The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-08
HOW THEY DIED.
TERRIBLE STRUGGLES OF PAYNE.
OkETCHEs OF TIE CRIMINALS,
&C., &C., &c.
Ous Special washington Despatch.
WASHINGTON, July :, 1885,


AN EXCITED PUBLIC.
hs Hobbies and public places Of the city were thronged
I'm ts hour last night and hundreds of eager
~ sxoted citizens and In mnny instances the proprie
ses were unable close their doors till daylight The
sesosbing topic Of conversation everywhere the ap
Droaching execution. Tho sympathy in favor Of Mrs.
esnatt gained ground BY discussion, and hundreds who
admitted hor guilt inveghed bitterly against the mode of
punishment This morning the rose on the hum and
szessment Of expecant preparation, and every faco
Denoted the interest felt in the days Developments
N day the great penalty due TO outraged laws apASn
sused nation by the conspirators who sought
threw the through the assassination Of It's
isadng o1cias has been paid by portion Of the guilty
eang 30 great crime required equally signal pun
hhmsnt not only just retribution upon the guilty,
bst warning any who might hereafter be tempted
- initiate their atrocious example Other great crimes
have been committed by great criminals but
al stirred the heart and excited the execraton Of the
psepe - the murder Of Mr. Lincoln in the hour Of
end In the height Of his popularity The execution
g hs murderers to-day has proven be law abiding
people; otherwise the miscreants who plotted and
oseed their great crime would have long since been torn
- pieces by the people, who much convinced OF
sAsir guilt before after their trial Everything has
bssn done deceny and In order and the majesty Of the
NV and OF the has been vndicatcd and the guilt
- The great tribunal where subtcrfuge will avail 70
hsds their criminaly.
syAPATAy FOR MRS. suRRArT.
II has been Of the hottest days Of the season. and
sAs sun has brightly upon the terrible scene which
- ny closed this unparalleled chapter Of wickedness
end heartless crime Nothing has been thought or
talked Of but the execution Many Of the opinion
that the Mrs. surratt would reprieved
bst anticipated any posiponement Of the
tssa of The others The only ground upon which mercy
looked for In the Of Mrs. surratt that Of
her sex, many doubling whether woman would finally
~ executed, however great her crimes
THE EFYoRrs TO STAY HER EXECUTION.
~ late hour last night writ Of habeas corpus
before Judge wyle OF the Supreme Court of
Ne District Of Columbia in the Of Mrs. surrat by
Der attorneys stated in the HxsAD Of this morning.
Sus Marshal Goodng decided that IL could only
- served during legal ONCE hours, and postponed
b tll mine this morning The promptly served
and reads a. foows:-
WRIT or HABEAs CORPUS.
Dtsssd of Colnnbia, % wif-ls the matter Of Mary r.
Ssrvau- Petition fbr Habeas Corpus:-
~ Major General HA.oocE, commanding the Middle Mill
You are hereby commanded TO tavc the body Of Mary
surrait detained under your custody, as aforesaid
together with the day and OF being and
1seained, by whatever name she may be called In the
nme, before the Criminal Court of the District OF
lnston, ~ the hour OF ten O'Clock In the morning. thus
ehe tn day OF July 1885, do receive whate, er
ehal then and there DO considered In tins behalf and
have then and there this writ
witness-AxDsxw wyrlE OF the Justices OF the
supreme Court Of said District the seventh day Of July,
Ieee. r. j. MElGS, Clerk
rxpowsruxxr
certify that have served a copy Of the within writ
- habeas corpus on General W. Hancock this, the
seventh day Of July, 1855 hafpass eight o'clock
sAs Metropolitan Hotel, washington city B. g
DAVID T. GOODING,
United nj piqfr ri of
hc writ was served upon Major General Hancock by
United States Marshal Gooding when he proceeded at
to consult the Attorney General and the President
The latter promptly advised General Hancock to disregard
shs writ and proceed at with execution of Mrs.
ouratt
The writ returnablc al ten O'Clock but nearly two
Asurs after that time General Hancock entered the
sourt, accompanied by Attorney General Speed, who
spoogzed for the apparent delay In making return on
NE part OF the General as unavoidable He then
proceeded read the return, In which General Hancock
ad The body Of Mrs Surrat in his posscssion under
By virtue OF order Of President Johnson for ths
Darpose expressed, &C, and which order Ia as fol.
bvs:-
ExscurlvE Oyncs, July Z, 1856
n Major General W. g. HANCOCK, commanding, &c -
L. Andrew johnson, President OF the United States
- hereby declare that the writ Of habeas corpus has
tssn heretofore suspended in such as this and
Yroosed 70 execute the order heretofore given upon the
A1gment OF the Military Commission. And you will give
- order In return 10 this writ
ANDREW JOHNSON, President
- ssur remarked that further Steps would Be
- y no masss. Atsespw General speed briefly