The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-07-14

ultaneously two traps fell and loui
bodies dropped. The spectators
took little rush forward. Mrs Sur
/, rats neck was broken Immediately
She scarcely drew a breath. Hel
short figure, with skirts loopcd III
closely, merely dangled in vibra
tion.
Payne died horrible death. Th,
knot slipped TO the back of his neck
and bent his head forward on his
breast, so that he strangled, as he
. drew his deep chest almost to his
chin, and his knees contracted till
+, they almost reached to his abdomen
The veins in his great wrists were
like whipcords, aud expanded to
twice their natural dimensions and
bis huge neck grew almost blac.; with
!, the dark blood that rushed In a flood
to the rope. For u long while hc
swayed, and twisted, and struggled,
It'll nature ceased her rebellion.
Harold also passed through some
/, struggles. 1t is doubtful il his necl.
; was broken. Azerctt died easily.
II Applications were made yesterday,
iby the friends of Mrs. Surratt, Uar
rold and Atzeroit. for their bodies
The answer was, the request could
not be atprcsent complied with.
Mudd, O'Laughlin, Arnold and
lSpangier will be taken to the Pen
itentiary at i !bany. on Monday.
The Times account of the execu.
ton says: Harold made q statement
TO the effect that in the original pld,
his part was TO shut off the gas III the
theater, and he he'd once rehcarsed
his part with Booth: afterward, how
ever he was required only 60 be in
waiting near the Navy Yard bridge,
to assist Booth in his escape.
Payne, the night before the execu
ton, said that so far rs he knew. Mrs.
ISurratt h&d nothing to do with the
assassination plot.
New YORK, July S.-Henry s.
Footc, late of the rebel Congress.
now in Montreal, publishes a card in
the Herald concerning the barbarous
Treatment Of Union prisoners, in
which he says: Touching the Con
gressional report referred to, / have
this to say. a month or two anterior
to the date Of the said report, l learn.
cd from a Government officer of re-
spectability that the prisoners of war,
then confined in and about Richmond,
we're suffering severely for want oi
provisions. He told me, further, thu:
it was manifest to him that n system
attic scheme was on foot fer cubectine
these unfortunate men to starvation;
that the CommissaiY General, Nor
throp, was q most wicked and heart.
less wretch; had addressed Il com
municatlon TO Mr. Seldom, the See.
retary of War, proposing to with.
hold meat altogether from the mil.
itary prisoners now in custody, and
to give them nothing but bread and
vegetables, and that Mr. Seddon had
Endorsed the document containing
this recommendation aGirmatiyely.-
lie then moved for q Committee OF
Investigation in the rebol House OF
/ Representatives., but ti,iS was at first
refused, and he was acrimoniously
censured by several members for in
Producing the subject in thS House ct
IGll. Hepcrscvered, however, obtain
led the committee, and succeeded in
finding the document above referred
to, signed by Northrop and indorsod
by Scddon, the latter adding that the
time had come for retaliation upon
the prisoners Of war of the enemy.
Much excitement was caused at
Albany on the afternoon OF the 10th,
by the shooting OF 4 prisoner in the
Police Court room. Last Friday Of
Iternoon two girls, named Ann and
Bridget Burns, weat to the woods, 4
short distance from home, to picl,
berries, and while thus engaged were
ieoized by four men, who repeatedly
violated their person. Bridget, who
is but fifteen years old, cannot live, il
IS said Soon after the crime was
publicly known, Lewis Major, aged
forty years, and his SON, we're arrest
ed, and recognized toy the girls as two
Of the assailants.
! They were taken before the police
magistrate for preliminary examine
ton, but the proceedings had scarce.
,ly opened when u brother Of the girls
shot the eldest Major twice, in the
arm and leg, and he was followed by
his mother, who struck Major heavy
blow with hatchet upon the head.
Young Burns and his mother were
arrested, and Major was carried to
his house, where . threatening moi
was only deferred from a resort to
Lynch law by thepresence of a strong
police force. Major was formerly an
engineer on the Hudson River Rail
road, but was discharged for miscon-
duct. His son is said 10 be notori-
ous bounty-jumper. Burh2 tried to
shoot him, but was prevented by q
policeman.
A tornado passed over the country
near Red Wing, Minnesota, a few
days ago, destroying life and dam
aging much property. A man seeing
its approach, jumped from his car
riage and by clinging to tree, saved
himself, but his horse and carriage
were taken away between heaven and
earth The carriage was found in a