, 1865-12-16

I e1nn ad Mao In tfepazauao. 10 unseelnlJ ca14aai
Now nd tha INV idIo boys might bc1sen easAs
ink around The entrances in little groups, but th
. were quickly disYsrsed by tho ot1ce11 On graF
7 ofthetr customary aspcstions, and 1t was only
the st.snge, tnquirtng ElAnoes that Hcre dtEeetl
tfom time 70 tune 70 the gEr1, iesdtn .hued enildh
\ tatt and snl1en my1te7 Of woe and tarru
witch 1t seemed 10 Be strirtnx 70 cunaz
Tbs square m. entirely deserted, sars hy i
Of gloom peryaded The zacfud precnuts-saerdt h
one day 70 , ths oa1snk Tp q tEo hn,aan Avea. II
massive ~ building .ieah seemed to look spec,ss
imagination atset our senses On sach nccssioos
the bell, ~ II to1led the numbered hours, eeemcd
ksl forth psetesnstntaltJ solemn tone. Ever
ses seeessnHe ss houI. 9s + sounded, ssnt dnd {
pGat IN myrtle sympathy with the .unfostunai
coinat*, Who were csru then listening to Its II
xHesssesston.. ut, s9d cs4nsErona .helr ell upon il
fested for the criminals. An fell that thelr door
"a. j9st one, that thcy bad been guilty Of / 1o1
this fair wor]d tn. nerrr fashioned By the Diytn
hana and With sof1uw ttcsn Il their owa, all N e
ac9u,eseed in the righteousness Of the sentene
under which the1 were about to su1c1.
Toward the afternoon 4 general iunr.4. ain,
seemed to take hold Of large pott1or Of tie cnsn
uni.F. that the hour hsed oz IT, executiop 81 III Il
4 ,s s:oeztained knowledge Of he 1set, I, q
sometimes telze rpoa crowd. II would 10 din
sse os. e9wd o. people began to sathes .5oan'
eqnare. They had no definite Lob q
IL edRnsaio Il be t. spat s T.ere 1ns.; l., to
dismal ttansactton was iaktng place. Ii was wal
kno~9 70 nj that no possible chance could be ii
iorded them to Witness The awful spectacle. and ye
n g!o9ps aspund the precincts, prompted By fhs
morbid curiosity respecting the horrible, vhiel
more o. less charaetes1zes all men. 1t II ! bruta
h,se sGs{a nom nc worst ps olour nature
upon such toene, md II is matter ubon whIcf
sSey nsht feeling man will congEatulste himself
eesh is nS nf enasea before
voif:7-and he has left behind hin snch
N, p'egts 1sneye ct it n,'sr. IS might vel R1ohib!
It fbF themselves. There are few nho u7u not re
eeho his sentiments on recalling that fnshtiul
1eene ~ + now fourteen yesrs. says be, tsinco
man hss never been absent from my s1eht since /
came away ashamed and degraded At lie hrntsI
cu.1osity Thlrh LED me TO witness That brutsi
Fight and pray 70 Almighty God thAt snch puhlc
exhibition. may be forever wiped from The isnd. :"
Generally speaking. such is the prevailing feel1ne
a9nf ,haf St .th ga1f mso,y here We aze thankful
snch hing, and that the !oathesomc epccfacie IA
hidden nom the sun and from The CAzc OF thonsonaH
SeteEtheless- there are a1~ays to be found laEge
such siEhts, and uho would gladly nav 4 hesrT
fsn:om fer the privilege OF Witnessing them. ~
such character wese tbe uow3s Who ioitered
soa4o .t,11 1ee eou hoEse LOT tquse yesterday, win
they had been dettauded or jnst rirht in mi ~.
fne invited 70 the 'ieas1 which Na. toua1d In TINT
Iicpealed and urgent applications wc,e made tn
; SheHa Nelson during the morning for aamittance
ino re ~ during the time Of The execution to ali
e,ns1 1 %nie .da' ne ennsa e.. aeSf e. Perhaps the most
ono which Tas made TO Superintendent Turtle. It
vail scarcely BE- credited that the xidow OF he uT.
so nesa ,11 MN n. e9nsy enaed The Superintendent
aet OF the tEagedy With which she had been 30 II.
ttmate1y connected. She did not riye auv sncetsi
Wopa 81 srsh saR y sad
have been bcs rcal object there was some,hfne
anEu!aily revolving In the demand Uouht'css thcs
poor widow bus sut!esed much In consequence Of
and mnde heT children orphans; vet the tn1rif ~
vengeance manifested in such desire, can scarrelr
he raSasdcd as otherwise than unwomaply. m.
tendcnt did not accede 10 her request af1;i the a
pointmeut.
