, 1866-08-12
TIE DEATH PENALTY.
EXECUTION Of Mcconnell, the Mur-
-. ,derer. ..

"a Ar Up:1l1i- u-As AllAt ELE:E EesAe us |
tnte. NeCnrp.l complained of harm, the
thc%ta.!.,n iii tu.~ra back. Colstu went
,,n, ID ne. - wife 1t OInAtead Falls. rear.
Is AaaH4- Bc1c7, on her ~aJ IT, the laftes
Place III .erssal=d hes II, rrtusu s.nnls-
in herr. y1urn- she met Mcdonnell, kay
,ug thr.A.y, wite s.'f'c of hcF hu:!~.ld's
eluthIi. ~ male him e.r1y lSr c:u.hIns
t~rk. ". *ere se-n s,oln;- to thu shanty
about Il, st,ck 4 H., aud That WIS the lat
time kca suitir cve. fR.Ased the shFesh1fd
pi her u.flne alive She Exs killed With !
N a1e, her body wa> t-erttst rndrr
s<,ss,- wusats,rt thi.tv .ods l.ntn the to1>e-
Msy 3lrss :Ls dsy - E'r n.r srial. The
.ce<,uu. an accsdent On ths Glert!As.sl Il
Toleio ilr.,si, hy WHICH a ntfnter af the
4i:rtxs.~rrr dci11neh On the wRy. and
4,me of enr we're severely fn3at~d.
On 1t,.sh the ease val continued unul
Irue a.Iar triai tDc& I,t1ee III tt1.: CcGtt al
Comfae;sleass. judy foase on The n-'ssh~
The Frrutinz 4ttnrury. NJ +. Castle. n=-
si.ts-I Ia. r. st4de. Esq. 4pix.az.t in be.
t.if ot 6 s.a.e, an4 t. N. I@'rar ard X.
E. Kei>, Es4".r srfessc's - eoanse. fos :aS
rri%4In<
Tie ri eou.iune+i several d1*. =1,d when |
The irrrtifrd :l,.J :cIaai1s-t1 In ct'asa!;sf!oa
asttcn tErs, ~heu RI,e verdict ras fes.Fard |
+Guillof tuurier ii. tie sr.t degree"
I1.t iettc=r did us.t utau:E.tt The s!1s atcst
eu,utj, = l4tn the ysIstief HaY anEuuncsd
tIt, u hu etrsrAry, at &lenliy ia tts* clair.
is~.kir.trs!Gh. furx%sa With y vacant stare
;4E.7:ae iIry. .r., ~
mass+ rnuE.st!on, IL tse rseseaee Of the
sh.r: rru4.eI:in: Attesnsy. satce of :lc
Jury ID TWO re{t.ste.x. Tle confession sxaA
NJ erk ecor&erpa:t Ut the eE!dence> which.
.huu. .ne4s1. ali etzeunietAcssAi, fastened
the lit ut,on t+Ea txyond a rsa.1a.lle
cc.L
4 Lays bciusr The tttat set fus tue exc
et;:4, sei!.iun VA elf.'ut.:e.l, y alca se-
ce.v't' Signatures u schlc 1f OUT he=: eli.
zr.a abu: there -. .t:3 little ia:~fes: u,as!.-
& ~ tn the r4tter+ xiittt LIZ 1t "a: :nat taz.
{. ;nu:a....ca- The pe:Stiac NEA :2as'a ss
&. 4.pabns aud laid h-;s-- t:>.sr:::.n. Cox,
vt, alter ra l.: ait thorough
E,ktl-aIIuc O. Tic testimony, ae..ueA Ii.
t.syfsf~ rtsa tae t.pa-.s tt the fsF-
FSr tsei.itp # tIse i5Gr+Eusr - Tst-clfrtt
Sher:U Sieci1 t,a Tuesday morning. when
let.s.,Gel. wae is:1:ett@tefy ta.nrsEci q the
~. He fcceiyrG the trH'+ with eo::siitFs4-
lie emo.tna, ht.t said Il Vp all over nov.
sah te ei.oali irtp pare himself fur The hhal
k.rr, which, aots;!ag roIid n.'w avert
FrTTAa1S.s Fo. pEAIH-
Frcfn that hnrr ct. h- applied himself.
T. lar IS t.a initcsa,e n4tufe seoc!l atleK. ~
1T f1ar3cr l.sr.4tlf TT .he Tat t!Ay AMI 91a1
&rE{lE. t1E t41St<i f4a&GNlE $Esl44
:scec anL tlr stn,1-t~t hn{+ II. forgiveness
Eor As< awtrl e-;:ut- EeF. j. 1t. Ey.aacr,
Ut r. Faai'+ Church, hsa hec1 his <pt-4: n.t
adviser lts 10 TIE tilne II tho Itf1.al IT tie
tuzaEErt4tts,I. whcn he Ez- et'tuTtttri to
!ssse ite CITY t,I = f.w 1at-. ati 81. rssct.
Eta taken t. Rev. Mr. C4ntev, If limit !
t.lasr,., WHIT has E1,i:.s4 Liza snn.taEttt.
i,g4&c. aaG t2is,t aitt; Liza Gs1istas s.,t;u, to
Lad htA Thought. frv.::s Tia s"f!l ID th= ts:-
Ter taut.
IA-7 IerrEE..
Gu SGnIay i=A., Ast.1,a.li sspst+ st-i !
rs.h to cf.1-s.1.ir!tc3tc WIKI, II. E1f" a1A SIS.
t~r, ea1 4. b. 1sutI aat wn.s, ae cirtatr.i
II. following ieltcrs. whIet we're written uGl
IL :. trelll- Tte asxt l. t" his wis. aa1 se=ds
~ tbi;oxs.
