Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-07-30

had been PROTESTANT; ana uiu NOT want any
Roman Catholic priest to attend him.
cat about o'clock Rev. Mr.. Warner, Of the
Reformed Dutch Church, who has principally
attended upon eating, and Rev. Mr.. Amermon,
Of the Reformed Church, who has also visited
eating; Rev. Mr.. Adams, of the NJ. 4. Church,
came into the culprlts cell to converse with him
and have religious exercises. eating was much
agtated and his fortitude had evidently failed
him considerably. lie sat up in a chair and
was constantly clasping his hands, frequently
repeating to those around him, especially the
clergy and jailers, Leaving this world leaving
this world; yes; yes; yes thousand bless
ings on youi leaving this world, &c. Mr..
Warner read the 5lst Psalm. After some little
further conversation with him, the hymn COM
mcncing as follows, was sung:
There Is fountain filled with blood
Drawn from Emanuel's veins
And sinners plunged beneath that flood,
Lose all their guilty stains.
"Prayer was offered by the Rev. Mr.. Adams,
during which the culprit kneeleds and claspod
his hands. There was further singing and
prayer, and the prisoner was urged to repentance
and to the exercise Of faith in the Saviour
The prisoner gave no very promising evidence
Of a change Of heart but he manifested mex
pressible anxiety for his future welfare. lie
maintained to the last not to shake hands with
O'Bren and his wife, and It was thought best
not to go contrary to his wishes in this respect.
awhile these exercises were going on with
in the cell of the doomed, preparations were
progressing without. Fifteen or twenty con-
stables collected in and about the Court House,
with their badges and slaves of Office, to assist
the Sheriff in keeping order. At 10 l-2 o'clock
the Independent Highwood Guard, Captain
Hatfield, mustcring SO men, orrivcd in stages,
from Hoboken. When eating heard the drum
it startled him, he raised his eyes and moved
his lips in prayer. At l ! o'clock the doomed man
was attircd for the execution, His dress con-
sisted-of white surtout with a broad collar,
and white pants trimmed with black ribbons,
tied in a bow at his neck, waist, wrists and
ankles-his lips moving silently as his eyes
glanced quickly about upon those around him.
"Sherif orser, Deputy Sheriff Simpson and
Assistant Marshall Horton were present. and
inspected the preparations of death. At III ID
o'clock, Sheriff Terhaune, wearing the chapeau
and sword, entered the cell and said, The time
has come, billy for You to go into the presence of
the Lord Much agitated, the prisoner arose
and his arms were pinioned, and the black cap
was placed upon his head. The Deputy AFTER
IL Al hat ,ho, ho ~ H.
upon his head, his hand rested upon the culprit's
shoulder and his flesh was quivcring upon his
frame. The procession then formed and march
ed through the yard TO the gallows in the fol-
lowing order The Sheriff, the Clergy, the
Deputies, and the culprit supported by keeper
Dawson and the present keeper, Mr.. Van Saun
Tho fences and building in the neighborhood
were covered with people, beside the hundreds
on the green, snd as the prisoner appear ed there
was q murmur through the multitude. The
prisoner ascended the platform with rather a
firm step, although almost numb with fear
Prayer was offered in a solemn and impressive
manner by Rev. Mr. Warner. The prisoner
said nothing. Those around him shook hands
with him, the black cap was drawn over his
head the spectators near the gallows recoiled
o'clock, at the signal, tho cord was cut, and
instantly tho culprit's body was swinging to and
fro in tho view of the assemblage. As the
body was jerked up, piercing shrieks from fe-
male spectators rent the air. The body hung
for half an hour, and when it was cut down the
countenance looked NATURAL not being discolor-
cd. 1t was placed in neat coffin for interment
on the County farm, where the paupers are
buried"
The Tribune appends the following accounts
of executions which occurred in the same county
a long time ago. We don't sec that the murder
of poor imbecile eating, says much for the
doctrine of Human progress.
"Cating is the first white man ever executed
in Bergen County. Three colorcd persons have
suffered the punishment of death as follows:-
On the 3Oth of April, 1871, Harry Sisco, (free
colored person. called Harry Pickcoon,' aged
about 20 years, was hung for participating with
Harry Moore, known as Harry Cudgo,' in the
murder of Alferd Meyers, in the English neigh
borhood.
"About forty years ago two slaves, named
Ned and Paro,' were found guilty of robbing
a house and committing murder at Pompton,
then in Bergen County, now Passaic. They
were sentenced to receive three hundred lashes
each. at different places in tho County, and to
be imprisoned in the State Prison ten years
each. Ned endured his lashes and imprison-
ment, but Paro' received his first one hundred
lashes, went back to Jail, and died.
"About fifty years ago a slave named 'Clop,
was hung at Red Hill, about two miles west Of
the Court House, for killing another colored
man in fit of jealousy.