The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-02-04
LOCAL NEWS.
NEW YORK AND TuK VICINITY.

a SAD IRssoN To, BorSrY-,IrMrERS --
hurrAAT EXECUTION ON GovERNok's IsLAsn-TH,
PrSAITY OF DnsERuoH The execution of James
ceVlin, yesterday for the crime Of bounty jump
'ng, Will be warning N the hundreds Of others Of
his ctAne In this city, as well as elsewhere The
CRIME for which this man suffered The death penal
~ On Governors Island, ia one which has teon
practical slnnoSi with impunity. The facility tha,
"a offered for the porpetration of this crime and
the infreaneney Of It's punishment has caused il 10
increase " such an sxteni 70 call for summary
sloppAge
Tho CASE Of Devlin was one Of tho most ssyrs
vstnh Of te kind. Tie was a married man, ah,nt
thirty years Of age, and seems 10 have engaged In
bounty jumping AZ business. He Va known to
have enlisted on three separate ocoasonA under a.
many different nance First, he WAS mustered
INTO tho First Connecticut Cavalry second, tho
For'y-thrd New York Volunteers and hind I'm
the naval service employing the name, Of
Patrick Diamond, and Patrick FULLY, a.
aliases With the money received from these
frauds Deyin began q course Of eItrava.
gance, dissipation and uhdenty. He forsook hi,
home his wife and his children, found a mistress
upon whom be lavished his money, aud lof his
family IN aelcct poverty. Tho wife II ncvlin, ind
ing there Wa no hope for his reclamation, deter
mined that he should not live in adultery with
another woman, and &C ordiugly made known tho
acts OF his repeated deserton aud conduc, TO the
military authorities. lilo was thereupon Arresto /,
Llei uS Acourt-msrilal, sentenced 10 be shot, and
ue sentence WA approved by Manr-Geuoral u \,
who designated yesterday as the time for bia owe,
cutlon. Pending tho execution, Deylin was I'm
ch'rgo n CD. Romford, CommandAnt OF Goycrn.
or's Island. The order for the execution va. g,yen
on wednesday afternoon, and communicated T.
the prisoner. lie manifested no ionce Of trent
dation, seemed perfectly composed, and when AL
81 II he desired spiritual adviser, 10 showed the
utmost Indifference.
At about noon ~ musks,S eleven n which w.rc
oadoi with tails an 1 one with q blank csrtridco
we're brought into the quarters. Eighteen Of ths
most reliable soldiers had been seessei for the 6r,
ing party, nN Of whom were 10 act as A reserv,
ne hrlng party we're then marched to the parade
guard OF twelve men from the goth N Y. Voun,
leeis we're then drawn up in front Of tho guard
'olse' opened ranks, received the prisoner and hi,
~ iu.l advisers between them, and, with fixed
u4y ohets, marched 70 the place Of execution. Tn,
nh'soher "Ns dressed in coarse clothes wore back
soueh hat, and appeared 70 be perfectly COMPOSED
ne "lie accompanied him in the march 10 h,
place OF erscuuon, clipging wildly TO him am
uuAlE hso W % iorciby removed 10y the soldiers
Al 40 ni elSht O'Clock Yesterday morniug-th,
day Of eIecution-Rev Father He.ly attended III,
'ulprih when DO confessed and partook of the sac
tahen'' Al about tie same tune preparations foI
tug eAecuhoh commenced. Tho entire garrison
h"l TrceiVef orders 30 parade, and n nlsnber o
persona from this city aud BrooLlvp Who md re-
ceVed intelligence Of the event, began 10 .npaAr
al eager TO see the execution. Al about ALI naa
me cal Tor Me garrison was issued. and the cu
piI understAnding it, purport ahuddered Al hrst
hut quickly TegAined his compusure Shortly ,hn,
TINS when the prisoner was In the guard room
s1th hie confeSsor, his wife came " soe him and
roSi heeuns scene followed. The wonLn Ane!l