The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-12-01

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The District Attorney then handed the death warrant
70 the Judge who signed It and delivered to tho Mar
shall II Is as follows
The following 10 the death warrant
The President Of the United States OF America 10 the
Marshal Of the United States for the Southern District
Whereas at the Circuit Court Of the United States for
the second Circuit held in and for the Southern District
o. new YORK; at the city Of New York the thiI Mon
esn hundred and sixty ono, and continued by adjourn
mens TO the eighth day of November in the year Of
LORD one thousand eight hundred and sixtyone. Ma
thaniel Gordon was the day aforesaid in due form
OF law, convted Of forcibly combining OBTAINING,
on tho eighth day OF August, in the year OF our
Lora one thousand egh, hundred and sixty on waters
wlthin the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction OF the
United States, within the Jurisdiction Of the said court.
and out OF the limits = any State district, board
certain snip called Erie, owned wholly or in part or
navgated for or In behalf Of citizen citizens OF the
United States certain negroes held service by the
laws Of either Of the States Territories OF
tnc united States. with intent to make such negroes
slaves the said Nathaniel Gordon being tho time OF
the commission Of the said crime citizen Of tho United
States. and the said Southern district Of New York.
being the district where the said Nathaniel Gordon
was unprecedented, and iAto which no was first
brought; And whereas, at the said Circuit Court,
heid as aforesaid at the time aforesaid the said Natha
MEL Gordon was adJudged pirate and Whereas tho
thrtieth day OF November in the year OF Lord one
Court OF the United Staes held aforesaid judgment
was given In the said court that the said Nathaniel Cor
don, being convicted as aforesaid, suffer DEATH And
whereas, on tho said last mentioned day and by the
said court the said Nathaniel Gordon was sentenced
be taken back 70 tho City Prison Of the city New York;
whence on that day he brought the said court
and remain there until Friday tho seventh day Of Febru.
airy next, IN the year Of Lord thousand eight
hundred and sxtytwo, and then and there the place OF
execution between tho hours of twelve o'clock at noon
and three O'Clock IN the afternoon that day no BIO
hanged by tho neck until no be dead
Now, therefore, YOU the said Marshal, required
and by these presents strictly commanded. to
ecuton according to law to be done upon the said Ma
thanel Gordon convicted as aforesaid by hanging him
by the neck until he be dead and tho said Court hath
appointed and doth hereby appoint Friday the seventh
DAY OF February in tho Of Lord, thousand
eight hundred and sixty two, between the hours afore
said as the day and time whenever the said sentence
shall DO executed.
In witness Whereof Samuel Nelson, Associate Jus
tice Of the Supreme Court OF the United States and Will
liam d. Shipman, District Judge Of the United States
holding the said Circuit Court, and presiding Judges
thereof have he.eunto subscribed and affixed
our seals the thrtieh day OF November in the year OF
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty
Attest
Z. DELAF1EID SMITH, ILsl
United States District Attorney. IL. ST.
And thus ends the celebrated SLAYER Erie case