, 1859-05-05
The Condemned Men,
TIE EXECUTION TOMORROW.
Preparations for tho Final 8ceue--
Appearance OF the Prisoners.

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''.A' e1ats o1 INC community Tor whom tile
u..aa spectacle ol thc gauo"s has m attraction
v "h'en ou' 'of tne late oenehcent change IN our
>'a'e 'a"s "oula attract tbousands OF both
ee1es =: ano al! ages 10 the pubic execution to-
o. u'e unfortunate condemned "fetch'
Is IN o'lr JalI.
Those who recal, and not without blush in
behalf Of our common humanity, the thronglng
mu'ttudes that on the not remote occasion Of
the execution Of staub aud jackson rushed
'nfo"sn our s'reess IN pursuit oi the gloomy
PROFESSIONS ifonl tue Court House Square, nnd
gathered IN from oil directions over the p1ai-
re- 10 where 4oomed tue ghastly tree awaitlng
It's ghastly burdens all such will rejoice that not
again is Illinois likely to bc disgraced by like
spectacle, repulsisc to humanity and converting
the most dread penalty known to human law
'".o " Po''.''e e'' III i>s present ehects upon
luu". 'l'4 A''' oso1s'"s nna ofo'a'zins III 'ne
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Sao's upoh 'a'nan'es 'ai, farmer ol Lyons
''i Tue p'ank foao' n'c nues west OF lineage
"o''e '''oa'ae si'elaoF' III ene l1'te1 case nopes
are en'e''a'neu o' 1ne 'h'erFenuon OF uos. Dis
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support OF Inc court' jury ana pubic prose.
co'ors. ono"'o u MOI oe granted flnn Will
snsfe toe '"te u ncs unee' anu LIE prepare
t1ons are ulaae IN tne interim o1 uncertainty.
rim anu !AcNaanee no" occupy separa'e cells
IL the e@'se"e "es' Gnu o1 Inc t1er oi celss
fronting on the south corridor OF tue jail. Ihe
1?Fmer Is Duoyed up with tile hope OF the inter
ventlon OF tue Executive IN his behalf. lie is
ayoung lfa'hmsn, full and well developed LII
f1g"rc, aud nothing abore the labor'ng class
Of bis eountrFulen' Ills age Is not far from
twcnt!-four. Ihe circumstances Of the crime
are fresh IN the MINDS o1 many OF our readers.
The weapon used was a htaTy corn knife, and
tue moving cause alleged 1or terocsons attack
upon Wal, a respectable anu we'll known far
mcr and carly resident OF this region, WIS the
tria'ng charge never well substnntlated that
'ial once struck horse Finn had IN charge,
causing him 10 run h"ay. Inc ground Tor the
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