The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-02
Exec ia1JLy, sf !. 0sss, dersv In Auburn, r. Y.
nAAGI.s or ii1z0EkALD VINO ngRDEKED Hs
FATnEx MOTHER AND BROfHEH-H,s fNDfrrr.
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nAAGi.s or ii7z0EkALD, VINO nVRDEKED III
FArnYs, M0YhER AND BROfnEn-H,s tnDfrrp
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ffnm rbs Auburn Advertiser
The execution of In Firzge aid tck Iscs in be isL
cts se cur Irsters a-e wei s-ars ce,sistsi OF ths
rnura'r 81 his fs-ser mother ard yorpge bfot6er IN
ne town q steflrs, The night Of Le Goth Of August,
The tistory o. ss rial ia aas 70 fse reope Of tsa,
cornty They Lave iSt in the papers Ftte oazaer in
.ticn h cooauetsd himssf oiring th, sarfu, ordeal
th'orgh which he passed They have bern nsefn,a u
the reckless oir,egaro nsnestec b. ha As 70 ht ats
vtroct on gully that se heard 1.tho If ezh tiun
tire slgh est emotion.
The isue spirit reverge with wlch he fet the Court
8ne al bis sentence Teasnsd An hini to the last
be 'sn s'sec thst u be coald cny manage hi his
trc'fsr Patrick. be should to perfectly satisfied to die
Nsitber of The c,ergymen xao vsites him were eysr
able 70 make the slightest impression upon the mind u
the r,Ioerer On the contrary hs usually treated tnIr
afmo ri.fofs with ievftv, and are informed ofteu
m.tt c,ort of vhen ases neir viaits.
fsst-rdsy ne wes visited by quite n larTr number q
cur c ans He den andsc of Of the ,enty Eve
septs each for the rriv 7e OF seetg him. On
e,son when quite nurs'er were visiting In the hs Ae
soid that IN order TO 6espoech business rapidly
ssbe hs d but short 'ims to stay, he ~culd ! show
hi1sef 10 sae crowd for one dollar The most OF ths
mercy no oolee ed in 'his way was distributed among
lp conversation VI one Of citizens yesterday
Ft,IeIs!c cody remarked that there prospso q
hsw " and sJded that he was sos-y for 1t az he
hac ir ped 70 nike sleigh ride 10 (to-day deax
or shse Esss,d that pert APPS he sho1ld rice down
upon conmufation which bcAad always said he hoped
Roul0 rot be grt nted
Two three days since he re ,uessed person to rsS
HIM can Of oysters, Iemarkpg shst he deteri %
TO live Ie unt'f ns time W, He also Begged
PACK ofea us eourse he did ncs get them.
Yesterday he eat for bs dsguer-eotyre After he haA
taken 10 seat 1t wse minutes before he could
troll his mifthul feelings. Two three times he burst
INTO mmodeTate its Of laughter and finally told the
Stud :, not be 5ie to keep straight face y
Last right 81 sriH anspp in order TO make thorough
Ailsn toyly yyad
the'cei be bad occupied to another. The prisoner hsA
frsqueptly eatsr I'd suicide, saying that the sheriH
ffe decision to put him into different cell greatly sa
,aGed him He gave vsnt to kis paasi in the n,ost
horrd CA hs and when demonstrated with by clergy
man who was present, he replied "(E-d d-n 1t 1t u
eDcngh 20 make any rnsa swear"
lbs re sss scaschad which resulted in the discovery
Of case h lie we'll ebarpened the edge int
fine saw.
ess epger frc Sterling rived last evening to ooa
vey the bccy OF Fitzgerald 70 his former hons for BURIAL
by the sioe ct his murdered and brother The
pFisoptr n q coa7ersaton with him. Ee inquired wing
Patrick (is only vivirg brother did not come for
bin. He tfld that Patrcs was IN and not sss .
ESQ far The prisoner then remsrked that his brother
as witness against him. He requested decen. burfai
ard said that ne edo not want the id cors to steel
he was cessl, gusrded las. night. Hi. g.ura inforns
us that he slept scuacy. On going to bd he reskea
to bis keepers tha ne would "be id he going 10
sit up 70 keep them company"
This mornirg tss bsrdened wretch appeared moss
desperate than ever His language of he most OBJ
and baspbeous character He repeatedly aAledts
he ober prisoners telling them that he ready wind
ing up with the excsna on 'Har gmap, drive your
cart" he requested this morning TO prepare hua-
self to receive visit from two csrgymen, who would
remain with him aurrg the forenoon u1til his exeo.
ten Me enei that "no d-d clergyman should be a.
