The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-11


Fiicks alias Johnscu recently convicted Of murder and
piracy win suffer the penalty OF his crimes on Friday
ncx He will be executed uron Bcdloes Island, in tho
haIbor and the gaows win be erected Just outside the
fort The aows will be that ordinarily used at the Tombs
prison. But very few persons anoicay connected with
tho execution viii be allowed upon the Island, and de-
iachmen Of the government troops stationed there VIII
guard the landing against the ngres of spectators
The execution will be conducted under the charge Of
Captain Rynders, United States Marshal, Hicks having
oeen tried for against the United States, and con
victcd before United states Court. A view
of the execution may be obtained from the bay however,
and probably the day be Clear from tho Battery, also,
and il is rumored that, besides the numerous vessels
with private parties on board which VIII surround the
OF the execution, several public Excursions have
been arranged that al who wish may at cheap rate
take their fl OF horrors None Of these excursions have
been advertised yet and is more than probable that,
they publicly advertised at all the announce
ment wiu contain mention Of the execution, since
it is very unlikely that any one would publicly
proclaim that he intended to make money
from the show of dying mans last agones. There is
but little pity expressed for the criminal in any circle,
and ercu his family express their horror at his crimes
and their appreciation Of the justice OF his punishment
His wife who seems TO BE a most miserable little woman,
alone seems cling to Hicks in the hour Of his deserved
misfortune and she exhibits much feeling upon the sub
feet BY the kindness Of Mr. sutton the warden of the
prison Mrs Hicks has been allowed to visit her husband
twice week for the past six weeks but now that the
tme for the execution has nearly arrived this priv
iege has very properly been withdrawn. When Hicks
was informed Of this fact first very angry and
delivered long TRADE Of abuse against the warden and
the United States Marshall but afterwards being reron
straed with upon the subject he apologzed for what he
had said and declared that he could not but acknowledge
that this precautionary measure was perfectly right
Beyond this wey feeling no one seems TO have any re-
gard for this triple murderer The life Of Hicks has been
oycrcrowded with horrors and his hands stained
deeply with blood, that he seems removed from all
human pity and compassion STILL this Is reason why
his execution should be made public spectacle and IT is
hoped that the public Of New York will resoutey
ffoyn down any such EXCURSIONS rs those " which We
Hcis conduct in the Tobs has been ute exemplary
and he has given his keepers very little trouble
except apprehensiors Of his escape suicide lie
does moi seem 10 realize either his crime the death
which awaits him. All moral perception and scusibty
seem 10 be wanting in his organization lie acknow-
and says that the punishment ten times as great,
II would be more than he deserves; saying this how
cver not fpenitent but as If exalted By the conscious
mess OF the Multiplicity and cnormiiy OF his crimes
confession, parportrg 20 DO taken down from his own
ie and sshowpg his completely in over one hundred
murders il announced as in press and will be published
Friday for the benefit Of his family. Whether not
this COME genuine IL is impossible at present to
state since Hicks has alternately admitted and denied
the truth Of the statements published IN The journals in
regard his having made any confession at all and has
crime Of which he is convicted Ills confession made TO
Mr. sutton the warden, aud already published IN these
columns Was undoubtedly genuine, ana contained the
true which afterwards from Interested
motives, he induced TO deny. Two different soon
cssons will be ia the market BY Friday, and win pro-
badly be very extensively read; but Which IL the real
either be really his declarations not
yet Informed Great doubts may also be entertained in
regard the truth Of many Of the statements of the
esson IL be genuine for Hicks has exhibited,
times, disposition 10 make himself appear moscr Of
crime and thus 70 secure Immortality OF horror at the
expense OF sober truth. HIS completely in the piracy
board the saladn for instance has been often asserted
both by himself aud Others; and yet from the facts o
the case, II seems impossible that he should have
been board the ship all The Mar
.shal states that Hicks told him that when
his confession appeared IL would show him guilty
oG over a hundred murders, many Of which have no
doubt becn the products Of mind strong and
occupied with craze in regard 10 the subject Of
marder and others have probably been de- gncdy
duced 10 make the work sell we'll and add newt hor
To a life already sufficiently revolving The warden
states that, taking all In al. he has had prisoner
der his change who has behaved 80 well Hicks, and
that the extra precautions IA regard TO his escape have
been taken not because OF any such intention observable
in his conduct but because he stated 10 his counsel after his
trial that he would break jail upon the first opportunity
very great crowd Is expected AZ the cxesuon II
viii be TAR more creditabe TO city IL Hicks be allowed
10 expiste hls crimes rs privately rs possible.