New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-05-28
The Execution OF Dudley.

The Chronoivpe has from friend al account OF
the hanging Of this man which took place on Wednes
dsy, the sd at Havcrhl n H. for numbering his wife,
charge which was proved by circumstantal evidence
only. We extract the following
As the Jail yard is very small enclosure, the ad'
nrers of the hangorama well knew that n could not be
hid from them so they ocked into liayerhil by thou
sands from the distance Of 80 or 40 miles carly IN me
morning men and And the fret thing they did
was TO qualify themselves for the great moral nsiruc
lion by potstoLs Of New England rum. The rum
tavern had 10 double its force deal out the distilled
damnaion fast enough 10 satisfy the uhfst oil some
5000 pupils Of the gaows. The women at hts exhibit
ed timidiy In taking their place near the laal
iail yard but one bold than the rest leading the
way they rushed and securing good position Kept
II from AN 10 ppm in anticipation OF the spectacle
Our friend passed freely through the crowd and by
being perfect stranger able to gather the exact
sense aud sprit of It. The men crowded, cursed ana
joked The boys climbed trees laughed and shouted.
The msudlin drnnkards staggered and held themselves
up BY posts and fences y.thcway, the officers, to
crafty the crowd far evadcd the iaw as 10 buld ue
platform great height IS TO be Ia The PLAIN view
of all Tho gallows a single joist projecting nom
window above. When the victim dropped through
the platform he was In obedience to The law 70 drop
out u the sight OF the crowd 90 that the lesson should
be clipped % this extent Of ii- jar proportions b"i
The hopeful young the tree and the people on
the neghborng buildings defeated This modesiy oil the
law and had fair view Of the whole
BY very careful and discreet inquiry II was asocr
tanned that the motley crowd, drunk and sober men
and women were almost unanimously strong IN The
faith Of capital punishmcn,s, and what Is more,
prepared 10 defend their faith from the Scriptures
do YOU think this l. right " asked our friend
fright TO be sure do" replied ierocious rummy,
"whoso sheddeih mans blood by man shah his blood
be shed, by Cd
But do you md that In the New Testament 6dd
cd our friend.
"Why. d-n il, II We give up one part of the Bible
we may as wen give up the whole, rejoincd the zeal
Gus theologian.
The platform was occupied by number Of clergy
men and sheris OF the neighboring counties who came
20 their brother kctch safe through his ugly JOB
In the midst Of them, Elder Dudley came forward al
tended by sheriff Powers his eXecuuoncr, and the
Chaplain of the Prison. lie asked and obtained leave
% speak and in a few words, uttered IN loud, hrm
tone, he socRly asserted Ais e"s iHHoceao, % ~ %
Ter uAicA IL sas sEf and expressed his hope OF hes
ven to which he was confident he could 60 from the
gaows as well a. any other ace Scaling his ASSERTIONS
with an address 10 his Maker the sheriff dd hs Christian
safy and the lite chokcd out OF the clay
With smes of satisfaction and curses oil dehsht inc
edited crowd retired renew their potahons Al The
grog tavern and the pressure for more OF inc wa"
seed was perfectly imPcnetraeie. Inc i9n grew i"st
and furious aud all the lower propensiues bed tncif
carnival The darling propensity ct Jonathan 10 JoeAey
and trade exhibited itself IN iu force nom s"spp'ns
jackknives 10 swapping horses and wagons ana in"eH
was the booi that passed from the comparatively uNhA
20 the more pradently sober.
The deceased victim hAi many friends who inteTcc
ded and hoped Tor him 10 the last and among them "o
brothers. As the Governor has the power only 10 re-
prieve and the Legislature retains the power 70 com
mute, these brothers hoped 10 get Gov Williams 10
grant rcprieve til the next meeting of the Legisia
furc, which takes place week hoping then 10 get
a communication. They were urging THIS prayer the
Governor the day before but IL said that he Kept them
IN suspense until after the last OF cars had lc
Concord by which they could possibly reach HsNcIhA
before the execution and then tod them that the law
must take its course They thus deprived Of The
opportuni,y to bid their brother farewell
Does anybody in his sober senses believe that al
,h which we have not over cOlored but faithfully set
down nom true snd careful man, has dons any thing
M rrsrsaf murder OF protect human hie Why It
would even be safer TO let murdereTs 90 Al large without
the srhtest restraint than thus 70 make their punish
mani the occasion OF brutal zing thousands