Brownlow's weekly Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1861-1861, 1861-09-14

III AEkAfa4s-1 JULY . 4llssNN - ~
cen and on the 0allnws.
A aAs nasnea James White wasexeeated ~
SAlea. M On ThuFsdsy, the isfn lasss FOR
the mafats AZ Andrew ]. Appiseass. The
Aavessass giFiag e. asesant 81 abe pFsiiri-
nary arrsngemeata geF the AxeeslIloA, The as
AsaSiibg &c hkgsthsoag q essssstaietsI aeil
Kays: e
sces sfss tAk tins, ths tablis sefs a.
teaseed b Tho eeRaFl shSl the eeRyiet,
Waite, had possessed himself ofA ehainl Raa,
armed vita Il, threstentd Instant death b ans
man who should dare % eater his pEiaea..--
The report was feana 70 bstfas There had
heea chain tsreneiy Fixed IN the fiper ~ the
prison. TO which Ii had become aecessaFy On
some eecasloas % see6re che pfiseness this
ehain white, viii aImesl s1perhnnan
strength, had wrenchsd from Its fastesingh
Il whs aacomnsoa sized OK rhelh, abepi tartss
teetis length ard bad ppoa eAe Of ftseAas An
iron ring nearly nine seehts IN circumference.
White bad aSnaea kimeelfwitA this ekaIi, sal
by RAINING the links through The ting bad
ma L q heavy knot 81 Iron, ghieh proved 70
te indeed formidable weapon. Sla1diHk
stsas afhaed fasfae the door ~ the eel, ~ bite.
declared with terrible oathe that no siyiaR
uzsa shoaldf eAsefi h this ailtmmA, Apspsk
enseed II toe esoesedings. SheflE Black
made al atlemps "a euieFs assisted BE- four
resoiate and fearlese men Dtisen 10 aespe-
radon, The hardened sripathai struck . Ire
,uenaoas blow, which happily VAS bss eight
iu5uty uron che len hsaa Of the Sheriff
n vas nbw proposed 10 inject amtnoalk into
ths lace o. the convict and thua by hss tsm@sI
rorary suffocation, enable the officers 70 take
possession Of the CELL This was tried, bal
JAILED The miserable murderer Teeollea for
az instaus under the efFeSt Of The liquid, bat
speedily rec0vering himself be stood agaia At
she door armed with his terrible weapon and
looking The itapsfsenifieation OF . fena, u
really seemed As theRgh the sReh send helPed
him. IL now Saa resolved to sdreach tAe cell
with ehlorofofm and thVs lali the turbulent
spifit within until he could be safely eapsgr-
ed. The sheriff vas still advised 20 diaf3e
hin By pistol ball, bat answered thafhe
would not proceed 70 such harsh measures
until ell other less scFaei means had fsileds---
Oue or two bottles of chloroform were pro-
cured aud the atmosphers Of The cell was
thoroughly imprsgnated with its fumes
blankets were suspended outside the grated
windows OF the cell, ahd every step tskea 70
make this EFFORT Successful Al 6fst the
furious wretch laughed at this attempt II
was clear fhat bis Nleked coprss of lie bad
made him fs miliAy with the use and the ef-
told the officers that 9hs article shsy were
using was weaiqaAd poor He evidently was
Acquainted with chemicals. IN order 10 re-
sist its effect he wound his bed qaiit around
his face, went occasionally 10 tho window
for air. sud removed portion Of the blanket
by reaching out aud drawing it through the
grating, so as TO make an opening foE the ad-
mission OF the wind.
More than an hour had been consumed Ia
these frHitless efforts 70 obtsin possession Of
the prisoner and bis weapon, and IL began TO
be apparent that hAssher means we're neees-
sary. Al shout twelve o'clock White was
heard 80 say, " they have tried hartshornand
chloroform upon me, sni one has neutralised
the action of the ether; thGy are now going
10 try something else.p de evidently saw
that be must ultimately submit, and though
at FIRST prepared to FeIl his life as desfly ~
possible, his eoursge ana strength now began
to fail He, therefore, proposed that IL the
sheriff would give him bis dinner and 5 drink
Of vbiskey, and let him live till one o'clock,
be would yield bis weapon and surrender
himself. This proposition was accepted, aud
Whita gave ap bis knotted chain tbseagh
the grating of bis door, dinner vas prepAr-
ed for him, and glass Of water, With slight
infusion Of whisky, handed him 10 drink. Il
vas the last Office OF spparent mercy, and the
sheriff willingly performed II. ~
HAT one o'clock the sheriff entered the cell
White came forward and surrendered himself.
His arms were piniened behind him, and be
walked tesolHtely down the stairs Of the Jail,
through the bali. and into the fearful place
prepared for his terrible death. Here brief
religious services we're held.
The services eoncinded, White, aceompa-
MED By the sheriff and his assistants, ascend
ed the steps Of the gallows without apparent
trepidation He never faiteFed moment, but
examined with a eriticaleye all the appliances
prepared for bis execution. And now occur
red one Of the nost horfafyitg aud painful
scenes in this terrible drama. When once
upon the scahold, and bis ankles being bound
together, the usual white cap was produced,
and be was informed thas IL was necessary 10
put it ap0a bis head. To this White Objected.
insisting that 90 change should be made Ia
his apparel he were the TITLE feh cap wlth.
which he had covered bis head from biz first
imprisonment When the sheriff removed the
felt cap, aud was about substituting the aeuai
white one. the prisoner again objected, and,
With fearful imprecalioas, declared that IL
should not be Pot on. Sheriff Blsek, n q &C.
eided tone, endsaFoned 10 persuade the
prisoner, but IN vain Fer aeaFly al h0at
the Olaeers were sBgsgsd In stFaggle t0 eh.
force compliance Here, indeed, was the de-
meniAc character Of The pFlaopsF displayed,
he made every eaoFt 10 PfeRent The officers
from putting OF the white covering. Plni0n-
ed and bound as be was, be fought with des-
perAtiOf. lie snapped aRA biz 81 theit hugsFs,
be leeped into tie air, be crouehed toward
the gsOaad, and fef sons tins IL seemed
dosbtfsI whsther he couid be compelled 10
submit. s :.
After severe and prOtraetsd Struggle the