, 1865-12-27
Execution OF Wilson at Gencseo, N. 4,
lie Confe&~cH to Five murders-A
"Go AEend'' Into Eternity,

murder Of Henry Deyoe, took place ut Gen
csco, yesterday. The arrangements by Sheriff
Chase were ample for the accommodation O.
the necessary witnesses. An enclosure capa.
been built on tie east side Of the jail, and Lbs
gullows erected In the south end Of It.
An instrument for taking photograph ol
| the prisoner had been placed In front Of the
| jail and lid from Ills notice by arranging q
portion Of the crowd In front oft. When I'D
out by the Sheriff and assistants, upon the
steps Of the jail, the screen of humanity d.
vlded, 90 that Wilson confronted the instru-
lnent. But he had no idca oglcaylpw any ike
ness by which he could be rccognizeI IL.
stantly discovering the object OF this arrange
mcnt, he as quickly foiled the artist by jerking
his head to one slde, and remarked that they
would have q d,d good time taking his pic
turc. lie walked with a firm step and
upconcerned air into the inctosure,
turning his eye carclcssly up at the
| gallows, and surveying for an Instant only
tue arrangements made to carry ont the
righteous sentence Of tho law and carry hin
| into eternity, He stood upon the ground
In front Of him was the crowd, anon. them
the son Of man he murdered In Syracuse. d
nephew Of woman he murdered In Lancas-
Ter, and q son-in-law and other relatives OF
the man for whose murder he was about to
suffer.
The death warrant having been read, Will
son said:
~ had madc REQUESTING 10 have my photograph
taken, for fear my. ff1cnas would recognise ne,
Somebody else made request that 1t should be
taksn sld e., Cbass lsne Shenn Pa'o more attention
came out You can sec what kind Of a man iIiz
Chase is, and II had chance would take bis
good ono. - my friends will not know II, rer.
out who am. bnt doubt It d-dIy have o;h,us
tF&r AY%HT
please, for II i 20 consolation 10 me 10 be fept x
standing here in the cold"
TIC cap was drawn over his face, the ropa
adjusted, and he was informed that his time
was up. His only reply WIS "go ahead"
The catch was slipped, the weight fell, and
be who was known as Henry Wilson here.
but by other names tn other places, was usher.
cd into the presence ot his Maker, to answer
for nt least 1yc confessed murders, md other
crimes for which the death of thousand
such wrctches could never atone. There was
no shudder among the witnesses, no blanched
checks, nor teartul eyes, but rather coocratn.
lations and re1olcings, that they had seen the
earth rid Of such a monster,
+ The murder Of 31r. Doyoe was committed
soon after midnight following the 18th Of afay
last The murderer came in nt the back
door Of the house, the door not being fastened.
formed TINT Devoe had considerable amount
In bis possession. He demanded his money.
md Mr.. Deyoe ordered him TO leave tie
housc. The murderer replied: s'keep still
and you shan't be harmed" Dcyoe thea
called to his eon, and was told If be called
Nelson again be would shoot him. Dcyoc
then called md was instantly shot, the bail
entering at the side Of his nose, coming opt nj
the back Of his head. lie was shot sitting
in his bed, with Ills wife lying beside him.
A young woman In the bedroom adIoin-
Ing, pounded on the door with her hand
ca11 your brother. Pm ready for him I'va
shot one In the house md i can shoot au-
other" Nelson did not appear, and the
murderer proceeded to the bedroom OF the
young woman aud demanded ndmIttance.
She rvlnsed to allow him to enter, when he
pariey she agreed to open the door il he
would wait until she could pnt on he. dress.
Hc did 80, and when the door was uniastencd
proceeded to blindfold her md tic her hands
with cord lie then searched for money,
woman he took her BY the throat aud
threatened to Kill her Il che did moi
inform him where the money was. A lit
tle girl, twelve years Of age, grand daughter
Of Mr. Devoe, Who was in TIC same room,
yoa You where the money iss" ''s He sid d ano, no,
where is :" She answered, ssgrand pa keeps
his money In pocket book in Ills yest pocket,
end Lis ycst under hfs pillow" He took the
money and left the house. The SON Nelson,
who was called, vas youth Of about thirty
whole. When on tfinl, and nsked by counsel !
why he did not come down at tue call Of his |
father, he answered, II thought was better |
OF where WAS"
Wilson wrote history of his 1fc while In
confinement, and gave the manuscript to Mr.,
murder Of alr, Burr Burton, Of syra-
cuse, in May last. Mr.. Henry Burton, son Of |
the deceased, md the District Attorney OF
Onondngn county, passed several hours with |
Wilson the night before his execution. He
Telated to them all the Incidents Of the mur-
der rs coolly as be would the most common
plnce naratirc, and gave Mr.. Burton some
tobacco, saying tt was all the amends he
could make him for the murder Of his |
father.
He also confessed the murder Of Mrs. Lewis,
of Lancaster, about the 1st Of November, 1864. |
He said he md Ills accomplice walked from
Buffalo distance Of ten miles, They entered |
her house through the chamber window by
means Of ladder which they had brought |
aboutA mile, and which they had picked out |
wheh1 11u q reconnaissance. Wilson entered |
the house, bis friend watching on the outside. !
Passing through the room he came in contact |
with bird-cage; tie duttering Of the bird |
awoke Mrs. Lewis, who got up, lit g limp and |
went to see what was the matter with the |
bird. Wilson 6ccreted himself behind the 4
door. and Mrs. Lewis returned to her room,
bat hearing O noise came buck, and Wilson /
aEnin sccrcted himself. After some delibera- |
tlon hc concluded to prosecute the Job with 4
out regard to consequences. Mrs, Lewis Sec
ing him, commenced screaming, when Wilson
seized her By the arm aud presented pistol, |
telling her it she did not desist he wonld shoot
her. Size continued the screaming, and be /
fired, the muzzle being 90 near her head that |
her hair vas scorched with the blaze. There
were two young ladies' in the chamber above,
who, hearing the disturbance, got through
window upon low piazza, with the intention
Of escaping. Wilson vent outside aud order
ed them to 70 back or be would shoot them,
One of them went back, the other filmed. |
Missing the tainted one, and supposfng she
bad escaped and would give The alarm, the