The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-11
2xseutssa ~ NasAaa Crase ae Qssale.
HIS COkkkeNlON ApluunlQs or QUILT.


Axssutss. ~ HasAaa Crsss q asssis.
HIs C0kEEeni0r ADanuniOs or GUILT.
Firm the Mobile Regis.~r s~pt 81
NE stoD - Nsahss Cnr.. convicted az tbs vnfui
nuIosrN tnssdor~ N,e an tn s6th Of February wss
yesterday. 10 the northeast corner Of the
jail ysis where ne VS. banged In pursuance Of hw sen
The sad de.ays Of the .,roc,ous 40, for which be suf
nsei-of his srreet At Cleveland, Ohio BY Marshal
McGibbcB1. OF voDvgoDery-of his Identification there
vivid In the uovy u eli. He calm and ID. ut
demeanor ourInR the he evid nee la his
favor at ~ aud biz cocrast .+vess'ons OF inaosAno+;
doomed him t. mas iepomteioue death To Ill suoh TO all
who console Dtousy d.ubi.d the propr-ty coedsmDa
tion on be ind ed sr-tt
resf that ON the morning he tui ofcsou o. his
guilt to the Rev Mr. Massey Of the Epscopi (r'iait')
church
This statement ~e give below from snea con.
fetsioD md is II ,uii It mot ps'Dtu' Interest :;
But toe macs OF evidence That could i,fnenca the
minds ~ the very Intelligent jury hi trusted 20,
should be ss'i factory t. III YET piaioly not mr.
wouo spy thce snort u his admission have xrousht
III. spyes Ia the Supreme Court failed TO produce
new tr'st spd though application Tor co tho
believe did from those Ohio Bat the ndexi
bity Of the Law not to be- by feeling
deteved pity tn" order fo, execution rem nrd unoon
trsdct although tbe Dercifo feeling Of ,beri in
6Uceo him 20 Vi &c the post Office late two
o'clock 10 see If my s-ep'te wns reo-ived
On Wednesday, ey. ninR, he b-gan give partial
feSrioDs OF bis stTcc"ur crime but il until the
morning Of his. x-caoo that he had wri
ting anu signed with his name FOR his wife and
poor cbid for ~hom ha expressed The
deepest lave feel the b. Arti~s mpatby Throughout
bis long ooutns pent the sheriff Gen J W. Lang and
the jalpr Mr. N+rvin have done every thing in their
| power TO minister to his ~ rsonai oomforts
THE ExeoUrIoS
Before noon yesterday vnst ouubers assembled round
about he leil The roofs - the Marine HoP'tA. and
ne Rbbornc h. the tops and glass
Offended watt of the jail, throesrd Nth the cody
curious. Not h. gentle s-x could stay away. whs.
i a
Troop turned out in foil force and repaired the jail
give semb.pce Of 10 the decision Of the law
and shorty after number Of ottzens physAcaus off,
oials snd Others nsemtied within the jail % We say
'te"bance of proection, only because no visible sign
/ appeared OF any wish or intent to interfere
When Boy'ngtoD was hung In 1884. the Mobile Gusids
we're on euty around the caold cited 10 the open
iamentable su'i climax Of that sad scene whea La
wa also executed IN 1889 the artillery in a,ten
canoe A. me very eoo out since that period We believe
the law h confined there sad scenes to the inner walls
of the jail
Shortly before the hour of execution an application
was made to the prisooir 10 get dsguerreOype Of his
personal appear which with better than die
tated the request refused yet at obque window
the apparatus fixed for taking view Of the moment
Of execution There is dsputng with TASTE says the
| ancient
BY request Of the prisoner the latest moment was al
lowed him but about twenty minutes before p he is
sued rom the jail door where his coffin stood and with
arms pnioned end his body clothed in his shroud, he
passed With unmpassoned look and springy step,
the foot Of the scaod attended by the Rev Mr. Massey
the Sheriff and or two others When placed the
.
and when asked by the Sheriff If he desired say any
thing to the assembled spectators he declined sign,
and the cap was drawn over his head.
