New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-07-26
EXECUTION OF THE MICRO WILSON.

The negro George Wilson, who was found guilty Of
the murder Of Captain William Palmer OF tho schooner
Eudors Imogens was hung yesterday 1t White Psins,
Westcbester County. Up 10 the last mcnentof bis hs
he svowed his innocence and died without anything
more beng elected in reference 10 thus tragedy than
was brought out on the tidal. About two thouPand
people. includ NJ quite number OF women, wsre
drawn together from the surrounding country and Tho
bui dpgs and trees in the vicinity Of the jsd were
crowded with persons eager to witness the execution.
For ten days previous 10 Sunday last Wilson sAsctsd
insanity. and supposed BY 80 dung he would not b.
burg but finding that nothing could DO effected ~
this, he then requested Sheriff Little to ipsrpose With
the Governor, and get the tspss committed to i'm
prsonweut. He said: "K had ESQ, you very coon
"would get the sentence char ged !"
The Rev. Mr.. Lockwood Of New jersey, and
number Ct reporters visited the prisoner In his cell o.
Thunday evening when he appeared quite lively and
laxative The Rev. Mr.. Lockwood ssked Wilson u
he knew him. Wlson replied. 81 think ! do Yva
"look very much like Greer, the cosHdescs mAa ~
to bis religious belief he thought he must b Know
Nothing. Mr.. Lockwood remained and converted WITH
the criminal until about o'clock yesterday morning,
VIII. be seemed rather rpOre serious and more comwu
NEGATIVE, bot sl continued to deny all participation IA
the matter Yesterday he seemed much depressed, end
v.rsaticp. He had strong hopes Of ieprievs up 70
noon. but no communication had passed between the
Sheriff and the Executive.
About twenty minutes before Wilson was brought
out Re was told that be had but few minutes more
TO live, and he ought not to die with lie upon hs
tongue, but he hoped for salvation he should make
q confession. He made no reply, and was mot urged
further
At about ~ O'Clock preparations were begun tor the
execution. The esllows was erected In small yard
between the Jail and Clerks Ofice and iDclosed se
each end with high board fence. Az Il was feared
that the people, in their anxiety 10 witness the sxscu.
ton, would break down the fence, TIVE military COM
panies, the National Guards Company A, from Nor
ri.snis, and the Lockwood Guard, from Sing Sing,
were called out, ard guarded the entrances to The
Court. House and yard. About one hundred psssoos
were sworn In as special deputies, and in entering the
yard the Guards bad great difficulty IN maintaining
srder. The gsllows was constructed Of two upr'gst
posts about twelve feet high, with crosspece, over
which the rope was passed on two puIleys, end the
weights, six 6Ay-siIes, were Suspended about three
feet from The ground; and cutting the cord, tho
weights fall and jerk the culprt up with ess force.
At about o'clock Sheriff Little and Assistant 4r.
Deveau, together with the Jury, estered the Gel.
The short rope was then sdjusted around Wils0as
neck. He was then brought out between two mes--
not being able TO stand A he came under the gal
lowr, he dropped down upon the platform, ard for
moment, with his Eyes upturDed, appeared to b
uttering prayer. He was then raised into chair,
ard bis bre ast heaved as though would burst: mud
for Q moment It was believed be was dying. Tho
prisoner wss dseesed in pair Of white duck pspss,
white shirt with black trimming on the collar and
sleeves, and black sssh around bic waist.
The Rev. Mr.. lockwood came forward and ss'o anss
Wison taid he desired no further religious nfiuc"'
Al only wished TO die in peace srd quietiy'
Wil.on then revived, and the execuf"ner asked nun
to copfesss, when wilson said, II d'd IT,.
Mr. ockvood ex-Sherif, then went up end aid
"ceo,os do you know mel He replied, "Y' a,
" ,lv,.. knew YOU as friend. did not ssy va
"ou;,,s. I was msundentood; I an innocent" He
vss then asked he had anything 70 cay TO II % Sab
lie. and replied ono; let me die" He A. thsa
rsisea up, the rope adjusted, the black Al dawn
over his face and at one o'clock and sixte N nnutes
the same Ratchet that the murdsrer had ~ cd /, taking
the life Of Capt Palmer was used TO The rope tho
weights dropped down, and Wilson was lssnched into
etern ty On the instant Of being jerk d Nd, he nearly
doubled together, and then settled down. Being
very erful an, with an uDcor amoay large nsck,
not broken but death was aused by strsnguls-
ton. After three minutes the 20 was no muscular
movement whatever. and at iour minutes there We
one violent convulsiop, and ,usation had ceased.
DIS. Weed and FAher " ere present, and AFTER The
BODY had been suspend'A "a minutes be yes ~.
nounced dead. The bedy ives then cut do~n, plsesd
in ceAp, ard rcnes ed pto the si where Il IVES ne
intention Of The dctoss to apply the sslvsoic bssss.
Notbipg ceu'a ever be ascertained o. 70 The "e.~