The New York herald., 1866-02-24

would FIRE The first time | fred dld it to
intimdate him and force him 10 let go,
After I fired he seized me with greater
force and came near throwing me down tried to 60
away ana leave him, but he still held told him II
he would give up his money would not fire agan He
said ne would not but pushed me ont still holding TO
me then fired at him, he still graspfng the revolver
for the purpose of woundng him in tho arm Where
the bullet struck do not know. fired two more shots
In succession, being in passion. do not know where
they struck. do not remember striking him with tne
revolver. lett Immediately. did not go through The
house search his clothes. went to the corner took
the main road and travelled westerly direction.
slept that night about eight miles from Monticello beside
the road. On awakng proceeded towards Monticello
l renamed there for an hour and bought refresh
ments | inquired the way to Pennsylvania When l
travelled Stunned no man on the road Near sundown
on Monday j crossed the Delaware at pond Eddy ana
stayed all night Madho station. On Tuesday hired
out to Mr. Wells and while at his house was arrested
From the very moment that the shots were fired was
seized with deep remorse and almost hoped somebody
would shoot me dead never had such awful sensa-
reteratc soennly and before God the assertion
that did not intend 10 take life. reterate what said
tou, hing Sullivan testimony, when asked If had any
thing why sentence should not be pronounced upon
did not toll Sullivan that had made mp my mind 10
go TO Gregorys two weeks previously, and did not ex
amne the cupboards while Mrs. Gregory was out AS he
testified The expression sullivan used IN his testimony
concerning stopping Mrs Gregorys wind is his ex'
press on not mine This my solemn confession made
IN the presence of God and with Judgment before me.
JOHN ). PEARSON.
From sunrise every soul in the little village of Goshen
was astlr. The country farmers gathered from miles
AROUND ASsemDieu at lner iorte places OF resort anu
discussed the topic Of the hour with evident gnsto
Every public house, from the lordly Railroad Hotel
uie.'y oppos'e ,e uepo., 70 tne .ines' san'y IN VIC
OF transient guests As the morning advanced large
crowds congegaed about the in front Of the Court
House alxiously awaiting the hour Tor opening the
doors train of cars from Jersey CITY that arrived
shortly before ten o'clock, brought heavy senorcement
and IL required the efforts OIL sixty or seventy militia
men, bearing Enfield rifles with fixed bayonets to prevent
the curious from making a combined attack upon the
place and occupying the court room spite OF sheriff
however.
back and the less impatient, seeing that violence would
be no avail confined themselves to giving uiterance
to uncompmenary alusions TO the soldery and review
ing the past career of the condemned man Finally
eleven O'Clock struck and few minutes later the doors
were thrown open and the holders OF "invitatIous,
presenting their credentials rushed up the stairway aud
found themselves In large ha ace TO iace WIN ,e
stage on "hch WAS 10 DC ehac'co INC as' ACT Vi '"o
uuseuy'
THE GALLows AND IT'S SURROUNDINGS.
The gallows under whose shadow had stood Gordon
Hawkins Beae and Kennedy rose erect AT the southern
extremity of the court room directly in front of the
judicial bench which had been draped in black Two
uprivht beams afteen feet in height n cross peco a
hemcn rope with an iron ring to receive the slip moose
a roughly boarded enclosure with i've sxty-pound
weights conc eaed Within TO the right dozen cushioned
arm chairs for the Sheriff Jury the left low wooden
railing OF cary ed baustes enclosing the square set apart
the framework OF the ghas,ly pictre-such the
scene. In the large hall approached first
by a do bic and Subsequently by a single stairway
lighted by nineteen windows and rroundcd by benches
for the accommodation of the morbidly gather
seated and Standing, each and every man looking
IN In of
the condemned man as the gaIlows HORNED mn before
him Most prominent among ali was noticeable brother
Of the murdered man. who with singular bad taste had
come 10 witness the execution of the assass.n
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po TUE HE rhisoNhh' , o , ,., 81,
nat een uhsaecu II"'h e"iy lawn @ " s us
fsst and was in good snIr,ts Having been Renewed
from his cell TO an Apartment ON the lower oor of the
Court House IA. engaged IN singing with Tho m in ter
and the chanting OF hymns reached the assenblage
above long after the crowd had entered the room and
monopozed every bench and chair and every foot OF
ground At forty i've minutes past eleven O'Clock the
kindly Sheriff. George A. Denniston ESQ., entered the
apar;mept and asked the pris ,ner # he was rcady.
pnioned TO his sides the black cap placed upon his
hoad and given word the proc eSson filed into the
corridor aud up the stairway lcalng to the gaows.
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s;one v hen liz ;.one ua' and hs anra aayse
par,, ,s,s ,,,ircd n sun en-, nS h,acr ana a., no
secm so calm and collected as on the previous nigh,
s, A. hc cntcr.d ,ha ,oon, n. Ioored ~ ,he gai,.s
49, he,r,vea no ama,ion ~ba,eyr VIII ,h III
heopeu noo. bapqly loosely around his neck he oue,ly
.,od nIo ,ne n',,r, .nd s,aod ~ -
win downrast ewes and dushed cbeek Now and then
twitobing of his ps almost Indicated tbn, be
,s r,ti,. dcsncr,,c eGoy, ,o can mastcrv over his
Sn~". hu, he ren,s,ned Arm aSd an oncs rs,sca a.
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you ,'cn LJau ,ne ac "n,a"., % nnuh ~ sppuu ~, nn.
@ H ~ Do D', p Sd hoaa coaiaa ars ,d
under whcn rcarson mao pesn convicted ana en,enoyu
a..he ~ W e " ~ ' "
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'or rT ~ - ,o, ., ,o,., ., ,,, D., A., p
ing xho in pearsan's name delivered a brief ,ddrcs.
r.c,uin,,,c ,be ,,,ncin,l s,a,cncn,s m ~.
confss.on ana ooerng m nraver Cor rho rensc az nj.
sou HAHN concinded the prisoner spe,kine r,Iher
inrohercntly and with slicb treuuousness pe,c.n.
ble N bi- t1n. said y.
-..,, his prIse W1hbs; ..,.
- am ghty oi tue deed ana snhtr h"te :" pay ihe
penity VI my crime trust uat nod WIZ 'aes he 70
bls arms nave conessel mere 70 tn. pf,ners on III
point, ana they can have " es9soiishei be'ofc you
trust hit ani ABOUT 20 gam hai ha1Iy lahd sreii
many say that anl muIueiet, ana that c'hh" hbd
grace IN my s"ui out ee uia Jesus y my 'Od anu
ha died lor me
rHk END.
As Pearson was silent, the Rev MI Osbon, stepping
forward offered up ferven prayer for the future wet
responses ana iei'ehty anu rcp'abay "ul ihg