At this moment 1t appeared that he required to make
his final prayer earth to his offended Gcd and his
lips moved dead silence prevailed. But not word
reached the assembled people. At length the Sheriff
with fervent God bless YOU descended and cut the
rope and the platform dropping lett the unhappy man
his muscular form it the opinion Of the assembled
physicians that his neck not broken but tina death
ensued by srapguafion. Many OF the clergy attended
him, among whom were the Rev Messrs Massey Ia.
milton Hu'chsson McGlsshon and Others and to the
former Of whom he unbosomed his guilty mind, begging
| his pious attendance to his last moments.
By his previous request his body Inferred in con-
secrted ground instead Of being given to dis
section and such has been finish to the of
fine looking young MANA husband and q father-for
want Of every truly moral principle since in cold blood
with no incentive, but the most pary gam he slew in
sleep the man he called his friend
The following il the confession Of Nathan Cris to
this city the morning Of the 10Th of February 1852
This confession was made this morning by Crst to the
Rev Mr. Massey the clergyman in attendance, who
over to him, when it was signed by the latter in firm
| fair hand.
CONFESSION.
Having longer any hope Of escaping the just
enoe of the law and trusting through Gods mercy 10
have yet TO live here make full confession of my
guilt in the awful murder of Theodore Nyc.
The idea of committing the murder first entered my
mind on the morning OF tho day left New Orleans for
Mobile Nye told me that he bad large sum Of money
and was on bis way to California; aud this tempted me
\
| some friends in Mobile told him that coming
here and he would come along would pay his passage
Ii then my intention 10 kill efm the way here
but my heart failed me- and abandoned the idea entire.
y. then determined to 70 to Montgomery the same
day Of our arrival here but when 10 tho Now Or
leans boat for baggage the servant who had charge
u was away, and could not get It, When returned TO
the hotel that time the devil again put into my head
Sill Nyc. went and bought hammer resolving to exc.
cute purpoe during the night but my heart failed
ne and the morning Of the Goth arose. again deter
mined to give it up altogether. left the early
hnfn aat.k l,.fn~
or three times before breakfast went the 10
kill him but could not do II. ate breakfast, and
and come and get his breakfast and left the room
After while l started up stairs again. without any
being still in bed The first object that met my eye
| the accursed hammer which I had purchased. In
| momentum what seems a whr of arrangement
seized the hammor and strove to bury it in his temple.
| He SAID no hing afterwards and made no noise but
seemed struggling to move himself l took towel and
tied tightly about his throat and then searched for his
money under the pillow and in his pockets Being dis
appointed, went down stairs paid bills and asked
isr the package Nye haa Deposited Failing to get that
and went on board the Lowndes never on board
the ST Charles as of the witnesses the trial as
serted shorty after getting on board the Lownde
sitting on the forward part Of the boat Curl and
took his seat pear by ws apd remarked we had plea
said the Oregon is very fine boatn | replied eyes
very fine and not his impression that
had come over WI b him. On our way to Montgomery
little ncid+ spoken Of by Curl and Of
as having occurred on the Oregon OF all o. which,
talked as though was familiar with them And when
these were again brought to his mind by Gen Andrews
TO whom related them they confirmed his impression
that had come with him from Now Orleans do not
aouDt ibat Gur Is 40 honest man. and that he fully
believed every word he said at my trial had managed
| to deceive him
We remained on board the Lowndes all the day before
she left except about two hours during which az CURL
tated we we're wandering about the city On our way
BACK to the boat when got in the neshborhood Of the
Post ONCE we parted he going TO the wild horse
and TO the boat CURL came down Just after dinner
ana the captain asked him think to go to the pantry
and get something TO eat
When first went on board the Lowndes registered
my own name-took sfaleroom and went to it-shayed
on my ~hshers, ard changed my dress sitting In
mont OF the boat reading when the officers came on
board IN search Of me and they passed by me
We reached montgomery very early in the morning