Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1845-09-19
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EXECUTION OF HENRY G. GREEN.


This wretchej man expia,cJ his horrd crime
all tho law was vin1ica,ad hv h;s Jea,h n, ,Lo
a"u a, n,.l,oL .os,osJ,, oGs,. ", ~, .e
ga'o".' at = W." !ee'u,""y a,'er"oo" a' t"e
Jail IN the city of Troy. The prisoner was led
upon the scaffod few moments previous TO the
execution BY two Of the Sheriff's deputies, and
onoa,od ,o h, or,,rod a. ba osc,,IaJ All az,
aPptt 80 " 20 'o NI'ueu az" VIZ
u! Tue 'a'a h'"'ne"' ",r'"u' w suen' prayer
He was very pnlc, ana appeared 10 have sufer.
ed much, but seemed to be resigned TO his fate.
A nraver was off, red nv the Rev Mr. baldwin.
R,n,;s, cl,r,vm,n nj Trov vim a,,ended Tho
; j., I; 49,, ,,',,,,,,s adj 60 ~, 80
prisoner Ut Ills 'ds' "'o"'u"'s' an" "'ee'' y" Il"
audible ana somewhat c",nposeu toie oi Voice,
invoked mercy for his soul He then submitted
himself 10 the Sheriff the rope was adjusted, and
a, Tho bour of cd In, dr,, foil Hi,
% 80" w "o"' " ". - P -, ~.
death ehsued almost ih'ihedIa'eIy' anu Win ou'
slight struggle.
1t is stated ,ha, the condemned made full
confesson NJ his cuilt and acknowleJ1ed Tho
;ns,;cc If h;s nnr;shmo,i
M, o u,, NC ~ pu"'s' .
ne oheriH was oeset Tor hours oy crowd
OF parsons seeking to obtain PERMISSION TO wit
ness the execution. About 300 were admitted
within the prison. and the streets in the vicinity
y, ,ho IN IN po n all se ' s.;,,. u, "e y,
" '"1 J'n VIE "''eu WI" 'a'ee o'o"u VI
people OF Ooih sexes, who stood anXiously gaz-
Ing al tne prison walls
From tho Trov rudoe,
IT,, rxro,r,o. ri. m,rd,,a ~ III, Lao h.,
hcor SL6II,d ,ho as n;ce ncrf,rmoJ md ,ho sr;,',
.of Fl Z; Grsen has been ,sherpd hsforc h;s Mster
there ,yc hone IN nec, be rn~ord q, freely bed M,
IN nil who rrneni Of their SINS and heieye IN The for
gyencss of God. ~
The deceased has taken little res, for the last three
mr. fnnr DAYS. and night and d,v he has accounted
almost olj his time in nraying and SINGING HYMNS.
Al - ocIock to.dov his relatives hid him lost and
offlctng farewell and l,0 h,n with the Rev Mr. Van
Kleeck of 81. Pads Church. and The Rev. Mr. Raid
win of The Third. Street Bapist Church. who have
heretornre l,b,rod yhnui and with success
10 brinU him IN n sense of his awful stuniion. His
narin0 with Tho sheriff md his IennIies Nessrs
Richmond and Rose ,v,s ex,rcmclv aE,r,ino before
leaving his room he srn, FIR Mr. Rnse IN hid him pood
hive. The mo,nent he en,e,eJ The room he threw
bis arm. around his eek md kissed him eyclomino
lyon have been verv kind IN me Won ha We treated
me like n brother or The las, 7 months Thai hive
been nnder your chnroe bu, mu,, now len y, Won,
and I e,hoft Won 10 turn io the Lord and seek n
home in Thai honnv wnrlJ where nil nv homes nrc
cenieredr
About ounr,er tn A the sheriff cap,e I'm s,o;rs f,
lowed bv The Row Wr Va, KiancL and ,be Rev Mr
Baldwin. who were shorty succeeded bv The prisoner
snnnortsl bv Mr. R;chmond nnI nno 81 h;s Sr;ends ~
Ue nnnearej calm and c,ien,od bnt nw;ma ~ tho
ien,ih NJ ,,no n, L,s ,,;d i; Lj L ,,.s - ,hIo ~,
sunno,, h;n.alf ''' '''N ~ '''' ~ ""' o''' "
tWban ho ,rr,oJ =, ,lo r,u,,, l.. ro,,o.,od ,,,o
(,Israv r., s;nr =, .srs. -, , 49,, ELECTROMAGNETIC
with 81 ~ sung '''e "'' II, "'' ''"'''''s
NUN, i.oeh ~ , dses ceit i'l ,ne
hc. "ie "'ue my se'i III "ee
After which the Rev. Mr. Baldwin addressed prayer
10 the throne OF grace, and was followed by the Rev
Mr. Van kleeck jmplprnp divine for DIV etlpss on The