Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-09-26


Angus, Sth snys--An act of singular ferociiy
'o& place day or two ago in the prison o. Sa-
,surnca. \ notorious robher and murderer,
now'S' Patino the terror of the surrounding
country for years, WAS lately captured and tried I
by Court Martial lie was first sentenced to
bc-sho,, but the military authorities, thinking
such mode ot punishment too honorable for
such miscrean,, ob,niued it's Communication 10
stranghug by the curpte On the morning Of
the Sd INST. the turnkey proceeded, as is usual,
! to inform the criminal that the Judge of First
/ instance, accompanied by the cscribanp, Ind
arrived to announce IN form his sentence, md
/ 'o ,runs'er hun to the condemned chapel prepa.
ta,ory 10 his execution. lie wns found with
ono of his legs released from the teiters, having
skllully employed f'e 'nr TINT purpose, which
he ha, concealed on his perst,n.
Though sill bound 10 the iron bar which ira.
vrr>eG the dungeon. he f1una himself on the
turnkey. se,zel the massive Keys. struck him On
the heud and dashed him arn,nst the wall out.
side. He then locked the door and SHAT him.
SIT up in The cell. The o.iiccrs Of the prison,
The Judge and chanain imporcG him to cease
such frulirss resistance md To open the ancr or
10 pass the keys lhro"gh 'he grating. lie re.
fused. and uttered urains, them the most horri
bic imprccatrnns. a hircksuith was called to
undo III" lcck, bu, dn nut succeed, its massive
strength resisting all lis efforts. Half dozen
strong men then tritd TO break open the door
with rroobars md hrnvy pieces of timber
The, succeeded, nnt lie door tell in fragments.
Th: fury Of the criminal then rose to lis height.
F.c placed himself hrtinj strong beam which
went across the upper part Of The door on the
inside, md branditling The formidable key ac.
tual'y broke The tead oC the first man who at.
: tempted to effect entrance. The wounded
d man wns dragged rat By his legs by his com
'- ridcs. The others tried 10 enter in Body, bui
= II was impossible the doorway was too narrow
IS For more ,iran quarter of an trir he kept them
l. at bay, Lrd answered TO the en,reaiies Of Tbs
+ officers mud the prayers Of the priest with the
n most uw'u! asphemiss and the most disgus,iu,
d obsccriirrs. lie then tl,rng the key at tiIc
l. heads with his u,s,os. force, and severely woun
II dc1l lwo persons.
r Seeing al cn'rrafics useless, party of sol
" rlrrrs called Ia the spot. The officer of th
r replied with the groSsrst nGidry and the mos
II insulting creatures, and irowled dciiancc To III,
wholr curris,n. 1Nc ,nlliprs were ordered L
d" load Their mu- kets, wnlir they were doing s,
!" Il" wounded Ihr cficcr Mrh piece Of limestone
h The priest. seeing 'i'ai lie vas ahor; 10 he sho
/" down ,kr n mid bras, in his den, entreated th
N rlcn 10 Ere hv So ss Is disable but not to (
i him. in order that some chance might get re
III main of repentance. \ sllo, was fired but
=" missed tim. The ruhisn frll hack 70 a dar
y cnr,nr of rho dungeon, as far as his chain pc,
to mh,rd, ana frn thence flung stones and piece
VI ~ nIorlar III his a:sau,,crs Another shot va
m fred lhrongh the grating and broke his irs
ID Th" wonnd rendered him savage beyond dc
a. ecrip,'cn. llr believed and how led and ioame
N in rngoS and stir. dragging his smashed an
hlccdiag liuh a'oug, flung missiles at the SO
ne 6icrs, who ye, d,d not dare to ycn,are into III
r. darkness Of the dungeon. A third shot was {
arm I'LL ,'crss ~ his side as he lay on III
a." glound
OF lie called out that he had surrendered, b,
only because he could no longer resist. The
NC entered, md nv YVES dragged along the Zoo
~ haihrd in his ho'd. hs Ihcy were in the al
- % rrplacm. ,ha brhcn litter, he collected h
- reua ~ s,irn.ih and wIIh his sfi lrord siruc
y ihe ,urns,y with the iron on his head, and Ia
y h,m at iis feet Three or tour men ,hre
Nv themselves ~ him. lie was linen removed
!" The condrnncd chapel, a'lsr the scntcure hO
~ bcru duly notified. lie Nas subsequently, Wis
ted by tho rrro-', who employed every efior
VI hut in vain, 10 bring him 20 sense of his cond
y tinr, HIS cXhor,a'ione md prayers werc rplr
" to with 'he Ihicr' ui'>c' nl,y and most horr
No. exrcratsrus. To 'hr last mcmen, he continue
"e tie Gtlsl char, win the cu;d instrument
'a' death ahs'l ,n riasr his hare neck the monst'
We in huH,sR t,rm shouted 10 The horrihed crow
=" rbou; him, cwrses ann is,P0rs;fons on God al
va man.
"A C.nANcnE ArpErnr.-A Camapche India
,e. il is said, viii eat IL pounds Of beef in ,wen,
ke fJuv ho1rs.
~. A Conjure. lately announced the iollowiI
,es performance, in England Il will drive eig
ef, ;enperny nails n the small Of any gentleman