EIlFnAsn. Arr. ), lsN
xk<. Am McCrxvKlL-N. p.ay ~tte'--t w1fl
nj tpt W.. 5aa fex ftnea. although f=sh5t vii
e~@hs +@a:s ~ s'- 10 eensanifase NJ k*lsa4:s
r~cftyet ha. one ts-st! fcE JOE taat~ Lave ncer
tt:s. ! t4.e wondered uay yr7 havs no: urit:r::
e NJ ot'<n. io- tos fas.s fso.t ,se ar1h+y
ta tc an unhs.kfal Va1rts IL :hrus. Bat ] tvpt
krS trust that God viii psa,!!- II httr~ fsE yos
Ill Ny sAss .esae+t 10 yoa f. fos Ioz u E.*t
1t seeos4Ee~. ~ s1e!s csxur.rs fA:tt: ttd, ~
ron N St,s HEN klo1!:Es" .! thr Et!r: lrtfI
hi = to trar md ~tr1ts3 Eos. 1pto. ndv tasc
e..!rt yoa an. ~: for TITS ss~. F,1tAy thzl
Re &c n.o:e ou e1rsh. bat JraJ ga1 I? 1reSls,
s,e u Lis raans!t,n- abeTr vkr:~ ther~ will b *
s:sEdsa. os,c- II loos. a. &c :sres. viii 10
Erok tot 3rs A-xwef. lot Ftt1 b. xoat ~ tic Tim
1oa srt lhtz n-ws I. oso socc .Aisd tu*aaad- inli
now bid ron Sooe t,e. y! pEsyss i. Eaay TO
pfotect yuu- AiE1AAptR AetcSakl1-
LAST uAr.
4. an e41.r A1a- in the morning EA. }Al
yar4i wae .4YTnals1eI by 4 tro~d. whirh tr
creased l. tae hI.,z sTp:oacLet taE tbs exc
tu:itn- The &kne .uurti1 Gnsltsi:r that Wa
exhibited At the e1-eo.tan .! Dr. Hughes wa
Visible. The I'LL yard rae guarded b. h
Metropolitan Police iurre, an1 uoae adniltst
excc;,: tLt~t " tu held 1irksts+
AZ .ra o'clock this morning wc r.Ei:sd hlu
III lis trl1. To 1ar question a. IL ht'w nc In,
ps.set, the Eight, he rnpli~t. ..tiI7vy br +.
it'd. never better il sas sii-- twen: 10 tc'
ct twelve o'eiocl soa revt7 slept tonaae.
A,4l feel refreshed ard we'll this morning,
We nsver saw h!n ieoA better. A,s ese va
eleaE, aEG smile Ii. Up bis lace on the lesas
freyocatior. lie said h- nercr expected l.
l2ye the s.e1in:; Of resignation t"h!+ fate sha
Ee tEcu c1pef!feccl3- lie nas w1tl...- to :
It ahy time. fIe talked ffestr vita ever
ope Y ho felt s.Ie eposrt to cunvesse with hin
Str- Jah1cs Murphy, VI the Mssru2e!ita'
Folste farrc, who wAt the guard uf Ncto1
sion, banded u= this ulneEtaZ the foilowin
scco7nt CT the H,an1tr In which f:c Q.sec
h5~ last ntchts:
It.kx ,br liberty OF s.s1Es tar public aou.e Il
tsyaatisa sf u Rsa...n e9issses w T., aseoa.: st
on ias nj i-his nf !ae eighth ard ninta Of -ss{ns
On tic nIh' cf The eighth nc eald hts saJtrt fro,
e.-hs IL ten o'e'xk sitpt toe1d NATL --.s
pss.ed Tor ons hour. IL NJ. d.eSasssd With Il
swearing &st vulgar diteaarse Of his tt!low pri
ose.t. 7ss Ssss af Judges Of hun.
Ptss Psssts = s Is s. s sssssz :ss;st a., 9s
u l. ;hir:y.twc Jtas. q i; r. and has
~.ft asa tsres sst1tle1 y ca=sas wett@ IN 4
toxntaip ef Tti=ey. HI ID Ct ftsPsct7e'
ireland t-nnoe.rthg the r1it7s be eonrattfed. It
f1bi&c k9s beard The tsnth Of It. Ey psbfessio
be IL N Ep!.copsLtan- 1h< Rer- NE. coStT, Epi
Is aaa enee "a lie II, II. 1 eeo! I'D rrs!sae
70 his tait- liz h1a A,;cnAed hi. e.Ia:.h sea1sst,
He .zys It ~as passion inst nAd- lin commit II
a.9oias sy % e ansifaa,1 t cd. % I'D itsra g az
| s:e*< seTer,i Ens lad pss1ea; al.e had !
ns Ia . ak l e H. a3ss .a ss as as,1sa ~
ha:S N huns. pa4Assi about tot Ten m!Qnle
cain &sd trr}; lined 10 his f4iF-
MEETtSU or CbLvfE AND N'coNSxIL+
I1e expressed desire To tcs Colvin. tt
fluslt4nl ot his v!cttu,. If he was ia the cit.
AZ bout nnltpnst 10. sheriff Nicola nfnugE
to1vln into the JILL a. h. approached Il
cell Mcconnell reached out his haad 10
said, :. William. can yna forgive ue:f 70
v'n s4ia: ~ God fo,Etve. ,oa. I do" AZ
NcConneI! baEst Into tezzs, went lato b
| celt, kneit down. md commenced ptaxlu!
The Sheriff urged Eoirin 70 shake ham
| with htu. but he etlll refused, ssJing
wo1ld not shake han1s With \ 1numere
| The 1hesif then called him into NeCauIell
| cell, and, aller considerable percussion. |
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