Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1859-04-15
THE EXECUTION,

our paper to-day, we publish the melan-
choly incidents connected with the closing
scene of the more thar melancholy dra-
ma recently enacted in the Inflated CITY
Ct Baltimore 1t is too well kuown to
our readers that, ever since the advent of
Kuow-nothingism, the revolver and the
billy have been the terrible insignia
Of the members Of those secret political
clubs, whose reign Of terror" has been
stigma and disgrace to our Monu-
mental City. Gambrill, Crop, and Cor
RE, have paid the penalty Of their crimes,
and died ignominiously upon the gel
lows. We sympathise most sincerely
with the parents, relatives, and friends
of these young men, and we truly lament
their sad and melancholy fate. We
have, in Imagination, visited the prison
house and witnessed the agony of the
parting scene, where mother for the last
time embraced her only son, doomed to a
dishonored and ignoble death; where an
aged father impressed upon bis son his
last kiss Of affection, aud whore weeping
sisters borne down with anguish and
grief were by the stern mandates Of the
law compelled to give up their brother
to the hangman aud the gallows. We
have witnessed these painful scenes in
the conclusion of the sad career of these
men, and we inquire why all this suffer
ing and death? True, the law demand
cd a forfeiture Of their lives for the terri
bic crimes they had committed; but where
was the motive for these crimcs-where
the incitemcut or the part of these young
men? We find the political club house
the graduating school for the young who
have once commenced their career of
crime, and corrupt and designing politi-
cans the instructors and directors. Place.
honor, aud reward they must have. and
such as Crop, CoYrio, and Gambrill must
riot and murder, too, if need bc-to ac-
complish the ambitious designs Of their
suporiors Of the order. It car no long
or be doubted that the spirit Of intolor-
ance and persecution, cngendered by
Know-nothingism, has been the great in
centiee to crime, wherever it has gained
the asccndency. Mayor Swami and
Messrs Harris aud Davis may rejoice in
the receipt of honors ana political favor,
and luxuriato in tho cmclumoats Of Office,
acquired by the violence of those whom
they have encouraged to disregard all
law, human and divine, and then look on
and see these same men, mere ''cats'
paws" die upon The gallows.
FUNERALS OF EXECUTED MuRDERERs.
The bodies Of the four men who we're
executed at Baltimore on Friday last
having been delivered to their respective
relatives for intcrmcnt, those Of Crop,
Corria and Cyphus, were appropriately
committed to the tomb without any pub
lie demonstration. That of Gambrill
however, was reserved until Sunday af-
ternoon, when the funeral attracted an
unusually large concourso Of spectators
and sympathizng friends The proceed
ings are thus described by the Baltimore
Exchange :"
AT an early hour Yesterday after
noon, notwithstanding the rain. an i'm
monse crowd Of people assembled around
the house Of Thomas Cambria, on the
corner Of Pine and George streets, to
attend the funeral Of Henry Gambrill,
who was hung on Friday. About half
past three o'clock religious services were
performed in the house by the Rev Mr.
Hedges and the Rev French s. Evans,
one of the editors Of the Potriot. The
corpse was then removed to the hcarsc
and the procession formed and moved off,
proceeding down George street to Penn
sylvania avenue, thence to Fraklin and
along Franklin to Park, out Park to
Madison, down Madison to St. Paul
along ST. Paul to Monument, down Mon
ument to Gay, and thence to the Balti-
more Cemetery, where the remains were
deposited with the usual ceremonies.
The cortege was long one there be-
ing nearly one hundred vehicles in the
line among them we recognized the
carriage Of Col Richard France, con-
tanning Col Franco and Major Daniel
McPhail, Lottery Commissioner Of Ma
ryland. In another carriage we saw Mr..
John 7. Ford, President Of the First
Branch Of the City Council, and Col
Wm. II Stewart, Of the Fourth Ward.
Mr.. Van Nostrand another member Of
the City Council was also among the
mourncrs; so was Mr. Fuller, the City
Auditor; and Mr. Ham. Baylcy, the
City Commissioner and Mr. Thompson,
the private Secretary OF bis Honor the
Mayor; and Captain Lynch, Of the Fast
crn District Police, with one Of tue city
horses hitchcd up in a rockaway for the
occasion.
Just after the funeral left the house
fight occurred on the corner of George
street and Pennsylvania avenue, between
two Young men, named respectively
Charles Montague and John Williamson,
alias James Edward Griffith, growing
out Of difference Of opinion as to the
number Of hacks in procession. Mon
taguo said there we're tighty-fve Will
Hanson said ninety odd, and struck Mon
taguc The ARRAY then became general,
and Montague took to his heels, pursued
h. n larrn nrnmd If Rom ,hs With crins