Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1858-01-23
Execution Cf James p. DonnelIy, for the
Murder Of Albert =. Moses.


Murder Of Albert $. Moses.
James p. DonnelIy, convicted of the
murder Of Albert S. Moses, at the Sea
View House, summer resort in New
Jersey, was executed at Freehold, in that
State, on Friday last. Donnelly was
naive Of New York city, and about 24
years of age. lie was physician and
surgeon by profession, and for short
time attended college at Georgetown, d.
c., and the hospital At New York. Du-
ring the prevalence of the yellow fever at
Norfolk, few years ago, he volunteer
ed his professional services in behalf Of
the sufferers there from that epidemic.
He spent considerable of his time in
Washington city. moved in good society,
and was engaged TO be married 10 res
pectabe gil Of that city. We snbjoin
tie following particulars -
THE Dag before E1ecuti0n.--The
day before the execution was busy one
in the village of Freehold. The militia
of the entire country were under arms,and
a strict guard was KEEP, over the court
house and lis inmates.
Donnellv was visited by his sisters du-
rinr The forenoon, who took their last
farewell of their condemned brother, and
then returned to New York. The scene
at parting was a trying one indeed.
When the last and sad farewell had been
pronounced, and the sisters were well
ui.n convu!sed with grief, the courage ol
the prisoner GoIsook him. and he tell tam
ting upon his couch. The sisters also
tainted on seeing the pitab!e condition oi
the brother, ard had TO be carried TO the
aljoi.iag ho.el, where they were kindly
cared Tor.
For several hours after their departure
he remained in state of syncoPe, and
grew so i'll that the sheriff was obliged TO
can in a phvsician. Several friends from
New York paid the unfortunate man
yisi, on the night previous 10 the eXecu-
ton. Donnelly appeared resigned to his
fle. but bore the air Of crushed and
broken hearted man. The brothers-ln-
law of The prisoner, Messrs, Cozens and
Belion, sat by his bedside during the en-
tire Of that lonely night. endeavorlng as
best they could to minister TO the comfort
Of the wretched man.
The morning of the erecution.-lhe
weather was fine, and at al early hour all
the roads TO Freehold were thronged with
vehicles filed with persons eager to see
the execution. A. IS A. NJ, the Rev.
Or. Cummings, the Rev. Mr.. Young,and
the Rev. Mr. Jacobus, of the 4. Catholic
church, visited the condemned together,
said mass, and administered the commu-
Mon to him.
At91 O'Clock the friends OF the priso-
ner. 10 the number Of over dozen, were
admitted to the cell for the purpose of Ia
king a last farewell. The interview be- (
tween Donne|Iy and those who had been
ACQUAINTED with him from his boyhood. |
was au extremely affecting one. indeed,
He shed tears cOpioCs'y, thanked them
all for their kindness in terms nea, and
elegant, and then. leaning upon the arm
of his brother-in-law, Mr.. Cozens, walk
ed up and down the corridor for the puI-
pose of calming bis feelings previous to
the fatal hour that was then last apProa-
ching. While thus linked stm-In-arm
wi,a MS relative, he handed him letter
directed to the young lady in Washing !
ton to whom he was engaged TO be mar
ried. saying when you get to NaSh. ,
ingron open this, and then give 1t 10 hef'
'le could say no more. His eyes were
s.Gosed with tears. and once more deep
despair took possession of his SOUL