Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-10-30
TIE EXECUTION OF Dr.. wHIoHr.-Over


THE EXECUTION OF Dr.. WKIGHr.-Over
three months sihcc, ia July last, Liedt. san
born, Vermonter, cOmmsn In a company
Of uu,urrd soldiers, was irs~itcd snd then
shot down in Il e streets of Norfolk, Virginia,
hy Dr. David NJ. Wright, one Of the seccsh
CITIZENS Of that city. Threats OF shooting
the commander of tie fIst b1dy Of negro
soldiers that the L. ). Government should
dare to send into that conquered city had
been previously made by It's rebel P'puh-
lion. Il WIS found To lie case of d,liber-
ate murder by tie Count Martial which rat
upon the case. and the g',ilty man WIS sei-
fenced To he hung. Dr. Wright WIS man
Of standing in the CITY, and not only tie
creh proper but I { Numerous sO-c.'il d CI.i' N
men Of Norfolk left no STONE unit II cd !
sccurp the reversal of the sentence. f.,
President Wac hc,ng,d With Iet.iJns.-
Among other ll,as tat Of alteration ID.
mind was strongly urged, aud Mr.. Lincoln
di-lntcie an eminent II ysician from " as
ton to investigate tile sanity Or in-anity oi
the accused. The delay of two or tine,
months sincc the sentence, has lei MANY To
tear that Justice nj ght after all he debated
but the is,Le shows that the Government.
will protect il soldier, OF black and viii,
regiments alike.
The following incidents Of the uttcmp, To-
escape and the execution are interesting
Iuring the weeks reprieye grutel bT the
clerneucy If Mr. Luc. h.. several q eminent b,i-
ct NvrllA, and Trend, # tiie i0;,or, cuue,r.ri
, plan tor Il. .tDr. G.n. Btrue-, tic 100 .iltry
-o,eruor, whu o., very sud hearted -.
,-rui,d the prison. e,ty p,ssLlc nlul c'ut',
,.d GO, =. ,u,u.iy thv doctor family W-f, j.
n,st c,nsttutly win b m. On los Mcll,-lu
sH VI = P,nel,P, the yruns I'D! y ni ,u,i
,Nvy,, s.tei her ittdrr. - ~.us h,r Gus .lI.-
sine hat rem ,liei "a Use ga = lug t.ll,, .li.l.
va, d z,o,e Ell hat h. -,ht hii b,,It ,xt.f.-
-u.sh L. Pretty = uu = |, y "a ,le hcl ex from
the ~ sutr'- eel, u.d hId p,ss,i ALREADY three
-yutr.s, when Lieut. C,oA. Il the qua r., It,
rm ,r.ei the unsutly gut AMI tail nsurv OF
he female he approached the luiy, au.f rats
NJ the Va from her fac, iviud 10 a., -drpr-,
the condemned uitu, who Was nttlred u his
au shter's apparel. "a who, had he been a.
! vel tWo minutes more, wuuli have Z uyi the
c,rriagr in waiting FIR h.m.
TN being recognized by Lieut.. Cuok, Dr.
Wright ssyIue.. to be very little embarrassed.
,ul with great sung ffotl sad 'j'1 .ivrttr
means are parluntUly uhler dcsp-rus cir-u.u-
anc,s," and turning, walked bl,h L. he c. u
- uHconcerueily ~ n nothing had happened
N entering the PRISM, the daughter Wis found
reclining ca the bel, her b o's protrud.n- from
beneath the co,erug-a p,sit.on s'ni ltr Co thai
,dopt,d by her flIh,r. she Was deeply panied
10 see her deep Ia aud almost slccts-iil pAr,
frustrated. No restraint Wa placed ou her, and
III uthccr escorted her home From ths mo-
inent al Acpe rr rpr csc ar escape 81. n.s',d.
TuE EXEcu!ioS
Fridiy morn n, the 25l inst. d.Nuel upon
Norfolk VITA all tine resp endrut beauty of 40 lu-
Ian summer day VI, urniug aut ~ Ing 8
heard from eNtrS house uccup,d by retail -ym-
.,tth l-s. auI many ant bitter q cure was
huil-l Al the Ia ou oths,rs ami Gov,um nt
three Regiments ct lufutry, buLr ou of
CUulry. ani Cart. Ryan, taiiOy 90 tine ,-h
Wv Urk Art ~ surrounded the erlow>.
Ilc pan l.. OF Inc hu,-aid ali father from
Is tam y rVh u i't AT ii' -tHuN- go q WIS Ft'.
,uutul, AMI a l.r-ou az weaker nerves than Dr.
"ushJ would have iecome quite uum'"nrt
Il ~.ft WAS taken fIom him DO 40 is,i.- u.,
e'uiit'n u, AMI IT, m A.- tausht'rs Dc i-iis t.r,
ms lfaN,y.
90 the usull question. wh,ther Doe hal ans
thing To -iy, the ocior, 90 tfciuuiou, to.c.
uurmurcl ''iafrs oIfy 90 sGy t.If frs frf
Nt'ch c'mmHi'4 / 80 ftiloW Inc slytie
l1itce or hdh a. hour p.eHs1ffit''-
tie thtn ! u on rs Anets, ln iu 4l D. b." F.c
repeated the the Lori prayer 'n' ''n li
Nlth a pct't'n TO the lhnnc q "r'-g o" -'i- pc
'on-'o'nn - on'i ''l''r rlju''ei 'he mp 'n'
..,r va, ,If,sp.r.rb f,-7. tb. ,s'rl.f m,
'fh,cr IN charge 4 sind, lhss tnp I'D, anI SOD
"a Al '',,'i'i o. -, j., VI I'm. .'l'I ''-. d ''
if~c,cn reet INST ntly b oAe rs nr,s. amt
tn eulprit d'vi without the Slightest struggle,
ton
The prisoner WIS IN ape france. The no - per.
.ect * toneut IL a S,uthcrn,r II = face vas long.
the f,atups tu,l, mou.l,d, th,uah prmt,i-.
ud b. u. ken che 4. pi,rc.rs ,y,s and lu-
lowing hair ~ zll with y,nrs, 81, h- b,si
ue-poAe h.m .euu le sou OF tina, re.relut l,,l-
uou 81 our lad vlich q aims Is IT, chtri te---
.ic the chivl,y Il yDrr trnlslIiu-d tr the
pi,sent. Ia Dies be w,s Dot u-t,nri us. sur
inclined rIth 20 the slp,rill 81 of the u.l
a wsry ID ittA coaf and pane. tuf ,ts. lrI 70
SnIte kite
A lev evuu-s ago one of tine cad r,ueI
mans llu-ht,rs " a. u.rtcl ta.i ...ti.u4a u .
N,riola. Acc.rir- loo $50 d., ..r.--c. a., Oh.
lo-tor, the ecr,nou ,, ,o,A 90 ,,e 90 tly ilI
The ociur had a 81, iilu ul.d. lfcr o .....tl.
pattern he, g.,d uS lim- IT, % torCl.I >rt-I .
,c - iu form a culmi.,r o,,r 10 fl-e D. iu-h- T
pigh aud ou the huer ,iIv he fistyi.yd the rh,-
tsfaph- ct Ill his ftnly.
MR.. LI>ooLN t. TuE biITispRs tiSK'r T
xEN.-Thc synod OF the b .ltlm re Old >cb.ul /
pr,sbv,.ris,s nail ,l,..;r r...,..,.,. n, b.t,
~.
20 TIE fIeeiitnt al the lite Iou'c' Oc
24th. Mr.. Lincoln in reply q the short ai- /
ir,,. oi rho NJ ,lcr,t,r .,id