The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-09-03
An EXECUTION IN ILLINOIS.
Extraordinary Scsne.-Dsspara.ien ef tn.
Culprit--Visient Resistance in his Cell
and on the GaliGwg.

Advocate giving an account OF the prsliuiina-
ry arrangements for the execution, the assem-
bling OF large throng of spectators, &C.
says:
Soon after this time, tbs public were as
founded by the report tnat the convict, " afis,
bad possessed himself Of chain, and, armed
with IL, thrs&teEed Instant ceaeh 10 anv ElG1
who should dare o eu ter his orsse9.' Tas ro-
port was found 20 no true. There bad heea a
chain strongly fEad In the fio1~ OF the pri2oE.
| to which it mad become necessary cu some oe-
casioIs TO seeure the pr;sousrs his caaia
White, with almostsu 3rhuman strergtr, had
wrenc ned tr ON its fas.aniues. T. Was 4 c9ns-
mon-sized cx ehair, about three iesE IA lenssc,
and nad upon one Ct its ends IN iron ring nsar
ly nine inches In circumference. WniLe had
armed himself with this chain, an0 by rtn-
ming the links through the III S b9.3 N0eelo Il
heavy knot OF iro3, which proved 10 % indeed
q form idabfe weapon. Standing tSus 5rIaed
| inside the door cf ais cslla VI hise declared
with terrible cGtks that 10 As4ac man ahcEfz
enter In this dienia4, pause eniuec IL th>
proceedings. Sheriff BLACK mada en- atte:n pt
to enter assis ted oy four reso4gte and fearless
| men. Driven TO desperation, the hardened
| criminal struck 4 tremendous bi0V, winch,
Ia appilv, was bu = Sigh. IL Jury II sou the Lett
hand of the sheriff.
| It was now proposed to inject ammonia into
the face OF The convict and thus b his tsnpo-
| rary sufocaton, enable tho cfIicer 70 t&ks
possession OF bis cell. TaiS was tried but
failed. The miserable murderer Tecoiied iog
an infant under the effect of thsr Iiq cid. bat
| speedily recovering himself. he stt Cd agHiu 2t
| the door armed with n Is terrible weG Don and
| looking the imDersonif cation Of 4 fiand L
| really seemed as though the arch aend hslpei
him, / vas now resolved TO ranch he c III
| with chloroform and thus lull .ha tuIbu4ept
| spirit within until he could ae Sa't!v captured.
The sheriff WAS still advised dis, BILE h in
| by pistol bail, but ans wered that hs would
not proceed to such harsh measures until all
| other less cruel means has failed. One or
| two bottles of chioroform Wara prCCrre6 and
| the atmosphere of the cell was thoroughly
i'm pregnated with its fumes: blankets Ssere
| suspended outside the grated windows o. he
| CELL and every step tGAen to MAKE this efof$
| successful. At first, the furious wretch
| laughed ct this attem pt. L was c5eor 3Aa1
his wicked course OF life ha1 naCo hin feyai-
| liar with the use and the etfsc.s of chloro-
form. Indeed, he said So, and tci d III officers
| that the article they weTa using was weak
| and poor. He evidently was acqu air ted vsith
chemicals. Ia order To rsst its effects Re
wound his bed-qUiit aToInd his tace, weat
| occasionally 10 the wiHCOw for ? II, anC Ie
moved portion OF the blanket by reaching
out and drawing it through the gra ting; so rs
TO make an opening for the admission Of the
wind.
| More than an hour had been con vura~ei iu
| these frultless efforts To obtain possession Cf
| the prisoner and his weapon, ana It began 20
| be apparent that barsner mans were ueece.
