Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1853-08-13
ExECTTTToN OF THOMAS CONNOR.

,rho sa,+onee of. the law was duly executed
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freyvan The nrocess;on moved with a officer at
;ts hood foI1ou,;nes canoN tba Wo,Jo, NJ HGo,c
and the Rev Father Hickey. then Conner snn1ort
ed NV tbe sheriff on tbe right and the Rev Mr. Foley
On The left fbe Others brno;n mr., the roar On the
NV n The scafFoId tha Io;nsters chantad an ammo
;ote nsalrn the crowd n, the yard stanno npcov
arel .s thew nassed thronob lane BEING formed bv
the 1nolce At ten ninutes of 10 O'clock thew ar
rIva6a at with RI
soner together with the Clergy Sheriff and two of
h;s Identifies and Warden proceeded at once on the
Distform Conner walked nm With reat degree of
frmness holding his head down. his ewes fixed on
his as he had done from the time he had
left the cell
The sheriff and his assistants having fixed the rope
and the last absolution given. AT minutes of u
o'clock the cap pulled over his eyes, and all haV-
ing left the scaold the trigger was touched and the
trap fell. Previous to leaving the platform, at the
request of Rev Mr. Hickey, the fall of the rope had
been increased from 81 feet to near feet, and the
weight of the body coming on it at that distance,
(Connor weighing over $50 pounds,) the rope broke
in twain and he fell to the ground universal thrill
of horror ran through the crowd within the enclo-
sure-outside it was greeted with shouts ana clap
ping of hands, and as sank from their view, the
multitude, as if by common consent made their way
towards the gate of the JAIL expecting to hear some
thing from the inside. About half of the crowd left
the location for their homes.
The rope on his neck, which was suHocating him,
was instantly cut, and he soon revived-being very
little injured, bones being broken, and only few
slight bruises perceptibe. small red ring, caused
by the rope the skin being abraded in very few
places, was to be seen around his neck. his hrst
exclamation was-"Wel, gentlemeni l am inno-
cent of murder in the first degree!" The excite
ment occasioned by the mishap alayed,
and water being brought, his face was bathed in it
by Mr. Foley and he lay down under the scaffOld,
pleading to his God for mercy
Sheriff HAYES Immediately despatched the follow
within D short distance at the residence of rea-
tive
"To His Excelency Gov Lowe-Dcar sir: have
met with an accident in the execution of Thomas
Conner the rope having broke, and he declares his
innocence of murder in the first degree.
Yours very respectfully,
JOHN HAYES, Sheriff
Baltimore, Aug 9TH, 1853
Mr. LETTERS is the bearer of this note to your Ex-
cellency. j. H."
Conner in the meantime continued his supplica-
tons to his Maker for mercyto take him out Of this
world Messrs Foley and Hickey did what thew
could to comfort him He finally got himsefin quite
q nervous emotion CRYING loudly asseverating that
he had seen his God-got glimpse of his Saviour,
and he wished to go on the scafod again to be hung
in order that he might have the same vision over
that his Saviour was lust in the act of catching him
in his arms and was going to present him to his
Father He remarked az have been a very bad
bow and 4 do not want any BODY to take pattern by
me and repeated several times he was not guilty
of murder in the first degree-he killed the man but
did not intend to do it.
The iolrneymen carpenters who had nut I'D the
scafFoid refused to come forward and replace the
tran a0ain and their employer assisted bv the sher
if,s officers nut it in pro6er order re-af6xng the
same rome over the crossbeam which caused GREAT
,anprehension that II would again break.
note to Gov Lowe returned and reported that His
Excellency had gone out of town during the morn
ing There was no chance, therefore, for further
repFieve At halfpast IL O'clock the scaffold being
again prepared the prisoner was raised on his feet
and started for the nIatform accomnanied nv Rev