Ivsr however called At the jail turing tbs mornius aai
TIE prisoner finally consented to ,hem. They re-
msined W.T., him aboue hour but cid not succsed In
making the least mpret sion upon bis mind. He mani
Tested the rsokles and cpentapt spirit that haA
characterised all his former acts, he informed them
that he did NOS wish to hear thing from them Whsn
fhey left, DR. Crestey baae him final farewell.
fhe ssei1 this mcrning IN order TO test the strength
ct the gaiioxs rores and puilies attached weight f
lSO pD's to the drop end touching the spring.
the weight Instantly jerked from the floor and
pez ded in the air Fitzgerald managed to witness tAs
exrerntnt by looiIg through the keyhols OF his o.
DOOR He called lcrdy to this Sheriff and that
that was well done ii operates first rate"
In readire all tbstc Setas It should be borne in mind
that prisoner WaAs youth, being only nnetean
years &C age.
At forty i've inn es ps st this p NJ number Of rs>.
tlenen were admitted 10 he prisoners room, among
when wee u Eop. Christopher Morgan, bis counsel,
anc DR. A. Hsee. Or Hyde asked The prisoner hov
sire to have his sentence conmuted. Mr. Morgan ssiA
the pristrer that he hoped he would forgive hs brother
He replied ssat perars he would Alter tbs Tops ~
around his neck he stretched up, bu. not before.
Nr. Morgan asked him if be had rather be hung thaa
rent TO prison durirg life He said that he would wak
out into The hail spd "puil hemp first" He +" woaN
is,her wing than to go TO prison for thirty year.
Mr.. Morgan then asket hm he had Kind word
to leave ior anybody He replied no. except those
who had bee kind to bin
Th. prisoner here remarked that II the Sheriff would
Tx the spring to The gaows so that he could reach It, -
would hang himself.
At ten minutes past two O'Clock the Rev Mr.. Ives
tered the prisoners room and he in company with NJ
Morgan, went into private cell with the They
yersed with him until 25 minutes TO O'Clock whsn
Mr. Ives Offer ed up to the throne Of gace ost touos-
manifested some little feeling but Mr.. Ivas informed
that his spirit net subdued He still avarred that he
would never forgive his brother.
At O'Clock the prisoner was brought from his cell b.
the sheriff and placed under the gaows Hs requested
the Sheriff epcin strict silen,e upon the
He Cid rot want word said BY any oue. He was cad
in long, whi robe reaching to the foorwore pumps
and white stockings. Ri. hair dressed with sarupu
Gus care. He remarked to the Sheriff, his
being pinioned that he willing TO be hurg. but
did ut wsnt to be tortured" Immediately alter, he
shaving his hed remarked: cit is pretty hard boys"
At three minutes past The rope justed about hs
snd .hisperpR, asked him II The sherii hsd say ehio
roiorm to give him. On receiving answer, he
Strengthened himself up and from that time till the
sPrirg was couched by the Sheriff. not the slightest
tion visible.
At four minutes rast three the white cap was drawn
over his face and the lext minute the tas spring
touched by the Sheriff and Jchn Fitzgerald was launched
into eternity Although in full heath he seemed to das
without struggle. There three four spasmodc
movements Of the arms and legs and all was over.
After the od3 had hung minutes, II taken
down. enshroudsd, and placed in coffin for burial ON
examination, e physicians oSnced that the neck
disle Gated at the first joint.
Thus ended she h.e of this reckless youth. His kiscy
should provoa warning to every ono. lie commenced his
Grim nal ca7ser by committing rstty offences He wNS
led until no ventured to steal horse for which he
hnprs med a jail for short time HIS extreme
youth tx1ted the sympathy Of many, and he was 1t
rgth liberated without undergoing regular trial before
courts The next that IVES heard from him after hs
set at liberty the tbxiiipe announcement tha
he had murdered his father mother ani Srothr IN cold
biocd.
These acts, and his condnet since. marked him one
of tbs most desperate and hardened euprs known to
the slminsi ttory of this or any other country.
News fS0m raxRs.
from the N. o. picsyune, March 26