New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-07-21
px..,,,., If Mathew Wood.


psere the wretchsd man has Been couaaed. the scene
was not less revolving The crowd seemed ,everisa
anxious 20 go ,nd hasten the WORK Of ies-h Durns
the preparations. people were constantly making
themselves merry over the event and We frequently
heard such questions as "a the rope strong 1T
vii choke yoa.~ and the Ike. Capt Ryrasrs was
present and gave ne Sheriff some Instructions and
recommendation about hi. future course o.. proce.
dare Ia sach matters 5u that fancuoaAry Gid noi so
pear 70 adopt The gallant Captain, measures assnst
Capita. Punishment
A, The hoar appointed " God proceeded through the
female department sna shook hands with Nrs Foster
AMI Mr. Edmond. He then came ou, where ihe 81
loF,vss erected accompanied by the sheriff and De-
putty and Alderman Fr,nsn he asked leave give rs
hatt1 relative o. W.ilams5ursa AMI ;aen took from
bis poke, as asst Nv remaining pennies snd gave
them % a coorei servant sirl When the prisoner
sr.t entered the yard and appeared &C.,
excitement, prevailed Shouts ani screams snd every
variety Of sound greeted the wre,chci being It vss
almost impossible 30 restrain the highly wrought feel
ing. Of the multitude Rev NJ Csmp made a most
solemn ippes % The A'mis hty on behalf Of he
unfortunate cu'prt which hsd the ca.c, Of drawing
tear. from The hardened mans eyes His manner was
1rn bur hi. mind was evidently haunted with the
wandering phantom OF dread snd iesr. What sweet
vision. OF hope c.uns around that guilty soul lis
features were distorted. and hardened look OF evil
passion hsd settled upon his face. he INDUCED in the
hope Of reprieve TO the lasL and when the cap Was
drawn over bis fsce he raised IL assin md asked IL
there were no ainss Of pardon. lie protested h.'
innocence 70 the asst and declared that be the
victim OF false testimony When the Sher- placed
him under ih- gsllows be was asked d he had any
thin. 70 say He replied thst be forSav0 every Of
his enemles and turning to the multitude said in q
trenalon. voice that there any persons among
the crowd who hsi borne testimony against him, be
f,-.avs them We understood ihs, the relatives Of
Woods wife in another part Of the prison yard
but they di not sppesr 70 witness this dreadful
neither would they receive his body.
4 How long Oh. how long vii such appalling scenes
q. these be countenanced in Christian lanii How
long Will men continue % meet and apparently exat
over the wrestling unhappy being the lie that
they cannot confer upon anything In the language
OF Eugene sue. We may truly say that Men are allow
Ell ali their lives 70 commit crimes but only an hour TO
repent Of them
/ In the case Of Matthew Wood Ii may be remarked,
that Mr. Chase bis counsel was fully sstisied Of his
guilt that h. conduct, while under sentence OF death
was not such as his AWFUL situation required, nor So
would induce those wh3 saw t 20 place connisnc in
his decsrations-.ometmes reading devotional boo Is
At others INDUCING in obscene indecent conversation
that bis wife Il years bis senior, had no children,
had sued him for maintenance and threatened 20 I'll
low him. 1t he lett her 80 where be- ght that they
quarreied continually thai his wit. on her death bed
hoped God would forgive him tor having shortened her
days that his statement that bis wife hsi pain IN her
stomach snd thst he went out for brandy 70 mske =
drink for her. spd meeting the woman Who was carry
ns out the vessel containing the etects OF the poison
h. took It from her and empued H. sworn BY the 70
man 20 be false and that after waiting four weeks
anxious to give the prisoner the benefit OF DOUBT no
evidence Offering that which convinced the Jnds"
and Jury OF biz guilt offered % Gov Fish. whose
summary Of th- testimony. in bis letter TO Snenn
We,tervst published in TIE Iri5n7> contains the DO"
