Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1856-11-13


Criminals 'oto haze Returned to Life after Rs-
eoptfoG.
Inc following singular Circumstance is recorded
BY Dr. Plot, in his Natural History of oxfordshire:
In the year 1850, Anne Green, a servant Of Sir
Lhomas head was tried for the murder of her new.
born child, and found guilty. She was executed in
the courtyard atoxford where she hung about ba II
an hour Being out down, she was put into coffin
and Drought away to house to be dissectei, where
when they opened the coffin, notwjthstanding the
rope remained unloesed and straight about her neck
they perceived her breast 10 rise, whereupon one
Mason, tailor, intending only an act of charity
set hisfoot upeu her and as some soy one Drum, a
soldier, struck her again with the butt end of his
musket. Notwithstanding all which, when tht
learned and eminent Sir William Perry apcestor Of
the present Marquis of Landsdowne, then Anatomy
p preisss9r Of the University, DR.; wallis and Dr.
Vice Chancellor of the University anne to prepare
the body for dissection, they perceived some small
Eattiing in her throat, they presently used mean
ior her recovery by opening vein, laying her Ia
warm bed and also using diyers rem edies respect
ing her senselessness nsomuoh that within fourteen
hours she began to speak, and the next day talked
ana prayed very heartily. During the time of this
ner recovering the officers concerned In her execu.
tion would needs have had her away again to have
completed it on her; but by the meditation of the
worthy doctors and other friends with tho then
governor of the city. Col Relay there was a guard
put upon her from all further disturbance until they
had sued out her pardon from the government
Much doubt Indeed arose as to her actual guilt
orowds Of people in the meantime came to see her.
and many asserted 1t must be the providence of God
who would thus assert her innocence.
After some time, DR.. Petty, hearing she dscours-
ed with those about her, and suspecting that the
women might suggest unto her to relate something
OF strange visions and appparitions she had seen
during the time she seemed too be dead (which they
had already begun to do telling that she said she
had been in a fine green meadow having a river
running round it, and all things there gittered like
silver and gcld,l he caused al to depart from the
room butthe gentlemen of the faculty who wers to
have been at the dessectien, and asked her con,
.cerning her sense and apprehension during the
lime she was hanged. To which she answered. that
She neither remembered how the fetters were knock
ed of how she went out OF the prison; when she was
turned off the ladder; whether any psalm was sung
or not nor was she sensible of any pains that she
could remember. She came to herself as if she
awakened out of sleep not recovering the use Of her
speech by slow degrees, but in manner altogether
beginning to speak just where she lett off on the gall
lows.
Being thus at length perfectly recovered, after
thanks given to God and the persons instrumental
in bringing her to life, and procuring her an i'm.
muniy from further punishment. she retired in the
country to her friends at Steepe Barton where she
/ was afterwards married. and lived in good repute
amongst her neighbors, having three children, and
moi dying till 1859.
| The following account of the case of girl who
| was wrongfutly executed in 1865, is given by a
celebrated French author, an instance Of the in.
Justice which was often committed by the eouiyoeal
| mede oftral then used in France.
About seventeen years since, a young peasant
girl was placed ut Pauls, in the service Of a man
who, smtten with her beauty, triod tn ayeigle her
of this girl irritated the master and he deterined
| on revenge. He secretly conveyed into her boz
many things belonging Co him, marked with hi
name; He then exclaime that he was robbed
called in q commissaire, "a ministerial officer o
justice, and made his disposition. ThelCirIs bo,
was searched, and the things were discovered =
me unhappy servant was imprisoned.
She defended herself only by her tears she had
no evidence to prove that she did not put The pro
perty in her box; and her only answer to The inter
| rogatories was that she innocent The Judge
had no suspicion iof the deprayity of the accuser
whSse station was respectable, and they administer
cd the law in all its rigot. The innbcent girl wa
condemned to be hanged. The dreadful office wa
enectualiY performed, as it was the first attempt
lhe son Of the chief executioner. surgeon hat
puroaased the BODY tor DISSECTION, and it was con
| 70 efsa the head, he perceived a gentle warmth
about the body. The disseoting knife fell from hi
hand, and he placed in bed her whom he wal
| about to dissect.
Bis efforts to restore her to life were effectuaI
and at the same time he sent for a clergyman OF
whose discretion end experience he could depend il
oIder 70 consult with him on this strange event a
meli as 70 nave him fer a witness to his conduct
| The moment the unfortunate girl opened her eve
she believed herself in the other world, and per
oeiying the hgure Of the priest, who had marked
anu majestic eountenance, she Joined her hand
.remoiingly and exclaimed, External Father, yol
Know my innocence, have pity on me !" Iu thi,
manner she continued to invoke the ecclesiastic be
iIevng in her simplicity, that she beheld her God
Ihey were longin persuading her that she was no
ueau-so muoh mad the idea ofpunisnm ent and deat
possessed her Imagination.
The girl having returned to life and health sh
retired 10 hide herself in distant village, fearin
to meet the judges or the officers, who, with th
dreadful tree, necessarily haunted her Imagination
The accuser remained unpublished, because hi
crime' although manifested by two individual wit
nesses, was not clear to the eye of the law. Th
people subsequently became acqua inted with th
resurrection Of this CIR and loaded with repro ache
the author of her misery.
Soethurn paper gives account of oourageu
but indiscreet bull dog that attacked an RlligatC