The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-03-30

nearO OuISlOe OF tne enclosure.
There was scarcely any movement in the
body after it dropped, a slight convulsive
motion and heaving of the chest, was all
that was observed.
The body was allowed to hang about
twenty minutes, during which time prayers
were read audibly by the clergy, who re,
NAMED kneeling on the platform.
The physicians having examined the body
several times, then stated to the sheriff that
life was extinct, and she was cut down and
placed in plain black coffin that had been
placed in front of the gallows during the
whole period of the execution.
Her demeanor on the scaffold was excel
lent She was was not defiant or stoica
neither did she shed tear. 1t is the
opinion of many that she expected pardon
or reprieve to the last moment.
All the arrangements of the Sheriff were
carried out in an admirable manner by him.
self and his deputies. There was no afiecta-
ton of hardihood in any one, and all re-
garded their awful duties as imperative ne
cesslties attending the positions they occu-
pied.
THE CROWD INSIDE THE ENCLOSURE
There were about one hundred persons
present inside the enclosure, when the pro.
cession came from the Jail. After it entered,
some twenty-five or thirty women, falling in
the rear, succeeded in gaining admission,
before the gate could be closed Some of
them had infants in their arms, who kept
up an incessant crying, in unison with their
mothers. What could have induced these
women to voluntarily witness spectacle so
narrowing to the feelings of even the "sterner
SEX" we cannot imagine All Others con-
Quoted themselves with the greatest propri~
ETY..
AS soon as the body was cut down, we
noticed an individual making strenuous eff
forts to secure portion OF the rope, and
succeeded, and there were many present who
endeavored to get pieces of it as mementos,
or as remedy for diseases.
THE CROWD OUTSIDE.
On Thursday afternoon, while the works
men we're engaged in preparing the en-.
closure for the execution, many persons were
drawn to the public square by idle curiosity,
and remained during the afternoon, corgre-
gated in small crowds, discussing the ap-
preaching execution.
At an early hour on Friday morning, the
crowd commenced assembling at the Court
House square they took possession of the
stone piles, the roofs of the various build
ings in the neighborhood, and every eleva-
ton which offered an opportunity of view
ing within the enclosure. The gallows-posts
were visible above the enclosure, from the
streets, and the spectator by obtaining a
situation few feet above the level of the
street, had fair view of the proceedings
within.
At ten o'clock, the Pioneer Guard, Capt
Chamblin, marched to the square, which
was crowded with men, women and children
in the neighborhood of the enclosure. The
Guard appeared in undress uniform, with
heavy overcoats and fatigue caps. They
were provided with ball cartridge in readis
ness for any emergency. After great deal
of trouble, requiring on the part of the mill
itary the exercise of the utmost prudence
and firmness the crowd was cleared from
the vicinity of the fence, and line of SEN
tinels formed, whose duty it was to keep all
spectators back, at least twenty feet from
the enclosure. This difficult and tedious
labor was successfully accomplish d, and
as consequence, there were no scenes of
riot, or even disorderly conduct, to disturb
the last moments of the unfortunate crimi-
nal The crowd assembled, when the pro-
cession from the jail made its appearance,
must have numbered fifteen hundred or two
thousand persons.
It was curious crowd, too. There were
very few of the citizens of ST. Paul, of
American birth, visible on the ground, and
the large number present was mostly made
up of persons of German and Irish birth,
from this city and county. Many men and
women were present from st. Anthony.
Wabashaw street was blocked up with car
riages, light wagons, hay wagons, and other
descriptions of vehicles, from which the
occupants had as good view of the spec
tacle as if they had been on the inside of
the fence. The large stone pile on the
square was crowded, and among those upon
it who were very anxious for good view,
we noticed half dozen Sioux women, with
their children. They were evidently inter-
ested in the manner the whites dealt out
Justice to murderers. We are doubtful
if it impressed them with very forcible
idea of our superior civilization.
A number of persons attempted to "run
the guard" and obtain a position at the
fence, where the numerous small openings
gave them as good an opportunity of witness
ing the execution as those inside enjoyed.
These attempts were made in many instances
by women, but in most cases were brought
back, although a few of the "tender sex "
obtained the coveted position. There were
a great many women on the ground, some
in fine carriages hired for the occasion, 9th
ers in rough country wagons, but more Oh
foot. They were attended to, in some in
stances, by their children, and we witnessed
more than one woman with babe in her
arms, and four year old boy or girl hold~
ing on to her dress, striving to obtain good
position. Notwithstanding it is discredita-
BILE to our humanity, and to public decency,
that the execution of woman should have
attracted so large crowd, yet it must be
acknowledged that all seemed impressed
with the solemnity of the occasion and
when it was announced that the drop had
fallen, and the sentence of the law been exc
cuted, the crowd quietly and silently dis
persed. .'e[
The Pioneer Guard, undoubtedly, by their
firm and decisive treatment of those of the
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