Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-08-13
Tho Execution OF the Murderer ARM
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We extract the following account from
the correspondence of the N. Y. Herald:
The Rev. Mr. McAuley and George H.
Stuart, n leading Christian merchant, re-
mained. with the murderer to the last, he
joined mechanically in their supplications,
and prepared some remarks for the people,
evidently by dictatiou, and shortly after
eleven o'clock came down stairs pinioned,
wearing the same Indifferent face and care
full garments which has marked him all
along. Not more than five feet six inches
in height and weighing, it is said, only
one hundred and ten pounds, he seemed
exceedingly boyish, and looked the mur-
derer only iu very shallow and stealthy
eye.
The procession was taken down the
prison yard, he and the spiritual advisers
at the head, and his step in ascending the
gallows WAS full of muscular activity and
unimpaired nerve. He looked almost in
gaiety at the cross beam, the rope and
moose, aud felt the trap with his feet. The
audience stood uncovered, many of them
in tears, and all shivering in fright at the
anticipated feast of horror. The warrant
WAS read by Sheriff Kern, the forms of the
four persons upon the drop being relieved
against pale, clear sky; and, in obedience
to signal from the clergy, Armstrong
advanced to the front and spoke as follows
! in II bold voice:-
My FRIESDs-I have few words to say
to you; !; am going to die, and let me say,
in passing, die in peace with my Maker
aud if at this moment pardon was offered
me on condition of giving up my Maker,
would not take it; aud die in peace with
all tue world and forgive all my enemies.
desire you to take warning by my fate.-
Sabbath breaking was the first cause.
bid you farewell, gentlemen (here ne men
toned various ofticers), and bid you all
farewell. die in peace with everybody.
The cap was about to be drawn over bis
face here, when he saw at q distance, a
keeper whom be had known. at the sight
he cried farewell keeper"
His attitude during the making of these
remarks had no fear or repentance in it.
No man believed him; he did not believe
himself, aud the iteration was evidently
made in accordance with desire, for pur-
poses which the attendant clergy can best
explain. He shook hands with the Sheriff
and George d. Stuart, and McNullay kissed
him.
The Sheriff, very nervous, gave signal
to the drop-man too soon, and serious
accident very nearly occurred. The props
were rc-adjnsted, all bat the main support
removed, and that unhinged; the Sheriff
waved his handkerchief and with the dead
thump of the trap-lids against their cusb-
IONS, and the heavy jerking of the moose
knot against the victims throat, the Young
murderer hung dangling in the air, not a
limb quivering, and only conyulsive
movement of the shoulders to indicate the
struggle which life maintained when Civ
/ ing up its place in the body.
There was rush forward. The doctors
grasped his wrist. Some spectators passed
their hands across his knees to feel the
tremulous sinews; one or two felt a faint
ness, and dozen made coarse jokes; and
one or more speculated as to the issue OF
his immortal part, or the degree of his pain,