The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1864-03-09

Olive burst into merry laugh.
You dear old Matthew, give you warn
ing beforehand that mean to have my own
way in everything. Do you wish to reosde
from your bargain? It is not too late yet.
No, Matthew Deane didn't, he had q
vague Idsa that it would be very pleasant to
be hem -pecked by Olive!
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Execution OF Streeter, the Medina
Murderer- Great EXcitelnent
Through the ,0Oe
People PreseRt-Eise Feuce IA
round the GaliOwe S'OrM Down
and Burned.
IFrom the Cleveland Leader I
The impending execution OF Frederick f.
Streetsr, who murdered the Coy family, in
Medina, on the night of the 2l OF July, and
was, upon Conviction, sentenced to bs hung
on Friday, Janury 26, between the hours of
ten A. NJ. and four Z. Nj. has created wide
spread feeling OF excitement. To this the
peculiar and extraordinary circumstances OF
the case greatly contributed. The peculiar
atrecity ofa treble murder OF a married coup
le and their only child, boy OF seVeu-the
attempted arson--the bold Iobhery-ths cu+
rious. romantic and most wonderful idsntif
cation OF the crimnal-the story OF the trial
the incidents of his cunning escape and
the extraordinary recapture--and above all,
the extraordinary character and bearing Of
the prisoner, whose lie was romance, aud
whose entire deneanor, though inconsistent,
extraYagant and unaccountable; was never.
| theless wonderfully collected and firm--all
| this tended most powerfully to create and fo-
ment an almost uncomfortable excitement as
the day set for the final and closing act OF
the mysterious drama rapidly approached.
VISIT TO THE PRIsoNEa--Hrs APPEARANCE
AND DEnEANoR.
On Thursday night he was removed to a
new cell, and expressed chagrin thsreat,
saying that he had provided means in his
former cell for taking his own lie, and that
| he would have been dead on Friday morning
! had be remained there.
His recent feigned insanity, and his bold
attempt to starve himself, had superinduced
other diseases, which had SO far reduced
him that he weighed less than one hun
dred pounds, and was too weak TO walk
alone.
Eater and look at him, as he lies stretched
upon his straw pallet at the further end OF
the cell. You are instantly struck with the
incongrnity between his personal appearance
and the horrible deed he has been already
proven to have committed--the fearful fate
which in two hours he must meet. A deli.
cate young men oftwenty four, hardly more
than five feet six in inches in hight, once ev
identity dandy, and even now careful OF his
personal appearance, with brown hair and
ewes, ligh mustache and beard, face clear
and handsome, though thin and pale, form
once slender and now emaciated can this
be the terrible burglar, robber, ASSASSIN, trip
pie murderer? Can this slender, weak youth
living so calmly upon the bed, with quiet
face cool--even coN-calm gaze, and meas
ured accents, who almost smiles as he talks,
| he the sentenced criminal who in one hour
shall leave the bed, ana pass that door, and
on through Deaths dark portal 10 infnity ?
| There is a wonderful and marvel here!
SPIRIT OF THE PEOPLE.
The bitter aud vindictive spirit Of the peo-
pie present was especially manifest. They
were largely composed OF the natural attend :
ants upon such an awful ceremony-the
roughs and brutes OF the country around
who were loud and coarse enough in f,rce
!
crowd, and, when they they spoke, surpass
ed the men IN fierce vindictiveness. Said
one virago, standing under the scaffold in
the morning: "Ah, | hope the rope will
break--he ought to be hung twice. Anoth
er one: changing is to good for him, and
third II long to ses him kicking up there
And these are but random utterances.
Many Of refinement, sensbility and hu.
manity, however, also swslled the vast
crowd, but, being less noisy, were less mott
ceable.
THE FENCE AROUND THE GALLows BURNED
As an illustration Of the over whelminl
tide of public sentiment, 1t may be M ntion
ed that during the night the preceding tn
execution, the high encs which, in accord
ance with the law, had been erected around
the scaffold. was torn up and burned down.
and that everybody expected anl no5o1y
was indignant at the acts.
THE EXECUTION ExERotsEs.
| 1t is now one o'clock, and at hal past one
the drop will fall. Thirty minutes more
the seconds are ticking off swiftly. The
| Rev. Mr.. Barnes who married Strester, and
otficiate on this occasion by the criminals re
quest, kneels, and, as sudden silence sweeps
across the throng, beseeches God to look in
mercy ON this scene and bless it to all con.
csrned If the victim be innocent, to inter-
pose for his reliet--if he be guilty, to evoke
good from the great evil. Daring the pray-
er Streeters firm, stern, unmoved face il
bent, but his eyes are not closed are fastened
on the floor.
The friends Of the condemned were then
permitted, two by two, to take their leave
OF him. His friends! What mocksry that
word must have been 10 the guilty mans cal
as his eye wandering over the vast throug.
seeks in vain in some face for approving
sympathy, indssno glance OF sustaining ap.
probation, discovers no ons who does not
wish him dead Does he think this? His
impassive face gives no sign OF it, and he
shakes the lew proffsred hands in almost
perfect silence. One or twice that silence is
broken, When Mr.. Foote, the murdered
woman's father approaches him he asks:
SIS this Mrs Ooy's Father?" and when
an afiratve answer is given, adds:
"As there is God in Heaven, am limo
cent OF your daughters murder"
"To Rsttig, who recaptured him, he said
almost playlully, slluding to his capture:
al asure you that ! regret having me
you under certain circumstances. Be kind
to my wife, as you always have been.n
All are now gone, and after minute
waiting it Is announced that the condemned
will say few parting words. A rustic iu
the crowd, cut short by intense stiffness. AL
look up to the scaffod. They see that
i Streeter hesitates, that he is addressed b,
those around him, and seems moment -
only noment--irresolved A thrill runs
through them. Will he at the last confess
the atrocious crime, which all present ar
morally sure he committed. Their doubt