New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-13
TIE EXECUTION OF ROGERS.

frrt STR ana l'lli cY were ute Hfll
abused by parry of three per-o's, al boys T. the
insui offered IA INNS. # ant wife S@sr>tnn replied IN
sharp trns and thereupcn stabsei to the heart
ty of the party.
Rogers afterward arrested in The town Of
Woodbridge, j.. whittier he had fed. He VA
brought 10 'bi- city by Offer Lrff-r,. AMI the Sh-r
Of Mhdlcs-x Couu,y, y. j. He niir,ed by the
Grand JuIy for the murder o Mr. S~ausoo. and wa.
tred at IL. Court Of General s--rions Judge Ru,--
preceding. Tie jury found him guilty of marl-r,
ard he ana -ertenceo TO be huog the 18th of la
Jsruary But bis q unset by .1-rtocs Of 10 common
energy procured stay proceedings ard carried ,l.
case up ~ tie Supren- Court before Ju-g- Davies.
THIS Court would take action IN the case sni il
was accordingly Carried to the tourt of Appeals and
that hgb tribunal also refused interfere. Toe cs-e
herg oily br usht before the Special Term Of the
Sypr NE Couit, Judge Davies sentenced Rogers be
burg on the l2rh oey of November, which senteace
csri'd 'nto execution YESTERDAY uoruirg 10 the
b,es. nee Of about huu1red and fifty witnesses
Roger. has tor more ,hsp teu days past refused 10
see on, persons except his most rea'ive aud for
four or five days bias causd himself to be deoled
To ,hrm beng only accessible to the Roman Catholic
pries,s ard on rome f,w GAYS 10 hi. par nt- His
els have, fer the most part during his inprisou-
has not med much affected by hts portion, sni
hhs stver, tin remarked tu those about him that he
did ,ar dah but desired hsve it al over.
A. fhe jury had rendered their verdict Of
victon, of the iweive sgled recommendation for
mercy, which cocunept addressed to the Cover
ror but which in spite Of the personal pleading Of
nehr blends abd persons interested in fate OF the
III happy boy. failed to accomplish their humnoe
.lie.t o. refu rnstyaiy to i.f
although the mother ard sisters of the unfortunate
p,isoi-r vert to him, and their knees asked for
paroon or comm utstion
Rogers hs, Isely been under the special care of the
Si,ers Of Mercy ani Of the Catholic priest and by
them lie has been brought into srch t.e Of mind as
to d, ca.e thar he had desire to 1--we, but Only
wished to die and be- with the angels.
a. specimen of character il j. worth s'ating that
on Thursday brothers Of the deceased called
TIE Sheriff aud asked permission TO be present and
see thtir 6,othe, kaA,d but toe Sheriff, having pre-
vious consulted hs uprit, refused his pemi-soo.
On Thursday the day before the execution, the
prisoner took leave of his mother, his sisters and
brothers. TIE Is described having been most
affecting Though happily there wers no witnesses save
tie " arden.
On tie night before ,ha execution the prisoner passed.
Of BIZ time iu prayer; being either on his knees
or walking about the corridors but at o'clock in the
ornire he laid down aud slept until g, at which tim"
he wa, aroused by the keeper. H. stated that he had
pared comfortable night ani felt much refresiccd
1t II, perhaps, worthy of note that for u number of
dsys he has eaten nothing but bread aud water and
that ten Rights since be desired the unatron to
II move bis and has sr;t The floor stating
that he ws ed to suffer much possible, 10y way of
cong penance for his great crime
Yesterdsy morning, Mrs Sranston, the widow OF
the murdered Dsn made application to the Sheriff for
q pass TO ensble her to wtness the execution. Sac
sherir
positively rlhsta to grant her request and she
consequently obliged to forego the pleasure Of eeng
the execution.
At o'cIo'k yesterday morning, after the cufprit
bad refreshed himself with cuD of tea and slice ii
bread, he vert to Mass. The Sacrament was admin.
isteIed in the chapel which is situated in the womans
department. OF the priron. An altar erected for
this special occasion. and tue Rev. Father N,llegan
Of st. Josephs Seminary, Fordham, oficia,ed At tue
Mas present all hls iriends-his father mother
two brothers, two sisters aud n brother-u.law. H.
had refused Thursday TO any of his rels-
tives friends being desrous of being left |
aore with bis spiritual advisers, and OF haviug his |
mind concentrated sol-y ou the ordes through which
he was to pass, ana the tremendous change he was |
now about to undergo. Bu after the ceremony Of the
Mas he spoke to his relatives, and bado thsn all an
afIectionate farewell, after which he them no
more although sister of his, who has heretofore re-
sided Ill New jersey, arrived yesterday morning At the
prison she not having seen him since his sentence.
Nevertheless, he positively refused to zee her.
Roger attended during his last momeT IS by the
Rev. Michael Currsn Of ST. ADerews Church, the
u, n,. nF u. ~ lie
Cbmce, and the Rev. Father Sangalnneti # the
French Cathode Church in Canal street. Dur,ng the
night before the execution, he in the charge of
officer F'pley of the Tomb- ard Father Darankee
w,s also IN attendance with him all night.
a, mass, in the orhing, he patook of the Sacra-
ueu of the LORDS supper and kissed all MS sis
ten and brot ers all Of them weeping bitterly Ait~r
the mass over numbers of per-ons applied for ad-
mission to see hm but his consent beng asked IN
every case were uniformly refused. After that time,
uuth the officer entered bis eel to prepare bin for tie
tfse.cy be re n ar cd most Of tie time his Knees IN
prayer.
For an hour or two before the time set for the exc
cution. The prison thrVnged with people wuo
desired o get inside 10 the SIGHT, and the tops OF
all tie buildings commanding view OF the little
court were Il ga ioss erected, were crowded |
with eager Il ropgs for hours before the catastrophe
Hundreds Of people were collected in the streets,
seenin. to have strange interest IN watching the
pe eotle going in and the wall which hid the dreadful
spectacle from their view, even though they were |
themselves excluded.
The gal, VS. was erected in a email narrow court in |
the iuclosue Of the City Prison place in which all
the executions have taken place for many years The
gallows frame Of the most simple construction,
being simply two uprights and q crorspece, all made