, 1865-12-23

l VIC t1&2Q8Q1E Q1
fee* in height, CONSTRUCTED q rough pine boaT1 n
and Was only about fourteen feet II wfith hv =
tee9 n length. In The northwest corner Of i
feet equarc, within which was bunp the weie
intended 6y ,fs AZ to raise the vicn Of he i
aas Nct3ht consisted ol = large box conta,nt
ban I'D hnek-shot From chs weight one r.
passed up to a huge be1m which lsid aeTos7 s : :
s o,r ~ sad ,1 WE II realty he es1lo1s b
nooee. 4 second ropo led up to the i he.In 1 = :,
down to onc ride Of the wali where II WI sente =
~ 1seIe1, no!otnE up At height Of nIpe fset fro
n1toa q Lows we're MI perfect Wild ona exsrntio
taat NE .hnug1nan's Knot" WIS verT bsdIT ~
fon1 tf1Ga fSGhr tnrns whese itshoud only hsye b.
running rope. and rendering The adfustment n Il Il
, nooss vesJ insecure and liable to deranTement.
FL. San s1ove, hsated almost to redncss stood ne
TIE miueatcd the severity Of the aimosnScre. n
hs,a s1s ~ ~ tt2se Harper stood warming lis nsmbe
snns ,.o ,os ieW moments. Only about twenty pc
sonna on Issa maa ,.it ne enslosurs md he loole
AZ a long '.nEe and happiness" insteaa al
shispsd tsoa' Gss't1 m TeTs hcn before hn L rspy
Ha low Lone uttered the following seuience1'
HIS DYING SPEECH.
Jod ~ M ~ ao9a1 , n 70 die ior ny crime to which VA
az md 70 f IL 3ad s p, thogeh ~
your raind,, pese1 let such thoueSs Ems ~ p.,
fmihds-drfsc them out. There 6 ono Tennsst n ~
sent mi tos 70 mske t a1d ,hat y :si hoay shs
ooet1r 70 have my body. 6el an cour 70 resf 81
she 1ne t9stofs want my body to rest and hob
oe;s nov MI sads a1t tss1 1s, 9eh n
ths1 s1y"nG up mat never such a. this may befs
tosm- an TO suffer for my erirne bnt nv yr.
c1 es,1s Y tsat nay be the ast comed q
ca5 Mste e. 10 sbtup!ly stopped and silently bowed BIZ
udDkR TIE aA1lowB BnAa
W. re s1oe So sh tho 1ops dangling aaust The
u ioN and iraptcasivo tones one Of thnsa e,ro
S43 Gonsolatosy passages Of the sacred ecrininSes
hessi of11 + h oa,m to every wounded and despaifne
cd far ths Nsi S'in Tie appeal save pc, o6
whiie 1t WIS being Rad, Hatper etoo3 1sst ,,.a9
neo. IcFerenty listening. The breaths Of Iii nTs*,
s sSsS eseS ps1on s s os'{ al snd DC
hes.;ty hhsnts1y seen Among all those present no one
e4ei,aS go nqrc s steadily. regularly, and 1ee rom
deah Wbe1 S r. e 1S. Rn,a, to horrible
laa, Int ehis WIS doubt merely mouantsyv ~ ~
saaaacn. attendant upon nnasura1 horror Of mcetine
snd ea E. R3o as be had once
II. ne nsasn teeanc quite calm. The readIns. III.
sSaeas aef. Dr Ihayer offered up prayer. {ali Of
Soas u! se aa bsnas and nsn
neatns fased his voice and Aarg tn clear ,,utrnph
'co toues' unaceompanitd by any other person
u1s DEATH soNa,
which Was Sc follows:
~Elsrsrd Bible, how Iloyr IL.
HOW Il does my hoson cheer,
Moat 1as earth Ike this to offer
Vhi what stores OF wealth are here,
Man Was lost and doomed 10 sorrov.
Not one ray OF light 0. bll*s
III TG1id hIa &c CO nom essshs treasures borrow,
toni.had e ne sang ihosc ahout him stood In as
not Deeded to depict the feeling with whic5 raen
mnss 1hqsh vis !, ,fsoW7n thus ensne at tho sesy
eonseans xn1ns q 81 ths s 2al pGttal: as IN
e. ssa e s.S ntsnsa
Ms oeathsone, bis spiritual advisers aeain M.
Il; 1oa Pr r. 1sn words Of eonsolatton e5hortns
~, shcra Martin now read 10 him the rar,ant NJ
!, .e Sona ior h1s eIecutlon He seemed 10 rerarI
~ s5s te, hstsninE Al the while to the words Of
s.iS ~. MGNeei a this point stepped forward and
eas sno. - heard you msRs SOLEMN request that
eas stsr 5na1 EnnI se ss ,mSsdsssy evsn to your
aoe nae e1iprt answered, Henry uatper and Masy
MeNesl Mel nE1as at Eepshs IN ths stste
ho en o2eS fqo, ~, aSs this question because
IN peHecuy willing 10 resign oil claim if am as
sa,eo E u fnat your tequcst will be compiled viii aud
M "n9 sfpGi % tome ene to gee thst il is fully
Harper wcred-It il ny iast re9aest fsvs
ss;,s pate on th!s eastb and designated iii, Smith
bods WIS 'as ssnt 70 o Ege to sec that as
Sccl made anzHcr-" Then voluntar3ly re!;nonss
~ claims" Nj. Smith promised 10 see It'll he
he s1eeniou ' oT H.. 70 Ennenam Immediately aiier
PREPARED 10 DIE,
eheru Sherman took OF bis handcref.. and h,o Il
1anoe were Al once conf1Ded down 10 his fhIrhs Nv
enong !eaiheln Straps. Before be was ;hus drmiy
rsasa the cle1g5mcu. officers, doctors and otbers.
