Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-02-15

EXECUTION or DR. JOHN W. HudHEs.-Tbe
execution Of DR.. John W. Hughes, The muir.
derer OF Tanza Parsons, of Bedford, Ohio,
took place last Friday in the jail, at Cleveland,
Ohio. The Pjtt,burg Post gives tho following
briet history of his crime
He was confined in our county jail for some
time during last winter on the charge of biga.
my and adultery. The prOsecutrix in the case
was Miss TanZs Parsons, OF Bedford, Ohio -
He WAS convicted OF the crime charged against
him and sentenced to one years imprisonment
in the penltentiary, from which he was reless-
ed after short time through Executive Glenn
ercy. On bis release be went Immediately to
Cleveland. where he met his legal wiie, whom
he induced to return to her friends on the Isle
OF Man, aud after his departure be began again
to pay his attentions to his former victim, who,
however, received him very coldly, and stated
her desire to have nothing more 10 do with
him, which so iniuriated Hughes that be drew
revolver and fired two shots, the first one
taking effect in the neck and the sedond in the
head of the unfortunate girt, KILLING has ~
stanuy He was arrested q short distance
from the scene OF the tragedy, taken to Cleve-
land and lodged in Jail to await trial On hs
way thilher he said he had gone to Bedford for
the purpose Of killing Miss Parsons, aud that
he had done it because he loved be- He was
convicted OF murder 10 the Rrst degree, and
sentenced to be hanged on Friday, the 9th inst.
Many efforts were made to securehis pardon
but all to DO avail.
On Thursday nighths underworld to destroy
his life by taking morphine. He was discov
cred in his attempt at suicide, and an emeti'
was administered TO him which soon brought
him to his natural condition of health A
fifteen minutes to one o'clock, Hughes, accom-
panied by Sheriff Nicola and his spiritual ad.
wiser, Prof. Thume, appeared on jhe scaffod
The culprit seemed completely unnerved. Al
ter surveying the crowd for a moment he re.
quested prayer, when the Rev. Thume deliver
ed an impressive aud earnest appeal to the
Throne OF Grace in behalf of ihe doomed
man. Hughes then prayed in an earnest man
ner for few moments. during which the Sher-
III and lockers on were moved to tbars.
Prayer having been concluded, The wretched
man braced himself up, and addressed the
spectators. lie said that Noses of old was the
greatest murderer, but it was not inst to take
his life as they did. He denounced eapital
punishment 10 the strongest terms and claim.
ed that the banging of mau was ridiculous
He eontended that the proper punishment
would be imprisonment under such regulations
as would work reformation. n smoke al
some length in this strain, and concluded nv
bidding the spectators farewell.
shortly after one oclock Sheriff Nicola in
formedt the condemned thst bis lime had come
sud the Preparations for the 6nal scene were
quietly made. The feet oil the urete shed mar
were then bound, the rope adjusted and the
cap drawn over his face everything was now
in readiness for the 6nal act in The lite of ,he
wretched man. The trigger was touched and
the soul OF DR.. Hughes, the hesrtless llbertpe
aud murderer, was usbered into the presenre
of his Maker r''0'N'