The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-07-05
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rons OF horse gauoped to and fro with the same
object
The preparations for the execution were alE
made inside of the Jail yard; and the first object
that met our view on entering within the walls
was the CHASTITY display Of Eve rough collins.
destined to contain the mortal remains Of th6
condemned. Several platoons of infantry were
stationed inside, and few officers Of the army,
the reporters of the press, and half dozen citi.
zens, were all who were permitted to witness
the appalling spectacle. The crowd outside
seemed TO content to endure the burning rays of
| = burning sun during an hour or 30 of suspense.
LOT the mcager privilege Of seeing the numbering
| aead cart emerge from the gloomy precincts of
.ne prison with its freight Of poor mortality
Inc scaftoiding was erected at the north side Of
tne main court, and two chairs, with like mum.
ger OF biackened cords dangling above them.
| showed that only two were to suffer at q time.
| ATo Others were condemned to be executed
AZ later hour, ond third boy of some Is
years, calling himself Theodore Lieb, who had
also been sentenced to the death penalty-was
extreme youth.
The two prisoners who first suffered were
Stanislaus Roy and VIM. N. Clary. Roy was =
harnessmaker by trade, and was some time ago
~ the service OF Magee l. George. Latterly he
mas actea as barkeeper on Povdras street near
6aroone street, opposite the Market House.
olary was second officer of United States
transport ship now in port - =
Ine condemned were attended in their cell br
Father Dutau, and from him thew received the
last rites OF the Catholic church. That thew
were consoled and fortified by the ministrations
OF the Holy Father, was apparent from their
calm demeanor and evident resignation to their
isnominious fate.
The condemned were led out from their cell,
at precisely 10 o'clock, and took their seats i'm,
mediately under their cords, upon the platform r,
They were dressed all in white. Clary appear.
ed to be near six feet high, and about thirty.two
years Of age, with features that bespoke the
weather beaten tar, and man Indifferent To
moral restraints Or to the terrors of the scafold.
hoy was about five feet eight inches high and
perhaps thirty years old. He had more stolid
countenance than Clary, and less apparent in
tellect. Neither OF them appeared agitated,-
Each wore crucifx upon his bosom.
| Deputy Provost Marshal Stafford advanced.
and read the order of execution which recited
that
civilian N. Oary, late second officer of the
United States steam transport Saxon, and STAN
isaus Roy of New Orleans, on the night of the
II To of June, inst, having forged pretended
authority of the Major General commanding.
being armed, in company with evil disposed per-
| sons, under false names, and in pretended uni.
form of soldiers of the United States, entered
the house of peaceable citizen, No. 90 Tou-
louise street, about the hour of II O'clock in the
night time, and there) in a pretended search
for arms and reasonable correspondence, by
virtue of such forged authority, plundered said
house and stole therefrom 1885 in current
bank notes, one gold watch and chain, and on
bosom pin.
The white cap was then put upon their heads
the moose adjusted upon the neck of each, and
Father Dufau advanced to the platform. Put
ting his hand upon the shoulder of Roy, the
one nearest him, he proceeded to deliver a fer
vent and feeling prayer. All hearts seemed
moved by the touching eloquence of the Holy
Father, and some of the spectators shed tears at
the sorrowful sight. But no moisture dimmed
the eyes of the culprits, and once only slight
tremor shook the iron frame Of Roy.
At the conclusion of the benediction, Fa-
Their Dufau asked Clary to repeat the Lords
prayer, which he did clearly and distinctly
emitting the last words, 'for Thine is the king
dom, and the power, ard the glory, forever
and closing at the supplicatiug line of ''lesd Us
not into temptation, but deliver US from eYil"-
with solemn "Amen."
Roy was then directed to repeat the same
prayer, which he essayed to do, in rapid, low,
and tremuous voice-but his sensibiities we're
too much wrought upon, and he failed to finish.
The culprits being asked if they desired to
say anything, Roy stated that all he wished to
say was, that he wished his former friends aud
tcompanions would take warning and not follow
his example.
Clary said that previous to coming to New
Orleans he had led an honorable life, and had
been led into the crime for which he was to die,
by the persuasions of others. All that he could
now hope for, was to make his peace with God,
and he could say with clear conscience that he
had hopes of entering better world
The caps were then drawn down over their
eyes, the culprits appeared, by the conyulsive
heaving of their breasts and the movements Of
their lips to be engaged in prayer-the cords
were cut at ten minutas to 10 o'clock, by q
sounding blow from an ak, the drop fell, the
two chains ratified upon the granite floor, and
the. unfortunate swung into eternity. Clary ap.
peared to suffer but little, and in about two
minutes was quite dead. Roys was evidently q
case of strangulation, as he struggled for some
time.
About an hour afterward two others, George
W. Crage and Frank Newton, were hung 70,
the same odense. Newton, who at ono time VA
q church member, in his confession, deplored
his fall from grace, attributing it to the fact
that he had been led into the society Of loose
women. .. . -lsg. .t-a- a.. IS a-E-
Rebel Appreciation Of their Arms.
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