The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-10-25
THE NEW HAVEN EXECUTIONS.


TIMs.-'lhe Telegraph has announced TINT
Foot, convicted at New Haven Of numbering
a young girl, and M'Caif'rey, Of numbering
Mr.. Charles and Mrs. Ann Williams, were
hung on Wednesday. The following notes
of the conduct of the two victims on the
night before the execution were made and
communicated by William Goodwin to nc
New Haven Journal -
At nine o'clock, P. NJ, visited the cell
MIN for the las, night.
On entering the cell | found the table
decorated with sundry good things for the
use Of the inner man. He had juSt finished
eotlng a meal that had been furnished him
from the Tontne.
At ten o'clock, the table being cleared OF
the fra gments left, Foot and myself read
portion OF scripture.
From | | 10 IL o'clock, Foo: looked like
anything but n dying man. and ratil.d wa y
to Mes>rs. VIM. Bighop, w. W. Avery and
w. w. Curtis, who were pacing about out.
side Of the cell as wa'chman, with as grea,
gus'o as though nothing was the matter.
|, was astonishing to see tho bouyancv Of
spirits he exhibited on this occasion. With
fragrant cignr in his mouth, he related
anecdo.e after anccdote upon various mat
ters.
At O'Clock, Foot. who had been pacing
his cell without speaking for some time. fell
upon his knees nd IN silence made lengthy
prayer. On arising. he deliberately un.
dressed himself and went to bed, and IN o
few minutes lie was in sound sleep.
At = o'clock he sleeps on, as tranquil a.
one "hO had never committed a crime in his
| life! While Foot is slumbering thus heavily
poor McCalfrey is henrt together with Faith.
er O'RieIIy, to be forvently praying; and it
is proper to remark. that from The time |
entered The cell to the time Of writing. one
or the other Of them was alternately enga-
gcd in that way. We also heard question
nf,er question put to the unhappy prisoner
! by the faithful priest and councillor; but
whether he had confessed his guilt. we huve
yet to learn.
3 O'Clock Foot still sleeps on, while
McCatfrey prays and The priest exhorts. II
is here worthy OF remark, that Foot, prior
To his going to sleep.a p.annoin'ed his head and
body with musk, which iIe caused 10 be pur-
chased for that purpose. While writing
this paragraph, Foot turns sharply in bed,
but wakclh not.
4 O'Clock. Foot brcathes hurd. and is
supposed TO be dreaming, while on tn. other
hunI Hl'Cu.,iey IS "de @.he aid prayiug.
Half past 4.-Fuot awokr from his sleep,
turned out of bed for q few minutes. md
then turned in again, and after in0uirlng
! the time. went to sleep without q sigh or
shuddcr-McCatTrey still praying aloud.
Wha, contrast between the two men!
ock-Foot still in n sound sleep,
while McCulrey prnys and tells the priest
he is innocent. visited The cell If Nc
Cattrev and hnd n long conservation both
with him and Father O'RieIly. Mr.. O'RsIIy
remarked that he was glad to see that Nc
Caflrey was so prayerful and resigned
McCniTrey declared "hut he thought he
should not live another month even if his
life had been spared, from some disease he
felt he had about him; in fact. said he, | am
now well prepared 10 die, and would as soon
90 now as at any time"
o'clock.-l woke up Foot, who had still
continued 10 sleep. In few minutes afier'
wards he was out of bed, and observed that
he had slept his last sleep. and that he was
now dressing himself for the last time on
earth, and he hoped, as he put his trust in
Jesus, that he would soon be with him in
Heaven. After presenting me some books
and writings We parted for ono hour.