New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-07-04

laden TO The WY extreme cspsdy Cf horses God
bic -. pourd int thu town IN oil unemhting sircsD,
and tn Occ pb gradually closed The approaches
TO the entrsnce cf the Jail. On tho WoiverisnPton
read the scene was mpt r.msrkabie. Frum IL o'clock
al bigt I until o'cl,Ck N the morning 'hsp was
conf te proces-iou 81 laden sprinl,-csrs, onni
buse- many with four horse, and all c-,cr pons OF
vtliccr From, the Pot,e,ie- the arrival Of vehicles
was alUoft m hunerou..
THE platforms near the pri-on were soon occupied,
tid, tokr a. the crowcs which Assem- ,cd on them,
The precautions taken by the Mayor and Magistrates
81 Stafford app4s AIRED fulJ Ia be ~arent.d. The hum
of many voices graz uay incl essed, here AMI thers
broke forth rude p,ecb-s and coarse wit but the
crowd did not present these r,voltiog displays ct bra
'aity wbic often characterize their demosnor Oh such
occasion.
"The precautions Of the Police excellent. Peo
pie were gradually admitted within the barriers, and
The helped 10 keep the ro~d thinner than other
wire would have been the case. The representatives,
Of the peer with tho exception of tho select few
commodni,o within the JsiD Introduced BY the
Ioice to the epsce near The drop at o'clock and had
to remain in DRILLING rsiD which at times Increased
to very heavy shower, to Az ait the pcriJd OF the
execution
"Pi,cs cautions were taken by b wing ladders within
the lower walls outside the Jail to remove any one who
NIGH faint the necessity for thi. WAS soop evi
cent NJ Instances OF inting presented themselves at
al early bOuf.
"Thc rain, which began to fall heavily at little be
fore 6, cid pot until about 7, when the clouds
b. gan TO break, and the sky frightened. The crowd
gradually increased in d.nsity. The rcofs of hous,s
every standing ctDging place from which view
OF the drop could be Obtained was occupied There
could not toward the last have been lees than thry
or thirty five thousand people standing within sight Of
the drop. Of these very smsl proportion were wo-
men, none being admitted within the barriers; and OF
the ~ ectaon outside and the platforms, not more
than one in twelve were fenaes. The spectators ap
ptsred to be chiefly respectable working people and
iIun. u, and not to any large extent sTels aud
low black guards. Their oemeaDOr was highly decor
ana The patience with which they sx sed the pc
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far observation went no oath was uttered and
the hOase murmu of voices never rose above the &C
cumulatto hum Ct multudes speaking in an ordintry
tone. TIE placart aoOve fered to, which was held
by etraI &C. looking man, with oag hair and beard
and without hat was removed some time before the
execution took place. Perhaps nothing could more
distinctly testify TO the proper feeling which actI
sted the great body Of the spectator. than the fact
that ths and bis placard appeared to excite no
rdicule. At seven minutes to eight the minute bell
gave the frst toll announcing to the crowd the DE-
paIure Of the melancholy proc sson from the cell OF
the conc emned convict, and at once the hoatse muir
mur of the crowd arose into loud buzz Of excited
expectation which the multitude Of voices sweed into
q roar A cry of hate of was raised but grad tally
as tLis injunction obeyed the subslded, aud
a respectful if not solemn silence succeeded: Every
face eagerly upturne to catch the first glimpse
the wretched culprit Here and there there was
laugh but popular feeling against it, and at the
rebukts Of the serious il eased. Tue condemned
man 'ceDded the steps with quick, firm step and
placed himself on the center of the drop with his face
toward the jail equAre. He wore the prison dress
flieze jacket and uowsers, and check shir-and WAS
bareht AIDED. He was CHASTITY pale, but preserved au
umOved expression OF couLtensnce, indicative of a
logged resolution TO meet bis dreadful fate without
finchibg. close observer might, however. detect
violent beating Of the pulse in the neck, and his chest
beaved quickly. His arms were pnioned, and he
tightly compressed handkerchief he held in his hasi
behind him. He never looked up or around him, but
remain ed mOtiOnecs as statue curing the
few seconds occupied by the necessary prep,-
Ia,ions for the awful termination of his
earthly career. He never fincbed or sbufdeted
the executoner placed the rope around his neck acd
cr,w the white cap over bic face That done, the bolt
was Immediately Withdrawn, and the crop fell. Being
a stout, heavy man, be never struggled at all few
.onvusve twitcbiDgs of his arms and legs alone en-
sued and after a few seconds his limbs hung notion
les in death. The crowd did not shont YELL do
often such gatherings at the Ord Bailey, but behaved
with tie utmost decOrum, and in few minutes after
the drop fell began quietly to dispense The body,
ser baL ging an hour, as prescribed by law, was cut
Gown and removed While the oulpfit stood on the
scaflold there intense silebce, and when the
drop fell there was stuffed scream, evidently of te-
males, and sense Of the solelnny Of tie event ap-
peaed to be the prevalent feeling amoog the specta-
tors. The small extent to which fomsles mingled N
the cIowo had striking exceptions. Two in particular,
percb,d in ptrious positions, feased their eyes with
the scene; aid one. while the rest OF her sex were
uteiDg cry of horror, was coOly watching the con-
torions Of the BODY through glass
"There comparatively little dminuion of the
crowd while the body hung for the space OF an hour;
but, upon Deng cut uOWn tn'y era luas uIspoi,ch
in an orderly manner. So far we cannot hear OF u
sirgle case in which the police have had to make an
arrest or a complaint of any theft having been con-
mitted and acclG mt whatever occ ifred. These
facts speak volumes both for the good conduct of te
sptc tators and the excellent arrangements OF the
police
:. Mr.. Wright the phildbthropist, visited the prison
this morning; but, believing that his services would
be of no avail he dec ned to the prisoner.
'Tbc Rev. Henry Sneyd visited the prisoner late
last night, aid between six and seven O'Clock this
morning he asked by Palmer at the frst visit,
Whether be thought II at could not be saved If
be cobesse his God without also MESSING item
to man. The reverend gentleman replied that he
could not the question in the negative, as it
might appear to limit the g,ace OF God; but having
tLoue over the subject the reverend gentleman on
his second visit, said to Palmer You have skod me
n difficult abstract question, in aBsIe,og which do
not wish to deceive you. The bible tells you that all
liars shall have their part in tho lake of fire and in
stone. If you guilty, ard yet continue to protect
your innocence YOU will 20 into eternity with lio in
your mouth; and you know the consequence The
prisoner appe to DC much moved bat ssid tothns
"Tbere were neatly fO'ty reporters aud representa-
tyes Of the press present SO universal Is the interest
felt in the fate of Palmer that the press of London,
Liverpool Manchester, Birmingham, Nottingham,
Unidentified Shrewsbury, and other places, as well As
all the papers published in this county had representa-
tives present As far our opportunities Afforded us
We examined closely the better dressed part OF the as
semby in der to if many of them might be de-
nominated sporting men, but we did not see more
than few whom we conld positively set down a. be-
longing to that class."
FRANCE