Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1845-11-20
HORRIBLE ACCOUNT.

The Chicago Daily News gives an ac-
count OF the execution Of part OF the MUIR
derers Of Col. Davenport, at Rock Island,
Illinois, on the 25th ult. The following
S tho concluding pat oil The horrible de-
tails:
Alter Long had closed, be returned to
his seat, and after consulting the other
prisoners, returned and stated tina, i, was
lhetf dying request that their bodies be
given TO their trends, and not to the ply.
sicisns. Mr.. Gbichell now stepped for.
ward aad offered up short and sppto.
pirate prayer after which Mr.. ilauey
read apsalm. The prisoners now sev,r.
ally shook hands VITA those On The scat.
lulj, aud with each other. Aarun Long
and You nearly overcome with emo.
ton. John quite calm and collected
The Sheriff bound bsir arms, put Tho
rope around their necks, drew the csps
over their faces, and led them forward upon
the drop.
Taking the axe, he severed the rope OF
one blow, and down went the drop, leiilng
Them fall at the dstaGee Of four feet. But
now remained scene most revolving TO
behold aud most horrible TO describe
The middle rope broke, letting Aaron
Long fail, striking his back on The beam
below, and lying insensible from The sifan.
Cling caused by the rope before il broke.
For a moment not human being moved,
all were horrr6ed and SEEMED rvied to
her places. Som. however, The ilicers
d, sceadtd and lifted bin up, when he re.
rov red his s. nses, and was again I'D up.
on The gallows, suffering inienseiy, raj.
sing his hands aud crying out, "The Lord
have mercy on me. You are hanging
an Innocent man, and spoioItng TO his
brothrr) there hangs my poor brother"
but, alas he needed him rot.
He was already beyond his sympathy
he was left alone 10 endure the dreaded
sight Of his bto,hor's last agones, and
once mole TO pass through the dread |
fol scene--the rope-the platiorm-the
axe. shall never forget the appearance
Of that man, as he sat upon the bench
large bloody streak about his neck, bis
body trembling all over, while prepars'
lions were making To- the final fall. Bui /
there was mother act in the dana.
As Se was ascending the gollows, signs
or an outbreak among the crowd, were ey'
ident Some cried, That's enough
let him go, while others gave expires
sions to their horror. just at that moment
some cry was raised in remote part o.
/ The crowd, no one knew what il was
some we're frightened one wing OF Ihe
guard reireated towards the galiows--
the iumui mcreased--a sudden paric SET
zed the immense crowd and they 81 hea
preeipisteiy from the place. iibe ear'
had opened and Pluto himself had arisen
from the internal regions, with ms horses f
and chariot it could not have causcd gtea' n
ter CONSERVATION, or a more hssiy h'gnl.
The guard were with difficulty IN ihei
places the crowd returned and soon
was Quiet every one ashamed Of hlmsf IN
for having been frightened al nolblng.S
Ono wagon was found upset, but y wa
supposed 10 be the effect and not me eaus'
ofthe panic. The vretched vciim o. w
law vas al length despatched, and WI
crowd dispersed. Thus ended 'he m
execution that / ever Witnessed, and oo'I
giant lhatit may be the lasl, II
]. &. PrcKrrr, Esq. has presented . Il
the National Institute at washington Il
Gogmon, of lbe Gag Of PIzARRo, the con,
oneror n Peru, and lock Of har 2
ben BoryAR, Tho great champion =
S.o,b American Independence. Pizarfo
aag was piece Of plain white sIls' su'
ibe fragment now il possession o. We : b
s,aute Is more thar. three hundred ye''
old. q
CHrsApEAKE AND 0mo CANAhI
Cumberland Allegauian states iAa IN n III
ATOMS have already begun on ss'e'0 N
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