New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-27

t .la Roohs vs,a being erected on the border Of the
green and tables spresd under the Shade o me
ale O. refreshments o. various nds Labels advertising
icecrsa lemonade &C. were Suspended uPon the trunks
OF trees.
ore man was crossing the green carrying sutchersd
oig b, the thro. the legs OF whch dspging he
eakid Soon GerwSrd. eisncns into the she'd ATTACHED
10 The kitchen Of the other saw another pig hang
ms post These pigs together win the extra oate
Ia The tavern kitchens would remind If the descrp
ors OF the pre- partitions OF Cannibs for feast IN their
rustic temples in which after Offering living sacrifice TO
aPPesse rheir ugly looking scds iSe grin ~Sr. iced
gre.ssd vehicles constantly srriysg and hsf an
nour before the execution multitude of over 600 persons
hsd snived Most Of them we're residents Of Bergen
County Many were PSsssic, add Others wers from
Hudson County
There was good deal of drunkenness and brssng, on
snd shout h green prsy Us 10 the e1ecur'n Inc rum
sverns were full and loud m0uLed rsvey aud bs-ph- ny
ccuc be heard s.ung from The appearance Of the
prisoner be walked to the gso~s ~s signal for 81
ence. Quiet maintained durirg the solemn prayer
b.bsf 4 the criminal The last prayer tine calprt
over those nesr the gslows stood back the sgnl was
given the cord severed and the dy vas Jerxsd mp
INTO full v.s Of the assemhi&se Piercing shriess that
sCe II shucder UTE IA oy males VINO nSu VIZ
messed the h,rrd scene Silence prevailed tor minute,
pbl, the body swaye ed and fro ike epe duum OF
cock-heu nuruur arose, which grew louder un voices
coulG b. heard "
Tbs .i.rce was broken in the immediate neghborhocd
o the writer BY gnorsnt colored fellow who exclaimed
9th -mrhssis " Dafs blood for boot Van yah ym
In his plOn the \. rptGG-s had BEEN fulfil I'd aud tue Il"
he'd ,asfed iise 10y vsng' Scarcely no ne sJoken
when at half Dozen brs~lng r. oss Sh"hSd climbed
the root OF the tavs rn adjoining the yari 10 "ah
the eSecu took place cried Well here hoping BUY
will have good trip % Heaven looked up 90 see who
should .peak basphemou-iy in the neNng OF tna' IS
stmbl.ge of men, women and children. Lists drink
ton. 10 Billy said the person Two or hres bottles
of liquor fourshed and passed about that thus parry
might drink. .
Other remarks Of ike nature uttered by them
Two three minutes after the bulsterOUs r1ooe came
boiling through the door and Windows OF the oar room
oi the same tavern. IL fight. The usual snoats
and disturbance of drunken ora~ preva-d Tor ofie'
pace About three rods from them Snd IN iul Ni-F'
hau eating was nsr cling by thu neck ~ lesson 20
tI.L They were under the demouisc run influence
Which thrteiourths OF the murders ana ossaes
Which occur
The silence which prevailed st the moment of the eHe'u
ton pssseo away and how shocking was the epsvy hs'
prss.d while the boay hung suspended oy tle neeN
before the gazing crowd BraSh'g drunk 'rds ley ioo5e
ih-ir al tongues brszen bias ph-my scanned ~ open IT.
mouth woer than ever One m.n saa thai ne dd NJ IA
lei to the execution y hrst Duo II" tnoigat ma
wou0 be good lesson q his ht'ls Ooys "u no V"o
With them thst they might see It
Many remarks too shocking for pubic PRINT might ~
related which would prove tn puoic are INV
thing but good lessons They are exhibition ~hcn srHuy
morbid l. Ste ~ pancer e. the passion 0i reyeDg-te
low. Of blood Tor blood Timothy suo II 'nnsh . bren
par.s of the children that murdered we're Sp-cts
or m the execution haa understood thst lst pr, vious
r. tin. execution they we're asked They orgav- CNbx
fo The ufd-r OF their children The wts o bflen sAid
MOI sId O Bren said that he Want piritcaiar.
hey cooiy witnessed the execution OF one sho had 80
long been member of their family Hrs . brien shed
80 materially and Mr BTien mOiion-d her "a 81 p
,.. II ~ reaoins written by one VINO was moved
rgveuess by seeing the graves at the dead II vas
bitter less 10 him than banging was to them The words
Abustd, ~ Airdress answered win foul wrors'
So turnTg glosm from fellow
one : A bath day stro led smons
Ths mounds The Village burial place, 49,
Nh.rc pouderng la aud hate
Ftd ouc sd syel-sld hI~, soou or a,e
Nr,ts,c enc WRONG doer. zach with mcnkeneti face
AND o d hauds q dsd over SOUL heart,
Pa, ,le sresn thrssb,d1 common grave
he O.
Autd tor nys.lf and pt,ng 1iY race,
Our common ike a nignty wave,
swepG al M pride away, and trcmb!og iofga'e'
Tim" and hs wife fingered about the green Tor ~ houc
or two the execution, apparently but sghy acced
b., r,Le Nothing short OF the eahce OF ths law
would satisfy them
II rot .arg- that people reason upon the death pen
Ar, thus. So,ty j, sufficiently strong 10 keep th- ieF
mrclrer secure hersf r. the tey of lety does not
r. ou.r- fhai they should sut-r the death penalty They
IRE killed The FAKE G, The example; KILLED privately
thu force Of the example j. mostly lost All that can bs
faiG n favor prvae executions is in opp s"n 10 exc
ouion 1T all. The knowledge of the fact II legal killing
is 2 l.ssob of Vengeance without necessity
The ouiy issue H. whether there is benefit resulting
ff'U pubic executors Ii pr'uce Is test OF theories
public executions exceedingly hUriul 70 pubic mOr-
~. hoIr thai n. time H. Dot d,ahi wh-n ns r.
voting sprciaclt OF executions public or privat will be
suolg The tltgs tbst ln- pr grrs II this egs Will
acc pish toe reform. Progr~ss visible hsr9,
HsckensscB, Bergen County, NewJers~y one bundled
years ago bUrutd at the stake diy years
sgo another nuTc WAS whipped 10 DE rh forty years
sso b,I ged publicly ono VA htngrd under
ih protest OF most The better clze0s whJ Insisted 81 y
ought 10 have be, private. confidently io's z" ns
ra ut If another humane law upun te statute book
II tie State Of wJers' ythe law 81 nprsop NJ tor
lie Tor murdt with pardon FOR actual guilt B-1iES.
fa.t. j July q 1888