Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-08-23

EXECUTION OF THB mUhDBhEh DIAhh-
wEArHBR.-We take the following, con-
cerning the execution of Albert l.. Stark
weather, for the double murder of his
mother and sister, from the Boston Post
Of Saturday morning
Albert L. Starkweather yesterday paid
the full penalty of the law for the double
murder OF his mother and sister, at Map
chester, year or more since. lie was
executed in the Hartford jail, in the pre-
sence of about two hundred persons. Be-
low we give a full account OF the
execution. The occasion was one OF
uncommon interest, and as such will
enter upon the annals of crime of our
country, ftly filling some of its blacklist
pages. The community will justly re-
| ioice that the sun this morning rises
| upop one Clod less OF human infamy, and
| that the abhorreut race OF Cain is being
purged from the world as fast as the
odous mark is fixed upon the culprits
| brow.
At fifteen minutes before one O'Clock
the prisoner was led out from his cell,
accompanied by Sheriff Russell, Deputies
Finch. Dibble and Prior Jailer Fem and
Prof Simonson. He was dressed in
light -colOred pants and vest and dark
frock coat. He walked along the pas
sageway with Mr.. Dibble, and ascended
the scaffold with firm step, and took
seat on the fatal drop, and had prayer
hook in his hand. Prof. Simonson then
read short prayer from the Episcopal
service. aud followed with short prayer
of his own. Stark weather then knelt for
a moment in silent prayer. He then
rose and shock hands with the deputies,
and after a moments whispering to his
spiritual adviser, that gentleman said
THE prisoner requests me to say that
he dies in charity with all his fellow
men, and in the hope Of salvation through
: the merits of Christ Jesus. The prisoner
t then shook hands with Deputy Dibblt
and whispered-"I want you to pull TIT
cap over my eyes" Mr.. D. replied, "Tht
Sheriff will do that"
l The fatal moose was then placed arounC
2 his neck, and at this he changed colo
! | slightly and his eyes wandered abou
. over the crowd with some apparent un
. easiness. The black cap was then PLACED
upon his head and the parties upon tn
scaffold then Withdrew with the eXcep
tion of the Sheriff. He fingered a mo
e ment after the others retired, and ap
q preached the prisoner, who said
b "Good bye"
h Good bye" replied the Sheriff, AM
. God bless you, Albert"
II hope" said the prisoner, " that tn
: people will forgive me. l have nothini
e against any one"
e These were the last words Stark
+ weather uttered. The Sheriff then drey
the cap over his face and slowly Wake
down the steps. As he touched the las
one the drop fell, and at three minute
before one o'clock the spirit of Albert
y Starkweather was summoned before
a lust but merciful God. The fall wa
4 about six feet.
10 1t was the general impression that th
death was an easy one. The neck wa
C. broken. The commissions of the bod
% were not so marked as in many simila
sr cases, although it made shudderin
" movements for two or three minutes
Two minutes after he fell the pulse pes
at the rate of 81 minute, and iftee
minutes from the time it ceased to beS
IL altogether, and the physicians in attenC
% ance pronounced him dead. After han:
W ing half an hour the body was cut dow
le and placed in a coffin. 1t will be d
,o livered TO his friends tomorrow.