, 1865-12-16

obsss, tn al probably about thirty porson', btour
up DC rear. Flaming and Corbcu walked steadh
ax m fspl ihcis syss fxed upon the s1eiazes wh,s
attendant pttesta. Thus they norcd quickly aloI
The corridor End up the ktais 10 the Goor ahoy
between the debtors and woncn's Fpoms, whe1
they wsae
AT TILE GALLows.
Aher ascending the etairs. The condemned pa.se
under the gallowe bean TO the oppos!te s,ic au
wes theEe ee2ted n two arnchalrs placed for theu
@ On toe oaekk ol whteh hung tne !shite ehrouds an
eAaFp wesc couple Of feet from the edpe OF h
uaR. Both men were in their shirt rlcese., wtthor
1eck-kcschietr or collaEs. Corbett was dressed i
hesFy patr Of boots Fleming wore vest Of b!sc
sciwt dotted With white. pair Of black pantaloon
and hoos: Each carried cznctfx in his han
and seemed 10 be Eaak1ng desperate eudcsros l.
~ bis mind rron 1t, TO mesmu,se hlmseIf a.
wcTt, With The little emblem Of our Ssy1o1'e sacr
re-. re- bosh were quite pa,e, bat Fleming was d
audible whisper. corbeu. on the othe. band. ~
evidently making = desperate effort. His eyes waa
decd IRON the e1ndhx up 10 fhc ceiling, never how
dsngled before him, and his rrepon.cs Of "prar 70
~. :" to the prayers Of the priests, were made i
loud tone "a sery hu1,ealy The spectators atoot
only echoes Awakened we1r those Of The Chorus ~
Fo'ees OF in heir prayer and 1bc Trspon,
e ot'be Trstehcd men. Eaihcr sullivan sprineies
hiznseh between their chnirs, his right am ronnS
CosbctA neck and hi- len band rresiur On F,e,n
tnet ahou!def. and uttered words Of comfort IN fl1r
nxed On the uucu1 which be held ii hts hsnd. nns
Eequcutly hc kfsfed It. Fleming wns less demon,
strattsc. Each a. spoken TO by Fnther NeMnjcu,
be ENCOURAGED Cottett to bear msnfEIJv Whsf hs
would have. to endure tie 1oud prayc1 WA
checked. md The man alreads within a step Of ii.
pott1]s Of eternity, turned 10 him with a cheerfri
snlle md responded - Oh yes flthcr.~
A FILL. f.nEHksESpnr
Was made to Fhthef Murphy, on Thursday. hv bo,h
Fleming and Cofbett. and wa. by hin reduced In
writing. but u ~as not then placed in the hands Of
tne pfss; ana ySete1da5 Influenced by some Of tht
con.ousuess os1bt usicn!6cance o{ fhc rrsi ot he
Nofld "a compared With the.psl,e<.-Fleminr aud
might not be made public The representatives ~
the I1rtes present were assured That the
could POT therefore be given to them. but that
!owe. make ihelr confession, one Of The reverend
FATHERS would 90 30 for them. how fsr this
promise Va Kept. Will readily be feen. Rer.
!:ait EathE AeMnlan. ai'sr moments consultation
with Cbeu. ealG, He Nisher me to ssy thai they
AT, both o. ihctn, very much obliged to every one
sbou, the ~ for the great kindness they have uni
Isse and Ss ,nss ,sh TO return thsr
eli. ~ith them Ill Jog, and mny eee them II
hoee y - ea'5 5o11'1en 1sns my ons any Wong
Ged H. poor lsep H 'as5s was no beige Doubt my
s9,lsy ssoandrel ma I'D iay deserved III be euf:
without sincerely ptyIue hin, If he had been
t ths sane - amoant Or fympathy which VA. ELECTED,
Ial and powerful honor Of death The Lat o! ,he
sew words he uttered ~erc tpokcd very rapidly.
