New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-11-15

would have defended him. without asking Tor whath.
was attacked. Last Winter wintered IN .O"a Tier.
IS gentleman testify 20 that (poiD -hs to"a't
man standing the esllows.} presume theTe AZ
many here whom have robbed (ere citrn.c 20 u.
Sheriff and asked him ii tho ,ins nearly out Z,
told it was The Sheriff tells the tiple is nesf
up
words are that these innocent. here old y
nv hands and invoke the hearens 10 witness thar nes.
men are .nnoccu;. Would that God himself would )Gs
dow, and con vince the audience of the truth v.
say You are about 10 behold. my friends. sight wb.
hope you may never behold asan-tHo IpnOcen: mea
hung As for myself. gentlemen. do not knoH " Ls
will De my sieOi that sm entirely ignorant. al fn5
homes lie between this ouIcn. and that (ponting tie
ropeO Should make iull conies.ion should iElY.s
este Two hundred in this Sinie. Indiana Missouri
and m, Territory Perhaps some OF you ihiDs Il Is mr.
dury bu, do not for have some feeling for their i.E
lies have confessed abou: Eonny. make no other
confession HIere he closed e.; very lengthy speech
lifting W his hands and asserting VITA as !ss' words tie
innocence OF the men by his side
After ne hsd closed he returned to his sr,' and atss
consulting the other prisoners returned ana s'sd 'ae
/, was thcir dying request that their oooies nst -
given 10 their friends and not 10 the pnysicsns h!
Gstrh.l now stepped forward and offered up stcTt
ana appr, pirate prayer after which NJ Haney read
Psalm The prisoners now seve:a!y saoo" oa'aa WIZ
those on the scGtod. and with each other aaron Lons
and Young nearly overcome with emotion '-Jonn qla7
ralr, and collected The sheriff bound Their arms pa
the rope round thcir necks. drew the caps over eF
faces and le! them forward upon the drop Taxing the
Az he severed the rope one bo" and down ~eh' Toe
drop letting them fall distance OF four feet hat no"
remained a scene most revolving 20 behold ana nest
horrible 10 describe The middle rope broke ei;rs
Aaron Long fall striking his back upon the oeS SsoT.
and living asensib.e from the s!rans!Ins caused oy e
Iopc before It broke
For A moment no, human being moved all were
mortified and seemed riyeted ineir places. So0a
however the officers descended and raised him gg
,,scu ne recovered MS senses, and again led upea
the rauws suffering intensely. raising MS hancs st
CRYING out The Lord have mercy on me The Lot.
hsy, merry on me You hanging an innocent ma,
And (po;ntinC his brother) there hangs my poor b'
ther bu, alas he needed him not lie was arescy
zone beyond his svmpsrhyhc left alone, 10 endEs
the dreadful, sight of his brots6r5 last agones and oa
moro to pass through the III aadtu scene-he rope-s
pla,form-the ak shall never forget the appearance
OF that man. as nc SAT upon the bench, ar2e oootJ
streak about his neck, his body trembling an over waL
preparations were making for bis nnal tai! but tAc
was another IN the drama As he was ascending tie
saows signs OF an outbreak among the crowd we've ey
dent Some cried That's cuough-!ct him 20 While
others gave expression their horror just az this mo
ment some cry raised III remote part OF the crowd
No one knew what il was some were irshtened-oae
wing of the guard reiterated toward the sallows-heg
null increased--a sudden panic seized the imrieGSe
crowd and they all lied prccpitaiey from the place.
the earth under the gallows had opened ard Pluto 1r
self had arisen from the internal regions with his horei
and chariot il could have caused greater constena
ton or more hasty flight. The guard were with dis
Guilty kept in their places the crowd returned and soon
all was quiet every one ashamed OF himself Tor haY1s
been frightened at nothing Oue wagon was found Up
set but was found be the effect and not the cause
of the panic. The wrctcacd victim OF the law w6sG
length despatched aud the crowd dispersed mus Ell
ed the first execution ever witnessed, and God Naa:
that il may be the last. w