The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-08-24

= NUN t49o something like email pap
from hia pocket. but a. his back Vas turned /
~ wntos ner she did mot see him put Is in the glas
= mnen the wife drank the aline che complains
: OF 10 tasting bitter. and in . very few minut
vas taken with sonvulsions and shortly aft,
died in great agony. Hinkls manifested grel
zeal OF grief at the death Of his wiie but NJ ii
: funeral bis unusual levity and particular atten
| lions to the young woman before mentioned Z
: sractsd the attention Of the assembled congrer,
: elon, % much 90 on the part Of some that the
had strong convictions Of foul play ON his pal
. IN the death Of his wife, and that this young w
i man was the motive for the crime. They there
'o'e ses On loot an Investigation, . coroners j.
~ was summoned, the body exhumed. and
! post mortem examination ordered. The stomac
was taken TO keokuk, and ansly zsd BY comps
: vent scientific physicians, which resulted in tb
unmistaken fact that the woman died from tn
enects OF stTychnne.-Hinklew was then, after ex
summation before magistrate of this city. dull
committed to Jail to await the sitting Of th,
0rand Jury. A true bill for murder was foun,
against him. His trial was postponed from timt
" time, when on his motion a change of venu,
was allowed from this county FIRST to WapelIo
ana then to AppaRoose county, where his tria
quo convection took place At the last April term
oi the District Court for that county, He then
appealed to the Supreme Court, but that tribu-
nAi confirmed the judgment of the Distric,
vours-Judge Townsend At . special term OF
me District Court Of Appanoose county, on the
otn OF July, fixed the day for his execution on
the 18th day of August
| THE PRISONER.
| hlnkle was . man about 80 years of age, of
ordinary size, medium height rather dark com.
piex.on with dark hair, and blue eyes, of q So
| ciaoie and intelligent appearance. He had re-
slueo IN this county only short time before the
death OF his wife.-He removed, we believe,
from the State Of Ohio. Up to the time when
the day was fixed for his execution, he had
manifested but little outward appearance of his
Impending tate. He seemed at all times i'm
pressed with the idea that he would not die on
sne scanoid, and even up to . few weeks Of the
latal Gay he appeared, we are told, to be con-
vineed that the Governor would commute the
sentence to imprisonment in the pententiary.
But alas, his hopes were dashed to the ground,
~ last he was made sensible that he must die,
upon the ignominious scaffold, . terror to all
evil ooers. When he was convinced of this be
seemed unnamed, and under the counsel Of
sne 'Aev Mr.. Smith, ofths Presbyterian Church,
VINO visited him as his spiritual adviser, he turn.
ed his thoughts to the other world, and prepared
20 meet his God, before Vhom he must 90 soon
appear.
the MULTITUDE ASSEMBLED TO WITNESS THE TX.
ECUTIoN.
On the day OF the execution at an early hour
IN the morning, large concou,se of people
commenced assembling at the execution ground.
At nine O'Clock, when we reached Orleans there |
was an assemblage Of from three to FIVE thou I
SAND, and continual arrival from every direc-
Iion, with all the eagerness of gala day. At
noon ~ least seven or eight thousand were on
he ground. We heard it estimated as hieh as
4,ooo-others at 10000, and various others at
Inherent numbers. When the execution took
oiace, at two o'clock, there were from s TO
1900 present to witness it, one third of whom
we're women and children. The day was in
enseiy not, the thermometer at "a degrees in
ns snaoe, and the sun poured its unclouded
avs gown on the multitude in the open prairie,
nth such intensity as 10 be almost insufierable.
ret the crowd remained with quiet composure
nd patience until the time for the final act in
ne tragedy should be consummated.
THE GALLONS AND THE GROUND.
Inc gaiiows was erected in hollow on the
Fairie about one half mile west Of the town of
rieans. The gentle ascent of the hills on both
des, gave a, very convenient opportunity for G
he vast multitude to witness the execution to
10 best possible advantage. The gallows I
as erected of frame hewed timber, about e
70 ieet square, with girths and floor laid !,
bout SIX teet from the ground. Projecting J
ON the outward edge of this floor was drop S
latform on hinges, laid horizontally and sus-
'lned by a rope extending over the frame work
'ove and coming down and fastened at the
ottom OF piece of timber on the opposite z
de- Above the floor the frame work was con. :
nned to height of about seven feet, across
Inch was laid piece of timber the end Of !. !,
hich extended over far enough to be above ,
e drop platform, where an iron hook was fas- '
ned from which to suspend the fatal cord. =
THE ENECUTION '
The sheriff did not arrive with the condemned q
An till one O'Clock. He was escorted by q mil e
lry guard OF so horsemen, commanded by
ldge Dudley and Col. MCGOWAN, and about 20 o.
OF guards. These were not regular organized i
llitary companies. but were mustered into
rvice by the Sheriff. as special policemen
ley were variousy equipped, and formed ra-
er an unique and grotesque appearance, some
frying rifles, other muskets, shot guns, pistols ia
% spears, and other species of firearms and lie
,apons. On reaching the galIows the caval- b.
de of horsemen placed themselves in circle v,
ounc outside the rope fastened to stakes ex. G.
ndlng some fifty feet from the gallows. The w
Igon containing the sheriff, the prisoner, and r
spiritual adviser Rev. Mr.. Smith, then passed &C
to the enclosure, from which all others were
cluded, except the friends of him about to be Fl
prived OF life, the county officers of Appa-
ose and Davis, the foot guards, sheriff's as te
santS, and editors and reporters Of news O
pers. .,
Hinkle appeared perfectly exhausted, and lay ID
the bottom Of the wagon apparently helpless .,
friends and relatives here took leave OF him,
er which he revived up, declared his inno Il
nee of the crime of which he had been con- su
'ted. He was then taken out of the wagon q
d led to the stairs, to ascend which he was CT
liged TO be assisted. Before he left the wa | dc
n he gave to Capt. Crawford, late sheriff of D.
. county a statement in mis- own hand wri-
g, which he bad written in Jail as the last f,
rds OF dying man, and which be requested al
pit. q. to read from the scaftod. Capt. Craw- %
ID, as soon as the prisoner was seated, read dc
, paper as follows: dc
PROFESSION II
- solemnly profess before you and this
,wd assembled to witness my death, that WI
| innocent OF the murder of my wfe-I never &C
isoned my wife-I know nothing Of i'll die
innocent NANNY life was sworn away Il
sely, and from the decision of all men, ap- sa
al to the judgment seat of Almighty God, lo
10 shall bring to light all hidden things l to
W repent OF all the sins am guilty of. and
peal to Jesus Christ my Savior, for the re.
ssion of my sins. God so loved the world dc
1t he gave his only. begotten son, that who. SIX
aver believed in him should not PERISH but De
We everlasting life. die in peace with my
IL,
ID of truth! IL
" Ed. Grinstead 10 the cause of my DEATH
swore to lies, willfuIly and knowingly. pc
Signed WIN. HINKLr.
Tho Rev. Mr.. Smith then arose and stated
vt at the prisoners request he had daily for
0 or three weeks visited him in his cell 40 his
ritual adviser, tina. 1t his request be had ac
npanied him to the fatal spot to give him
n consolation and hope as might be in his
wer to give. He thought from his own words
1t the prisoner had some hope ia the Savior,
as for his guilt or innocence was not for b
II to say. He says he is innocent, and the
archer OF all truths will witness his assevera- M
ms. The prisoner had requested him and he CHI
designed to preach funeral sermon, but m
circumstances would not warrant it. He
uld not, therefore, detain this vast assem- Sc
ge but a short time. He asked the multi pa
le to assist in singing the following hymn