Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-11-06

Ths ExseuaIsn e Dr.. wright.
Tie Eorthsrn payers have aeeouns8 Of the
/ sEeeuton sf Dr.. Wrieh. at Norfolk We copy
I from tho Pnfatelphia faqairsT's sec0unts
Late On Wednesday evening, preceding tha
I day Of szscu.ion, be vas visited, es usual, BY
pa-tiln Of bic isaailY, arhich, On this occasion,
/ cou1isted OF bis vie two daughters and a sraal
I 51n. Thy al sEtarsd their asher's eel, and
{ sfera shafs tins, ihs whole party, a1pa-susig,
retired. 10 gain ihs siEeet, thsy had 70 pass
through httis anta-F00m IA The prison, Hhiel
is deeu1ied by its ofd eers i1F tie tTalsaet0l OK
Business. Here 0us ef tee party, sulerlg
through a deer, slightly stumbled. Tbs vas
ncticsd By ons Of the tu-nkeys, Who after fhey
had just cieVeTiV reached the stress. sLeiaiual.
By, 5el.eVs hat was Dr.. Wriehs 10 dis
guise" Lieut.. Cock, VINO vas sisng among
tnoss present T. tha rocul rlsh1d Gut and Isisr-
ssplsd the party before they bad gotten many
f. steps Walking up o. ore Of them, he eL-
eslme5 '.THaFs played gUt know To1, Br-
Wught;" ss tle sane time lifting 1p t'T1 hesVy
vails tlaS e0Hceascd &c tlce- l- Pr1ved % b a4
the iisu.suans BAD assarlad u. Was D.. Wright.
ard Le spPsarsi % Be- but is1'a surprilsd cr en-
5arrasssd at the detection, and OF ssiug eol-
dacsed inside ths jail, rene k,i that '-dssps-sta
means were paTi0Eabls under desperate ciIeEz1-
stances" ald then walked back 81 kis cell a.
uBccnesrusdiy c. if nothing 3 Il oesurrsd.
The secret Of boz ha was disguised can nsH
be m1st rss.iiT shown Wlsn be le-s me plaes
Of hi5 c0uinauzz- re WIS elad ia the EarmeHzs
Of one Of his d11g1ssrs, WEo Tsmsine1 behind-
As her father vas Te-eatsTi1g his esls she Wag
found reclining u9oa the bed fully equipped il
her pas rig, the boots pcsrinE beneath tas eoE-
sriBy. SIe was much chrErin9d as being f9aad
IN This positen. bar was m1rs 1cepT 5Grprlset
ard painsd 70 3Gd that her Eeheue tCr Esr flih-
er's esczps had been Eussrats1- Fer her imp-u-
dent act no restrRins was pizeed upon her, but
shs was sse0r-s6 homs By ore Of ths ancers q
TIE prison i was ihrsuFh Is1s aecidels
that Be WAS recognized Beng taller than he
sousa, be stoCped "a H1ca as ls 5ars 20 make
h-Hssif appear smali, AM iu doing snis be slunas
bled whils passing Trough EdcCr. Tbs caused
bis detection, IS It mere clearly revealed tla
shape and siEs Of kis body, which the kssn eye
Of ths turnkey was qui-k % dsiecs
The doctor throughout ThursdsT apPeagsd e
ebserful as usual. In the aaauooa ne Lord's
sacrament was s5uinistsred 70 hin 1y The Rev
Mr. R1dusn, Of ChEis.'s church his family
remained with hin a1 night snd up @ o'cloak
on Friday morning A portion cf tho tlns vas
spent IN C0nvarsstion and tns rest was devoted
to rsizious servicas. Upo1 thsir. departure taeT
ssok theiE last farewell. They al apPearsd to
be deeply moved, acd is vas truly 3 solemn and
touching scene.
Esriy on Friday morning ths sztsri0F Of ths
prison was surrounded BY Clustering bsyonsis,
pzriug everything i0r he exEeutioa- As mHe
O'Clock Dr.. Wright vas tizsl nom his eel en1-
e1u6uefad through the prison 70 tas street To
taoss who were present be bowed, aad several
he siireszsd with q few words H3 was sup
ported on si Der side by a clergy nan- Aitaf
viewing the procession, which vas drawn up
fnto Ens. be sdvsaesd t0=Erd tila hsarss, and
requested that the Id ef bis e0flia might Be r.
moved 60 that be e0Ud fake bis laEt view Of bis
family, whose portraits were arrargsd al alonE
ths sides. inst absvs the head He seemed 70
rsaIizs bis awful position, though be seemed %
BE- l..Is detected, ard ms-ehs1 with drrn step
he enlsfad LIS carriage iu e1mPAly with Caps-
Sheppard. assistant provost marshal, Kew.
Msssrs ROdmsn and OTsrson-
The procession, under command Of Col keeEe,
moved forward in lie following order: A small
detachment Of NOM ed ms1, marital corps and
inaastry guard, bearse, carriage containing Dr.
Wrighs sad cleEgymsn and carriage containing
other c.eEETmel-
Tas sp5s selected lsr ihs sic Of execution vas
he Old fair grounds. II he ceuier OF than lha
zaLl0ws was erected. A. q few minutes before
ten @ clock tce procession reached hers. Already
ths s B and 18Th Cuuneesicas regiments ne All
Rhode Island regiment ard Rsgan's Battery.
were drawn ~ in hollow square srCuDd tae
yal5o~s The procession passing inside Of T.
D.. Wrghlis carrrEs was halted before tie
scsf5ld. which be mounted vi hcus aEy arps-
reut uervru5-ess, assisted By d. Rodmau and
ancther eleIgyma1. From Tie seaHold Cnptain
Sheppard row read the charges finding and
sentence Of the court b. Which the condemned
was lried. The order f0r execution vas a-so
read. The doctor listened 70 shem calmly and
without eviuciHg suy emotion
Dr. Rldman now ChsTsd up payer, a. the
conclusion Of which DR.. Wright advanced s8sF
steps forward, ard in 8 tEsmul0us voice saids
G uAeuen, ths sct which / committed WAS
4 ne without the sliEhl7st malice" Eis- hands
we're now tied Bending On his kness, be
gTaved most farvantlg for G few minutes
Upon ad5'rg, the cap was adjusted ever bis
face, ard tha exacu-icusr, John Armstrong, ct
company 3, 21zt CaonaatGut giuent, stepFsd
froaa the platform and pulled The r0ps afiaeEsd
TO he har which supported the crcp Al tlis
line b-esthi5-s stiffness prevailed. aad a8 re
Dcesor descended ihtc1gh TIE trap a slud sr
appeared @ rua through svsry Ccs prs5al-t- lie
Ell without a slguzgs. His d-s-a mist alva
been Instantaneous, ss nos motion vas PaE-
esived-