. ano WITH Little ineohetenee, and when ne noticed
thh he NJ once stopped them and fell hacE
into The uono,onons repetition Of \ senfcnrc
q = psyef, wh,eh be had ben n direeied i'se 70
fss{ fa{6c7 sos SsSsi{an sStpn g,s hss e
nd vas dre.ne theif desoions ansa sad oxss 1ss
otses p5es.s we7e Joining tn their fsrvent rrsyes,
tbe xsen aeess1; iens forward to 70
READING TIRE DEATH-wARRANT.
Noticing which, Rev. Father Roles Uttered In ,.,.
tinet tone the Latin word s.aftt,s1g" faf,rntion
aad ia n instant complete silence rrigned- TIee
replied we'll III" and then rad in low tone H.
long. vefhose document covering lhrrc and ha,1
PaEes q legal "eap" all Of which e.s simply he
ton Of tie two men nov at The cailors. Farr
few words they listened. bnt IN sentence or twa
the ifsl canoe ,vae padded quite out Of The depth
thst Il was not reprcse. which would hsEa snr.
ps1sed them noore than ANYTHING else, and then
Nenf osek to their prayers and crucih1r. But Cor.
betts voice wss low and Flcnings could nos be
heafd- and the reverend fa,ner leaning oyer tben.
Spoke t1 whisper; Gradually Fleming dropped
NJ Nss Nngon b. gse and h,s
m&hO1AS n
cherished hopes, now blighsed. fpse phsutom. .iItc
before hia vision IN that hg1cf monent. Corhr,t
Was mose Practical md energetic In bis deyotious.
s.ied them ,aey I'D sn snySas Ssns; & ..r 1ae
Grbe,1 ts1r aFst III inepsd ~ have nothing to say butt
meet IN = better world The she1iS then ss,d
!, ,na Ra,e you snythfne q .sr: H. FsPia@, rt..s @
Kindness, and hope ron lii Be ~ rewarded. 3D. nd S
hope 0od VII bless so9; forgive every one that
T osts sn1 hoes II h.Se 5asa
may COD, thai Il have injured any one, they tof-
gtrs nc" While be WIS rapidly rcpea,inz he iii
q; ihets Eordt, md then bidding another good bye
70 aereta1 shout him, caring *'Good bye, Charlie;
good bye, Eddie. rood bye. you're an honest boy."
Who seemed to be quite isnpuisiye, slso
However brave men mey be In ncIur deaths there
= potnt beyond which human endurance maFno,
Ho ana III. i began to BE- feared among those
Fleming and Cobctt They were the,efoTe
1used to rise to their fect and prepared for
THE BRIDAL OF DEATH.
Fleming sra. the n.st 10 rise to his feet, bu: both
hree O'Clock tber hands ven pnonsd. NED corbeir gssg
mile being ptnioned. looked aside anxloa.ly 4;
~ eompanioq and his soiee, in pf1yef, acain b.
hey could no longer hold the crucin1es to theI,
tpe snd This Office Was now performed for hem
Y Rev Fsthes McMn!len. Both fcrvcatiy Kissed
,sea woIds Of son.olston. seemed to gam
~ sirensth. Even now, II replying 10
fne psDa,1 esak sser;: 81 !se PSst co,5e sed
'lns now put upon Them their long white shronds
md drew together the running su1n:s which fast.
@ fhs ,s;ns1da sfGuna t5s neeks Deputy
ND Ospuiy sheriff Hradcy that on FIetnfnr's
,eck. This Wa done nj fourteen minutcs be5ore
t.o sreE oStoe Go co.e,. stEgtthed bis neck oat
q loud whisper to repeat tt. PRAYER. Fleu,inT's
aayer wss inaadible Both nov Gsssd the % c1aci.
saw over their heads and fastened by tapes TO the
unison, were rai.ed, md afse1 the men we4r i'd
len from view IN the ehrouds and cnpe their eolr,s
ould be disce1ned mingllng With il. At tNriye
ninutne hefoee three o'clock Ihey we're moved tnr
~ their petitions 10 the God Of insni.c sasrry
THE FAIL OF THE Trap
occurred q eleven and Z half minutes beton7 thru.
