The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1865-07-19

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was feeble, and leaned her head upon alsernat
sides of her armchair in nervous spasIns; bu
now and them, when a sort Of wall just issue'
from her lips. the priest placed before her tn
clucifx to lull her fearful spirit. All the Will
the good fathers, Wigett and Walter, murmur
ed their low. tender cadences, and now ant
then the woman's face lost it's deadly fear, anc
took bold. cognizable survey of the spectators
She wore robe of dark wooden, no colors, ant
and common shoes Of dark listing. Her genera
expression was acute, suffering, vanishing a
times as if by the conjuration Of her pride, and
again returning in paroxysm as she looked at
the terrible rope dangling before her.
THE AssAssINs OF SECRETARY SEWARD.
Payne, the strangest criminal in our history
was alone dignifed and selfpossessed. He
wore closely fitting knit shirt, sailors straw
hat tied with ribbon, and dark pantaloons,
but no shoes. His collar, cut very low showed
the tremendous nuscularty of his neck, and
breadth Of his breast was more conspicuous by
the manneri in which the pinioned arms thrust
it forward. His hight, his vigor, his glare made
him the strong central figure of this nterele-
mentary tableau. He said no word; his eyes
were red, as with the penitential weeping
Of a courageous man, and the smooth hardness
of his skin seemed like polished muscle He
did not look abroad inquisitvely. He had no
accusation. no despair, no dreaminess. He was
only looking at death as for one long expected,
and not tremor nor a shock stirred his long
stately limbs withal, his blue eye was milder
than when saw him last, as if come bitterness
OF stolidness, or obstinate pride had been exor-
csed, perhaps by the candor of confession
Now and then he looked half-pityingly at the
woman, and only once moved his lips. as if in
supplication. Few who looked at him. forget
full of his crime, did nft respect him. Heseem-
ed 10 feel that no man was more than his peer,
and one Of his last commands was word of
regret to Mr.. Seward.
have no doubt that this man is entirely q
member Of our nervous race. believe that
f ber of the aboriginal runs through his tough
sinews. At times he looked entirely an Indian.
His hair is tufted and will not lie smooth His
cheek bones are large and high.set. There is
a tint in his complexion. Perhaps the Seminole
blood of his swampy State left trace Of its
combatiye nature there
THE HANGING.
The two traps fell with slam. The four
bodies dropped like single thing, outside the
yet crowded remnent OF the gallows floor, and
swayed and turned, to ard fro, here and there.
backward and forward, rnd with many help
less spasnl, while the spectators took little
rush forward, and the ropes were taut as the
pulses of the dying.
Mrs. Surrats' neck was broken Immediately;
she scarcely drew one breath. Her short wo
mans figure, with the skirts looped closely
about, merely dangled by the vibrations of
her swift descent, and with the knot holding
true under the ear her head leaned sideways
and her pinioned arms seemed content with
their confinement.
Payne died horrible death, the knot slipped
to the back OF his neck and bent his head for
ward on hrs breast, so that he atrangled as he
drew his deep chest almost to his chin. and the
the knees contracted till they almost seemed to
touch his abdomen. The aims in his great
wrists were like whip-cords, expanded to twice
their natural dimentions, and the huge neck
grew almost black with the dark blood that
rushed in flood to the circling rope. A long
while he swayed and twisted and struggled.
till at last nature ceased her rebellion and life
went ont unwillingly.
Harold, also. PASSED through some struggles
1t is doubtful that his neck was broken. The
dripped from his feet, and he
swung in the hot noon, just living enough to
make death irritable.
Atserodt died easily. Life did not care to
fight for his possession.
The two cenrtal figures lived long after the
two upon the fanks.
There they hung, bundles ofcarcass and old
clothes, four in a row. and past. all conspiracy
or ambition, the river rolling by without
sound, and men watching them with shiver.
while the heat Of the day seemed suddenly
abated, as if by che sudden opening ofa tomb.
The officers conversed in = half-audible tone; |;
the reporters put up their books; che assistants
from the gallows, and the medic al
men drew near. No wind stirred the unbreath-
ing bodies; they were stone-dead.