The New York herald., 1863-10-25
GENERAL FOSTERS DEPARTMENT..
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EXECUTION OF DIR. WRIGHT.
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His Attempted Es~ ape and How
It was Frustrated.
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The Devotion Of a Daughter to
Her Father.
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She Risks q Shameful End to Save
the Life OF q Parent.
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Impressive Description Of the
Final Scene,
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Final Scene,
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Mr.. Edwin +. DE Nysc's Dispatches.
NomoLK, Va, Oct ~, 1858.
pocron rscArxs.
As the day Of execution draws near tho hope given by
tho respite OF last week grows fainter and fainter.
Finally, In his desperation, tho cuprt determined
bold plan 10 effect hs escape. Last night his daughter
visited him In bis cell. shortly after a female figure
apparently the samc person. out and passed the
two guards without suspicion This Dr. Wright, who
had changed clothes With his devoted daughter and WHO
would have undoubtedly made his escape good had tho
vgiant guard kept his eyes him after he had parsed
end NOTICED The masculine stride, which he, In his haste,
Assumed the moment he thought himself no. longer
watched The observing sentinel who fortunately knew
enough 10 "put this aud that together anxious 10 In
vestga,e that phenomenon in human natnrc-a woman
with the gait Of manstoppcd tho pseudo nymph with
his pcrcmpory summons, and behold, tho truth was ap
parent the discovered There stood Doctor
Wright decked out In the gaudy habilaneDts which
render the opposite scy 20 charming with whskers
shorn 10 carry out tho barcfaced deception, and irn
dence unparalleled TO bear him through his entire ven
ture " course he was Immediately seized aud locked
up again.
these events are not very complimentary 10 the MILL
tary rcGme Of Norfolk That notorious criminal as
Doctor wright-the jasiness OF whose ssn'clcc "a
aases sos.d Ss open sssaps but ss
,s.ss b. ,ssss sss
Il Is 5DsDiy boas,sd hs wil-a boast IN many sases es
backed up BY heavy be.s-there Will bo such storm
raised fore among the Union sympathizors al win In
verify make Rome howl"
That the prisoner In his a..efn ,skd escape was
aided through soms preconccrcd ,an Of dsoyai par.
Ss ;Ss n. FOR , ~on IN os doubted During
broke out IN dercn par Of the ciiy. Tho iucondary
vas eyerywaere and norcd mos, zealously 70 support
luckily brought about In fret by tho acciaontl
fact Of shsrpsiehied solder forming tbs audcn e.
rom the prison whence the prisoner 70 mako bis
| exit.
| Of tho most exciting kind are abroad to-day Accord
ing to those tales the Doctor s 70 be
force they say. waiting pouncc on the Fair Ground
he pace OF exoention) and bear or tho prisoner des
each ladcrous than tho other. but nevertheless
VII, re there s smoke there must be lre;" would
bio idea of The kind 10 tho minds or sbe sSesh
of be city with al tbs warning, the prisoner be ~
| lowed 70 escape some one should suier .or II.
NoRYoLx, Oct. %, 1869
4 ~ zRx xxsu apS ov oRs nIucav -
which for the past fortnight has croatcd such m sxcn
ment at last took place this iag hour orderea
ten O'Clock Owing 10 tho rumors OF 10 DO
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poured into the city from the dcfonces OF Ports.
mouth, sufficient 70 overawe any demonstra,ivc members
Of the sccosh fraternity Tho night previous however,
the Doctor had nearly made bis escape from the JAIL and
this JustAed the authorities In their precautions
RrErUrioS
al last arrived and stI tho Doctor the prison IN
his relatives forced tho bitter end bcsought
for him respite Of only hours. Hope was drowned A
telegram from tho President commanded that the ends Il
justice should be fully carried out, The execution
ordered FOR ton A. NJ So much eaTlcr hour than IL
the custom IN such csses, ths street and park front u
tho prison througcd with anxious men,
wblto and black (tho latter prodomina,ug), and Slulnd
children 10 troops. The Twenyar Counoeliegt reyi.
