New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-13

the tonr Of execution had arrived and ash ed hs
vas .sAdr to which Re replei, "Y's." Hs arm.
were pitiored spd the Dooss affixed about bis neck.
| At IL 30 the n-,oner, precedes by t~o depai'eS
MARCHED 10 N. osllow. with a ffm sud vuwsveriug
.-ep. At his SIDE was tte Rev. NJ. MeQi,fe soo
foUosirg wss Sheriff MiJer, ex shsnf Person sal
v-rsl deputies. Ths condemned xas neatly clsd in
black SUR, With he black esp on his he'd- UPoo
sPFoichipg, be elsnoed upward al tn, gai'~', an J.
uPtn tuning aIound, his eyes w,n iered sn,ss ice
spectators hut we're instantly withdrawn At the sus
etston Of Fs'he. VI Qasde, and from ths, time he
eszed intettly upon smsl craciix which be bore 10
bis rigt; hard. He showed TO sign Of emo1on-his
fsce cslm and there was trenor percept be.
Prayers rtre resd by the Rev Mr.. McQusie, shich
were repeated by him with apparent devootness- The
# hs Court wa rea1 BY james J. TeIhune,
County Cle,k. Sbenl Miller then stated thst he was
sto5t 70 fulfill the seb,ercs of the .w and turning t,
Mem ,bon, ssd, " If you have anything 10 ssy, you
now lave liberty TO say H.
McMslon shook his ead in he negative, and kneel
ing received toe blessing o; the priest Upon risog,
be took IN cree posi- ION. The Sheriff tben drew tae
black bis is<e, attached the moose, stepped
20 tie i0lt II tie gallo ga, touched trsiilsi the
wei hts cescerded sd Mem ,hon va drawn up dis
the crucifn 70 hs breast ar instant the then fsn
to his side and the cucfx d'opted to the door. TIE
sirueele very slight sone hesvirg of tn breast,
which ceased utes, ard bat olce the feet we're
dawn upward.
We were informed b. one of the psysiciaos that he
was rot conscious IL seconds. The spinal cord vas
rot srok,n. medical Ii una'ioa of the pulse ~a,
made by Dr. Dougberty, the Jail physic,a, assisted
by DIS. Grant, Tchetor, + ID. G.. Sdntl, l.. A. Smith,
Cross 81 Others Tie following the bestinss Of
,te pulse per minute: Natural, - beats; at the end Of
81 minutes, 1872; at 81 minutes, S. and TIE body va
motioress, at milutes, IS; al minutes 40; at 10
N rDte-. 81; at lO minutes 10; az III minutes, II;
and at Il roinutes 1t puseless. At the cod OF Ii
n1utes 10 pusa,on Of the heart couli be felt, nor
heard with the s'etbescope.
After the body rad been suspended 81 inmates it was
lowered into nsst black walnut coffin. The usu,
quest wss held by Coroner McDO snd the body was
delivered over to tee frierds OF deeeased
short time af,erward fl eral services We're held by
Fatter McQuade in the presence Of me mother end
other relatyef, who kissed the corpse snd manifested
ether sig of deep sorroS.
The body was then removed ou'side, and while be-
ing placed in tie htsrse, slater Of the murdered
woman named Dahsp, csue up and uttered mpreca-
ton aud curses oo the deceased and said thu, the
mu1deIisg son of h had got his ju-t deserts"
The efforts Of her husband snd the bystaniers were
unsyailins 10 preventing her blasphemy ard rsvng,
and they weie foally compelled to withhold her by
force icm following the funeral procession, compo'ed
Of heanfe, aRes, and quite number on foot,
until il had moved some dstarce. When released, che
started after the procession on run, and it was AMI
pate that che would make some disturbance at the
grave.
About 300 persons were present 70 witness the exc
cution, and about many men and women were
assembled outside. Durng the execution one mau
fair.ed ard another bad his potemob ,e, contsnins
a {, W dollars, abs,racted from his pocket.
McMabop w.s born in the County of Mcsts, teland
was about 81 years of sge, of small stature, but
athletic He came to this country about l. years
sroe, and, joining the Army, served ~ years 10
Mexico, Florida and California.