The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-09-06

K,v.,. ,', 1,1r ,,,'' No. Ace. 18Th, 1858.

old mountsfn trappers Just 10 from inc rouI
T. 4 s:. z .. sss q ~ 's
rive yerv cheering accouah; and did actuhity
Bring several ounces o. shs dost 10 with them.
which 10 said to basvefy nns Agooa many % oun
be on at the earliest day practicable. rae reaA
h sifuatsd fmy1edately west Of this place. 10 hAa
sas Tsrritory. IL 10 eonsidered hye weeks jour
asy from this place with mulesrsins- ~
rxrcur.ox IN WHEELrsa "A H1RRrBLs CosEss-
nox.--on Friday last, john Barns was executed a.
vbee,ing. Va. for the murder Of Mary Ann Mon
tony. an abandoned woman. on the night OF tho
| l4th Of May. According 70 the confession OF the
murderer the deed was cot the most brutal on
record, The parties were out on hill near Wheef
ling. with other degraded persons. The deceased
| had formerly been mistress Of Burns. How he
sot rid of her, the following extract from his con-
| fession tells:
| They we're all sitting Ia around one place and
| another. II had raiped some. Invent on some
distance With Mary Montony. She came back nrst,
| + believe When we came back, several OF as were
living down around the fire. was not standing up
when stabbed her with the knife. AZ was .es't
| 6ed. suppose stabbed her about Sd times l
carried my pocket knife. 1t was large sized one.
she did mt move or say word as ] stabbed her, II
| didn't appear to hurt her. She did't try to get
| away. Last time hit her against her fios. II
1 made my blood run cold. She had sack on. and
| sometimes the knife sort Of caught In that. was
4 usd about her being out with Rodenbaugh. sne
appeared to like bin aud pay more attention than
| 10 me. was sober when hit her. Hadn't taken
any liquor then for good while l bit Der with
1 the ..handy billy" as was testified. Myers ana
| went to the mill to dry ourselves We talked the
| matter over there. Myers said that we would get
| into scrape. and We had better 20 back and kill
her. He proposed that should take shovel
| a;ong This last refused 20 do. About O'Clock,
he (Myers) and started up the hill We found her
standing up beside the hre--she seemed 70 De try
1 49, nfn
with her. She said that she was in misery. and
wished that she could get down to the river, SO
| that she might drown herself. / asked her If
| she would like to be rid OF her misery. she
| said she would. Says I, if had pistol, would
| put her out. When was talking with her. My
ers was sitting down, He spoke up and said, that
| was a damned fol for talking to her. Said he,
"kil her right at once, and let's go down." stil
kept on talking to her-say about 10 minutes
Ny ers kept urging me. Said 1t would be too
late. and that somebody would come along. then
picked up stone and hit her. She saw me pick
up the stone, aud put up her hands around her
head. / wanted TO stun her so that could kill
her at one blow. She fell at the fourth throw
She held up her hands and legs to keep me from
hitting her. threw at her three times. Brought
blood every time. then teok up heavy, sharp
pointed stone. Hit her twice with this. Didn't
say word while was killing her. Myers was
setting back laughing, and telling me to hurry -
After the first three throws, Myers got up aud hit
her with small sharp stone. He hit her and
hurried back. He seemed scared. stayed be-
bind and kept hitting her did not think
she was dead until saw her brains come out.
There we're nearly 10000 persons present at the
execution, of whom one-third were women. The
Wheeling Times says:
At about 10 o'clock the prisoners irons we're
taken off, and shortly after be was dressed In a
pair of white pantaloons, white shirt, and lead
colored linen frock coat, and pair Of patent lsath
err slippers. The rope was then placed around his
neck, and his arms pfnioned at the elbows. Over
wa aYslaa aa OH uuhi
was pinned up close under his chin to conceal the
rope. He spoke a few moments to the Sheriff, du-
ring which time he seemed much affected. MIR.
Perkins spoke to him aud he shortly reganed his
composure, after which he was removed from the
Jail to the omnibus.