mont Colonel Duton, and the one Hundred and Egh,ocnh
Now York, Colonel Keesc. forming the escort were
drawn up line awaiting tie ppT Sarance OF tho prisoner
AZ nine O'Clock sounded Dr. Wright appeared supported
either side BY hs spiritual advisers and anid tho
yacogmnke hush Of the awestrckcn crowd Oh maa
totcred down the steps, trembling al ffs bat ralnlns
confidence and strength ho moyed 10 paused a
the sidewalk 10 srcsk several whoss faces
be recognized smiled calmly oosei upon tho
of faces, and entering The crrase assigned him.
FaocFssiOs
slow pace tie solemn funeral notes OF thu nfo s.d
drum Throughout TIE Guy. every o. escape
cosey guardd Mounted scouts Iatrocd tho streets q
a wsichiul eye on everything cst ~ niscnante
tho boast Of rescue might be pat n eKecdion.
along the route o The aad procession manifest e deepest
sympathy with the pf1one-. WndOxA throDgcd With
LADIES' who for time h4ve scarcely shown tbslr
countcDauocs by tie light q day tor oar q gyas sais
faction or qualification In any degree 70 the yoaihui
Yankees These wopt in sotrc~ ~, unm ea VIA yer
alton at tho moarlta sight. and ths aceus, with sach
affecting siJancis, wss heightened 70 pitch almost dsa
matte,
M PlAcR % saEuuos
was what "a known az tho far Ground leya pili of
round In the suburbs Of the city and distant abogt osc
mile from the jail Here found thrcs resImssis-,be
rghih, fifteenth and Eighteenih oonnee,eui--f1uans
three sides O! hollow slunre in tho c1nun ~ Nhicn
an advariagooas poslDon ~as rsstsi Hsrsss ssysrlb
New York battery With guns unintsref shoii~i And
regiment Coions Draper, arrived AZ late hour, ala
10. med TIC fourth slde q the sIaafe
1aE.vAL 70 nm coAIssg
The DON rolling of tho drVmF and tte usoia,ei thri ~
of lfca warned s q ths o0tn oz n tho victim, ~h3 %
his stern esoort Gled into the gscn~rfr cs nn1les
sds The setseesa chA,sflns q ts bssaIsss ,hrones
wh.ch s~esicl ths ssdieacs W thoEaods ~aa f1hiea
Ail vas no-bd expsc,aiiaa
pFxnisoH run Fr,slrr~.
here tqmirrasy push y ur trgsi "a VIC
es5oDes q ise guard a. ~ stts ~s' & ss
him. Asceaasd ths sispa x lc sowa ari stood "a Tai
vicw q ths uasos lie seenei y havs ,s h.s nsfyess
" A bour bsiose sd iigd cl'my iae"s BIS a's'
ence n be wrre ihcre ca boldly oS1Aaig2
~ arEahssw.
pssl q a souiscrnor. Is taco wS bo4s, ne fos.sres
freiy 1Oassa taoagh promhsnt ani hs ssnssn ehask.
rlere Ia eyes rs Eowiog bar. sfissl. -iih ys~s
ll.s bs beard bertoxr him genuine q that r~sre
poftoa or land which cisims ns W ehaf.efFin
tbo euvsHy of yose transylaniad 10 the pf~s~nt 10
aresn he bet inrttnci rtth@f 20
tho slyysry uye q ibe seuth liz ~0ie DARK os4iy
tsp,s bo vcsi and shla necktle srd wths yfsrcaiei
a nest ngpearancs, asiie ia sfrpnx With use ma.
TuH TNfl
II tLe impressive sspoi y b. caaets1 ~sfs .
otrs c0nnaUoad. sbefe va ~ ds.sy, ~ mas Esf -
useefiAnly. iAch tafty c1aeefacf snefnsf ~ tAt. -
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