New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-09-15
EXECUTION or LORE The Ne,r6nr,

tNECU rIO> or LOPff - Qc .NctrnurD-
por H,rad publishes The io.owlng .eticr arom
well known merchant 81 TIA; cry. who Vas preseu.
al the execution Of Lopez
HAVANA. sept l. 10 o'clocA -rais mornlnc Gen
Lopez was executed ~ a criminal. The scene wa,
lmposng although awful Al the mlhtan IA iht
-,,y were formed IN a large hollow square m ths
MIDDLE MAS the machine %. cedia. on a platform
raised ten feet nom the grou1 on posts, With ral
lng round and vide steps iroN ne gr0unS m front
On m. platform the 81 ~, an ~
char with the back IN one piece. extending higher
than the person sitting on re scat. On ms ta,A
even with the head. = the apparatus Of death. con
slsting OF iron clasps which a-e 10 NJ the tlroai
From behind s long iron oaf attached 10 screw
which put IN motion by the ian Su,Sn giving oae 'urn
draws the side and throat ps,c,> tight, and a, tie
same instant sends an ron u'c the >pinai ma,roN
OF the meek. from behind. W..rA causes inS'AaiAAS
Gus death such WAS the mdcA re ioy cen. LONth IL
behaved Ike 4 brave man taro1Raous the a~in mo
mentS Tie walked. >urroUI.f' b, a guard. fromta1
P,ln,a for, IN the steps az IT, rrfr. n COO anp
rently, a. n NJ NtS AZ The hea. 81 al ARMY
lie WAS dressed IN a long ~ .tf GOWN. AMI White
cap h,S wrists were tied - ro"t. and above a> 81.
bows behind. With The cor htt ny so.d'"', lt
assembled Tho steps, With iN' civilians. ff'U.. -r
priest - common IA such rI.,.. lie faces Ia.ft
and seemed ~ taAc = goo. .'rA on the >oIGtr. an
the immense throng ~ % 4" outside ot the square.
and then turned AMI knot Do PRAYER ter ah1I. olt
minute. tie then rose ant 'uoet toward M front
ana .l clear. manly No.I.. $500 in tone. .sn
enough "a be heard hS the thousands pTcs,g, .yr p
wsS a. sta. As night spoke > follows toInT
men. most >ocmnN, iu IIi. .ist awful moment 90
my NE ash Nour pardon ior 80 injury nave cVi>ct
you. II wa> not my wish % .flVrC any one nv Vo
iect your freedom an happiness" Herr a ~,
interrupted hy the commtulu, officer m itont ION
horseback he conclude. Nf -1Yng, " VIZ nien.
ton was good, and my ho9 "a God" he Then
bowed and TUNED round an0 .'oA h.s seat. apparent
IN with as much GOODNESS - - @. hti taken char
~ room with friends
He placed hi> head back between thc iron grasp,
the negro hangman then aU a,tet The iron throat
clap ard tied hi, feet to boz, DID each side OF The
seat nuunc tins pIcpaIat'. % Lopez wtS IN CONVEX
>auon With Ai> friend l.c taI negro hangmau
who = kept ~ public sNccu' .1ntr. then took H.
place at the IRON bar behmi Lopez kissed the eroSs
HANGED "a mm by ms freIl o. negro lhcn gave
one turn OF The wrench. au. loocy died instantly.
without the least struggle. fh,was precisely a. ne
clock struck seven The m.aU a. once returned
TO the city. The band playug tnich step The thou.
sands dispersed with little - $50 Noise some OF ne
rabhe ulsd ~ get up row.. pu' 70 would not 90
There wt> >oiemniiy n Pho Whole scene which
struck INTO the hearts of tht mob. which hut A few
days pre- Slous were IN Mid t,,'acN oi JOY al brutal
execution of my human beings. on whose cofps,,
they tould glut savage r,tcu.,, 1y committing me
mos lnhuman OF mdignlucs
~ EVE NrrNEs, go ritE Allows SONS