'clock- Sheriff Nelson pulled the cord attarhcd
0 the triggers and with the vcloc,;y Of lIrhf rho
so whfs ~ shapeless forms shot down tbe yssnius
ns'on, caEe OUT dull 'thud, und their clssl;cisv
Eeu ratred The bodies little way Tbrn far an ~.
mt, ot 1bey tnrnee and sxung ra!len1y 10 aud TO-
uflf consulsed, 1hat Of Fleming most, and con;.
I. discharge from the bladder 81 each took piaa.
~ ,1s,,s m9ste sts5 e tiers vas horrible con
inches in lhts fearful death agony. This, ,howcse
NM, = ne ~; st I vSF ssssre Ts. saEs beccn he
'aItss Of minute LATER, both bodies made con.
M1ss .a monon NJ o. drawing up tne lecs, and In =
~ ss,t G m,ns.e tooE nns cors.s 1nesi
Faepine, but less we're. To md fro. ~ Il a
;nnR b sone un:een hand, rsa,ed The now lie
p.l1 40o'eo o. ,bis esnisuo1 EN- hso Or snoreage
Md forever, altt ouch 1or a. much A. a's y y
nn.e lSter' mEscuIa1 Action OF both bodies was Il
a.ep ladder wnf now raised between {
vi. 1hofok 81. |
=; H.. l. Rca and J. ". Frser cxumined IL -
die. the former that Of Corbetj and he lnt1er h
,sed+ and life WIS extinct. The coins If ,'s;1 PIC
IS ,ss ns H. sIps q popsr eooed black ou,sd
Ia nd p.seS S oo ofeaf I ae1 shsn
feet Of the svangine bodios. stcisa1 min1tee Z
g tire o'eleek Deputy Bradley cot The cord On n
far SeSs IS ,nst aeG,s The knot snd he body
% the colin prepared for It's recrpt,ons Two N
R9ss + .ss asbsp bepa5 nshes M let Ssss body
le fane Of CoFbe1 ws4 sc,y sli:h,is dscolo.sd =
aa,h nls sso||en s9a hi. tonsue nfo!sct*d t59@
but was eliehily distorted. hts
os c15e1 snt nepu,y SeEG Eo teoS o. lhe
eaeh. but small tcapulaEy which Lay upon Cor. OF
~ bosom he allowed 10 trmain, 10 bc burtad n,
u b bin, settng thus In accordance NTH one Of ii
"a, q vel they might be when caught IN On 4 Of
q aeout stx a. six and 1slf feet Tue Enoton to
Z neek ". brought in front Of the car aud ii
II On f!emfngs behind II. Corbe:t, II viii IL ~ III
nbeted. died much uosv easily than Fjenu,ne. II Il
1uncf hnnts twenty y-one md one.half minntes. "
the latter nineteen snd ore half | y
ne following IS the juror =
cKR1Ef1cATk OF EXECUTION. nj
Ve md each Of n do hereby ce.tify ,hn, NJ, ,h~ VI
eenth day Of December 4. b., eighteen hnnatS 1T re-
si1ty dEn IN conformity to af paseed bS ,Sa II
ndEal Assembly Of the Statc Of Illinois. entitled n
a sct regulating the manner of tnntctine he u
,iehmcnt OF desth In capital casee "s approved ch
,suafy 18th. 1659'-tn the jail OF Cook coiln,y nv
hour of-oclock P. m. Patsdck Fleming and II
liam Corbctt were thn and there, in our pres III
G hanged hy the neck un.dl they and each Of e
n were dead, by John a. Mellon, Sher,f Of e.
X County. - commanded by the death wa17aut y
led ont OF the Superior Court Of Chicago, and u u
er the sesl thereof bearing date the 6th dly Of - -
embef, A. D., 1905. "a
witness whereof we have hereunto set our | ~
d.. this 1bsh day Of Decembe1, A. D. 1865 ~
n. frce1, Physlcdxn. al
L. Rea, PuyBic1an- ~
fSat%14 II FL l