Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-09-18

II IN New England
THr ExrcuruN OF ioPrz-We have con-
versed says the editor of the New York Mirror,
with gentleman who stood within few feet of
Lopez at the time of his execution. lie confirms
the account Of the bearing Of the victim to the
scailOid and also describes the mode of death as
being more instantaneous than hanging Lopez
mounted tue platform with trim step dressed
90 rte booking haggard and sad beyond des-
c1pr.n. The life and soul of the man was al
ready zone before the executioncr did his work
tie was permitted to say few words relating 10
himself onlg; and these were in effect that he
f1rtiye every body and wished everybody to
To forpive him. Inat he died for his beloved
Cuba. lie WIS ticu seated iu ID sort of chair. the
collar was adjusted and by the touching OF a
spring. tine weight of two thousand pounds snap
ped the neck aud his hands, which he held clasp
ed before hn. fell upon hs knees the only mo-
ton that Indicated death. His body remained
four hours, until the face became entirely black,
exposed to the burning heat Of the SUM- and the
burning Indignation of the multitude. From lhs
eyewitness Of the scene, we learn that the feel
ny OF hatred agains the pirute' was intense
and universal among alb classes so much So,
that even the negroes who lifted the bodies Of the
victims INTO the hearsos, at Atares. handled them
roughly and tins gave rise TO all tbs horrible
stories of post norton insults AMI mutations.
We do not intend, confines the editor Of the
Mirror. to leave the subject until the insugntors
of tins great outraae, the real criminals, who
have caused the shedding OF so much blood. and
the expenditure of SO much treasure, are held up
to public scorn, # not to the legal punishment
of their crime. The following clause IN the law
enacted on The 2Oth of April, 1915, and winch IS
now ~ force, may lead TO some serious reflection
on the part of some of our contemporaries OF the
press together with their secret and open abet-
tors
The 9th section declares TINT If any person
shall, within the territory or jurisdiction Of the
United states begin or set on foot, or provide or
prepare the means for any military expedition or
enterprise to be carried Oh from thence against
the territories or dominons of any foreign Prince,
State, or any colony, district, or people, with
whom the United States are at peace, every per
son so offending shall be guilty of high INSIDE
meanor, and shall be lined not exceeding three
thousand dollars, and Imprisonment not more than
three ears.
.Ihs author Of Notes on CUBA who is AN in
tclligent physician of South Carolina, gives the
following description of the garrotte, ait1rdng
scientific testimony that death by TINS instrument,
IN some cases at least Is not 50 painful as death
/ by hanging, IN other respects there Is not nng
peculiarly horrible IN It compared with other
modes of capital punshnnt:
Near the spot where the soldiers had been shot
was the post to which the carrot Is fixed when
required for use. This instrument consists ofan
IRON semi circle to fit the front Of the neck, which
Is placed in It while behind, screw, on the
principle OF those used in copying letters, presses
against the first vertebra, near ITS Junction with
The skull. BY sudden turn the iron brushes the
! bone and spinal cord, near the part where tho
/ latter Joins the brain, the medGid obiongdta. ~
Death produced IN tins manner, and that caused
bv the bursting of the heart or rather Of the arch
Of the aorta as IN aneurism ofthat vessel are the
/ only two which are sudden, and in which, conse-
/ quently, but moneniary pang Is felt 1t is pref
cradle to hanging, which, although Intended TO
crush the spinal cord by means Of the dental pro-
cess of the second yertcbra, often from want OF
skill IN the adjustment of the rope, destroys life
by the lingering and painful process Of sufoca-
ton
The New York Sun has the following par icu-
l lars of the last moments of Lopez:
General opez, with his hands tightly bound
together in front stepped forward, and 10 a strong
clear voice, slowly spoke to those around as fol-
lows:
Il pray the persons who have compromised me
to pardon me as pardon them.
My death will not change the destinies Of Gu
ba'
The executioner, standing little behind here
interrupted him in an insulting tone, with ONE
be quick BE- qinat'
General Lopez, turning his head partly around
fixed his eye on the man, and said sternly, grit
ting his teeth, WHAT, SIR He then continued
.idie, my beiored Cuba .ldieu, my breth
? rem p
+ The General then stepped back, seated him
self on the stool. a priest with the cruci6x and
taper stood on one side Of him, the execuuoneI
on the other. The collar was then placed around
e the prisoners neck. The priest now placed the
crucIhx between the Generals hands, and JUS
as he was IN the act Of incining his head to kiss
II the executoner swung the fatal screw, and the
head of the unfortunate man at the same instant
dropped forward, touching the crucifx. ii,
never moved again.
The correspondent of the New York Tribune
n gives the following account of the execution:
; Ills last words, as near as | can render them,
A were: My Countymen Pardon me for the
evil, # any, have caused TO you. ] have not in
: tended any evil, but your good rather Fare
e well
+ The bearing of Lopez as he was led to the
: garrote, which was placed on a platform some
twelve or fifteen feet above the ground, was fra
and manly. Whatever he may have said previ
0 ously, he uttered no reproaches upon those VIII,
! mad promised TO support hun, but had failed L
4 keep their word. The execution was conducted
IN an orderly manner, and with little noise on tn,
part OF the crowd.
The Sun states that the wife of Lopez is il
o Paris, and that he has a son Ia years of age
+ studying IN Switzerland.
5 lis brother ln-law, the Count of Pogosdulces
u a nobeman of great wealth and high character
. MAIDEN Fras, widow of nobleman of grea
wealth, his sister-ln law nd other NEAR relativas