The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-09-15
From the N. Y. True Sun, Sept. u
FTUIH NufIi puPt' -
EXECUTION OF GREEN, AT TROY.

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The dread mandate of the law was duly fulfilled
who had forfeited his own life by sacrificing that OF
his wife, under circumstances at once SO novel and
appalling as to invest the particulars of his execu-
tioh with unusual interest. We are indebted to a
slip from the Troy Budget for the following state
ment:
The deceased has taken little rest for the lac!
three or four days. and night and day he has occu:
pied almost all his time in praying and singing
hymns.
At IL O'Clock to-day, his relatives babe him a last
and affecting farewell, and left him with the Rev.
Mr.. Van Kleek of St. Paul's church, and the Rev.
Mr.. Baldwin, Of the Third street Baptist church,
who have heretofore labored without ceasing, and
with success, to bring him TO a sense Of his awful
situation
His parting with the sheriff and his deputies
Messrs. Richmond and Rose, was extremely affect
ing; before leaving his ROOM he sent for Mr.. Rose
to bid him good bye. The moment he entered the
room, he threw his arms around his neck and kissed
him, enchanting, "You have been very kind to me-
you have treated me like brother for the last sever
months that have been under your charge; but
must now leave you, and exhort you to turn e
the Lord and seek home in that happy world
where all my hopes centred"
About a quarter to 4, the sheriff came up Stair
followed by the Rev. Mr.. Van Kleek and the Rev
Mr. Baldwin, who were shortly succeeded by thu
prisoner, supported by Mr.. Richmond and one O
his friends. He appeared calm and collected; but
owing to the length of time he has lain in bed, HI
was unable to support himself
When he arrived at the gallows, he requested thu
clergy to sing verse from hymn, commencing
with
Rock of ages cleft for me,
Let hide yself in thee
After which, the Rev. Mr.. Baldwin addressed
prayer to the Throne Of Grace, and was followed
by Mr.. Van Kleek, mploring Divine forgiveness OF
the prisoner in an eloquent strain. When he closed
Green made a short but very affecting prayer, ant
then signifed he was ready
The weights then fell, and he was drawn up; ant
after few spasmodic efforts, ne settled down quiet
w, still holding his hands grasped together.
After he had hung about ten minutes, the Rev
Mr.. Van Kleek addressed those present, and said;
81 take this opportunity 10 announce, in behalf o
the Rev. Mr.. Baldwin and myself, that full an,
free confession has been made TO us by Henry q
Green Of the crime of which he was convicted, AM
for which he has now been executed; that he &C
knowledged the justice of his sentences that he hat
no hard or unkind feelings towards the witnesses
the prosecutors the Jury, the officers of the law,
the governor, who refused to pardon or to commut
his sentence; that he was deeply penitcnt and hum
bic for his offences against God and man, and tina
| he died looking for salvation through the merits Q
that Savior, whose precious blood cleanseth fror
all SIM and who came into the world TO save sin
ners, even the Chief"
| The details of the confession, after being submit
ted to his friends, will, in due time, be laid befor
the public.
Alter the body had hung about half an hour, d.
Backus, and other medical gentlemen present., Pre-
nounced him dead. The pulse was perceptlble
the wrist II minutes, and a slight iremor OF tn
heart was also perceptbe "a minutes. Alter hans
| ing about S minutes longer, the body was take
down, and given to his friends by the sheriff.