The daily Wabash express., 1862-02-27

Gordon was almost constantly attended Gu-
ring Its imprisonment by his wife and child.
Mrs Gordon has bern PEI mitfed 10 Femaia
wlth hin whenever she eh ee. aud her at
tendance has been uns emitting She d =
native Of Nova Scotia. about twenty i've
years OF age. sAlht bus wsll-bnilt. and Of
much personal beauty. She has resided IN
Brooklyn during most Of tho period OF her
husbands imprisonment. IN the family oi =
sea captain. who has interested himself
s,me~hat Tor she cumfort OF Go don. She
his ii.ed Was dngion several times. AID
Tor tie iAst time no longer ago than Last
fr day. Tier pecuniary means ara derived
exclusiy " from beneyoleit persons. who
have supplied her With what she pressingls
needed a oommutaficn of the death penal. :
in The case Of her husband Accompanied
BY the child a hue ooy IF Eve or slx yezrs
OF age she nobY devoted every hour al her
command TO Gordons comfort and 10 bis
consolation They have evidently been
much attached 10 each otaar.
On Thursday ev ming the 6nai parting
scene occurred. Gordon did not entirely
i0.e his self-possession. bot the g.iri oi Mrs.
6ordun vas OF The most acute description.
She sas taken away At half past SIX clock
After parting Nth biz vile, Gordon Was
transferred 10 Auolher cell. and HE clothing
thoroughly searched to prevent the Poss bil-
ity any sstempt at suicide. He then paglook
OF some refreshments ard Lighted segaF.
and. calling for pen and ink. sat down 20
write letters. He thus passed the principal
E part of the night up to about O'Clock
/ About o'clock Gorion vas discovered IN
commissions. and a physician .as cent for
who pronounced him suffering under the ef.
iects Of dose Of poison. The prisoner af.
teward1 admitted that be had taken z small
powder which had been furnished him, and
which be had concealed ia q crnck under hi,
bench.
he continued In conyulSions until aJou
+ 10 O'Clock, when the effects Of the poisoi
seemed 10 sub-iie. and he rallied materially
About ii o'clock b requested that lock o
h hair and his ring should be carried 10 hi,
wife.
At eleven o'clock 5 dispatch was receive,
from Judge Besbe. who had sous TO Alban,
10 see Governor Morgan. stating that sfte
his interview tho Governor had seut ,els
graphic dispatch - President Lincoln, re
questlng further respite for the prisoner
Inside tho Iombs building and a, ever,
entrance a guard OF mSrines we're stationed
with fixed bayonets. They had been dc
tailed from tho Marine Barracka, were undo
command OF Lieut.. Cohen. and numbers
about eighty mon. The special guard wa
composed of the Marshsl's deputies. wit
some police captains. A guard of polio
wss also stationed around the outside oI ih
I Toombs.
The gallows Was new one, ofiginsll
made tor hanging the three murderers Q
Capt. Pike. of the ship General Parkhill, bu
not used, as the sentence OF those men WI
commutcd by the President 10 Imprisonment
for fifteen yoars.
The hour of twelve o'clock was fixed 70
! the execution. Over hundred persons ha
been admitted 10 witness tho scene. anon
whom were Marshal kcese Of Rosfon, ses
eral State Senators and reporters for th
press
Gordon MAS taken from his cell 10 tho ga
lows AZ quarter past twelve O'Clock. II
was supported py swo OF Marshal MURRAY
deputies. The Maushal wslkei on his righ
The appearance OF 6ordon's fsce MAS ghas
Is; his fear was extreme: but with that 4,
sumed stoicism which has distinguished hin
he walked. cr VAS rather carried guilty 70 h
place. He II de no dying speech.
IS soon as the moose vas adjusted. th
back cap was pulled over his face. Tho sil
nal was at once made, and in an instant
was dangling in the air. He died easily; bI
few conyulsiyo movem nts we're observed
He Was dead ia about 6ye minutes from IL
time the rope was adjusted; but tie bod
was allo ved 20 remain half an hour, when
was taken down aud placed in roux b cofh
in which il will bo delivered 70 his friends.