| saTy. AT about twelve o'clock Yui1e Waz
heard to say-'tGeY have t4ied haCcShorn and
chlorotorm apon me- bat one has Esusrt lized
the action OF the other they ara now gClue
to try something else he evidently saw
that ne must ultimately submit and, tn psh
az first prepared to sell his iife IS dearly as
possible, his courage and strength no " begeu
| TO fali. He therefore proposed hat if tns
sheriff would give him his dialsr, and q
drink Of whiskeF, and lst him lire till one
| O'Clock, he would Yield Ms weapon GId sal.
render himself TEiS proposition vns gc-
oepted, and White gave NJ his k3oJted chain
! through the grating OF sas door, dinner was
prepared for hirn, as2d = glGsS o. wa.ar with
Il slight INFUSION OF WhIsa y, handed Inn 10
4 Drink. Of
mercy, end the Sheriff Wi il.u&ly TeffsrTnad ii.
At one O'Clock tha sh6riT entered tts GELS
White came fo5 ward and sUr-eC GsYa6 himself
His arms were pinlcDed be2iGa I'm aud be
walked resOl1teiy down the Stairs o. the iajf
through thu hall and into the tQ4rfa{ E'Isce
prepared for his terrible death. here bgisf
religious services were neld.
The services concluded, White accompanied
by the sheriff and his assistants, asc-uded Inc
steps OF the gail0Ws without apparent tra-ei
daton. he never f3lter55 Il N Ynant bat fx
afniEeG with critical e3-3 ali rhe Appliances
prepared for has execution. And now 0eG,rra,.
Cne OF the m Oss hOrrifyiEg ard painful seer q.
III this terrible drama. When once upon fae
sea Mold ana Lis ankles beirg bound tCge ther
the usual white cap was produced ars to ysya5
informed to 81 1t vas necessary Il Gut it ,7r,,c
his head. To this White obj3oLea, Iasisttcg
that no charge ST Guild he nls q il has st,oersI
lie wore the little felt cap V7ata zaiah he had
covered his head from has nrs5 in prsso...n ma
W hen the sheriff removed the ie!s can and
was about sn6sti .uting the ual u.hits cue,
the prisoner agar ctj cted, Sad, " N fearful
impreca.tions, deei arCd that il S51gI5 az. ha
put on. Sheriff Black in 4 decided tons, eo-
deaYored 10 persuade the prisoner. but in
vain. For nearly Gn hour the of8cs7s were
engaged IN ?. stTugsls TO enforce o. rInplianca.
Here. indeed. was the deInonlac chartcfer on
the prisoner displayed. He made every eCg,rt
to prevent the Ott,eeEs frCEn putting OF, tha
white covering. PinionsG eAd bougd "a 10
WAS, he fought with desperation lie sya =.
ped ana bit mt their fingers, ne .e8pad into toe
air, he croached agard tha groeud and ar
some time it seemed dopbIu! wheeler ha
conld be com PEELED to submit.
Alter severe ami EFoLacted s4yugris fha
cap was thrown upon ais head and secQ-pfv
adJdsted about his f9Ce ana the strings drawn
around his neck. Nothing ROW rerlaiu4d ot
the olrefui preparations hut 20 put the ro,,e
arouQG his neck and adpst the fstal ,o.sse
| WIFE sor,a difficulty this Was at length az.
compiisbed, the united efforts OF lonr y.e,l
being required for this purpose As the
SberiF drew the f. tai Moose closer 10 it's yicce
and placed the knot beneath the ear OF tbs I,1
happy man, he exclaimed vsith faar.Ei i'm pr,-
cations, 'W hat in hell are you c6okior Ys
now for ?-yCu are choking ne. for I can
hardly speak" These are the iasr words If
the wre etched man. 2 he Sheriff gave ina So
nal that all ready 10 bis danyrv Rr
Schultz; in a moment the trigger yy,.s cra.gg,.
the drop tell, and that unhappy man 50 IaSsiv
struggling with such dse DprAte fury 50 Is+eiv
busy with his terrible efforts to defeat ,hs
vengeance OF the law, fell ike lead through
me draw and hung, slightly oEclilating. &
struggling, violent human being 10 longer.
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