Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1859-04-15
THE EXECUTION
Cambria, Crop, Corrie and Stephens,
FOR MURDER.
TnE nAY-TILE MULTITUDE.

day fixed upon by the Governor OF
the State of Maryland for the execution
of the four condemned murderors, Henry
/ 9. Gambrill, Marion Crop, Peter Corrie
and John Stephens, alias Cyphug, the
latter colored. Many persons (says the
SUM arrived in tue city ON Thursday to
witness the scene-all parts Of the State,
the District Of Columbia, Virginia and
Pennsylvania, and even New York city
and Buffalo being represented on the oc-
casion. Early in the morning thrones
of persons began to pour in from Balti-
more, Howard, Anne Arundel, Hartford
and adjacent counties, and the houses of
the city appeared 10 empty themselves Of
their iuhabitants--all vending their way
to the streets and hills to the west and
north Of ths Jail, which commanded
full view of the high gallows erected
within the jail yard The house tops,
windows, trees and all other places from
whence u more enlarged view could be
obtained, were crowded with human be-
/ ings a sea of faces met the eye fur
and noar-meu, women and Children
( old age and infancy white and black
swelled up the vast multitude, drawn to
witness the horrible spectacle. Thous-
ands and tens Of thousands were congro-
gated in and around the jail and in view
I thereof The morning was a fine one,
with cool, bracing air The sun rose
clear, beautiful and brilliant, but in .
short time the SKY was overcast, and the
clouds gave token Of an approaching
rain storm Ram did not, however,
commence falling until about half past
one O'clock.
Notwithstanding the throng which
poured out from every street and tho
Ioughfare towards the Jail, there were
hundreds who seemed to think that the
execution would not take place-that at
the last moment executive clemency
would interfere and save the life of at
least one Of the condemned. But hour
after hour passed, ard no indication Of a
respite Or Communication arrived.
The relatives and friends Of the un-
fortunate men gave up all hope, and
neryed themselves to await the shock
they were to experience on the execution
Tn h,o mosrti,,o H. ool]a,,,a NJ a ,.i'
nj, ,,a,o - 1sI,las =, >,'.'l t
Win bocorIind rssiS9r,lion fbo i,no, ,,,;-'
;ons dooti tbst o,,.a;ta,l ,l.,..,
TIE PRISON Els AND THEIR CRIMES
1t may be well to state briefly the sew
eral offences for which the prisoners were
condemned to dc, as some months have
elapsed since the murders were commit
ted.
Henry =. Uambrill was indicted on
the -lth OF September 1905, IN the Cri-
m'nal Court OF baltimore city, for the
murder Of ollcer Benton, on the night
OF the ~ OF September. Ills trial
commenced on the 18th Of October, and
terminated On the 9th OF November, by
( q verdict Of guilty OF murder IN the
hrst degree On the "a Of November
he was sentenced to be hung.
Marion Crop and Peter Corri2 were
indicted on the 9TH OF November, 1908,
Tor the WllIul murder OF officer hlgdon,
on the OH OF November Crops trial
commenced on the ID Of January, 1893
the trials having been severed at the
Instance OF the detenco-ant on the llth
. OF January the jury rendered verdict
: Of guilty Of murder in the first degree.
On the 18th Of the same month he was
r sentenced to death The trial Of Corrie
commenced on The l3th Of january, was
concluded on the 25.h Of January By a
verdict Of gully Of murder in the first
degree, and on the llth Of February he
was sentenced to death.
Gambrill was young man about -
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,n,,'o 20 n.y., "c'sHc1 ABOUT 10y pounds,
nv L-n " VI Il'i''y appearance CamDFill
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a ~: VI ie-- .'.'l'n slrog'' crop was eject
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"".u' '. Du' io@isloo tAat' ana was known
e e " .o'i',ien I'o.oi an = ro".dy, number
VI cases beihG against nm IN the Cumi-