Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-07-11

| ton of bis fearful position with alternatives Of
serious reflection
Payne was throughout The day, quiet and
firm, occasionally jolning the Rev. Mr.. Gillette
IN earnest prayer.
10 the lot south Of the prison, and surrounded
thirty feet high, the scaAold was erected The
structure ii about seventy feet from the prison
Uear by,say thirty feet distant were four fresh
ly dug graves, and beside them four pine collins
coaIsejy constructed.
The scafjld was so arrar ged that the four
could be hung at the same time
About Il 80 0 o'clock Gen. Hancock arrived,
and remained personally inspecting all the oli-
clal acts.
THE PROCESSION OF DEATH.
At LIS the procession proceeded from the
prison to the scallold.
Mrs. Surratt was attended by two soldiers.
Her waist and ankles were ironed she was
attred 10 a plain black alpaca dress, with
black bonnet aud thin veil. Her face could be
plainly seen. She gdz3d up at the hofrld in.
Iiruments Of death, and her lips were moving
rapidly as IN prayer. She was assisted upon
the 5caifJld and seated in chair near the dfop.
She gazei upon the Moose, which danged IN
the wind before her face, and again her llps
moved as if in prayer.
Atzeroh followed, witha garing, haggard
look. lie seemed to have changed in appear
ance greatly since his Incarceration. lie. also,
was assisted by two soldiers, and seemed yery
feeble, tu. appeared to rally when on the scaG-
Old, and took IA evident interest IN tho pro-
eeedmgs
Harold came next, supported on each side
llJ eemed very feeble, but revived little sub
seqaenty, liz realized bis position now, II be
never dld haijre. lie was very plIe and care
wOrn He examined the .clGod closely, upon
apprJ chIng It, and especially che drop.
Payne came neqt, with his usual bold straight
attitude, looking with seeming indifference UPON
the Instrument Of DEATH lilo wore blue shut
and straw hat There was not frmuCss in his
step as he marched to the soallld.
The prisoners by their spiritual advisers re-
turned thanks % Gen. llarIn ana his sol
dlers tor kindness aud respectful treatment
during their confinement.
Gen. iartrenit read the Drdor VI tho War De-
pAtmeni, embracing the Presidents Executive
! Order tJr the execution.
The limbs OF .ach oi The p-isl ers were now
plnioued. The caps were drawn over their
heads, Mrs SurraL excIalming Ia FAINT voice,
" DOME leg me tall hold on
AlAtolh tAclailu ~ loud tone " Gentle
man ta4o warning Y then, after an interval
OF about Two minutes be s4id " Good By, een-
tlemen who are before me- may we all meet in
the other world.
IL was now twenty-five minutes past one
o cieck The cAcer IN charge oil the sclhold
here made some preconcert8l motions to tho
attendant soldiers to step back from the drop,
and then, with motion Of his hand the drop
fell, and the bodies OF the criminals were sus-
pended IN the arr
The bodies fell simultaneously, and swayei
backward and forward for a few minutes Mrs.
Snrratt appeared to suffer very little payuc.
and Harold on the contrary, writhad in ap-
parent agony, the first TOR about two miuutes,
! and the latter tor about five minutes The
muscles Of their leet and hands were visibly
contracted. Payne's hands which were more
exposed than The othere, became purple1 as did
bis neck near where the rope was fastened.
Atzroths agony seemed like Mrs Surratt's, to
be OF but very short duration
A about Jour o clock the bodies were placed
in the collins aud buried.
Mud, Arnold O'Laugblu and Spanger
will probably be sent 10 the Peuitentlary to-
morrow