The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-07-22

EXECUTION or POTTER AT Nrw HAvrs. BY the
New Haven Herald, Of Monday, we find the full
account of the closing in the life Of the convict
Potter On Sunday afternoon the sacrament the Lords
supper was administered to him by the Rev DR. eros.
we'll the presence Of the parents and family Of the
prisoner The final interview between the latter under
beholders. During the night and morning. previous to
his execution the prisoner appeared to be in prepared
O'Clock Monday morning; the military comprising
the Guards, the Greys, and Blues, mustered and
half past O'clock the Rev Messrs Bacon and Mervin
offered prayers in the cell with the prisoner The sher
ill., with his two assistants for the unhappy
o'clock, and conducted him the gallows There was
large crowd assembled around the enclosure Of the
jail ana order Wers wSn the
which formed by stretching canvass along the front
Of the Jail yard from the county house. to the front
of the law building and another across the yard from
the county house TO the rear the law building
the canvass each side reaching to the hsght of Is
sed in white gown girdled about the waist and had
white cap his head with the lower part doubled
to leave his face and forehead ree He looked deli
and rather pale but walked to he foot ofhe ls,der
and assembled with perfectly firm tread. and Although
those ready to support him When on the scaSold he
turned to the spectators and after short pause
menced in clear, firm and deliberate tone Of voice,
short address to those around. ~
hurried sketch Of his speech IL as follows:
ADDRESS.
my fellow men, you assembled here under very
tying circumstances-you assembled witness q
fellow mortal sent into eternity. You all know proba
You al the a ssp M n hs p %
has led me here When the first step il taken in the
faint and sat down for moment, but very soon rose
again and proceeded.
ra4S a" all
them On every of this city you turn
those places for leading you aatray and it
brought upon me- They hav. had tsndsncy to bring
into the position In which at last placed. And
those places yet have existence in all parts of the
city"
There has been effort, II IL true Two persons
have been and of them has been brought
to this jail His house il the first Of the kind
tered. When went in there never thought Of going
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and what did they do with hm1 They him homo to
nss hi: sa aSns sl. a s nso
Of tho young in this city WORTH II il strange
astonishing that those places are still allowed be
have but short time to live and want to urge it
upon all young TO take the hrt step such
home. o, think of that father How his heart must
throb he thinks of the fate of his son. il well
not broken up Oh my poor father; my heart prays
to God that now my days are ended those places will
Haven to accomplish it 2 hope | leave this
world, my voice will warn all young men. Our desires
lead us asray close here by warning all young mon
never to follow in my steps.
sructions Christian father could give sui tsmpta
ton led me away, and have come to this.
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wrath Of Sod hope you VIII attend to hat ~hieh i
Do not put Il Of This putting Ii OF only leads you
every minute further away from God.
shall stand before my God But yet there is mercy
The blood of Christ atonos for ALL entreat you all
Here he sat down. aad remained sitting with his hand
kerehief his face leaning forward and resting his
Upon the scaffold the Rev Mr. Clsaveland standing
Sy his side again nvoksd the si.%ency Of the Deity for
Of h s n in
lmmsdiately afterwards they commencsd to tie his
Sa6a him SS the his hand;
done when he had assembled the scaaold he looked
calmly up at the rope that danglsd above his head and
most perfect calmness. There not the slightest
trembling during the whole fnchng of the eye or
The halter then placed around his neck and the
EP S with great care by Deputy sheriff Carr
ready, all those the scafod having first apparently
at his request shaken hands with him. descended leav
ing him standing as firm and composed a: before Dep
described and Potter stood the last plank Of time
with but the slight iron plug to sustain him from etern
~ The Sheriff. standing the ground takes the lever
in his hand and all is ready The sheriff speaks low
word and the condemned spreading open his hands,
Blessed Saviour, into thy hands do l commend nv
spirit and as the words leave his lips he drops heavily
All close around. Doctors Jewett and Parker each
take hold of his pulse feel the last quverng flow Of
the blood OF life. For half minute be q
heavng OF the chest, which lifts the shoulders and
slightly sways the feet to and fro and for few minutes
afterwards at intervals Of minute So the heaving Of
the chest is repeated but there movement of the
limbs and his hands to rest lstlessly grasp
OF the physicians But, other than these sign OF life
was seen from the instant the drop fell
The lever was pressed at IS minutes past two. Tho
pulse was felt at the wrist for 10 minutes seconds
afterwards, and perceived the heart IL minutes
and 26 seconds, when all signs Of Life ceased At three
o'clock the body was taken down. dressed in funeral hs
bilimens and delivered to his friends for ntsrmsnt
The extraordinary courage and camnes Of doomed
man in meeting his dreadful end and the proprsty Of his
behaviour throughout drew forth wonder and praise
ofa and disappointed many may have expected any.
thing more terrible than the really was-terrbs
enough though it to all there and not easily to be
forgoen-a fearful human sacrifice this send,pa living
soul out Of the world and back his Creator q unA 10
dwell on even this bad earth.
CASE OF SHELLEY FOR TnR MURDER or Hoxrrs-
-EFFIGIKs OF JUDGE BUcKNKR AND THE EIenr
JuRoRss WHO WERE FOR AcQuIrrIrG SHELLEY, &c. &c
fayette shelby, who murdered Mr. HORNE in Licking
ton last spring, IL at large upon bail-a ms.trial
having been entered in the circuit Judge buckner
presiding account of the failure of the jury
der verdict Since the discharge of the prisoner upon
recognizance Of $1,000 the excitement in the public
mind has been daily increasing Hsndbills denonncing
the Judge Mr. Clay the volunteer counsel Of the prison
and the eight jurors who understood to have
been for the acquial of Shelby circulated
the n and tho most superficial observer could not
lie mind. To-day, open demonstration of the popular
feeling made, and for timo threatened the
rous consequences At daylight the ehgies of Judge
Buckner and the eight jurors found suspended BY
and attempt the part Of the aor remove them
met With such detArnined the retters