Litchfield enquirer., 1845-08-07

thers William and Stephen Hodges were executed in the presence of from eight to ten thousand peo pie. The Hawk-Eye contains particular &C., count of all the circumstances attending the spec tacle. The prisoners were carried to the gallows in a wagon with their coffins, and the procession marched to the sound of martial music. They were attended on the galows by their counsel and 1 clergymen-one Cumberland Presbyterian, one Methodist, one Congregationalist and one Catholic, (Bishop Loras.) Rev. MT. Coleman read the 51st Psalm, by request of the prisoners, after which Rev. MT. White, (Presbyterian,) gave out the hymn, '--
 ssNow in the heat of youthful blood.''
 Rev. MT. White then offered prayer. The prs- oners then successvely addressed the assembled throng at considerable length, both denying their guilt, and affirming that their conviction was ow- ing to the prejudices felt against them as Mormons The Hawk-Eye states that their declarations ofin- nocence were contrary to confessions of guilt pre- vousy made. William said, Y" expect to go right straight into Heaven-I am going home to glory" After several hymns had been sung, Bishop Loras read the story of the penitent Thief, and made some remarks. Rev. Mir. White made few ob- servations, after which the prisoners again spoke few words, when the cap was drawn over their fa- ces, and they were ushered into eternity.
 At Orford, Mass on Saturday last, another-a third-attempt made to murder Mir. Henry M. Paine, the Oculist. The whole affair is mys. | tery. The circumst tances are stated by the Wor- cester Transcript, as follows: 'E On Saturday af- ternoon, MT. Paine, after having performed some slight services in his office, had sent boy for some cigars. seating himself in the mean time in the doorway to await his return. While sitting there, which was about half past three o'clock, and while examining piece of work which had been brought 10 him by man in his employ, named Holburson, who stood at his right hand and little in his rear MT. Paine suddenly reeled from his char and fell upon the floor. An alarm given, and some dozen or fifteen hands, who were at work in the shop adjoining the office, rushed in, supposng him
 in ft-Mr. Paine was raised up, and in four or five minutes, seemed to recover himself, when he immediately inquired who struck him and when told that one had done so, replied, Then ! am shot at the same time, putting his hand upon his breast, where, on examination, he was found to have received severe wound. From the posi- ton in which Mr. Paine was sitting, it is supposed the ball came from the direction of the woods the opposite side of the stream which runs in front of l the offce-he distance from the wood 10 the office being about eighty feet-the ball striking Mir. Paine on the left breast little above the heart, glancing off, without pertoraing his garments, gra- | zng, in its course, the wrist of Holburson, and dropping upoi, the floor, where it was after found. No report of gun heard, but some of the hands think they heard noise resembling the flying of cork from beer bottle The ball , which, by the way, we have seen, could not have been discharged from common gun, there is neither smell nor appearance of powder upon it, but it is wound with piece of twine, as if to be used in an air gun. The wound of Mir. Paine, which has been examined by Dr. Bates, of this town, and by many others, is described as being much infamed, with white line, an inch and half long, through the centre, corresponding in width with the ball found upon the floor. This extraordinary affair has produced much excite ment in Oxford, and people in great numbers have been securing the woods to discover the assassin :; but hitherto their efforts have been in vain. Ma ny reports are in circulaion-one is, that three men had been traced about the premises of Mir. Paine, and in the vicinity, and that parties were upon their trail yesterday afternoon, A mesmeric subject was also employed yesterday, but what the amount of the disclosures were, we unable to say"