In the omnibus, and while passing up Main
street. he observed among the crowd one of his
former acquaintance, and said to Mr.. Perkins,
mentioning the name of the boy. s0f all my com.
panions, that is the only one l 10 this
crowd. He was always good boy and minded
what his parents told him." He also asked Mr.
p to say to bis Sunday School scholars that if they
would mind what their parents and teachers told
them, they would have no difficulty in getting
along, and above all to keep off the streets at
night. as it is at night that all the mischief is
DONE" e-=l-s .-0
At IL o'clock the prisoner was placed in large
four horse omnibus, accompanied by those VINO
we're to be with him on the scatfold, and imme
dia.ey proceeded down Monroe and up Mai2
street to the scene of execution the Virginia State
mand acting guard.
Arrived at the ground, the prisoner walked up
the slight ascent to the scaffold and on it, sup
ported by the Sheriff and jailor Smith lie walked
with firmuess, looking around and holding fapli-
iariy to those he knew in the crowd. lie took
seat on the scaffold, and being asked by Mr. Smith
if he wanted anything, replied that he would like
TO hear Cohagen, The tenor drummer OF the fen-
cibes band, play lively tune.
Dir. Perkins spoke feelingly to the unfortunate
man, reminding him OF the eminent peril in which
not only his body but his soul was placed. He bid
farewell to ali present. The Sheriff then adjusted
the rope upon his neck and attached it TO the
cross beam. Mr.. Smith placed the cap over his
hesd-there was moment Of profound silence
the spring was touched and John Burns as ia eter
nifty.
Ii was intended to give him fall of about feet,
but in consequence of slight slip Ia the rope on
the bean, the fall was increased to near five
fest. After hanging about ten minutes, the physi
clans proceeded to make an examination OF the
body, in the course of which the noose upon the
neck sippe aud the body fell. He was pronounc
ed dead by the attendant physicians, aud thus
John Burns, in the prime OF youth and strength,
passed from life to the dark valley of the shadow
of death.
TIE FEVER IN NSw 0aLEAss.-The deaths by yell
low fever in New Orleans, for the week ending on
Monday last, numbered 402 Notwithstanding
this fearful mslady, the Picayune says:
The thermometer indicates q much cooler state
of the atmosphere--iudeed rather unreasonable
Que, but none the less agreeable to tue bodily
comforts Of those who we'll and about. One
| can with difficulty imagiDg with 80 blne sky, so
bright sun aud so bracing an atmosphere, that
fatal disease ID among as, sweeping OIL its hun
dreds Of victims in week. And still less could
this be imagined from the appearances of the
streets and the people. at least in the central and
upper part OF the city. There is more than the
usual hustle of business and business preparations
and the sidewalks lined with redestri ans saun
| rering OF hurryng along. not man, woman or
child looking as he she or it cared co Tor yell
low Jack. These, be you sure, are old residents
or natives--the Old and Young Guard, who know
| the enemy aud fear him not They are not indf
ferelt to his presnce, however, and with all their
apparent phlegm and careless sdemeanor, they are
active and jealous in those charitable acts which
teach the stranger, the sick, the widow and the
orphan, that they are among friends.
| Nor LATE DisCoyERY.--A letter from Lieutenant
Maury to Professor Morse, dated in 1854, is pub
lished in the fredericksburg News, which is con-
| elusive evidence that Lieut.. Maury knew rs much
about the Telegraphic Plateau in February, 81, a.
the world knows of it now in '56. In that letter
he affirmed that the practicabiity OF laying teie-
graph wire from Ireland to newfoundland was
proved. A NH5
There we're al deaths in Philadelphia last week
| rs of cousuEiptiou.
John B;sssll Jr., well known Pittsburg fpa.l
merchant died on the 81 instant, from the effects
| of gun shot wound received accidentally.
| A Brussels paper says: "Dr. Andre Schleierma.
cher one of the greatest scientific no&bilities OF
Germany, died suddenly at Darmssadt on the ilth
| CT July" siE# H
| Jos. p. Boggs was killed in Braxton county, Va,
on the 18th ult., by descending well containing
| foul air. ls<s
h8ezeuuA BuAT LkXiNGTON is
~ now ready to recalye freight e
North River and will leave WEON ESDAY. For
freight. apply to Captain. on board, or -