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Eretuiion 81 Henri lncClrry. Fr;dav

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Execution Of Henry lMcCirry. Friday
was The day appointed for the execution
of McCurry. convicted Of the murder Of
Mr.. Paul Roox in January last The facts in
/ relatIon to which are familiar 10 most Of
Fouf readers. Theculprit was attended ID
his last moments BY two priests OF The
Catholic Church. the Reverends Messss.
Coskery and Hickey. He was conducts
led from the cell * about half past
Ii O'Clock. and at gu minutes before IL,
all being ready. the trap fell and the PEN
Islty due to The offended Law was paid.
He struggled but once tpr twice, ane ap-
peared to be after The s piration Of min.
ute quite still and dead. On lowering the
body Al IL o'clock. ii was discovered that
death must have been instantaneous. the
Yeriebfa OF the neck having been dislo-
leatff Not less probably than from l5..
G0O to 70. O0a. Of whom vast number
were females. witnessed The execution
from The space around the-walls. During
the norning publication was sold in The
streets 10 whichthe criminal conFessed his
Ifrime.I The execution was performed by
Mr. Tracy. the high sheriff, in person, and
with that soiemDity and decorpm highly
Icredhable 10 all concerned.-Ban. Sun.
| A trial Of no little interest, has been
determined in the Talbot County. Md,
Court. An old man by the name 0! Ty-
Ter, was tried At a former term of the court
for the murder OF MAJ named Hamilton.
The murder was committed in Doiches-
Ter, and changelof venue granted to Tai
bot County Court. Tyler is represented
as man Of hasty temper, and had made
i threats against the deceased; and they
were seen riding in the road together.
and after passing through dense wood,
and in the open road the dead body was
found, with the skull crushed aud the
thigh broken. Tyler alleged tina, the
horse Of the deceased took fright, ran a
way. threw therider and killed him !;
while one Of the witnesses swore that he
saw Tyler beating the dead man with
something he held in his hand, he knew
not what. Tyler's own son was wit.
ness against him, and the f.st to throw
suspicion on his father. The old man
had property, which The son would have
at bis death. The verdict Of the jury up
ontthe first trial was onesingular enough:
they returned verdict Of guilty. but
they did not say Of what. A motion for
a new7trial was successfully made, the
result Of which was acquit,al. The old
man has since left the State. Bali. Sun.
Dreadful .fttempt at Murder and fir
son!-The Pittsburg papers relate 4 fear
full account Of an a,temptto commit muir
der and arson. Some men were conceal.
ed in the stable Of Mr.. Day for the purs
pose OF firing it, aud were disturbed by
1 his nephew, 5wboheard them whispering.
One OF the men rushed at him with a
knife cutting through hi. coat vest and
shirt, 5on the left side, 10 the region Of the
heart. The cut in the garments was a.
bout Eve anda hall INCHES in length,
but fortunately the skinRwas only scratch
led. AS the blow was given one man
rushed out Of the back door Of the stable,
and the one who had used the knife fol.
lowed Immediately. Both made their es-
.Icape. 10 the morning pile Of shavings
and other combusibles were found ga.
thered up. add also bunch Of matches
withthe ends burned off, showing thatthe
lintention was % set the .RI,sRis q ,6sn-
fling Of Mr.. Gustavns B. Wallace. in Stat
ford, took place at the recent term Of the
Superior Court Of that county. The evil
dence against her was purely circumstan.
tial but yet sufficiently strong 10 obtain a
verdictof guilty. A motion. however,
was made 40 the Court Tor a ne " trial, up-
on the ground TIA. one OF the Jurymen
had expressed or minated an opinion
prejudicial to the prisoner, before he was
Selected upon the PANEL. The peculiar
Expressions use6by the Juryma'n did not,
las we1estn. come within the precise com
pass of the adjudicators of the General
Court. (our highest criminal tribunal ye,
the question was. by consent Of the pri.
soner. adjourned TO that Court for its opin.
| jon, = Fredericksburg Herald.
4 William Smith.ihe free negro man who
was found guilty by the jury for the al
tempt to kill William Frethy,a white man
mate Of the brig Calisio, 10 February last
wassenienced few days since by Judge
Baker, 10 be hung on the 22d day Of Au
gust next. After receiving the sentenc,
81 death and on bis way 10 the Jail. in Gus
tody ofthe Sheriff; be asked the question
why did the judge put off the time 0
bis execution 50 long'-Norfok Herald
Sentence of Robinson On Saturday
last. William Robinson, recently convict
ed 10 the Superior court. OF murder in tht
second degree, uas brought Quito receivs
bis sentence. Judge Duncan. in com
meniins upon the enormity Of the crime
of which The prisonerhad been found gull
Iiy, originating in.intemperate and disso
lutte habits, and in reference to the penal
~, which. TO the surprise OF nearly eve
~ one. be had escaped, spoke very feel.
IiDgly, and with evident emotion, gave
him some counsel as 10 his future life
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