The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1865-05-04

ple !" His n,aster Of horse caught hin
10 hisssrms when the fatal shot was fred
Havss laid on couch 10 his dioin|
room, when, 10 few minutes be breath
cd bis last 10 the arms Of his wife snt
sister The murderer succeeded 10 max
ing his escape through the sido door snd
sped swiftly up the narrow lane. HI
was ,sooa overtaken and boldly owned the
deed. Upon being questioned BY the
mssistr.,es, he manifested neither des-
pair nor coDtrision, but rather exultstion.
When falsely informed that his victim
was not dead, he showed no credulity or
Disappointment. lie had discharged three
poisoned balls into the Princes stomach {,
and he knew that death must have already
ensued. He confessed that be had brood
ed over the commission Of the deed for
seven years, and that if he we're thous
and leagues away he would return 10 or.
der to do it again If possible. He was
put to tho rack, and endured his tortures
with constaucy. "Eccehomo" he ex-
claimed from time to time, as he raised
his blood streaming head from the bench.
His judges believed him to be supported
by witchcraft, aud sent for the shirt of
a sorcerer to destroy the charm. Sen
teuce was then pronounced against Ge-
rard 1t was decreed
That his right hand should bs burned
off with a red hot iron.
That his flesh should be torn from his
bones with puccrs in six different places.
That he should be quartered and dis
embowelled alive.
That his heart should be torn from his
bosom and flung in his face
That he should have his head taken of.
The fearful sentence was Utterly execu-
ted on the l4th Of July, the wretch sup
porting its horrors With astonishing for
titude. His lips were seen to move up to
to the time his heart was thrown in his
face. "Thep," said locker on, che
gave up the ghost
The Parents 70 Gerard received the
three sciguories of Lievremont, Hortol
and Dnupmartine, and took their place at
once among the landed aristocracy.
Wil|iam Of Orange, at the period of
his death, was aged fifty one years. He
was buried on Sd Of August, at DELI, amid
the steers of whole nation. Never was
q more extensive, unaffected, Legitimate
sorrow felt at the death Of any human
being. In all respects he was the first
statesman Of his age. His character re-
mains unbalanced, even when compared
with that Of Washington. The attempt
Of Margaret N choIson, poor insane wo
man, upon the life of George III, in 1885
does not come within the Category of pre-
meditatcd sssassinations. She believed,
it appears, that the crown e England
was hers, and declared that If she had
not her rights, the Kingdom would be
deIuged in blood for a thousand genera.
tious As the King was alighting from
his carriage, this woman presented pa
pr to His Majesty, aud as he stopped
to receive it, attempted to stab him 10
the breast The King, by drawing back,
happily avoided the blow aud was uu-
harmed Her insanity being evident,
Margaret N .cholson was very properly
sent, without punishment, to an asylum.
This was the last attempt to murder an
English sovereign of which We find trac'
cs La the history of our country from
the days Of Washington until now, We re
call only one attempt to assassinate the
Chief Magistrate. 1t occurr in the second
term of General jackson on occasion OF
the funeral, a. the Capitol Of a S"u.h Caro-
lima member The procession was just for
med to escort the remains to the Congress
sional burying ground, and the Presi.
dent, near the head of the procession had
just crossed the rotunda portico; sud-
denly man emerged from the crowd,
and placing bi'uself before the President,
leveled pistol at his breast. The cap ex.
ploded with aloud noise without dis.
charging the pistol The man instantly
dropped the weapon and raise second
pistol concealed under his cloak That
also missed FIRE! Gen. Jackson, on
comprehendlng the mans purpose rushed
upon him with his upIifted cane (his in
sepsrable companion). Before he reach
ed him. Lieut. Gedncy had knocked thu
assassin down, and he was secured ant
laced in confinement, The President
overcome with rage, was hurried into
carriage by his friends. and driven to tn
White House He could no, be dlvestcd
the persuasion that the nan was set on
attempt his destruction BY some of h
political enemies, who were at that tin
numerous as we'll as bitter. But it "
shown concusively, in the squel, tn
the prisoner was a lunltic. His name "
Lawrence, an Englishman, housepain
or, long out Of employment, who hear
on all sides that the country was r,
iued by General Jackson, until gradual
the idea of Kidding the nation Of him b
fixed itself in his crazy brain. The ph
sicians who examined him, report
that che stated the President was Il
source Of all his d difficulties, and he W
fixed in his purpose to kill him; aud
his successor pursued the same source