Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-10-30

On Yesterday morning Daniel Clifford vas
hung q the jail yard as Dubuque. he, iose.L-
er with man named Mooney, last Fall, III rob-
bin- a man named Uoo5, on the Levee Al DE-
buque, cruelty murdered him, and rltied has
pockets of their contents some S25. Clifford
escaped into this State, but on returning
soon aiterward. was arrested, a was also, hoo
ncy. Thes were bosh tried and convicted of
ihe murder. Clifford was sentenced 70 be hung
on the l9lh ot October. 1860, whilst Mooney,
who Is now II the Dubuque jail took an aP-
peal.
In p ursuance Of the whit. sheriff Cummings
executed Clifford ou yesterday There Wa,
sympathy manifested for the murderer
Though young man. but twenty-five years OF
age, ~ murder had hceG so uuPTuyoked and
50 coldly done. and ali the circumstances at
tending 1t were of 50 horrible q nature hat
uoae could look upon the criminal and not feel
Ina, he deserved his fac
The Sheriff. upon whom devolred the re-
spo.~ib duty. keenly lrlt the severity Of the
task before hItu. aat many executed Tie law
and yiudIc..e ed rs majesty.
The execution being private. bat few persons
besides the p ysiclNts and reporters were ad-
tpitsed. and surrounding the jail wallis al auX-
IONS crowd was waiting and striving - catrl
i. glance at the prisoner DCriug tie greater
part Of Friday morulug The clc.gy OF The Caiho-
lie church We're III attendance "a the prisoners
cell.
lie had slept five hours the previous night
bad eaten no breakfast. and when a. II Il
O'Clock lac was conducted 10 rhe scatIo.a, sup
ported on either side by the pr 81. lac looked
pale and euaciated and almost unconscious Of
the reality OF his position. He seemed scarce
ly Ia Snow IS here he was or what was 10 be
stu3e. other than thas fearful scene of some
KIND Tss to be enacted In which his was tue
prominent part. He hat white pants and
vlu-e sAirl. "pen n the neck. white stockings
and paieut leather pumps Ia wa-k1ng he Was
mainly supported by those holding bim by the
arms. Arrived a the gallows, he had 10 be
almost lifted up the Steps, and when kneelIng
IN PRAYER with the prIests. he kept constantly
rel .es.rIpg. "Gl, Lord receive my souIt' "Oh,
Lord receive my soul he seemed TO be per-
fectlr unaware OF the fact that 5he priests were
praying or that any persons We're booking ap0u
hiu. We believe that, If he had been recon
ducted - his cell. he would Rot-Aaye remcm-
befeI thing that had happened IN the mean
while. After prayer he was Hitci go his feet;
the priests kissed him on either cheek: lie said
..e VAS sorry Tor his sins, and hoped THAI The
Lord would pardon, him. lie MIS- then placed
over the - OPP HIS body suaNUl back aHf
forward a. # .HauIInatc. HIS vouUteusace. pale
and shin. aiuo~t Aie-e-s, was perfect p.c,urc
OF dJspar and hopeless anguish.
The moose wa at u-iet around ms Dec}S, he
black cap drawn over his head. his arms piu-
iuucd Ee..ud him. the reps p IS cut .,md -ae
body fell. The length Of Tire fab ws- abegt
seven feet. Fhe neck evidently was aat bro
ken. aud Sutfoca}Iua vt5 DONG the work Of
death. A few c1uvuIe.ee co8trlctiaus Of tie
limbs theu = fearful AMI violent qu!ver through
out his entire frame, amt Clifford was dead
A. the second minute 81 ms spcusiou the
pulse Indicated 50 beats: al the iiia inmate -
pulsatIon-. fhe scsuIta. I2i; tie n5ath, 100. the
eleventh, IS; and - the thirteenth al pul=a-
non ceased.
The body was allowed to hang for thirty
taiuatcs, whom !, was takeu down, placed 80 q
CsiIiB. and gwen iu charge b. Catholic a-so-