New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-04-04
Execution Of Lewis for tho Murder Of Mr..
Rownnd OF Princeton, N. j.

Yesterday, ct III O'clock, Charles Lewis was OK.
eeued In the yard adjoining the Court House of Mercer
County N j. In the City of Trenton accordance with the
sentence passed upon him fer the murder Of Mr. James Row
and jewslsr In Princeton the night Of November IT,
1852 The circumstances attendant upon the MURDER the
arrest Of Lewis the Coroners inquest the trial
already been given in brief to the readers Of TIE TRIBUNE
Our reporter who vsd the Of execution yesterday
gives the following Of IT, and facts o. he has been
able to gather relative to the murderer.
o'clock yesterday morning the City OF Trenton WA oil
excitement caused By the marching Of military companies
who we're preparing to guard the Court House during the
execution Of Lewis and the svs In Of large numbers
ofusngers from the country who had thhe see the
the building but without being able 70 crafty their curiosity
beyond the issuance from Visitor. from within tina, the
nghb 'Ihood Of the Courhousc covered BY persons
who commanded view Of the ssllOws At l2i o'clock
the yard In the Of tho prison. accompanied by the
prisoner Lewis and the following ,pscs guard George L.
Dean, Special Depot, Sheriff Peter P.rk.r. John Barclay
Samuel McFssne NJ =. Parent Jacob Gesry and Georse
r. Disbrow The oulprt was led under the ssllows and
asked the usual question TO whether he wished
word His last words had been in his CELL and
those Of the most wicked character The small lover
attached to the rope fell into well beneath and the cup
drawn about feet from the ground He msas one
out died In shout three mnutea After hanging for some
time he was taken down put in coffin aud forwarded for
what purpose unknown Joseph Young No. ies BOwey
Lewis Is he called him'elf had gray In crime. It
own name Ch.s, W. Smoad, he was engaged in cracker
bakery in RoIbury, Mssaehu,ets Ho there accidentally
got hi, left hand into machine and he carried tn. mark Lott
been horn IN Manchester, New Hsmpshire When his cs
in crime cOmmsnced not definitely Known he
OF the unnetsured villains that lived. Alb ut
II years ago be kept hotel at Hudson N y where muir
der and robbery had been committed and order conceal
QOenty are,ed and fept in prison for about is month.
pending the trial charge OF arson when he acquitted
He then received The n,uisuce money amounting $1,000
While he keeping the hotel referred To- he was in the
constant habit Of mailing raids into the country robbpg
would throw bundle. Of WORTHLESS. articles into their houses
His wife has not him for the last sr years She
year. Of .Se Another cId died ~ls Sd, aSdo
Ing Of imprisonment In Massachusetts, for crime com
mitt.d In Ro,egIy Levi: vas well tHown In several Of d.
stepped the wind Of many hungry devil who
,rOwied .bOu, IOsins hi' mehey" He w~. according
Burdell and Nh, cunnins CHAM; in company With Di
Burdsl the evening Of 81. murder and had him WIN
Tine Lewis went smiuiDs and no more was seen OF hin
Unit. The ,h Of JSns iSi joe. ,n.5 hi. r:e... ron q.
about Ut Is. tim. il IN s, s Of sds g:
oos.mren, Sond He d h. never h.d an .ses%pic. IN
his crimes bis eyon bsips tia, they always TO 40
A.. .es were ssu1.sa sS o1 13Ga
hearing o. one Of tho special Deputy Sheriff at Trenton b.
admitted that q sH.T NOR 'sS. ns "1a., Of Dr. BuIds
ssnsssrehisf n.Ii.d Cha. j. Ksiet.m" Il n;y 5. re-
membefed thss shirt MARRIED with The found
10 bloody condition 10 the attic ele',, Of %, hoes. q bur
dell the day stsr the Bond rss Tragedy Thess Who inow
Inc ine place and 10 have b,op the ewp.r The
theory established the trial Of h Cunonshs that Bur.
Dc. s i.f S oa:a ss 81 ps0n :1 .:SU1sSs
wood At M.tone with his s hand and the .vid-se. tn.
coroner: .. ID; bod. :: Mr. ssT..s :s'g ". the
sumption that vas dealt from behind and Levi subse
aast /. sa,sn.d By those 10 hsv. been In closes.
communication with hirp since hi. mpr.onmsn thu, he
and since He said that when he Travelled on the Mississippi
,tesmboats n any poor devil wbs lost bis mousy BY ssn.
Dbs sle COO al pop down there" lie wa. married IL
leIa Ju pevous 10 the Burdell murder he drew revolver
hi. little s now ivns To ave her own IN. an that n
the girl she told him that the ehd ". dead From that
%ssS isd ahs s .scp s o.s 70 u. day
hi. execution i.ius upon GOOD frid.y he r-pli.d No
20 @; s leave jersey On Friday and
Yesterday Mr. Ed~n Jane. and Mr. Dupphy hi. counsel
% bis Trial who h..e been eIessdnsy '''sstVs to him since
v.rson took place between Nj James and the doomed
M Jam have to you for the las, time and
All YOU IL you are DESTROYS Of ns any provision for your
chla Your wife and little sir called upon last night to
ash that should sec you to thi. purPori
Lsps3 Its - - nonsense, have no WIFE my
M, Jane, Lewis hold In py hand your wife, d.sus
r.otype and photographic Themes. Of your child =,
Letris That's the - - brought me TO this Ny
vii. ha- -, and NY child ss-i-
INV wife and - child
rhi. his dying 10 his wife and daughter His
to the who have had him n charge since his
beau uniformly indecent and wicked beyond all
precedent When asked yesterday II Methodist minister
Mr. Monroe. might pray by him before execution he said
He may he likes, don't care d-n% and while prayer
was beoF offered he sat In chair In the unconcerped
manner He walked to the gsows with the that
used 70 walk into Court during bis trial Not IN
powerful frame seemed TO pail In view Of the awful
penalty he WAS about to pay for his crime.
lie fsied make symPsihizing friend during his
whole inprsonmenL Indeed he invited sympathy but
embraced every opportunity Of repeling friendly spproaoh
His language exceedingly offensive much that In
what been quoted Of hs conversation with his counsel
dsshes arc inserted for aboninabe words he used
Although lac made formal confession OF bis crimes yet
he made important admissions Of the details Of his quilt
al the galONe