Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-11-12

L
atrocious murder of Mrs, Emily H. Jones
and her two children, at Otis, on Sunday |
morning, September !, 1862, The par
tculars of tins shocking affair are familiar |
to the public, both from their full publca-
ton at the time of its occurrence, and at
his trial, which took place in May last
From an account of the execution pub
lished in the Springfield Republican, we
condense the following;
Until within few hours before his
death he steadfastly manifested the utmost
unconoern, and although he listened res
pectlully TO the counsels of Rev. Justin
Field, the Episcopal rector at Lenox, who
! has faithfully labored with HIM ever since
his sentence, scarcely any impression was
made upon him. Several weeks ago some
ladies. who went to see him, tired to in
treduce religious topics by speaking of his
SOUL when he interrupted them with an
oath, exclaiming, "Guess If you were IN
my place you wouldn't think much about
your soul p A few days since he said, in
the course of conversation, ave heard
enough of this religion business. Pm
willing to talk with men on earth, and
when go anywhere else, if there is a
God, I'll talk to him.
| When his keeper passed his supper IN
to his cell Thursday night, he remarked
to him, A" Well, jim, | suppose this is the
last supper YOU will eatn "Yes," he re-
piled, g i s'pose it is" ard then added
with GRIN, " They're bound to get this
niger out of the way, somehow" A few
minutes after he said in answer to aques-
ton, that his appetite was first rate, and
the sheriff was going to give him lunch
to take along with him. In reply to the
inquiry, " Where do you suppose you will
go :" he said, ooh, / s'pose shall 90 to
he'll, where all good Christians go.n
But he has told his story regarding the
murder repeatedly with but little varia-
ton since his FIRST confession, and reiterat-
ed it up to the moment of his execution.
He duplicates his father, declaring that he
1.-THE father) killed the children, while he
himself killed Mrs Jones. He acknowl-
edged that he told this in the hope that
0 his father would suffer an equal penalty
!; with himself, and expecting that his SEN
tenqe would be committed to inn 81 isonment
for life, nevertheless affirming the truth Of
all be said. He was very anxious that his
father should see his execution, and on
y Thursday night the latter was arrested
T. near Stock bridge by Sheriff Crosby Of
that town, for threatening the life of his
wife, Young Calendars mother. The old
e man seemed much more indifferent to the
It fate of his son than even the son himself
y and remarked in conversation, "It's {
= sad affair. Well, it's bad thing anywa,
'e to happen in community" He, as wei
J. as the son, seemed to have no apprecla
ton whatever of the enormlty OF TN
% crime, and both made several thoughtles
$. remarks, which, under the circumstance
IS were shocking TO listen to.
i The son seemed TO dread the execution
r. only because he thought it weuld be pain
full further than this he had no care
After sound sleep Thursday night, h
: ate Friday morning hearty breakfast
: and then said, "Tell the Sheriff to com,
on I'm ready for him" He happened
:. to be looking out of his window, when t.'
~ cart containing his coffin came into TIL
Jail yard, and suddenly exclaimed,
don't like the looks of that machine, j
5. sets a TELLER thinking and then burs
i, into a boisierous laugh. About min
I o'clock he was visited by Rev. Mr.. FEEL
= and several other clergymen OF l.enox, a
P well as his counsel, Charles n. Emerson
E. of Pittsfeld. They eonversed with hin
c. endeavorng to impress upon him sens
!. of his condition, but without effect, a
'0 though he manifested some little excite
Is ment.
RS Meantime the crowd had begun to al
nd semble, and the room IN the jail where ii
ng execution was to take place was 500
DIS filled, as many as $50 persons beng pre-
of ent, all Of them men, although few ",
I'M men were seen gazing through distal
th grated door. The roofs Of all the She
'e- and buildings outside the jail which won
u command view Of the galows, were all
=" crowded with greedy spectators. IN Y
OF corridor near the gallows, were the hu
= band, father, brother, and two brother
Il in-aw of Mrs. Jones, the murdered W
" man.
~ ~ just before he was conducted to Il
- gallows, Callendar ate three large apple
and when, at twenty minutes past ten
appeared, he was still chewing in the mo
unconcerned manner. He walked upt
'o- the platform with firm steady step, al
f. stood erect upon it during the suceeedlt
81 exercises. The prisoner stood, with har
ly any apparent emotion, while Rev. NJ
- Field read several portions Of the Epi sc
re- pal prayer-boek appropriate to the occ
ire sion. He paid little attention to the Gle
-; gyman, but gazed around upon the crow
~ nodding to one and family smiling to a
AZ other acquaintance, until the impressi
er- service was completed. He only rails,
his pinioped hands eilce or twice duril
!, the entire reading. The moose was plac
nc around his neck by deputy sheriff Cor
and Sheriff Rccyt then read his death W;