, 1866-04-29
ExECUTfONs.r1oo
Boy Fifteen Yeaar1s Oh HtIAs
! FOR. aurdering a-Bstaf
/. Thirteen. H.
Scenes at The 8e4dals

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| Scenes al the se.aan (
From he aoeIia kt==trs, Az;i,,,, 3
The nrRso boy Henry, 1ho v,a,.Fl =
to ecztb at The lssr terE Of the i n,s - b
suffered The cxtrrme pets>lly of a.
tkrdnr' ~ many Of our, roads
tecelleet or fcfhepe ncser frA III
ttancea Of the ss.ucinus acrA,
this boy ~aa exeeutta..l Il h .rrm1uss
ahosld recount the ttrumstszSsx>&A T.
+. re" months ago, The body d = ~. a
, .:~*earso Old: o.n-d d nass as 4 4
m33,.. 33.tf., f.r,. ~tse. ~ - Il
No doubt OF. bis having u.-
deed .wtt traced 10 ID. ncrTn -:
who Ii 1, lad fifteen s= bxts-
Of. age. and be ra$. arrestea. II Sh
In evidence that IIcalT. sar.7&
wbhe. 10y $3.50, \ bsl.oce "a "
Hh!eh bt hsd purchased hrnm ham.
Henry Induced Tie white loI Il 49,: q
hfm Ia the woods, and, wh!ts rrIfss
desjt btEi Gurderpus bios op H. T.
his head With pleeu Of inn, 1iSt.@i = ia
rted In bis hand. The victim Of ~ -.
murderer Iel1 hScuslhle 10 {he -
ncnry dragged lhe body 10 \ rnol n y
Aunie diatALre ot, snl thrcx II Ia
Abo~ed signs Of lie. and Ilenry ea,.,ddssk INV
from a Ja1l near By and uatttytn II. = . {
10 death. Thn fA.htr aud suoth.. = vi
murdered bog reside at Thrre.nf -
AEd The boy Henry lived near thT u +
With SONS nersots- Tie xboYs i, 80
statement Of the case, ~ eaetta = +
-. TIE tcKSs At THE JA11us,
: Havtpg previously been iutuu,ea ~ +
e1eeutloa you'd 1sle place At u o'clsst u
,wc repaired to the J4u At Ii o%..
~ VIC, approached the high III i
the prison yard, scene Of bsT II
snet or xlew, and = atiansu rtf
hare detected rom the 1arge eroya'al
sono un1suA, necuTcncc was lbon, s,t-
/ Pl9ee. lne SisrSt and .iteHatt Gos,n..
JAA were ltned with MIXED sasenbkv,
people OF Al! aces, scx and color. NJ y.
trets along The stFeet wert also c-osdsa =
white and hlack children, tacsr "a SrN
the Spectacle. On e1ltertn2 the MI.
SC Eeheld lhe seaEold to The etfrms
wA'ea.~ go toTaeA by txo perns,x.-l
pesEe, With c1U.s hAf II tia In r.St91
abUut eye or elx feet IRON sh. ~. sra.ss raS
trap door Was held to its pltes e. :
scantllpE, dlTfded In The esatfn .Esa
hlpgcs, to which was attached i R.,,tI
With the end tied to oue Of the* hs,rJ.:F
cuttlnE this .ore with hatthtt n. - 4
would double and throw The Iron tfnn ~
the irAP. II wRs very veil 1ir.nrs. Fl
could not fal to Irheesre the po:y,s..
which Il Wss Designed. On castinr or :,
a1ound the prison yard wo oheerys3 nrst
Of policemen, few otter otnc1ah sai -
eight ct ten women, seyesM Of whoa L,s /
5ants u tArif aHns' rating for the gn.l X +
T1k HoAD TO naArH.
A. tAA ft4 - knI1z -
Na1n!ne. the boy henry vM i'd from III;
Attirett in long whit. ehToud ~, xt.s "a.
drath.eap snSp+nded On Ills bozom ~
square was formed sround thc scatIola M n, I
Eci}cc, and with firm sttp anh rnto,,..
EhIe, the boyf1usrchesi Ia Tie s,eps Iradir,
The RalloTa, His a1ula werc tlehtly uisL.
tehlnd bin, and he mounted the 9tem = !
an ais of eornplrtd indifference. Atttrw
Ing The Eoor Of t1e scanold, he gard ,s,s
II on the motley crowd, but peyu t.ie
The sli4htcs: emotion. Thesr vi. rn,c
precision II, the tut tnIe,nbl4 OF The n,
spectacle, Which carried lhe mind oa.f
The region Of T. burn. or the Tent, %.
