The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-15

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The extreme penalty Of the law ~as AKA uted yes
tssdy apsn Thomas Casey, o1nsicted q ths muir
hand and wifs, the former thirty ana The latter
twsnsyeight years OF age, In South NAiick, on the
l7th IL September. 1862.
For long time Casey bad entertained hopes Of
either pardon or Communication, bu. within few days
be rad come TO full resliz alton Of his DOOM and be.
came anxious for spiritual consolation. de then
looked bis tate boldly in tue face and up to the last
moptn mt he maintained the most unsbaseu nerve.
To Mr.. knights, who Was keeper, Casey some
days since expressed his desire rather to be exc
cuted than to be confined In the STATE prison for
life. He told his brother that he had e1deayored
to prepare himself as well ~ he was able TO meet
He passed the night OF Thursday quite calmly,
and ne slept until about four o'clock, when the
noise mede by bringing the timbers and erecting
ths fcaflold 0used him. After this time ne slept
no more until he slept t,s sleep that knows no
waking. at five O'Clock the Rev. Father O'Brien,
past OF the Franklin street cathedral his spritu
adviser eDte ed his CELL and conversed and prayed
with him until the hour OF execution.
The sffcd Was erect. d " the farther end Of Q
narrow passage way, et& BIT or nine feet wide and
about forty feet IN length, which Is in reality the
only space that bS called the jail yard, as all
the other lands are attached the House OF Correc
ton and Il Q Insane Hospital. This paved walk IL
eI clos on the west side by the JAIL and on the
east By buildh g used for bathing aud washing
purposes. dead wall rises the exsre nifty OF che
| yard. which for the aston was inc essed in
height by csnvass. Within this narrow enc osuro
the light Of day shone but for q few moments upon
Thomas Casey before he was sent ilto deeper and
eternal Oom. At about ten O'cl ok the Sheriff Of
Nil dlesex, John keJes, attended by two Of his
Deputies, entered the cell and informed the qnfor
'upate wretch that he tenure of h's lite wasofsf
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deliver. This commrnicat, on vas received by him
vito stella ccmposure. His arms and hands were
ten plniohed ard after taking ave o. hi keepers
he iegus sttd Father O'Bf,en To dispose of three
books rs he directed. One Of them, rae Treasury
OF Prayer" be wished presented to Sheriff Ksyes
another, TtstameDt, TO the turnkes, NJ. Ma hsy
and tie tnhd, asmail Prayer Book, % Mr KING as,
his keeper.
AZ quarter rast ten o. lo:k he was led forth to
the lls form by The two deputies, ~to held min by
each arm. After mounting the scaifod-the same
which Was used 10 executing Pearson IN 1919, and
Clough in May last he was pla. ed upon tine DROP
As far as outward I'm tion was nctrned he ap-
pea ed 70 be as calm the mos. indifferent spegta.
trcf the scepe; and except for the sckl, pallor
VIII b whiceIeo his face ard which miGht have been
ATT ibnted 10 his long confinement in prison, nothing
but the coolest Indifference marked his demeaaor.
IL TACT, be was man of iron nerve, and NJ shade
o. SHADOW was seen To fiji his face until the
rope wAs justed by Nc. Mayhem, when quick
red Hush overspIead his couLtenance for moment
Upon the scstf id rith the prisoner we're the Rev.
ty Deputy Sheriff, Jacobs, Of Cbars sto a, PJrse,
Of Woburn, G ay, OF Lowell, and BAnnister, of Fra
mnghan, ana NJ. Mayhem, turnkey Of the JAIL who
acted rs jailor in The absence u Mr.. Charles j.
Adam g, confined " home by sickness.
Wille the prisoners knees and ankles were being
PR lone by ea'hsr straps the clergyman, clothed
IN bis gown sng susplice, READ prayer rum
book. (ne Sd, II then read the death warrant
whereby he VAS commanded tO DO execution upon
| the bay oil Thomas Casey. After the reading of
the docum' =, The black cop was drawn oyer the
head OF u" prisoner. ShsrfG Reyes then said, by
virtue OF his warrant, Low pr1ceed to execute tho
sentence of the law upon the body OF Thomas
Cassy!' He then advanced one step, and plaMDg
his foo. upon the slring. the heavy irop fell with
ioro ,ise, ses ding Thomas Casey wish arrow.likc
twiitnefs 70 the exaeme length OF the rope, where
he hung canelpg and os ,latiag for three quarters
OF A. hour. The lsDgth Of the iall was Fix feet.
