Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-03-06
The Spring Pulled BY an Un.... H.,,.


To-day, 'Augnstns Ford, tcoiared) sus..-.
TIRE sentence ps<ssn upon him AZ ma tsst -
Of the Court by Judge herrick, for IN, -
Of George Adams. tcoaored) In Bates An :.
Nevrmber last. The efeention toor No.
the north yard of the Jail, IN the pr-..-eu
about seventy "A We persons. among WHOM "
several Of his friends.
Ford has, IL seems, been under thetn,
sion that ne would not De eKAceteu, bu, ~
sentence would be COMMITTED or n. 4.
doned before the time srri we'd, AID this iror-..
sion h was under 10 the Last A peli,,o. -,
communication Of seetepce was preseu,as
President seyerai days since, hut he - y
amining the. testimony. refused TO i.,-0-
he has during the week rested w4n So
hibi:rd no unusual feeling, and on wsdps.sn.
when he heard the Norkmen al wurh - ~
scafoid, remarked TO the jaiior thai ~ -
labor thrown away. A number OF ca,ri
numbers OF the church hsye visited No.
times, and his pastor, Rev. Fsther waisss.S
ST. Patricks Church, has been his att..s0
Yesterday the latter sp~ntsome time via - -
In his cell, and this morning he entered M. -
at half-pasi ten and remained until h.
taken 10 tbe scafold.
a few minutes past ~ Deputy Marshal pa.
lips, Jailor Mi'lbnrn and Mr.. Robinsan. ~ -,
Cf the guards of the Jail, went TO the call 40
a few moments Ford, who was ast,res -
black suit, aitraded by tine priest, mad. 49,
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minutes past -, " here they were ioisASt Z.
Marshal Lamon- The Grimm 81 appes r~d A. ~
expecting pardon, and when he arrived a, ~
foot Of the steps Of the scadold he stopped |. -
ment and locked wissfully AZ the vindo,.s
the Jail and over the crowd and then rzn - ~
IDLY up the steps. Father Walter knelt -
moments Wi n him and then took leave NJ
shall Lamon Then spoke lew words 10 him 50
ssk, d If he had anything 10 say, 70 wh =. A.
answered in the negative, and the Marsha ~
him farewell. HIS arms were then led b.h "a
him and the black cap drawn over his eve.
At this juncture Rev. Chas. Spear asee,a~s
the platform anu a. ked To speak with h., -
Ford replied that he had nothing TO conmv.,'
cate. 70 .-
The cap was then drawn over his fa,s I. a
the knot was adjusted by Deputy Msr.as,
Phillips, and Marshal Lamon, who had -.
scended 20 the ground, gave the signal-st =
minutes past l2-and the trap fell he cuI,.,
falling about Ave feet. For perhaps ~.
minutes the prisoner struggled, bat not ga
lently, and then all was quiet. The sprns
was pulled by a hand inside the jan, the ro.s
attached 10 II being run through a box 10 IL
inside, where an unseen person performed t.
part of ssJack ke;ch.r After the BODY ha5 hass
for IS minutes. Dr. w. j. &. Duhame., phrS.
clan TO the Jail, and DIR. &. W. Ford of he NJ
:. Army, examined the body and pronoupes5
that life was extinct, and he was cut dovs
and placed liz a coffin and delivered 70 hs
friends, no Were in waiting.
Yesterday, Tailor Milburn had some couvs,c
saticn with him. and Ford said that IL was hsrS
that he should he hung when others lust ~
guilty as himself had not been executed Ford
asked him II he had heard anything as resarde1
a pardon, and said he understood thar In
papers i'm his case Ia d been sent TO the Attornev
General. MIR. Miiburn told him that the Pm.
ident alone could pardon him, and he Appears
surprised. In this conversation Mr. Xibur.
said that the evidence in his case was shorl sad
that the Attorney General mi ghi soon loof ovS
il; and Ford replied that cit was no -ev15enrp
at ALL" meaning that il wac untrue
Ford has been FOR some years well kAovv
about the restaurants Of the city, and was
smart, serviceable hand. The circumstan@
OF the case in which he killed Adams were thss
he was pay ing his addresses 10 q colored woman
in Bates Alleyy and Adams went 10 see TIA
same woman. On the night OF the murder,
Ford beard that he was in the house, and went
there and called him out, when be shot him.
Adams dying a short time after wards Ms
was arrested by the Fourth Ward poles
ard committed TO Jail, and at the last tern Of
the Criminal court was found guilty and sen
fenced Mr.. Morgan, his counsel moved for 4
new trial, but Intellectually; and to-day he ex.
riated his crime.
The scsfoid, which was erected east Of he
north door OF the Jail, W az not seen oy persons
outside the high wall intervening. hui masy
OF the upper windows and tops OF the houss
on CT and Four-and-a-haif streets wen
crow ded with persons looking down into the
lall yard. The prisoners In the jail, on the east
side, witnessed the execution from the win.
dows, but those on the west side did not have
good opportunity to see II, the scsrold being
built within n few feet OF the wall. The scat
fold is the same that was used for the execution
OF Woodward several years since, and since
then on two other occasions-in the execution
OF Powers, for the murder Of Lutz, and the eY-
ecution OF the soldier st the Old Capitol a few
months ago. The platform is twelve fee;
square, the trap in the ter being Eve feet
and raised about foot from the floor. which
is ten feet from the ground, and twelve feet
below the croes-piece from which descends tas
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