New-York daily tribune., 1852-01-31
BROOKLYN ITEMS.


EXECUTION OF LAURENCE ILLy.-This
unfortunate man, tried and convicted Of the mar
Ger of bis wifc and mother in.law on the 2sth Of
Jure last at Wiiamsburgh, paid the penalty Of his
crime Yesterday IN the yard Of the Kings County
Jail At an early hour in the morning the vicinity a
the jail was crowded with thousands of people.
whose curiosity drew them thither, although, in cos-
sequence Of the precautions taken BY the Sherin.
who had a fence erected Oh the stone walls OF the
ward OF sufficient hight to prevent any one from look
ing in, no one not on the inside could witness the
solemn spectacle About 900 tickets OF admission
had been issued, and about that number were within
the ilclosure at the time OF the execution, besides
the military, which had been detailed for the ocea'
n, ,..~..~. .--.-A A,.ing ths let
ter part OF the preceding night. Rev DIR. Bacon,
who had been in slnos. constant attendance upon
him UP 10 the hour Of the dread event. stated that
he sppe aTed ready and willing to meet his doom
During the forenoon he was engaged in prayer with
Rev Or. Caesiday in a room in an apartment oocu-
pied by the Sheriff, where he remained until she
ful period arrived. At ls minutes O'Clock the
military took their position within the inclosure
around the gsllows, and the cu pf preceded by the
Sheriff, and supported on either side by Rev. Ds.
Bacon and Cassidy IN full canonIcals folio wed AFTER
The unfortunate man looked pale and somewhat
care WON, but marched with firm ard steady step,
and when reaching the scaaold offered short
prayer, and shaking hands with his spiritual sd-
yisers Sheriff Hodges and two of his Deputies,
sieni6ed his re adhess TO die. One of tho Deputies
then placed the fatal moose around his neck. and the
Sheriff informed hn that the time had arrived fer
him to carry into effect the execution Of the law,
and asked II he had anything to say
The culprit replied, Nothing, SIR" In a low voice
his features indicating all mper,urbaole indiffer-
ence as to bis fate.
Deputy Sheriff Doxy then pulled black cloth Gap
he had upon bis head over his eJes-ths agaai was
given by Sheriff Hodges-thc rope (Which was fast
ened inside, so that none could see BY whom t was
seyered) was cut, and the unfortunate man was
launched into eternity This was at 10 minutes to
o'clock A succession OF convulsive struggles fol-
lowed for about ten minutes and all evidences OF
vitality had departed and at 81 minutes past Z
o'clock being pronounced dead, the body was sAkeA
down and placed in a coffin -hayins remained sss-
penoed precisely A. minutes.
The following gentlemen, summoned ss Jury.
then pronounced the verdict upon the body wnicA
WAS in accordance with the facts above stated
T. 3. spinola, j. , Dega"'
IA K,ns John sshaw,
E. b. MOneu, DaDlei van voofhio"
Jared sparks, Jerome hyefWH'
N,rtin Evans A J Berry,
Abraham verplssck
The body was then given In cnAfse OF rev III
Bacon Pastor Of the Church Of the Assumption, csr-
ner OF York and Jsy-sts, and will be Inferred m the
Cath oIic Cemetery, Newtovn, L. l., as requested by
deceased.
sb.rig Hodges did all that humanity could sssss
DUNG this trying scene, and was soiy secoaaeo IN
tho performance Of his sad duties By his Deputies
Nesu, Stewart, Sparks, Gee and Coles Er-snsnns
Isokins. Van voerhies and Dawson were also pre-
ska
oner and others Coroner Ball, DR. Benedict, jan
pbvsician. DIR. Wade and Dr. Berry Of WillismsoafsA
and others fhe medical faculty were IN stsendanes
ON the outside Of the Jail there an immenss
crowd. numbering from s. 900 to 5000, covering tas
rromneuces Of Port Greene IN the rear, the hosp"n
and house tops in the vicinity eagerly s'fanins 'nsn
op,ics 20 gain vie " ofthe horrible Tragedy ensoSo~
in the interior Of the Jail yard. Thanks 70 '"e p
cautions taken 70 prevent II, tlsu "i'"''
NJ, or.,ihed-no one enables " so Wv"
in tns inclosure. Al times the 'on"'
" -. ,ha solemn service for the eeaa' - -
e' n,s R.cou and Cassidy, became insu-
- aoo,ipz. grosning cheering, shs hufiins
-|.,o,ssana snox-bais against the feace aad ia'S
ha ard xe,s lie order Of exercises, ana hAi II n"'
ne,n for an Efficient body otpoice stationed %"
,,,,, i. i. possible scenes Of disturbance nisa' hS''
ensued .,.,x.A o<
The ealloxs used on the occasion
two uprsh, posts about sixteen fte' u ss 81,
cross beam, through the center Of "nca a,'p 90 10
to within about h,s feet from n..os md ssxsss
coup.erpose OF eight fity posnu :. ,ss The sOss-
The prisOls" in the ssu' ,,,,or. ana were tAus en-
t,eIe, held out Pieess "
.,,sd :, see the eTecu'ioo' -
aoea ,h,ss y IN the Interior OF the ysrd ~as Coz
80 s,ra propristy and good order.