The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1856-07-02

Offices of lawyers and other places of business, were
Immediately closed; the significant sable eTnbleIns
were everywhere visible. and profuseiy dis
played all the hotels and public buildings and
many private residences.
For several days there had been general sDTpen-
sion of all business affairs, and shops OF every KIND
closed up, the restaurants and drinking
saloons closed their doors and hung e-nblens OF
mourning The streets were filed with unemployed
persons who passing about the city IN silence
and
EXECUTION OF CASEY AND CORA.
While the last tokens of respect were being paid
TO the memory OF Mr. King. the church, very
different proceeding going at the rooms Of
the Vigilance Committee.
Notwithstanding the great gathering at the fun
eral, the OF the Committee were surrounded
by about 10000 people who had got an intimation
OF the proposed execution, and hurried the spot
The formidable guard was arranged. which
embraced all The of the Committee consisting
of about 5000 stand OF muskets and field
pieces The IN the immediate vicinity OF the
rooms cleared by the soldiers and bristling
bayonets displayed in every direction and
made the scene of great soIennity. One OF the
field pieces planted command Front
Street At about CLOCK. workrnen
preparing the dreaded gallows in front OF the Com
mittee room. and this preparation drew together
immense throng.
The plan carry the execution of the death
penalty upon the prisoners was verys simple, yet
convenient The rooms of the Committee in
two-story granite building and platform was ex-
tended from each OF the front windows OF the
second floor, extending about three beyond the
line OF the building. and provided with hinge at
she outer line OF the window-sl, the extreme end
being held up by of a cord attached the
beam, which projected from the roof OF the build
ing, and to which the fatal rope attached.
About O'Clock the prisoners were brought to
he win vic nf he ifu1a Ssf6 IN
their usual costume and mounted the platform, hav
ing their arms pointed. They both appeared to be
firm and but little affected b. the dreadful fate
that awaited them Before placing the rope upon
their neeks opportunity given them to speak
to the people assembled, when Casey said few
words
Cora did not say word or desire 10. He stood
upon the scafold during Casey's speech perfectly
unmored and when the rope put around his
neck ne uneoncerned before. He also
pressed the his lips often during his last
moments.
At 20 minutes past clock everything being
ready carry the designs of the exeeutioners
the signal given and the cord that held up the
outer end of the scaffold platforms, upon
the roof OF the building, and the doomed were
both launched into eternity, and suspended between
the heaven and the earth. They dropped about
six feet and expired apparently without any strug
CLING save few motions of the lower limbs. Dur
ing this solemn and awful ceremony perfect still
and silence observed hy the vast throng
who spectators TO the The Guards and
many of the citizens who uncovered their
heads during the execution.
REMOVAL OF THE BODIES
The bodies allowed to hang until Is min
utes past clock SIS minutes in all. when they
down and taken into the lower room OF
the building, and afterwards handed the
Coroner who viii hold inquest upon them --Alta