Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-08-04
Tive Men Hung in New York-Execn.
ti0n of Douglass and Benson.

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Tive Men Hung in New York-Execn-
tion of Douglass and Benson.
Yesterday morning, atsu O'clock, Ed
ward f., Douglass AID Thomas Benson,
i convicted OF the murdere Of Asa Havens.
male Of the bark Glenn, were executed IN
furlherence OF the. sentence Of death which
had. been passed upon them, The execu-
ton took place il. the yard Of The Tombs,
and was conducted by the US. Marshal
and his Deputies ,Allhouga there we're
some five hundred persons admitted to the
yard, order was preserved throughout and
the requirements of the law Mere. fulfilled
with decorum and queiness.g rri+sgag "a.
| Tie morning Of The last day of lhs con.
demned was spent by them IN companv
with Rev.. Mr., Hodge and other clergy
men, who gave them sach consolation MS
could be drawn from the prom;sf Of God
and hoped for in :he merces Of Him Thai
judgeth not as man judgeth. Having been
apprised that all hopes Of pardon or reprieye
/ ftom the President who Ealone could in>
terfere-were in vain, they resigned Them.
selves 10 their fate, and awaited, The fatal
hour with much composlre. Benson (the
colored man appeared 10 be confident Of
mercy ia future life, and expressed bis
wilingries to leave world which had so
many unpleasant memories for him Both
the men have been for many days engaged
with spiritual teachers and in contfire de:
volions aud reflections fss'- 9ss-1
/ A little past 10 O'Clock. Marshal Tall
madge, accompanied by Bist. Au'yi J..
Prescott Hall, Collector Maxwell and sew.
eral Deputies, proceeded 10 The cell aud
read 10 The prisoners the Death Warrant,
which was heard by them without much
exhibition of feeling. Tney were then pre-.
pared for their last trial, and shortly before
II O'Clock, they camo forth in procession
to the gallo@s. { The gibbet is, we under
stand, the one used for the Execution Of
Wood, about two years ago. Ii is a sim
PIE frame Of two upright posts with cross
beam braeed at each end. From the cross
beam were suspended two putleys with
ropes, the latter running back -over other
pulleys, and being taslehedito heavy iron
weights, thelobject being to raise the7men
up instead Of letting them fall from a seal,
fold. .la a9ss5s zsf-.5fss.5 lIsEsft( esssi
b The procession was headed by. the Mar
! .shal and bis Deputles, who were dressed in
sort Of Uniform of black with cooke hat
and swords; next came the prisoners. eachs
dressed in the customary black, with black
cap, and having the rope around his neck ,
side by side with them were Rev. Mr.
Hodge and Rev. Mr. Lockwood; the off
lciat.ng physicians, Drs. ,Me.caH and Seer,
| III 4 v II a
ries closed the line. a. Around the gallows
a file of u. 8. Marines were stationed, nn,
der command of Lieutenant Morrell, and
on all sides a proper force Of Policemen
kept order. ;sts9ss fssza essT gss ssssi,.:
81 The prisoners were not equally affected
r mt the sight ef4he ga4lows; benson seemed
quite firm and composed, but Douglass was
} extremely agitated. Both were offcourse
handcufed. When they came to the gals
lows, and had been placed in the proper
position, Marshal Tallnadge informed them
that they were at liberty 70 make such re-
maks in regard to their fate as they might
desire, whereupon Douglrss replied that lie
was now receiving the wages Of sin, which
is death; that he stood there On example ol
the effects Of small indulgences in evil, anc
he hoped that oil would be warned by his
fate; he also stated thai, Clemens, the man
now under respite, was III no manner gull
ty Of the murder for which he and Benson
were about to die. Benson declared tta,
he was innocent Of any positive violence te
the murdered man, and that Clemens was
Innocent. SO far us he knew, he fBenson]
advised the spectators 10 prepare for death
for the death Of christian. Hethen sung
!, the hymn commencing md must :his fee
Bile body fall after Which Mf. Hodge Of
fered brief prayer. Having taken theil
leave of the Clergyrtien and the Marshal
the Marines came in line, and knelt be
: fore the gallows-the cops were drawr
/ over their faces, the ropes around their
necks were attached to the hooks that hunf
from the pulleys above them, and OH q sig
nal from The Mars hal, single blow sev
cred the cord that'held the weights, and tht
prisoners were consigned TO the mercie
Of the God Of mercy and justice. 5ssla'
1t was few minutes past II: the strug
giles Of Benson were violent for a consider
!, able time, while Douglass gave very little
sign ofpain. They were allowed to hanf
=, for three, quarters of an hour, when they
! were pronounced 6ead by the Coroner
, and the bodies were cut down and deliveries
. to their friends-that of Benson 10 be taker
10 Long Island, and that Of Douglasstd &C.
westward to the care of his affiiciet
: mother. @s z7& ss9 ~ HSf.
Thus ended the last execution that W,
ever hope to see.-N. Y. Tribune, Jul.
: 26th. tEat $50 - s+ a5,:A-t 2 g
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h 5; PLEASURE OF BEING AN EMrERoR.5-
o. When the Emperor Joseph the Second wa
F in Paris, in the reign of Louis the Six
e 4teenth, he was in the habit Of walking
: about the city incogn,to. One morning h
i went into an elegant coffee-house, an
e asked for a cup Of chocolate. He wa
d plainly dressed, and the walters insolentl.
y refused it, saying it wnsto early. With
|, out making any reply, he walked out; ant
e went into a little coffee house, nickname