
and called upon TO say gully, or not guilty, OF Inc
dreadful charge then made against me, SAID, not
guilty; but since then, and after thinking more seri-
ously the reply then made, and in justice 10 my
own feelings, and in reconciliation of my awakened
| ana guilty conscience, do now unhesilatngIy adj
nit my guilt therefore, my Lords, place my lie
in your hands, being perfectly satisfied and assured,
that any favorable circumstances may bring to your
notice. will be received in nit gaton OF my punish
ment if such clemency can expect or such mercy
| ought to receive. My Lords, beg the indulgence
aud kind consideration Of the Court to be allowed
| few moments longe, and with their permission, 10
| detail few occurrences that may make appear
/
made some weeks since, may seem to be. am ~
| years of age. was born in London; aud, when
child, to Liverpool with my parents, (who are
still alive, and who still reside there, as ] know
| from letter l received from my sister, the
last packet, and melancholy satisfaction it is to
me,) where l lived ten years, and received the
little education that have at the free school. At
the age of IL years | went TO sea, on board Of
ship bound for the United States, and ever since
have following a sea-farng life; and could, il it
| would he taxing much of lordshlDS
| time, give detail for every day since. The last
sup was IN before the Saladin, was the Constela-
ton, an American man-of-war, which put into Val
psrai-o, aud left her and shipped board the lfa
| ted Saladin and must say, although have been
ten years at sea, (but do not wish YOU my Lords,
to suppose that in doing So could desire expect
in the least degree to modify my gut,) that the un-
| { rtunate Capt. Mckenzie was toe most and
dis,ati,f master ever sail, under.
But with all his severity and harshness l could
have been coniented on board, and have cheerfuIIy
done my duty, looking forward with the hope Of once
more reaching my native shore, and once more
ing my father and mother, whom quit ten years ago.
an innocent boy, had II not been for the plausible
reasoning and responsiveness OF that hend IN human
shape, Capt. Fielding, who, in thoughtess and I'M
lucky moment, induced me 10 become pirate, and
the murderer Of my own comrades. Your Lordshps
will perceive by my confession, The part took in the
horrid Transaction; but guilty as am and prepared
to receive the punishment deserve have the great
satisfaction of knowing saved the lives Of Carr and
Galloway; they were to he got rid Of, for Captain
Fielding old me he would poion them when he got
near land. told them and said would keep good
look out for Them and did
On Sunday night after coming on duty, was told
! when went below TO where were TO sleep
that Galloway and Carr TO sleep in the orecas-
| tie-al toe Others IN Captain Mckenzie's cabin.
said If others sleep here, why not Galloway
ard Carr to do likewise ~ told to ask Ca p,a n
Fielding. ! dad, and lie replied, 81 we can't trust
them then said, If you are afraid ! am not and
II they sleep in the iorecastle will Ink wise
tried L. save The life Of Flding's boy asking them
when they we're about throwngNim overheard to
save his LIE, as he was very young and uld do no.
body harm. ] likewise wished 10 save ne life Of
Fielding HIMSELF aud said at the time wUuli bay
nothing u do with lhr wing him overheard as will
spill no more blood as 10 t.e truth Of what have
stated quite that my unloftu iate comrades
some Of whom heard me, will be Wiling to prove my
statement. In conclusion, beg, with permission of
the court, thus publicly 10 STATE how grateful feel
for the humane and kind treatment have received
since have been IN custody ard the consola ion d
comfort have experienced from the many visits
made me by the Reverend genienen who were so
unremtng ~ iheir attendance OIL me in my distr,s IS
The Liverpool Albion, received this morning, saws
that Captain Fielding, the chief Of the hor-
rid crimes p, rpeusted IN the Saladin was ell known
IN Liver, DOL. tie was twice married. The youth
who shared his fate a son by his first wife With
the second he did not live happily, and, before going
on his last voyage, he srrauged with the parish to
pay her s. a week. Immediately after making that
arrangement, he proposed TO marry a barmad at one
OF the most respectable hotel, but her friends dis
covered that he was married man. Captain Nc
keozie, bis victim, was native OF Naru ia Scot
land and was most respectfully connected.
DEsTH or PusLrCkS PROM tsH.IIsG rug V.roR
ING FROM THE SPIRITS IN MS CELLAR Mr. Samuel
Quincy the landlord OF tae Coschms-iefs Arms