The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-05-05

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eetesjag dat dlnnal pestal uaa = hopese9 -
thsn = H. escape ttcn the terrible p1nae1nea
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~ pl1ows; yet the psop1s Wess = - winoe.'
anA % Tie roofb q IL te0e0ens housss y
co1nals0 thouands Nundreds vsse h.nglnl
upo0 tie fences otFAiniDg thetr 0peac1s - -,
were about 10 behold olle Of ~ kyeaee8 1eGA0
u ~ age. This nd - etou0 - - ss !.
were ~ moeo Naaas1ae1e fton ~ iecs 80 y.
no1ling but de naked NaA1 g - )asl oeneas
which de doosaed men 80 - eake hl9 1nal Iooe
o. earth, coald - oeea ~ ne snossanass w.
we eonld compare - noettng - than gasss =
search n tho horrible.
IN GATHERING.
eer1e4o q It may appear, nevefthelca il i
true, that over eight fhoasand psssons versprss
eat at the execution Of Gillick. AmonG the vasl
cohcourse assembled ne observed an immense
gathsring Of women, many Of whom he'd their
children with them. We could not help but re.
an occasiou Of this kind, a. Il vas sad endorse.
ment OF The depravity of human nature We
visited the various avenues leading ont Of Tie
city PRIOR % the departure of the prisoner mon
we jan % me Riace o! e1ecasaoa, ana were -
tolished % beh0lding the crowds 0fnen, wonen
ana cnat@ea poefing into the city 70 witness the
eao apectaese o. Fellow @oreal being launched
INTO esetnlsy. long Dedofo ne Dawn o. 0ay
tnoaaends Hooked into the city and psoceeded 70
tne )aai, where tney remained los hours awaiting
me aosens OF the unfortunate prisoner.
AuDHa fuR CaUWns
Feeling DESTROYS 70 ascertain the eject the
coming execution produced upou the moral sensi.
bilities of the sons and daughters Of Adam. We
mingled With the crowd while aasemhled round
the Jail We blush to say that the tragedy which
was to take place vas made with many the theme
Of the most disgusting and revolving remarkA-
Had re mot known that fellow being Was 70
suffer- the penalty Of death for tho crime Of muir
der, " should have bsen led 70 believe from the
loose and unfeeling expressions emanAtfng from
the lips Of men, women and children, that prize
fight instead Of . public execution WAS about
70 take place. Alas for the depravity Of human
nature!
fHe PRISONER IN yAE"
AZ YEN minutes 70 eleven We entered me jail,
ma na0 mott inserview WIN tne prisoner ne
aPpeatea perfectly reconclied 70 ms horrible tate
ne Dade MS Fellow prisoners an amectfonate
sateWell, Win parting Dcnedlcu0a OF "0od
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ms DRESS
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Hs SPIRITUAL ADvsERs.
WITHIN the walls Of the dreary prison, where
: sne sun eeldom Is seen, the scene Was none the
lee strange. Inese was the kind-hearted Snerin,
me !sior, the friests IN their robes administer
Ing spiritual consolation to the soul Of the unfor
lloulu.ua occupants VI tnc ceas were gu IN marx
eu con''ssc W 'ne .sces 4nd nSures OF the crowd
outside. From Fathers Donelan and Durnin We
!, 'nA. 'ne prisoner expressed himself Will
ing 70 meet death, having become satisfied in
1ls.own mind' snas ne nad mace peace with his
uoa'
aD LAST MIGHT.
nalsuAy n'eI. Me PIlsoncr s'ep. GU! NUE.
oeang engaged the greater part OF the night in
r;sc., col,ed nTo, h;,, snd .a.,,.sa .:.s ~.
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render the Last moments Of h;e I;fa a. h.nnv a.
would admit Father nonofsn n,
Eormel nj that the nr;soner faIt th.t 10 haJ -
ceiyed full nardon for III. a;ns and ~.a ro.Jv -
iie entertain;nc The Arm I.aI;sf tha. b;s co.; ~
vas 10 he 4 great and clor;ons ono
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prAA!ukh skoA the JAIL.
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,-;so,a " =. W.. J"'. :. oe,ock, wneh tue
.;ago In as e Sh".;s ol' sna p'1cea IN car
via. s"o 'nss.n s'lu Tue s1o rrests. rive
naaIa, c e' ele.e" "le svieHn procession
rha.,s, s'on ..'c all W ue pace Oh execution.
. .:,:. upon 'housanus ioiiowe1 after the
nn'ary, Tying 70 get glimpse AZ the unfortu-
asae man. Ahe,a curiosity however, was frus
ra.eo, Us tue Snerin nad tine curtains OF the
'arriase drawn, 80 lhat tue ANXIOUS multitude OF
men, women and children were prevented from
ee'ng MN.
Z THE PLACE OF EXECUTION.
AZ 'prcciseiy lit O'Clock the doomed man ar
ived at the spot where he was to bid adieu to
ne world As soon as he got out of the carriage |
e rapidly assembled the steps of the gallows, fol-
owed by the Sheriff, his deputies and the Clergy.
y co.i" not observe III the prisoner the slight
~, LA no, y, isar on tne contrary, ne was
s' ~ a.,u vJeceu, appeared per,ectiy resigned
: 'A' 'e'f'o'e ia'e winch awaited MN.
THE MILITARY.
Inc volunteer companies Of the city formed
quare round the scaiioId, and kept back the
nx'ous multitude which pressed toward the gal
'ws as II the'r very souls depended upon seeing
ne unfortunate man launched into eternity. As