The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1852-09-30

2 St"t"h sa'htt 'hc i0sl Ntefues And
'mnuh'liea Of tho students ei Mars.
chal College. You have wAs,onIy
/ provoked snd iasal,ed ,lcss inoiysn-
~sc hegcs ZOE scns n,cuths, apd ycar
Punishment Will sssarsdly bs cond;gn.
ieu inusl prepare Zoe death. In
ht'een minutes the scn,eAeo o. tho
eour; will tc carried into easea
/ The Judge placed his watch On tho
hctclh A Llsek. an sae. and 3 bag
oE sawdes! were brought into the cen
( ire oi the room. A figure more ter.
DE 'lau any lhas had yet appeared
cane Forward, and appeared 10 nc,
the par, Of iooms.er.
II waa now pas. midnight, and
thsss wa no soasd andih's Aavo the
oninoas ticking Vi he judges watch.
LEVINE becams more md noes slaf,
med.
For any sake, gcnslcmen,' saii
the terrified man, let me 90 home.
| prouaiss you thai never again shall
yon have cause to complain.
Richard Downie, remarked tho
Judge you are vainly wasting tho
lcw moments that are left you on
earth. You are in the hands Of thosc
who must have your life. No hum,,.
power can save. Attempt to utter eue
cry, aud You will DO seized, aud ycnr
doom completed, before YOU can u,
ter another. Every one here prcsen.
has sworn solemn oath never 10 re-
veal the proceedings Of this night
They are krown TO none but ourselves,
and when the object Cor which We
have met - accomplished, We shall
dispcr.c unknown 10 any one. Pre-
pare, then. for death Another t,o
minutes will be allowed. but no more
: The unfortunate man in the agony
Eof dcaily terror, raved and shrlekcl
t>r mercy; int the avengers paid no
iced ~ his cties. His fevered trem-
blir1 lps then moved as il IN slcut
PRAYER for he IcI. :ha, the brief
space between LIN and eternity wa,
hG, . fcw more tickinss Of that on,n-
ogs watch.
Nov " exclaimed the Judge.
! -Four peys)ns stepped forward ard
seized DJwn.e, on nhose features y
cold cammy sweat had burst forth.
They barred his neck. and made him
klcel before the block,
Strike exclaimed III. judge
The cxeouiion-r .'rcck the axe on
: the 1oot So MI assis,an, on the opposite
side lifted 4, the same moment vet
towel. and str, ca It scross the neck tl
'he rs;cawLea. erifsiua!- a 'aaS llug'
announced tnat the joke had a, last
come TO An end.
Bm Dosnie responded no, 10 the n.y.
roaTious mo- rime',. They laughed
sgajn--hnt ,,!I he moved not. They
lifted him and l'o~nie wa. dead
Fright lad killed him a' etirc'us|Iy
: as il the axe Of rial hendsman had
= severed his head from his body.
! l. wus tragedy 10 nil. The mtd'-
c.d students tried 10 open VEN, hut oil
was over; aud 'hc oonspirators had To-
bcihink ihen.elyr, oi safety They
now in reality swore an oath anon:
themselves; aud the n.irigh,sd you".;
men, carr, ing ,heir di,su's,s ~Irh them.
lcii the body Of Duwni. lying N IT,"
hoi-l. One Of their nuinber told H."
+. landlord that their entertainment " .
/ not ,-r lu,lq over, and that Ih"y dri
: not with the individual that was left 10
y he room ia be disturbed for some hour..
e 'lhi- wa. 10 CIV. them all time to make
ihrii oscSps.
h NtAi morning the BODY Was found.
! Judicial iDIuir. Wa instituted. bnt no
satisfactory ie.uii could b. arrived NJ.
The corpse Of poor Downie exhibited
no mark Of ,iolruc., Internal or esisr
> nal. The i!l.aill between him and ,hs
students was known. Il wa Slso knosn
; iha the students lad hired apartments .
= in the hotel for a theatrical Representa-
I 'i0a that Do~uic had been sent Tor by
1 them; bat beyond ihi., nothing wa.
n kau~n No noise hsd been heard. ard
q 40 proof of murder could be sdducct.
/, Or two hundred students At the eoll"g".
7. who could p"in, oui The guilty or su,
pcc,ed Gftyi Moreover, the students
: scattered over The city. and the mayi.-
y irales themselves bad many 81 their
: own fatalities amongst the number, and
{ i, was no, d-siraLl. TO 70 into the ALA, ?
e too mina,ely. n,yais's willow nsd
}. family were provided for and bis sIangh-
f; ter remained my.tsry--aniii about
fifteen years siIer It's occurrence, . gem
9 tleman On bis dcaih.bed disclosed the
/, whole particulars, and aso~ed himself
10 lave belonged TO the obnoxious c!sss
Of students who murdered Downie.