Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-01-06
The Execution Of Indians In
hsiDR esOta.

The following detail Of the closing scene
at the execution Of thiriy-eicht indians
who were tried and canvicie3 Of havins
actively participated in the recent ma ssa.
ores in Minnesota, is taken fr7rn the S,i,,
Paul Press. The execution to,k flce et
MankatO, on the Goth ult.
At precisely ten O'CLOCK the Condemned
were marshaled in proce> sion, and headed
Sy Capt. Red6eld, marched ont int, the
street, and directly across through a file oi
soldiers to the scafuld, which had Lsan
erected in front, ani were delivered 70 the
officer Of the day. Capt Burt. They were
eager ard cheerful, even crnvd;t,- ana
joStIng each other ~ lie ahead. iu.t ,ixa J.
lot u hungry boarders hing 10 dinr ar II,
hotel.
The soldiers who were or guard in the r
quarters stacked arms and ioliowed them
aud they in turn vtre followed Nv tho
clergy. reporters, &c.
As they CONNER .sI the as.e,t IF .ho
scat is, the death song was again started
aHd when they had all ct ~, the noise
they made was truly bideous. Il seemed
o. VI PaHdemonium hai broken I,,se +.
had wonderful effect in keeping IN the ;
courage. Uae young fellow VINO ua.i been
gwen cigar by enc If the renarters inst
before marching from quarters, was SIN Il
ing It on the stand putting way veyy co.,.
ly during the intervals of the bideons az; !.
yi-yi," ''ui-yi vi" aud even after the ear,
was drawn over his face, be MANAGED T.,
get 1t up over his mouth aud smoke An
other was smoking his pipe.
The h9ose having be, n promptly adiu.,s3
over toe neck of each. ly Capt. Libby. all
was ready for the signal.
I'e scene at this ju nctu.e was one of az.
ful interest A painful and meatb a.
suspense G d The vast crowd which tst
assembled trcIl all quarters to witness the
execution.
Three 8 CIV, measured end distinct beats
on the drum ~ Major Brown. who L.,3
been announced a. signal uiiicar. and the
rope was cut By Mr.. Dulv-the sea ia
fell, and thirty -seyen lfeicss boc;e- we're
LIT dangling between heaven and eartb
One Cf the ropes was broken. and the b,J,
of Railing Runner fell TO the ground Tbs
meek had probably been broken. rs bnt liz
tie sISns OF lie were Observed, but be was
hungup again.
While the signal beat was being giyea
numbers were seen 70 clasp the hands Of
their neighbors, which 10 several instances
continued to be clasped till the bodies were
cut down.
As the platform fell. there was one. no,
loud, but prolonged cheer from the soIdisrv
and citizens who~ere spectators. and then
all were quiet and earnest witnesses of the
scene.
For 50 many, there was but little suffer.
ing; the necks of ell, O.. nearly all. were
dislocated by the fall, and the after strup-
Cling was slight.
The sesifold fell a quarter past ten o.
CLOCK, and 10 twenty minutes the bodies
were examined by surgeons and life pre-
nounced extinct.
The bodies were then cut down, placed
IN four army wagons, and, attended by
company X, as burial party, and under
command Of Lieut.. Col. Marshall. we're
taken to the grave pRSpared for them anon
the willows on the sar3 bar nearly in front
OF the town. They were all deposited in
one grave, thirty feet in length, BY twelve
10 "lath, and four deep, being laid on the
bottom IN two rows, with their feet topeth.
er and thsir heads to the outside. Tbey
were simply covered with their blankets
and the earth thrown over them.