Dlck Iurpln On the drop. EscrJ oi1t ~ 4
pressed with the nature Of the procer.i:.
,rIleh ~eFu only Invaded by the wh,stt-:
NMd and the hazk frun The crowd FitlT3
II Taa dcathly calm. Tho 4uu Ktrt1-
down ssdlr OBJ or c1cutles. dcpths Of ke
lie high Eall stared IL q ra,i:d Ha1:
hecms OF, the gs1lows stood oat sstr:,,
fgatnst Tie dlsDal background: aat xssa
ID With ha.fssh'rd expectation rvs tbs ats
bic scene. :.
The Rrr::' Mr. Eurret.- offered rp = :.
hut eloquent and touching psaycE iM \
du1med Coy, during xhich The c.,(ps.. b,
feserntly. At tho eotsclu.,nn ofihe pTs,.1
the reverend gentleman advanced to ih.A.
OF tue seaEold and said: "Ilsnry vtsn. J
to state Ia his t..half th.t be has coaa.1
hfa guilt Of The crime for which = Is sAo,i
sudrr death. He acknowledges thst htmss
nttted the deed. and is rery sorry fot 8 4
hopes sh3t t;od las forgiven hII1. Hel:a
wtsbtk me to warn al Of The bows prtss,i
thun hfs cyfl footsteps, and let hls r...-r
end bea warning to them 10 % VII
right"
=. TIE rrsAL DROP. .
~ tho rope was being H.sucea uHk
bran Rhoyc, Neury locked 1nfundI sss13,
bet unuosed- Ho EAsed ua Al ths ihzsI
htavenai tncasareA The sea1Iol. Eoephi
Ills ryea were somewhat dsxxled bT 4
bright rsy1 OF the noondaJ Fsn, But .xb
naa nn nerrousses.,
Nor tssn Of s..ter
CCessa DC h<ltef-"
He stood firm upon tho drop Ilkt n
salt upou hts gusster.deek- After sdyasIA
| he ronse a-nnnd his neck, tie stite csp Il
ernwn over his face, and he stood LIDS, i
the fhted drop. The Eafe4 Of tbs hi r. i
Hcso At this Jnncture thrown wide opm. =
the rruwd fuehed In With a demonlas =
but Nezc instantly snenccd or belsaIdhf u
terrible spectacle. The oaly ~orts u,sxa
BY ;lhc miserable hoy were, :. FAsex:l ~
we'll. and those crude words wern spetsa
thc czp was drawn aycT his race. ia shr5
Isave the *lgnal. and the hatchet Of The q
cuttaneT scyerrd tho rope, Iann.hiny ths >
Into eternity. lie lid = nil of stort eut:4 !
inches. ~hsrh hruke bis neck, Killing h.
--.""tlr, 20 far sd snr pH!n war Concerned i
lew rnou,eni- :ttEr hc tell, = few struggles Z:
consrscsfons OF The u,.rsl..-4 Mero obx.w.
and III wn> over. Tbs crowd pressed ,e-.e
and excited The eorpss rss =:
snn,ovcd- The debit OF the dead tre p
ne has mel bis victim ou styyssa ta9.%
Ioul ler s"ul- Asser the body had hrnf II
ne was pronounced extinct, II was cut e.
md placed tu the coffin Tor burial -. /
- YIs CONFESSION.
U7 to yesterday morning .He1ry r.n4
.ntlr denied his guilt. ant was. 1Ffz-.s,.@.
MmoTRb!e ta bis determination tt e,ueaf u
:f1Ine- 4 few hours r7evtons 10 hb t1er
Jon, hoEeve:. lie was prevailed rpcn sJ B.
MI Hutxett 10 made \ cuulessipn- rs
; II very penisert, snd gave hIsnsell up sG
ine ago to hi God. lie told all cpueust,4
hs rinrde:- liz 4Axs that thsy eomnaa@
hrowlnr hticE~ 81 cach other In I'm, x71 u !
!e struck the hoy with 4 heav7 Sill, e
Knocked Lin sen.eless, afle7 which he a;n ]
be body 70 the pool OF water, sad IL"
,ricks IN It.
The hey Henry was short, thick k-st.. ee.--
nth tery cnar.e and rrrulstrc features 3 I
lad norefa:ton3 that he krew Ct, nd g.
i've 10 Account Of whers he Nas ralss,
Fhotn he belonged, or ~bere he eau,e kH