Al the eD1 Of qua ter Of an hoIr, Sheriff Reyes
requested Drs. Taylor end Hooker, Of Cambridge,
e examine ire body, AMI they Informed him that
they discovered o sigh; pulsa'ion OF the heart.
At the end OF forty fdul mirute he was pr nounc
ed deao Bis coffin, which all the time had bsen
plainly visibe, WAS then taken 70 the body, which
Was lowered until the feet r. sted upJn the pave
melt. His bod, thea dives,ed Of his coat,
vest and hes, ana vas then placed "wishin his
narrow CELL" and tie cofin and contents We ion.
me.ia'ely removed, by order Of the sheriff, to re.
ceive the incl examination OF the physiciln9. We
bad Aimee. iorgot 70 ua alton that h. dressed
IN . bcss RUS ~ Diicf, Win . the linen shirt Of
| spftless white.
Thtre were present., beside the legal witnesses,
scare. y bundled, including the shsriis ffom the
eur, DING counties, ap0 detachmel t. OF cons.a
| bles and police r. ON Caariesto wn Cambridge ana
Lowell Gustayus A. Sonerby, ESQ.,, of Wsltham,
junior cuDscl for the prisoner at tie time Of his
| trtsi, ~as also present
Before tie exc cusioa took place F.ther OBr;sn
bslty left the platform, and retired to the tnts,
way Ut The IL, where lie told IA thu: Cas-? fol
s.velal dsys had looked earnestly forward 70 the
Hclipg alter divine truths, and he thought that De
expressed as great desire as the low stats of his
inteIkct and his education would allow. No word
was uttered b. him on the plstform and no comics.
sien or explanation Or apology wss made to any OF
the officers, though prisoner in Ieigahoring cen
deed, told INV he killed Mr.. Taylor, and ssid Mrs.
Toylor lotAed ito the shop While he was dispatch.
ing her nasbaI d, wien be followed her iD:o the
bedroom, and there struck her tic fatal blows, and
adced that under Ike circumstances, he would do
Il AL again But snch statements should be re-
ctivt with great caCtioo
He was twenty two pears Of age, we'll b1ilt, with
finely developed chest. Pc soDs familiar With b
sights irfoIm, us that they never SAG crimi lsl
die so bard and It owing to the excessive Wit
~ Of bis system that he quivsred ana saved back
wards AND forwards TO 50 lorg time.
So we'll tod the unpleasant duty been performed
by Sheriff keyes and his officers, that scarcely
twenty five peIs without the prison walls Ut
ten o'clock, and at eleven o'c.o tree were pee
baps huhdr~d who exhi o'ied no excitement.
We offer our thar for the polite na.ner 10 winch
We were received b. tie Sheriff and oster off ,ers,
and for trtir information so freely given to MS.
Thus tnds our record Of tie finale II he murderer
Casey He showed no mercy when he might hsve
spare d, and although the Executives had been pre-
seDted win various petitions for parc or commu.
iation, 1t remained iuexorab'e. Tho murders were
avenged, tlocd vas was.ed ont by blood, s,d the
aw was satisGed.
Female Equss.lisn trial ut tfs Albasy
COu W Fair.
From the ID ~ Journs Sept %
This was the grind piece which YES 30 close the
Whole perfo' nance, AID surely meme could com, Jain
for want OF an andlepce. Tue entire clurse wus
crowded with psople on foot ani people ia all n ~
ner OF vehicles Mt o'clock, ard thousands ayatsd
the Grand ELtreG" Of the Eques isiln & ouye."
About hLsE tsst II zee ins word g,vsl, rds h.
trg morlbuf passed roug I = rs Ks II tbc multi
tuce, u 81 sto tip + ur aides, -ieg an.
J, Dt unit aid tasietuiis dessed acc mp snisA b,
their attendant ava,iers entered arena, and IN