TIRE 11ASGKAN,S RECORD.
n.liss ahe nsst M execution which Wa. ever Wit
yeaI 1eso in whieh rear Of erace John Stnne sas s
Rnbhcls hanged tor the murder Of Mia. Thnrnsnnn1
lhe decd @ wss committed about nine miles to ths
stene was engaged In cutting wood II te esensno
and hi. ncighbor, Mrs. 1hoEnson. when fsst .eer'
Was e7lliuF home the cows. Some feadish imnnlse
io0k Si. ssss not q the % NM md ar containing
and hid her body Id IN adjacent elourh. From
e1tta1n marks upon the ground there was eyid.uce
1 .4es,ea Esed h'''as ed ''ksn Dg gss Stone
death. The place ot execution was out on
.he 1 prairie on the touth side Of Or tie
s aeous .,o la! Xsy betEeea the termination of
A. toat time The canal Was n progress and The peo
pc were called ont to attend The execution fof the
Of ps4hsi1s he oeers of III law il he
tempt Mona he made 10 resene lhe prisoncr. No
sneh tfoEt, however, was made, md The execution
fs o. ,21 9g1et Lang usy5n xas sbed 1t
casion. ~ '-'o ~
6 sereoteen seare elapsed fnu the execution OF
1857. William jackson died On he sticuomIninms
tss ,of the @Srdef o. Roman Morris POO!
oe9r ibeIty*ille, IN Lake county.
jackson WAS native OF -Nason county. Zen.
aiekyi nis a sna ., ~ q i.a descent Being naturally
be experienced from hte parcnts In thai front;cr
home cnGende:ed tn hi. mind 4 sentiment Of
aattcd AGAINST ~ his kindred, which ripened with
tic Commenced his career Of crime bF piIferinT
mail GUMS Of money rom his 1aihes. I'd whe1
ne amHy subsequently removed 10 Indiana be b.
.ane guile notorious a. thicf and wqs more than |
'rec arrested. In The nouh ii July I55i he came
o Chicago where he ets7ysd nom one bn,t1fre
eitT; ara moi nore than moota siIer nis aHIss AIS
e etGpaliEcd himself BY stealing 4 horse and
nss.,, with Witch be ned nom tie city. He sas @
lccecded in making his csape through The 1oo1ss
n That day. the murdered body OF Kn,nsn Morr1s
rs discose1ed On The road about mile and = hall
U1ERFtFTTIlP n<aRf Nfe[o
Su4 fractured By blow from SOFIA nlunt Wesnon
utP,c3on Al opcc fell upon the fneittrc horse
nel' 1nd bot pursuit commenced. jackson,
Eief striking doNn his y!chm and planderinc h,m.
ID Walkcd len miles through that wooded recioqs
q ssing through Hamesv1Itc and Antioch, and neyer
saIg I 9nul M he aHised a !Sitmor, where be was
I'D condemned TO death. On the morning Of he
Nh Of June, 1851, he was taken from the Conf |
oase, ,, through LAEe s!reet to the West division,
lencs by way OF Madison street TO the BaITs |
cad- snd from .hat to the plaza of execution,
e1vccn Folk and Taylor streets whe4r the sentence
y e3esu,sd S by sheriff Wilson, IN presence Of
7 be nc1t pRb!fc execution took place on the ao,h
April IN the following yeaT. ~heu Albert Staub
a. 3s hsnged ios Ihc murder Of Lanesnann. Mnny
uEner. bore a striking similarly to that OF it.
4pece9for. Siauh. who was native Of Qotren
sfnan VILLAGE in Canton Zurich. Switzerland, came
AmeHtA IN 1877. End va. employed nS bar
1drr n several diies. He opened a lager beer
oon N Milwaukee, and In the month oil Noyenn.
7. aso.. nc eet 94t los G91sa2 Tor the purpose OF
'liecting eomc dehte. and settling other business
ot being see.sn IN his expedition. be abont
rctntn 10 Mllwaukee, md while on the way b.
'ecn this and Thornton. Blne Island he enennn-
Ied Lanerrnanu. q himer, Who had load OF /
II Iof saie: Lanefmann. who had b.en |
= tnkl1e. 1ns1ied staub to take ride With him,
70 ~ p @ tosy psoeeeoeo On ne road, watn dispute
,en er,s,s at tat seaioing -, como quarrel which
q q ths sw1ss Repubi.s s.ap5 being Rcpubcaa
az nnt No. s.snh 5oIanSI Ihe dispute grew fu
" 5 maeh Slaao oen1 14ne1Hann over his right
y, ano snos n1m dead. The murderer concealed
+ r. ooqT oy me Wayfsde md then drove the team
to Gni1Eo: Alter dlspostng Of the oats. he re-
Ltneo 10 A1waukte, where be WAS arrested
a Eest desl Of sympathy was manifested In fl.
'r OF staut among the Germsn portion Of Tie
ccm1nutat,on Of the fentcnee to tmurisonment
I life. but Goye1nor Bescl returned nrnfnnf
;.ealiye 10 The application, and Ihemu,l-rsr ms
rug At is.c -s1ne place OF execution Nhefe JacE
a had only nlEe mS-:hx before espiafed hi c1ine
About thtee rnontar amer tnc cxeruiiOn or Stanh
event occurred which u ftjil fresh IN =. rnemn
or lbe cstlzeut, and which crente r,e.t r1c;te