Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1857-08-26

able criminal, to which lie seemed to paw strict
| intention. He then read the ESQ LYNN.
~ att collection, commencing -
| Prepare to meet thy qod," IN
which was sung by. the clergymen and the
criminal Although M 'Kim's voice quivered
very much, yet he betrayed no other symp-
toms OF Excitement. After the hynan wosfn-
ished the clergymen with the criminal knelt
and DR.. Junkin offered up an earnest. .feryent
and appropriate supplication to the throne of
grace IN behalf Of the unfortunate criminal.
After DR.. Junkin had concluded the pray
er, lie and Mr.. M'Lean rose to their feet but
the prisoner remained in kneeling posture
tor some minutes. His lips moved little
and ne appeared to be engaged in. earnest
prayer. After ho raised himself erect again
the cord was adjusted. Dr. Junkin again ad-
dressed the miserable criminal as follows =
' DO you believe that if you die dcnyinp
the truth, you will go to hell?' to which NJ.
AIM promptly replied ''yes." The DIR. then
addressed him in a few feeling words and
bade him farewell next d. Ii. Ho6us, Esq,
his senior counsel, went up and shaking hands
with him bade him farewell; next in ordet was
Mr., Hammond, the District Attorney, next
the Sheriff, next an old acquaintance of NJ
Kim's, and last of all Rev. Mr.. MLeau bade
At % minutes past II o'clock, his arms
were pinioned, the rope adjusted. and tho cap
drawn over the wretched mans face. The
Sheriff then asked him if he had anything fur
ther to say, whereupon he spoke as follows:-
die an innocent man. stand an the pin
nacle of death, but die an innocent man /
freely forgive those who swore against me. /
know you don't believe me, but you must
think there is come reality in it in my protest
ing my innocence while standing on The pin
nacle OF death-the pinnacle of death | be
lleve the bible and l believe if / should die
with lie on my lips would go to He'll.
believe the bible. God bless my wife and
child; my dear old mother and sisters and INV
brother and hope to meet them all in heav-
He had hardly ceased speaking before the
drop fell. 1t was about q minutes to one
o'clock. He fell about feet He seemed to
die easy. His feet were slightly raised two
or three times and his fingers wera observed
to twitch. The throbings of his heart were
perceptible for about minutes after the drop
fell and his pulse was perceptible some 10
minutes We don't think however he was
susceptible to pain. We have no doubt he
was rendered insensible by the fall, although
it did not dislocate his neck -
After hanging half-an-hour at 1.O4,P. NJ.
he was taken down and placed in his coffin.
he looked but slightly changed. His mouth
was half opeaed and his tongue which protru-
ded slightly, was covered with blood. His
eyes were half closed. and his neck though
pronounced by the Doctors as not being bro
ken, bore the marks of the cord and in one
place the skin was badly cut.
As soon as the body was put in the coffin.
it was placed in hearse and transported to
the Poor House for burial His friends hay-
ing failed to come and claim the BODY as be
expected, he was buried at the expense of the
county.
The rope employed in the execution was
new one procured in Philadelphia, by the
sheriff for the purpose. 1t cost 50. and is said
to be the best quality of italian Hemp
Within the last few weeks the sheriff has
had about $500 applications for admission as
deputies, jurors, and from sherifTs of other
counties.