The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-02


Of The law and in week or ten days after tho death Of
Captain Menter his murderer Allen r. Eggeston, born
be executed IN this city the 3ls. OF August last
The oon,rion OF Eggeston during the period OF his
incarceration, previous 10 the date given above for
him many sympathising friends and a movement was
set aoot to procure from tho Governor OF Kentucky
communication OF his sentence 10 Imprisonment for life
no had relatives OF respectable social standing in our
sister city OF Covngtcn but Governor Bramet,e not
vested in him. declined and sent respite in tho follow
ing communication TO Eggestons counsel
COMMONWEALTH" OF Es,'rucxx Eyxcur.vn DrrARrmrr}
M, JAss MN, s ssa , present.
son until the Of september i pos%o Tits ., rssp
!. granted upon the appeal Of number o. gentlemen Of
ment IN order to Communication 70 imprisonment
within The pardonus by many able juriss TO avoid
az aonos nnsn ne and make tho qnson entirely
the laws so amended specifically to confer this power
The Legislature failed act was advised by some Of
a that e the %saS BY e
Sonng power and had been exercised in without
This extension gwen that those who may pre-
rent tue case can TINE 70 do 70 But 70 you that
mS1y ~ ana have not seen ne ss
e.iisau, will facts that my
aented In extennanon OF the crime In emonsrance In
the meantime lot Watson prepare himself to meet the uds
mont % 'e ana not hope i' Tos f E.
The maudliu sentimentay which for years has pro-
vailed portions OF Ohio especially in Cincinnati and
which in that city has robbed the galows OF many
subject nnds little residence tho hearts OF Keniuck-
ans for although their rugged Of justice has Lot
many man go unquestioned by the tho law for she'd
ding fellow mans blood, yet they do not hesitate 10
choke man death after process law who never
In their Judgment his crime calls for that barbaroUs
mode Of punishment
Whatever qubbIes wore raised in the case or EGglos
ton by people who viii not admit that he guilty Of
murder II matered not for his fate fixed. tho
sequel shows And TO show too, how far the efforts
change public opinion 10 tho righteousness Of his
tence were carried IL may be mentioned that rumors
were extensively circulated that tho murdered mans
wife anxious and cndeayorcd procure the
ation the death sentence upon tho man whosn hand
deprived her or loving and devoted husband and put
her heart in mourning all her days
The spirituaiss we're also pressed into service and
the Cincinnati papers published what purpofed TO be
communication from tho spirit Of Captain Menter the
effect that his happiness in the other world could not be
Gs) hoped that the Governor Of Kentucky would
mute his sentence.
HOURS or THE CONDEMNED
The fact that Fggleston, since his respite enter
tanned not the slightest hope OF repreve from the death
penalty. studiouaIy closed his lips to the mental
workings Of his nature TO hs spiritual advisers
Revs Messrs Splman and Sraefer, Of the Baptist
church, excluded from the knowledge OF tho press every
thing usually regarded as interesting in the latter days
OF criminal, and adherng TO this rather commendable
conduct even up his appearance outside the jail
leaves little TO be told save what soon by all
Eggleston ate his last supper last evening" at six
O'Clock, but touched his food sparingy and spent the
then retired and slept soundy until four o'clock this
morning, when he arose and prayed for hour Flo
had breakfast al sovcn, Ute very little but little
Catawoa wine.
RECEIVING VISITORS ~ THE CELL.
Al quartcrpast ten O'Clock tins morning, several
people admitted TO the cell Eggeston was found
quiet calm collected bat pale, and with features
rgidifcd, showing plainly intense mental feeling He
colyorsing with fellow prisoner confined toi theft
and Was adnonshipg BIN 70 repent Of his sin and give
bis heart 10 God
praye, offered up by Rev Mr. Davis, and Eeeles
ton Tevcrenty kncl known and joined in the responeo.
with hearty sincerity Some ladies' present. and to
these he directed bis conversation He hoped 10 meet
them n Heaven death had no terror for him. 4 was the
He opened bible and remarked that he felt most com
fort from reading tho twentieth ana twenty first verses
Of the hundred and second Psalm tho verse
the twenty eighth Psam and the tenth chapter OF He
brewp he shon babe oil present farewell and thoy re.
xlo manifested particular hostility TO The members 81
a. press asd nsss e's authority IN treating them wHh
eeh Ind talked them while they stood in the yard
Dvining their function, he at once spoke about the
dor and regarded his act as murder In the strict
for he had taken the revolver with him Intending TO kill
rather than b, taken prisoner as burglar.
Ito stated that be had been married, but loft his wife
after living with her only three mcpths that be 10
Missouri when the broke OUT that he sympathized
with tho South but did not fight on either side that he
enlisted in the Union army 1885 for the sake Of the
bounty, and Jumped" and wound up with declaring
his punishment entirely just
THE LAST MAJ.
II With his follow prisoners, accompanying enCh portion
with kindly word or two 10 each He ate piece or
tea refusing 70 touch liquor when offered him His last
half bour in jan was occupied by devotion and converse
ton win bis ministers.
v1E rlcv or ExEouToH
selected well adapted 20 afford "a good sight, Df the
bdeous spectacle II amphthesire At the head Of
sidos which would have swlitcd 81 probably 100 600
people seeing the ssl3Sa provided that many bad AZ
GkSn.r
sand ont Of the population Of the three cities and the
country surrounding, which could assemble nearly five
hundred thousand people were present; hut these in
eluded hundreds Of women and children
0AiI0ws
ia old cl1mry frame, with ordinary trip door,
beam with rusty iron ring, and giving fall Of ten
feet clear The machine had been used twccibo first
time about twenty-five yeass ago, and the second time
about twelve years since The crowd commenced TO
gather a. early NJ seven O'Clock 10 the morning, and
there IL stood and gaped all the day until The spectacle
was
commenced from the jail NJ quarter past one o'clock,
the cuprt beng seated IN an open two horse carriage
with his sprual advisers and followed by wagon con-
tanning his coin Pale aud fixed hb features appeared,
hut his defneanor calm and gesture revealed
HIS pipioned behind and his feet bound To-
eether strong armed guard Of citizens followed and
walked behind the carriage TO the commons, NIKE from
the jail Arriving at the place OF execution, few
mi before two, the culprt ~ nlght
from the carriage and 70 ascend the rckcty stops Of the
nstTumout OF death.
Eegcston accompanied by the Sheriff and two
deputies two physicians and two ministers Of The Sos
pei The had already been pIaced around his neck
and ALI that remained hear bis dying worda fasen
The fatal cord 10 The beam and execute tho laws
vengeance upon the unhappy man. The sight Of The
ghaetiy cap and the houd engine Of death excited
apparent emotion in tho man he eiooo firm q rock
nanoved as shine After stepping che Trap ne de-
liveted The following address in measuraby deliberate
manner. and With perfect distnctness -
nyrya
cont know, gentlemen ne hive much that want
70 say you, and shall give no history OF my life,
merc than 70 say that was raised without Christian
parents, and thai when war quite young ran away
from homo aud wen, IN had company was lvrcd into
EVIL habits until have been brought TO ruin. will
raie one OF Two things That have been tho papers
maj arc not true u has been published that was in
NE rehel army This Wa not ] have never been
v' army or eithef side TO take active part II has
oeen punished shat uas at Mr Menterls house the
nigm before he was killed was not nj Mr. Mentors
house tili the nghi he killed II has been published
tha' vas thee che ngh, before and examined the pre-