Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1850-09-05

in the Boston Medical College, on the 23d OF No
vember, l649.
The execution took place in the yard OF the Le-
veret Street Jail, in presence of about three hum
dred persons, who were invited to attend by Sheriff
Eveleth.
Long before the time fixed for the execution the.
streets in the vicinity exhibited extraordinary
excitement and thousands congregaled on the roofs
and in the windows of all the buildings in the vici-
nifty, in the hope Of getting view the Prisoner'
either as he stood upou the scaffod he passed
through the yard to it. Premiums were freely Of
fered and given for choice places where the scat
fold might be viewed.
Strangers poured into the city by thousands, and
We'd with the citizens in exertons to get good
view of the last sad scene. large awning was
erected over the scaffold, which to considerable
extent obstructed the view. Itwas announced that
the execution would take place at nine o'clock
present at eight O'Clock.
Among those admitted to the Jail yard were
several reporters for the press Of this and other
cities.
The prisoner was attended in his cell, before the
execution, by Rev. DR.. Putnam and a few others,
and appropriate and deeply affecting religious SER
vices were held.
Considerable time was consumed by these and
other causes of detention. The prisoner was at
length conducted from the Jail through the yard to
the scaffold, walking firmly and conducting him
self with the composure that he has all along ex-
hbited.
He ascended the scaffold, the rope was adjusted
ues before ten o'clock, the drop fell, and he was
swang into eternity.
He died without struggle, and after being sns-
pended for some time, the body was taken down
and carried into the prison again.
Professor Webster's bearing up to the time OF
the execution was as firm as ever. He expressed
the deepest penitence for his crime, and his
sense of the full Justice ofhs sentence and execn
ton.
No new confession was made was reported
would be the case, and no new statements have
come to light as yet since the execution. The re-
port that he left any other statement, to be opened
after his death, is not believed.
In compliance with one Of the last requests of
the unhappy man, his body will be laid out i'll the
prison, and remain there until tonight, when 1t
will be removed TO his late residence in Cambridge,
from whence it will probably be inferred privately
al Mount Auburn.
Mrs Webster and her daughters are as yet un-
acquainted with the fact of his execution. Their
last visit to the prison was yesterday, the usual
IL H. nd oly Vtnda aS
they were never to meet again, nothing unusual
occurred to indicate TO them that the day of exc
cution was so near The sad intelligence will be
to them quietly possible, to
day, to prepare them, in measure, for the receP-
tion of the corpse tonight.
2. P M.-The execution took place at quarter
before ten o'clock.
Yesterday, at two O'Clock, Mrs. Webster and
her daughters paid their last visit TO the unhappy
man. They remained until nearly seven in the
evening A great crowd Of persons were in front
of the prison, and there great difficulty in get
ting passage for the family to the carriage at
their departure.
Mr.. Sober and Rev Dt. Putnam were with him
in the morning. and during part of the time with
the family. Neither Mrs. Webster nor her daugh-
ter exhibited any extraordinary emotion on leav-
ing, being still in ignorance Of the time of execu-
ton.
No one apprehended that Webster would COM
nit suicide but officer Leighton the jail clerk, and
constable Jones were selected to watch the prison.
er during the night. the precaution Of keeping
watch being thought advisable.
Jones was the officer who attended the prisoner
Throughout, the proracted scene and he, as we'll
as Leighton, were very kind and attentive TO the
unfortunate prisoner. Last night Dr. Putnam re-
mained more than two hours with DR.. Webster,
engaged in devotional exercises.
yotions at intervals, and conversed with consider
able freedom with the officers and being fully con-
scious Of his doom, repeatedly said he had great
dread and horror at the thought being hung, but
was now Indifferent to it.
lie said he had no fear; was perfectly and en-
trely prepared to NEE, his fate His appearance
through the night confirmed hi. statement of being
reconciled and resigned His heahh remained
good and his spirits calm.
He slept from 10 o'clock until half past A.
When he awoke he was as calm as usual, and ate
a tolerably hearty breakfast. He had apparently
not lost flesh during his Imprisonment, but proba-
bly, gained in that respect.
The erection of the gallows was commenced
after daylight and completed before O'clock
Upon the requisiton of High Sheriff Eveleth,