, 1866-05-01

The Ex. GutIbn Of the De*rcralo CAon-
er IT fIhveMuu-An Extraordinary
Sccnc-Fte ). subduts<1 by Chiorufvtm
Il he <;lonfll:s Act.

Scco"-fEc !. Snboudd bT Ch1oFufvtm
-1hc Clonials Act.
iEto.n lhe Cleveland Hern!d. a3ih iutf.l
Tic third execution that ever took place
in PoriaEe Comfy, and the tlrsl in twenty six
years, occurred yesterday, April 21th, nj Ka-
vennn, within tic County Jail. Samuel Wit
tum, alda .1ack Cooper, aios VIM. Moore.
alias Samuel Clark, ala, VIM. Wllse-for ali
these different names he has assumed durias
LIS career O: crimc-sua.7cd the extreme
penalty OF the law, for the murder Of John
NhodnlAugh in October last.
Sine. his confncluent In Jail Cooper haa
made three attempts to regain his libarty
During his conanemcn: no less thaa 1rc
knives have h-sn tal:eu nxay from, lim. Tn
Monday last q razor and bottle OF chloro-
form were found IN his possession.
CHloRoFol.A ADMINISTERED.
Atfcr the desperate. attcmp. made By
n1a:ncd remarkably quiet. but i. vas thought
by1lIosc who had watched him the closest mud
knew lis disposition the best. t4at there WIS
something wicked brcTing. Close obscrva-
ninss tha: another attempt to cs21pn would
be made. and lie concluded to place hin In
Irons. By some means, probably through
onmc Of the prisoners. Cooper became aware
of tlle intention OF the Sheriff. It was dcci-
dec to lnlt the irons on lin on Wednesday
During tlie day he went into bis cell, and bar
ricadcd himself within 1t. He tore up his
bunk, aud placed The pieces against The door.
When the Sheriff came 10 ehackle him, lie
swotc that no one Should entcr his cell, aud
that the ons should nevcr go on his limbs
while he was alive. Hc was p,Ftcetly wild
, with excitement. Ills eyes Clis.cocd through
the barred door like those of an infuriated
tiger. He ravcd and tore around his cell like
IL mad nun, cilrstng aud swearing In the most
blasphe.nous manner. The Sheriff found that
il would be impossible to contlne him without
considerable assistance. He, therefore, called
IN several OF the prominent men Of the town,
to consult as TO the best course to bc pursued.
Among them TaE Dr.. u. r. Jennings, who
proposed that c'lorotorm should be used to
sutdur tEe enrngcd murderer: It IVES nj first
objected to by some, but D1s. Reyes and
Grnham tclng consulted, It was decided that
TINT was TIC only means Of accomplishing the
desired end Two large evriuEcs were pro-
cured. that would each hold abont one pound
Of the subtle fluid. The sytingcs we're filled
with the cillosofo.m, a bed quilt procured TO
place over the grating Of the cell door, md
AMER everything Us prepared the contents Of
one Of the syTinges were discharged in the cell,
md luckily struck Cooper full III the face. ue
was somewhat taken abac1i by this novel pro-
doctor stua, but they would never subdue
him In thut manner. A second discharge Of
TIE chlcsetoFn laden ssring hoMe5sT ts;T AZ
from the Hmc Of the first injection Of the
ch!orororn., The rusing man was quiet md
rank down On tbe floor PERFECTLY helpless.
Tic Sheriff and his assistants tonk him out
into Tue corridor of the Jail, where the mana
cles were placed on bis le.es and arms In
about fifteen minutes he revived, but the deed
was done and be wns unable to do further
harm. As soon ts he became able to speak
and move, he raised his manaclfd hands and
said, With q wicked oath, t' Gentlemen. you
have showed good deal Of Wit, bnt yon ase
set ofcowards.t This took place on We'd
Desoay.
In the process OF injecting the ch1oroforu
into the cell, portion Of the fluid stfncl
him In the eyes. and other portions went init
Ills bosom, blist*sing his body considerably
One OF his eyes was quite hntlY in0amcd Of
the day OF the execution.
TUE EXECUTION.
At ten minutes to one o'clock the Cour
House bell WIS rung, a6 stcnul that thos'
who had received tickets could enter to Wit
hundred persons werc admitted. The pris
,ner was then prepared for the scaffo}d.
Cooper had few minutes conversation WILL
The Rev. Mr. Hall, and Joined in prayer q
-hc foot OF the Eallows-. Just prerioas 10 thi
nc had expressed desire to inspect the seal
fold, Which was grnntcd, and be mounted tn
steps to the platform, md examined tn
4raps, rope and other accessories Of the fata
&. drop. .......
> ii one o'clock he came upon the seatfolt
Tor the last time, accompanied by the ShcE1t
and his assistants. BE had cigar in hI
mouth, md on reaching the Platform he We
seated in chnir- Sheriff Jennings then step
,~d forw nrd aud read the warrant FOR the exc
cut.oh # Jack Cooper. he asked him II h
nae anxtnn4- TO say. aud lie answered that b.
had. Then 1oE.&ed one OF tic most 10
coherent, rambling and maudhn speechc
that ever was listepco To. Il Wns iu,pos
RUE to report II, and even if renofiet
would be read with no satisfaction. he ne
!ter:ated tllc main facts In hk former cor
1c:son. lie wandered nnd ramblcl tbrol1r]
a1Emble OF words In the most sickcpIn.
mariner Tor twenty minutes, ut tic end i
Which time he was told that lis hopr !. >.
CONC. The Rev. Mr. Hail and the Ys1sou
er knclt upon the platform, and q praye
was said, dnEing which the salnss, CT was rr
peatedly interrupted by Cooper. At the con
clusion oi the PRAYER, his legs and arms wcr
pinioned. md the rope was about to be pm
around his neck, when lie seized il, md afte
few more tncolcrcnt words he placed
over his own head. He asked the Shcsfl
how long lie hnd to lire. s'Only ono 1nlu
ute" lie tlcn said, " LIT nc dic-knock /
=, out" At thesc words the spring WIS touch
:, cd, tho trap opened, and The spirit Of one q
= tile most desperate nlsn md deliberate mul
11crcrs known ir tile annals of crimc, was sen
hrf,rc fir Cra~t Juo--.. ne ---I -
~stans,r tro1irn, and he did not move mnscl
i after reachIug the end Of the rope. At III
end Of twenty minutes he was prononnce
dead by the surgeons, md his body was take
down. We understand it viii be buried
1hn cemetery ut Rayennn.