erl reasons which Influenced him 20 allow the IA" 70
take IL course Messrs J. L OSahvan and Edmond'
keeper Of the City Prson) humane, kind hearted
men went 10 Albany with memorial and anisgits on
Wood. behalf but were unable 70 rase doubt IN the
Governor. mind One Of these gentlemen assures u'
ha, His Excenency conduct vas that Of an honorable
msr regardless OF popularity but anxious tiNe the
Jurors and Judge 10 be Just
Mr.. Wood. ike her husband, a native OF Ire
land he married her there IN $50 brought her here
in ls,7. and neglected her aud being constrained to
nro,ids room Tor her took the horri method Shown
in the elrcumstantia evidence quoted by th~ Governor
o. oct rad az her u appears that anxiOu. was the
Governor 70 ascertain every possible fact tnAt be had
Al interview with Wood who DID not Know MIN, ana
that the statements Ia his w oodsl written memorial
Aiterwaid DO not agree ",n his n~tauFe maze ~ lHo
Chief Magistrate in person
THs CHOLERA Hospitals A6AiS.-The follow
ng letter has been 10 "a BY Dr. Nache in relation
% our item in yeste rday's T,ibans
WmLtAn.sr HOSPITAL, July %. 1872
/ r, ~, Edkors ef n, Trlb.nes
In YOUR paper yesterday is a statement that some
+ person 10 company with medical inend Ylsiteh ihe
William Il Hospital " between three AMI four cock
In the afternoon ,ni that neither The physician nor ms
principal assistant Tas pres~nt it may be tue mat
neither Of them Ia the rooms but II - po-lufey
untrue that either them absent from the bud
ing vas my.eli in the Hospital - usually am from
IL o.ci,ek N until after j. when efi tor short Tune
for rsl.xaton and business ~ the city hal, and
Dr. Lawrence who repr, sents me 10 my absence Nd
not len the premises i1r the previous snd subsequent
I twenty four hOurs Beside which, mere are Two ia
I NOR thv.icians one OF whom i on duty night and
d.v 10 carry into fleet me directions ne receives
be- malice oi some person connected with the Press
i about equal vrrscIty, u Judged by tn- gratlt
Gus SANDERS which mas appeared 90 several &c ss'n'
m two or three Of the papers OF the Cry IN relation g.
the Choiera Hospitals therto, have not notced
/ them and 81 10 now for the nrst and last time
Thatthe mortality is larze admit and that the care
from hired nurses IN temporary Institutions, with 90
dreaded disease Is not quite equal % that receiver
Dy a patent surrounded ~ hNrttouhtr ~hi &c 'v-oN
/ friend. Al home know but Jet the individual! Nno
seems TO delight in casting odum on these establish
/ uerts and IN lettering the sick from seeking them
when Ia durable state, personally witness the dyns
and yre'ched condition in which they are brought -
them and perhaps, he would be astonished that any
/ recover ,
In relation 10 the woman alluded 20 In the srrc4e !
have only 10 cay thst received all the attention r.
oaired 10 the Judgment Of me Physicians Of the hosPi
''- $50 -''''- ALEXANDER ?. vACHE
-. We publish Dr. Nache's note entire, a. be sent
RIO u, and have but lew words TO say in reply In
regard 70 the absence Of Dr. yache, have only 20
cav that h was not IN any Of the main rooms Of the
om.inz-not among the sick and when We inquired
Tor the Doctor certainly understood the attsndAn'
70 reply thst be wss not In, and our friends under
standing Of the reply coroOorstes cur own but a. Dr.
yschs positively that ne VAS somewhere N me
suilsing. We have row 20 doubt Of the fact
T About the malice Of some person connected VIE
the Pre- ~ Jar - concerned We are quite ~
Ing 10 refer 10 the paragraph complained o. and y
me int cent readers Of TIE Tr5ane Judge from 10
.,irt nhetaer. va. dictated By malice and Dr. Vaen
cn 70 nowhere except 70 thsi paragraph y 'nd evi
dsncs Of the malice charged a. The writer IS en rrel
npscoua.rted xi.A him and did not even know, unu
be visited me Hospital VITO Al the bead Of tna
p s.tsbl.bmen, Indeed aimed o write very kind
y instead Of malicious paragraph