The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-03

IN. x.ss.sss. q wln.. D.nz Il s.G.ls,
1br the Murder ~ hls VIA.
| Vrom the Buffalo Advertiser, Dse- IL
Oue Of those terribls Impressive scenes, the axe
cutSon Of TIE Last sentence q the law upon crimt
a.i IVES enacted in sA!s city = Day. william Darry.
hanged In tho yard Of the jail ct half past eleven
O'Clock, in accordance with the sentesoe paseed
upon him BY the Court, and To terms q ne respite
Of the Governor. About nine O'Clock II tne NON
irG number Of those who bad beea invited ~ the
Sheriff to be present a the execution. assembledin
the JAIL and portion Of them visited the prisoner
in his cell. The crime for which the unhappy man
suhtsed death, Il fieeh IN the remembesnce OF our
readers, and the brutal treatment to which ~ hsd
20 long subjected his vctm previous TO the consum-
nation Of the murder, had deprived him In great
measure q that sympathy which might osher.ise
have bee. bestowed upon him In hs .wful situation
having had two trials In consequence d some N
foimalities IN the first, and evidently had enter m
cd up TO the latest moment belief that he should
tracted imprisonment had only recently undermined
cd his strength and health; but since his last trial
he had rapidly declined physicaly and his spirits
We learn nom Mr. James Kester, the constable
who was'reeained BY the Sheriff to attens upon and
guard the prisoner, that yesterday, whom tho news
Of tho respite granted by tho governor was commu-
IDENTITY regarded It q favorable omen, promidng
ultimate escape nom the terrible death which await
cd him. Every effort was made. however, BY those
around him, TO impres! upon him the certainty Of
no further clemency bsing extended to him, and he
was repeatedly and strongly assured that tcday
would close his earthly career and send him before
the judgment seat Of his offended Maker. This fact
g. sd ana .I r 's sas 10 MN
wife sent scme turkey into the jail for the prisoners
dinner, and he ate very heartily When, in answer to
his enquiry, he was informed that female had per-
ed much affected, and exhibited more feeling than
he had displayed since his incarceration. His mind
evidently reverted to the wife from whom he had
once been accustomed to receive those afectionste
attentions which woman only can be stow, and whose
devotion had been repaid by harsh treatment
through long course Of years, and the infection Of
painful death at last. he requested, with tears in
OF Who had thus shown compassion for bis suffer.
ingr and added that 1t was AL one so wretched had
had to bestow.
Last night Dairy retired to bed about nine
o'clock, and slept s0undly until morning. About
ak o'clock he aWoke, and rose immediately, pulling
on his pantalo0ns and throwing himself on his
knees to pray. After some minutes passed thus,
he entered INTO conversation with Mr.. Ksser who
q question 40 to whether he would like any break
fast he said, no. that he was to die that morning,
and SO it would be useless eating any more. The
constable offered to pet him some tea and toast,
bnt he declined the faver, asking, however, for q
pipe. When smoking 1t he remarked that 1t was the
last tobacco be should ever use, and then commenc
ed weeping bitterly Several times In the course of
the morning he made enquiries of the constable as
to his idea Of the degree Of pain which man suf
feIed in q death by hanging, and was curious to
ascertain what the sensation Of sufoca alton was
Mr.. Kester told him in reply that in his Judgment
from the drop the feelings must be almost instantly
deadened and that few minutes suficed to entire
ly exfipguish life. Upon this, the prisoner threw
T. Al H.. 49,
bitterly bewailed his miserably fate and appeared
entirely unnamed.
At nine e'cock several persons entered the jail
and pro. eeded to the cell inwhich the prisoner,wM
trial were but little prepared to behold 80 great
alteration in bis appearance. From stout athletic
man. Of hardened and severe countenance, he had
grown to be little moro than skeleton, wasted and
haggard, and with . vacant andyhonifed express
sion in his face distressing to behold It was EVIL
dent to sec that tho prisoner was unprepared to
meet bis fate.physically, we me.n-and that he
off or allay. he entered freely into conversssi,n
with those who were at the door Of his cell, and
talked much in answer to the numerous questions
which were put to him. The substance Of his re-
marks was that he was gutless Of any intention to
take the life Of his poor wife, although he admitted
that the testimony against him was truly and faith
fully Civ. n, and that be had fair and impartial
tlisl.
dc appeared to believe, however, that q premedi-
der, sDd that his sentence was therefore unjust.
When questioned particularly to the events OF the
day, the fatal result Of which had brought him int,
sell ignorant Of all that had taken place. Drunken
RES was the occasion Of his actsit vas liquor that
he'd made him mad--he remembered having had
that she had struggled with him--shat he had
Gated bis brutal voleu ce again and again; bat he
declared that he was not master Of himself ct the
time, and knew not what he was doing. A German
map Ynto WITH the heo prisoner
at the do Of his cell, and exhorted him to become
calm and give ali his thoughts to his God. he sue
ceeded, after while, in snbduing his feelings nom
their intensity, and when taken from his cell into
the upper apartment OF the jail, the prisoner was
somewhat more composed.
At half past 10 o'clock Mr. N. Hopkins, the deputy
sheriff opened the door Of Darrysc and conduct
jail. Here he was attended BY the Rev. R. B. Hea-
cock, the Rev. Mr.. Warren, Of St. Johns, and the
Rev. Mr.. Smith, of tho Niagara street Methodist
come six or eghto the special consables, and the
reporters CT the press.
Deputy Hopkins then addressed few feeling
words to the unhappy man and read In very Inn
respite Of the Governor. When mention was made
of the crime-'the murder Of Mary Dairy, your
wife-the muscles Of the prisoners face quivered,
When the reading Of the official do uments was
concluded, the Rev. Mr.. Warren commenced the
pIayers-ieadiDg The Lords Prayer and those for
persors in mortal sickness. The Rev. Mr.. Smith
and the Rev.Mr. Heacook followed In extempora-
neous prayers, delivered with SO much earnestness
and such deep feeling tina. the frame Of the prison
er shook with excitement, and his calculations be-
came painful to hear. No person who was present
cond fail to be moved by the awful scene.
When the devotional exercises had ceased, Mr..
Pierce the SEXTON approached She prisoner to place
the Stroud upon him, and at this most trying mo
ment the mans turags entirely forsook him, and
he prosp al and went bitterly while the horrible
proce IS Of ar, aging him in the hablments of the
grave was procee ling. When the rope WAS placed
about lis neck, bis frame became convulsed, and
ne appeared scarcely able t. support himself.
After short time he clipped the knot backwards
and sorsards with his haud II to sec II it would
worx easily, and rubbing his neck behind the cars,
e)encsd around him with o Mortified look. He then
iose sId walked up and do IN the room, at times