New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-22

untl about l2} O'clock when he called up The other
Waterman, Allen. The latter was on duty about an
hour, when be beard low CULTURAL sound ana step
ping to the door, spoke 10 Alison but not receiving an
answer supposed that be was having troubled dream.
A short time after, Alison exclaimed, "Oh my God
Oh Jesus Christ He then took the candle and looked
into the cell when he saw Alison with his left arm
against the wall, making effort to raise himseh up,
and at the same time he discovered blood squirting
against the wall
Allen NJ once raised an alarm, and DR.. Hornblower
was sent for In the mean time the iailer Mr. New
kirk, and Allen bound up wound which had been In
cted in Absons left arm, and when the doctor arrived
the blood had csased flowing. AT that time 1t was not
discovered that cash inch deep had been made IN
the neck Just below the left Alison appeared 10
experience great pan in the region Of the heart ana
placing his hand there desired one to press on H.
He then sank gradually and about q O'Clock expired
Subsequently the blade Of jack.kniie about TWO
inches in length was found rolled up in the blanket.
This instrument It is thought he may have convey cd
into the room secreted in his mouth.
The news Of AbsOus death spread rapidly ana
caused considerable excitement, and there was gen
eral expression of qualification the orphan children
could not hereafter be told that their father had ded
upon the scsiold.
Coropers Gafiney and Dounely impanneled jury
at 10 O'Clock, and after viewing the body they al
onned until p III. for the purpose OF procuring Wit
nesscs.
The following is the principal evidence taken:
Sheriff Francis testiGed-Ihst bc caused MI Alison TO De
searched Wsdnesdsy afternoon and haa .mloyea
tp "a 10 psss .omrthir n 20 the condemned Mon
eayl be also Informed Alison that The Court oil rAd0r' DAD
DEM I'd the petition commute the sentence
Mr.. Newkk the iser ,es6e1 10 eets as stated above
,,lb mt,S o'ni SSon since the day he YVES Convicted
writing IN bis cell the afternoon oeoTe ana IN
similar to tie shown there Writing iy on the
paper and That be wrote in the evening We n .ddilon A.
The following the erred Io which was iouna I'D M
0h ns fo head to foot bu they did not
where else 10 60 They did know iha had shin on my
bach. Bu. though ttbey 50 cute deceived Urn y ~ M.
pursuit aud won The orI. myself they csa re ievssI t
INV hand aid ,renbt they would find H. was glad u deofiye
them they did glad They VA Tey neor honSbi
Twas al g aud how 'hOud not be hung they sought
| They will think how they escspedh" 49,
tSe M 10 .s ciG n rstns Mr. lS m Light heard
Mr. speak ana Mp the cell door and s.ked hn
ssS ne % ;o A Ina 1 and S, Ck ioot The
and In saw him tng to I,o e. up aa ,,ye e %s
alarm when Nj kcwkt up went into the cell to-
e,thsr be was then PARTIAL, sitting nP on u. sa on
lying with his head covered when went IN ne cen
bsrd ON bis hie On the evening previous Ab.op said
think pretty bad man, they haVeso 20 many ine9
I
| Abson's arm Just so I'VE the elbow.
Chan seoT W Ch,.e Constable OF Jrsey City tsed ihs.
made thorough examination OF Absons clothng NJ OF
which be oslsed him to except thin rndeI,ht; 1'o
tie bedding and the cell the articles sns9nsd se3Er
previous 10 making he search Ab'on abe sud Ans
some papers them up and after throwing 'ne' into
samuel Roebina is6sd aTDiey 3, The .n Ssicsi
h liz sA' He TspBsd o oai better you
my brsins sut' sid " .hosd tsi " Ss I,r ,aS
The As would no" His tHO dsush'rF' III bin and
hand and H. sed hln did allow I'M 70 stand onr 20 90.
AID they could not aye h had ~ .Ss 1.a"
Absou said b. could bis lie beating he OsDs out sn
The 81, he s,sed before hops he could XII hiH'
even before hi l that Ailrs'y would take his ne ~
Anthony Ab.on swonI my brother last Monday be
has he ad get psrdODeS he would tale his o.
%.hsa sG. oaie sy Cp had
gT,IoR a61 oboT pnto .e ia never saw III. b.ds Ohio.
seoIS alvey. aa,iicd him .gcids
City, have never Nj Alison sDc, tive or three dy' .s
be would never be hung had note nom Ason o.
pS.E FsisSp~No g3Csnsi street-Br Lewis. hsve in,
col H. new, liz. .b,y vi n't prdon u. IN my Gay,
Numbered fow Come up 70 morrow and az "Ite yss
Dr. Horrblowsr te,ased-Pw,s called about ooiocf thi
mornings when came to the cell The arm we, bound P snt
e blood had nearly in 10 IS minues he died DC
notice the soubd The de Of bis fsoe a, 'h. tin. '
ip the but the main artery no touehed
the wound in the about inch deep and AZ ey
| WA severed 49,, -. c.x
hsv. not Mr. he is have bsan 10 me
jail and refused sdnittsDce; have beard Es5sb, hi
daughter her se vovld he hungi suypos abe
expected be would he paid have neyT received
message from Nj Alison bsi halle tde
before today: never head snyhg said about hI rnsiEs
confession Elizabeth used % cal NJ NJ Lewis when she was
going her ner never made inquired sboGt HIN so
| plenty Of It before.
The inquest war here adjourned until to-day.
At the reques Of the friends, the Coroner gave per,
mission for the Cody TO be removed to the house OF the
family of deceased.
The corpse remained in the cell yesterday, and pre-
sented ghasly sight the face almost white as
marble, and the os presented bloody and sickenine
Eoepe.
The gallows upon which Patrick Maud and Mcmahon
were executed at Newark had been borrowed, and
was taken 70 the Jail on an express wagon early yes
terday morning but the victim had anticipated TIC
execution and il can yet be said thai execution has
never taken place in Hudson County.
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