New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-07-05

poet. about on vhch were prtted Che wordr " Pre-
pare to meet Ny God" They also distributed re-
g,oup trscte cmUpg 'he people, and 80 printed pa
iers warning th. IN Of tie da, gtrs from attending
Lost -,scpg aud sm,st IN, nte Of that desc on,
occasionally If the b"c, would mount upon stool
ard lersnsue the mcb in a ucet rantipg and vche-
neDt style.
AZ o'clock in the morning deuce mas- 81 oe,sous
had assembled ana te numbers continued incr, asiag
down Ia the hour fixed for the execution O'Clock.
and at that bonr 1t was computed that here were
than 20 900 porous presrD' and among the num-
Der thpe good many decent, -dres-ed country
wcm, H. who hao probably come TO Stafford TO attend
the market, it belg market day. The croTd was GER
tsinly much more orderly than might have been ex-
Icct.d Considering the character Of the district and
th,re were none of tho.e unsetny exhibitions that
occasionally take place al the metropolitan executions.
About q clock the scsifold, which is large pom
deious erection upon four low iron wheels VA. rolled
ont of the shed whtre il is kept 10 the position it
to occupy in front cf toe JAIL and which il directly Op
Iosite TIE principal entrance. Barriers were erected
IouDo IT, closing clear sp.ce. and this was Occu-
pied by body of the county cOnstabu.ry.
Palmer above stated went to bee about clock.
He sl'pt sopncly till 2l when he awoke, aud shortly
afte 1.-THE Rev. Mr.. Goodacre the chaplain, vas ad.
nited to lis cell and remained with the prisoner until
the last II omtnt. Pelmer remained in his bed COO
versng with the chaplain until o'clock when he 30.
up and washed aud dressed himself, and he thea had
b emp Of tea brought to him, but he did not eat any
thing with it. One of the turkeys asked him how ne
was, ara ne NpNeO INST ne leU NeI! coniioItdoc
happy, and was quite prepared.
About y O'Clock Colonel Dyott. the High Sheriff of
the county, accompanied by MIR. Hand the Under
81 eriff ana Of his ofcers arrived ut the iail,
and they proceeded TO the prisoners cell accompanied
by Major Fuford the Governor, and the Rev. Mr..
GCtducre. The prsone, shVOk hands with them, and
retained thai Ks TO the Cove for the kiGdness he
had received at bis haDcs. Shortly afterward, Col.
Dyot asked tie prisoner whether he do not think that
the time had arrived when he ought to admit tne
jnstce Of bis sentence7 Palmer Immediately, and
with great tarrestuess exclaimed" No." Then,
striking Of his down, and with great energy,
he acded-" They are my murderers.' He did not
IL, nivu whom lie meant by "they," but he again re-
peace ne expression, am murdered; they are my
nurdei.ia.' The executiOher was shortly after thus
tropgbt into the cell to perform the necessary opera
tons upon the prisoner. He was dressed III very
cloan white snock frock, ard vas apparently about
fifty y old, and a tall hale His name, it ap
pesIs, is John Smith, and he carries on some little
trade in the town Of Dudley, where he resides. Al
though it appears that be only been engaged in
the came capacity few times-the last occasion being
five yt AIRS sgO, when a man named Charles Moore
.xecui, for what was then known as the Ash Flats
nuId.r-he set about his work Of pluioning the arms
wrists of Palmer, removing his neckcio,h, &c.
with the utmost calmness. ID Iripg the Ceremony of
pibionDg Palmer Old not say word aud when it was
concluded be sat dOSn upon the bench awaiting the
fatal sigDel TO proceed to the Doom that Tated him.
The High Sheriff and the Chaplain left the room for
moment, and after short time the latter said he
thought it would be adv sable nov that the last me-
melt bad almost arrived again to ask the prisoner
whether be would make any admission OF his gut,
emo they both returned 70 TIE CELL and the Rev. Mr.
Goodscfe again fol the last time asked the prisoner
whether be would admit the justice Of his sentence
Palmer replied III finn, composed tone, 1T is no.
"Just sentence 10 this the Chaplain, apparently
almost nvoluntarily, rtjoined Then your blood be
" upon your own head
At this moment the prison bell gave forth its mourn
full sound. Palmer heard it quite unmoved, and it
being Low close upon o'clock signal was ven for
the procession to be formed. 1t was headed By the
chulaip who commenced reading the burial service;
be vas followed BY rome officers of the Sheriff. taen
cane the prisoLer close to whom was the hangman
and his atsistsnt. The High Sheriff aud his deputy
suo few of the country magistrates who ale visiting
justices Of the iai and Major Fulford the Governor
c)oeo the proc .son The cell in which the prisoner
bad be, cubfp.d was in a sort of gallery ADD he hal
to descend all iron staircase. He descended at a
quick pac- and notwithstanding his arms and hands
bong piboned, he never fatered, but exhibited most
ex aoI dinaIy appearance of uucorcern ADD inde.1,
ibdieI epce. he made d bow to the Governor of tho
Jail, Major Fulford who was standing at the bottom
OF the staircas and shook hands with one of the
officials Of the nj on and then with grea. composure
resumed bis place in the procession. The distance
{, ON tbs ,po to the pe ce Of is
end Palmer tray.r sro tie whole OF it With firm light
step, tripping as II were along the ground. lie did
bot evince the least appearance of alarm when he
Came .udd, MY upon the lauder leac ing up to the
schffold but at Orce mouhted RAPIDLY, and having
looked up aud obse we'd the SPOT where the rope
hanging he Of his own acco placed himself under
It. aud the execut,Oner at once placed the moose round
bis neck Ibis wa, the only moment when he ap-
De AIRED 10 bet1ay any Gu otion but the moment the
iope touched his flesh he turned deadly pale. Con-
tar, to general the crowd did not evnse
any Mantle tation az ainst the p, oner upon his max
ing biz opp srauce the scaffod. There slight
yen from on potion of the crowd, but the
tUose prestnt gave no expression OF feeling, aud IN
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