The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1865-07-14
July "A
Latest News.
Execution OF the Ass..

which fho \,
,ary Commission had pas.s .,i'
Mary L. surratt. Lewis r'', T rI
Powell, David L. Harold oa 1"On1
A. Atzerodt' Tho order to car.. veg
persons to be hung by the no'. =
dead on Friday, July 7th. wac .' 4 4
ana the sentence carried IL,
Lincon's death is partionr 'O ''
Justice has properly been via "'''
The other prisoners, oTs
DR. Mudd, Arnold, and Edwar5 ]
gler have been sentenced to i i". ,
ment at hard labor for life at IN
New York except spangler vs a..
tence is limited to six Years. '''@
The New York World give, Il
lowing graphic account Of A. '
ton of the assassins of pro.i1
coin: '''u'
1t was with shuddor d,
blush, that / saw an oficor "laa
ropes tightly three timos sa'oa
robes of Mrs. Surratt. AMI " !,
ankles with the cords. Sbol o.,l
ed, and sank backward noo r' "
tendants' her limbs yicldingg y +, " Y.
tremity of her terror. bnt NJ, ~ %
cry, only a kind Of a sict '',e''
like one in the weakness Of to y a
a wry medicine must be tote,
Payne, with his feet 6rmIr
gether, stood straight as o3a 10y
scaffold beams, and braced b,n...
so stoutly that this doubles. ~,
ed the breaking of his neck p'
Harold stood well beneath n.
still whimpering at the linz. I I",
and short, and boyish.
Atzerott, in his groyellipp aim,
while they tied him, began 70 si'
in his old vice of Cabling ?.
IDENTIFY wished to make bisfpss
effective than his preyoY c9n
role, and perhaps was slepo,b.
his fortitude with a speech a,
sometimes do of dark nigbl, q,
whistle. Gentleman, he I'M
n sort of choke and gasp ~al.
He evidently meant beware
care, and COMPOUNDED them
Again when the white j
was drawn over his face he s,
TO cry out under it, once 4
Goodbye, shentlcmons, v5
fore me now" and again. gn
meet in the other world Frs
drifted away with the low. hsi,.
gible ebullition, God help To
Oh - and the like.
The rest said nothing, c,og
Surratt, who asked to be sas
that she might not fall, bat Hs
protested against the knot m.a d
he was to be dislocated, it le-
huge as ones double fist
The signal was given and the q
beams were dartod against ihs
simultaneously The two tnp
with slam. The four bodies at
like n single thing, OUTSIDE ii.
crowded remnant Of the galio@
and swayed and turned to nl
here and there, forward and backT
and with many a helpless So.
while the spectators took q ilile
forward, and the ropes were hr
the struggling pulses Of The lri:
Mrs. Snrratt's neck was b.oi1
mediately; she scarcely hv
breath. Her short woman'
, with the skirts looped close! 9
merely dangled by the vibration
swift descent, and with The sla-
| ing true under the ear LH
+ leaned sideways, and her
arms seemed content with i-si
finement.
{ Payne died horrible da-
knot slipped to the back Of aa
and bent his head forward
breast, so that he strangia
drew his deep chest almosii01
: and the knees contracted q
almost seemed to touch his a@
The veins in his great wrists va
whip cords, expanded to iTa
natural dimensions, and the buy
grew almost black with the dnA
that rushed in a food to TIE
rope. A long while he sT''@
twisted and struggled, TIL al I
ture ceased her rebellion and M
out unwillingly.
Harold also passed throusa
+, struggles. 1t is doubtful ln''
was broken. The perspirallol
: from his feet, and he swung Z
! noon just living enough 10 D''''
. irritable. ii
I Atzerott died easily. Lie ~
: care to fight for his possession
y WASHINGTON Idl
The Secretary of State e0n sI
duty in almost perfect heaIl :.
novel and extraordinary spll Y. \
! moved from his face by 0Iua u.
surgeons, and proves to n1 l n h
marvellous success, and very n
: are to be seen of the orSlnal =. =
!, except a slight swelling on W.
/, side Of his face. Mr.. SeTarl~
: morning, dressed himself h., n,
Toned his toilet even 70 SUNNI Anna
e out assistance, for the mrs. ' ~
his accident. He has r rev
entire use of his arms. ~ s.r,,
of the three months sun sD,s
Stewards mind has been e MN
!; the transaction of public D ,a,t5
fact which will enable MN ..ba