The New York herald., 1845-11-15
BrookIyn Affairs

gentleman well acquainted with the affairs and
wants OF the city, and one who has help for long
period high position in its municipal government
II information OF the KIND has been communica-
ted by an old citizen, and one who has held high
position IN the municipal government, / think 1t can
arise but from one source and sorry to be con-
strained TO say, do not know which most to pity
his weakness and want OF correct information or his
direct attack upon the interest OF the citizens and his
own estate, which learn he has offered to dispose
OF, but holds at some twenty per cent higher than
others who own with him, who feel perfectly safe
against the enormous taxes he anticipates.
The statements made with one or two excep
tlons unqualliiedy false. The permanent floating
debt, as he terms it, is not SS6000O0 The taxes are
not within ten cents on the hundred dollars as high
as as they are IN New York, (ahough they may have
been so under his admlnisraton.) The work house
named has had no other existence save in that of
hs brain Ward maps will probably cost in three of
The inner wards $500 each, and the other four about
$1,000 each. The outer wards will not need them for
several years. His pubic school project is all ina
ginary; his parks are paid for,as grading and paving
Of streets local assessments ON the property around
them, which is benefited by the improv The hos
pital In successful progress is matter of private
benevolent enterprise, and there is not judgment
against the city
The statements made calculated to do great injury
to our growing city, and demand refutaon by state
ment OF the facts as they exist
The permanent debt Of the city $3.50 900 drawing
interest OF per cent per annumIthe floating debt over
year about 600 which will be reduced this year by
spending less than the appropriations for the year
hundred dollars The average taxes Of the hrst seven
wards is about 6il cents These all the taxes
those erection and repairs Of school houses and
the grounds which they stand which are permanent
Investments while those in the city Of New York 81
The city has an abundant supply of good and whole,
supply the citizens at nearly nominal expense No
pendure is contemplated by the city authorities
culinary purposes and a building public cserns at
all points for the extnguishment of fires
The plan for an efficient Police will not increase the
present expenditure of that department $4,000 per
annum while the increase Of taxable property will be
The expense to arise for school education is
limited to per cenage on the value of the taxable pro-
perty, and therefore cannot increase the taxes
There has been about s25OOoO of present perma.
nent debt created by the purchase of the grounds and
ed to add sl5OOoo this which will complete
handsome edfce and settle litigation which has
Of the city viii be 100000 when the Hail is built ali IL
gaon and floating indebtedness tiled ;about 100000
now In the possession Comm sioners the Sinking
hundred thousand dollars OF the debt DUE and
ers leave about Oo 900 to accumulate for the pay
men OF the remaining $780, That about to be
70 erect CITY Hal and settle let the suits pending will
per annum which will all be paid by 1870 The sinking
fund will pay the ss6o,ooo by 1875, without any add-
onal taxaton provision therefore, made for the pay
ment Of all the permanent debt land that to be raised
by 1875, without any increase of the for that pur
pose, save the interest ON $780, 000 After 1885, the city
will be relieved of the payment of s12 900 per
on 100000 OF the present permanent debt and raise
$4,000 per annum in its stead, to pay that of
| bonds annually.
cannot be induced to believe any intelligent citizen
will be found who will either be alarmed oppose the
project of protecting, and making profitable what we
have left and gradually providing the pay off
all the Indebtedness of the city, and settle all gatons
when be demonstrated that if those who
them will hereafter be governed by the letter of the
city charter the per centage OF taxation will be re-
duced rather than increased by the increase OF pro-
perty, liable to taxation.
must admit there are individuals TO be found. who
from want Of sufficient information, distrust every
body as well as themselves and eternal disposition
croak at and about the actions Of others will perform
urt nd aka of that JaA1 Ja
structve to their interests and if the evil only stop
pedshere would have to find fault the old
first make madn To allow these individuals to njure
the rights of others must not be tolerated trust their
actions and conduct will hereafter be appreciated and
receive from our citizens a just retributon TRUTH
CONFESSION AND EXECUTION OF THE DAVENPORT
MURDERERs.-Jo Long, Aaron Long, and Gran
vile Young, have this afternoon been hung accor-
ding to law, for the murder of Col. Geo. Davenport
Although the morning rainy AN immense
of people assembling from every part of the
country; and at the time of the execution made
innate and should judge there five thousand pre-
sent-a promiscuous assemblage of men, women and
children.
At one o'clock the guards formed in front of the ia
when the prisoners brought out and conducted
solemn procession, with music, to the gallows. The
While the ascenSsd thu scaoS sna r
seats with the sheriff Several Other gentlemen also
cended the scsfold say other gentlemen for the pri.
soners appeared very much like gentlemen. They
well dressed and to this time scarcely any emotion
was visible in their countenances. But after sitting
faces they looked upon the crowd and upon the ap
, | paratus before them
cuton; after which, he remarked that if the prisoners
wished to say any thing opportunity was given John
Long then arose, he sheriff having unbound the cords
from his arms) and advancing, made 6 very polite bow
aud addressed the audience as follows give the sub
stance OF what he aid avoiding his frequent repettions
and correcting his language, which was sometimes un
grammatical and otherwise incorrect. I'VE omit the
speeches
John Long confessed he was guilty of killing Col
Davenport but said he wished those present to receive
the declaration Of dying man his assertion that his
that crime: Robert Birch, William Fox, Theodore
Brown and HIMSELF he said, killed Davenport but
Intentionally He then called upon Bonney to step
forward but being told that Bonney not in the
crowd he said ii knocked out $50 pages from his
speech" This Bonney he declared the chief among
thieves and robbers Aaron Long and Granville Young
then severay protested that they innocent When
they had done John Long again made speech, detail
ing some events in his life, and called upon all to take
warning ny his fate Upo lsio, he had never wronged
counterfeng, and from that he led commits.
SION oil robbery and murder A full confession OF his
Illinois, Indiana Missouri and the Territory but
ne withheld the confession from regard to their families
consulting the other prisoners said it their dying
request that their bodies be given to their friends and
not to the physicians Mr.. Gatchell stepped for
ward and offered up short and appropriate prayer after
which Mr. Haney read psalm The prisoners now
veraly shook hands with those the scsod and with
each other Aaron Long and Young nearly overcome
quite calm and collected The sheriff
bound their arms put the rope around their necks drew
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drop. Taking the axe he severed the rope at one blow
and down went the drop letting them TALL distance OF
four feet
But now remained scene most revolting to behold
and most horrible to describe The middle rope broke,
etng Aaron Long ial striking his back upon the beam
below, and lying nscnsibc from the srangng caused
by the rope before broke For not a human
being moved all were horrifed and seemed rveed to
their places Soon however the officers descended and
raised him up, when he recovered his senses, and
again led upon the gallows suffering intensely, raising
his hands and crying out, The Lord have mercy
me. The Lord have mercy me You hanging
an innocent man. And (ponting to his brother) there
hangs my poor, poor brother" But alas he needed
him not.
shall never forget the appearance of that man, he
sat upon the bench large bloody streak about his neck
his body trembling all while preparations were
making for his final fall But was another act in
this drama AS he was ascending the gallows signs Of
outhr eak among the crowd tdant