hepe g meet yoa ii heaven br McSse 81, wha
ee n ~ .sa 80 dGa ,ne dc, bessas n
on 70 Et's Eou lair and impartial trial md Ithinl
ye6 b,e ead g. II" naper simply replied Te., SIR
preachers fttl confined 10 talE viii him T1ae,
sherfa Martin removed his n.ckcloth md colJsr.
KY aao ,, a. ,Mo minutes past eleven o'clock Sheriff Mar
4, me ordinary kind Hhlch is placed over TIC boGv
ake sack, open at both ends, and drswu tonethrr
lie nv nsok dok fGann nm, string bat wss open al
y tapes. White The Sheriff was 1d tTne sGeass tho
apes sp MS bands tre1abled violently, but Harper
sDed enc ss m1s1d Waose AZ sppsssnt1 q upoon
.o- ae5e W. M no h7egnlafity of breathing, no
'e1 Sspesina q tne y VI or qg1rerne Of the eids
lote any untlsua1 feeling. Al stx mfnntes nsst Il
clock the ministers having uttesrd to lie doonea
ststC1 tne LAST WotdS Of hope the fatal uuo.e Was
sused 80 s nefS e. md and @ s ienT Of he
atnute9 past c1tstu the white cap vas draTn nrer
~ neao and tastaned to the snroud and his tast |
G bud eyer worn. Al eight minutes psst = eicrcg @
'c!oex. ne rope eupportin: tho weight vas cut
nd the awful presence OF
DEATH
ns invoked. So violent was the trrt o,z.n - IL.
oay ny The falling Of the huge wight and ihe !
ne1h oi elaek rope allowed, that It wSs Tossed m
eses Sset q ,qy 9ar iF s om the ground
Arrangement Of the knot II slpped. 20
,at Instead of being. a. It should have esn, under
" 70 1ot nts ns51nd he LET eas vas at The bach
os T Esode;a ; bi, IL, tsIa!1 1he sieh. 81
,aned 10 the pat roe Pound n IT. u ees
q dseeed hin ont 20 sioieniiy as to wrench tb.
s'fss Ssa.t.n1s T. n5see Again md loot
ID ID the twenty men pulled S'''9| VIII III ,,
,s 'sr t1as, strength On that rope and .all d,d
,nnee % o. HIM ms ,h,t 1es E;+ , and their eeseTa
'sd q ordinary necks. From tnis It wss expccied
At even under tho most favorable cIrcnmsnncs, =
asn sugg1e would Be rey sere.e, and these
lnntes acr ho wa ra1seI ron ,e es1ib ~ 5nfse &c
1lneo n The most fearful cuntor1i0rs. Then =
s3p M3patan:e sn, stiffness ensaed for Minute, nd
an anotEer eere.e struggle OF 4lnutets drrn |
,1. Sfadnaily the muscular epulor4Ious Of The =
r. nne aha agonizHd writings chansed into con.
Ill .e f 1ee ~ s.oDf effort Of the tady
2 IT, oee9 hanging stx minutes there was q sloW m
lnS o. re niioe body. BIZ: this ,ras doub.less !,
1snq 70 shfSt Sr o. IL muscular contraction mud
feI hnt bslf I,fnus AAlS CouL1cn0n I =.
r,r,r "a1e 1uu %ucu euued IN light :.
Il en.c,,.,,, ,,.,. &c
> hndv 49, a.9 a1ates Pasl II O'clock the sway b.
il nn,ie ss..1 .ists Y "; MeAeei and life was :,
sm{ned cSer. MI Na .t tfo@ Ills time II was -
r, Fdwood, and Fu1lenweider. When lie b,
uy h3d been hanging thirteen minutes. there n
bjc an4 ~ a. me oca1t, but It's beats were +,
cach longer Than the prcccliuC, Sixteen mir. AZ
$ alter The weight had fallen d. NrSeei fonn5 | pi
.Itls Nas BROUGHT n and n1are5 fean ~. 9!ek
!. al hH7S-ionf mnu1es inter eleven o'cjock fs ns
ashs shs. oooy VIZ gently lowered into It, the st
: Fir H.-ti-, uesn fenoFcd from the rope. ~ ~
III ~ - ~ atasoanGed Ms lAat The death certificate AZ
H. ,ah..sosS IL SH Cesks ONCE for signature ~
lock End rcnnIra11 1tsix g - aaiA-uakt Twelve M
pIacc rh{s enSaS ~ fsseuee f ~ l1a! TINE | III
The ctouYf ort iJa s4 - FIeAS ~ 1He SaloWEt hn